Cyrus Gray
Cyrus Danall Gray is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League. He played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies. Gray was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the sixth round of the 2012 NFL draft. He also had brief stints during the 2016 off-season with the Denver Broncos and Atlanta Falcons.
Early life
Gray first attended Duncanville High School before DeSoto High School, where he played football and ran track. In football, he played running back for the DeSoto Eagles football team. During his award-winning junior campaign, he ran for 1,482 yards and 31 touchdowns while also hauling in 38 passes for 436 yards and two more scores, being named to the Texas Sports Writer's Association All-State Second-team as a kick returner and Third-team as a running back. As a senior, he garnered Honorable Mention 5A All-State running back honors from both The Associated Press and the Texas Sports Writer's Association after rushing for 1,975 yards and 28 touchdowns.In track & field, Gray was one of the state's top performers in the 100-meter dash. He ran a PR of 10.74 seconds in the 100 meters at the 2007 Jesuit Sheaner Relays, placing second. In addition, he also ran 41.80 seconds on the Desoto's 4 x [100 metres relay|4 × 100 m relay] squad.