2013 Football Roster
Jason Ray
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 235
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Clarkston, Mich.
- High School:
- Detroit C.D.S.
At Princeton — 2013: capped his career with an All-Ivy League season and helped Princeton win its 10th Ivy League title … earned second-team All-Ivy honors after starting at outside linebacker … led the Ivy League with 12 tackles for loss and ranked 12th in the league with 3.5 sacks … finished fifth on the team with 60 tackles … had a career game against Harvard, recorded 12 tackles, including 3.5 for loss, and 1.5 sacks in 51-48 triple-overtime win; his third-down tackle short of the end zone forced Harvard to kick a field goal in the third overtime and gave Princeton the chance to win … recorded seven tackles, including three for loss, in collegiate finale at Dartmouth … had nine tackles and a sack against nationally ranked Lehigh; also ran for a two-point conversion in the game … had at least five tackles in seven games … helped Princeton rank in the national Top 15 in sacks (third), turnover margin (fourth), first down defense (fourth) and third down conversion percentage (13th). 2012: moved from fullback to outside linebacker and worked his way into the starting lineup during the second half of the season … made 28 tackles, including 13 solo stops, and added 2.5 tackles for loss … had career-best seven tackles, including one for loss, in home game against Penn … had 1.5 tackles for loss and half a sack against Georgetown … made five solo tackles in road win at Yale … had at least four tackles in four games … ran in a two-point conversion on a fake extra point in road win at Lafayette. 2011: caught nine passes for 50 yards … had season-best three catches for 28 yards against Bucknell, including season-long of 22 … made first career catch against Lehigh … added two catches at Brown. 2010: earned time in the defensive line rotation as a freshman … made 10 tackles, including four solo stops … had a season-best three tackles, all unassisted, at Cornell.
At Detroit Country Day — earned all-state, all-city, all-metro and all-area honors … played strong safety, linebacker, tight end and wide receiver; recruited as a linebacker … recorded seven interceptions and four defensive touchdowns as a junior … recorded 110 tackles as a senior … led team to state final in 2007 and 2008; team won district title in 2009 … team captain in both football and track … also lettered in basketball … led basketball team to state championship and track regional title.
Personal — born Jan. 22, 1992 … son of James and Joan Ray … father is the vice president of Tyco Electronics; mother is President of Raydiance Consulting, LLC … enjoys basketball, reading and music … interested in studying economics.
DEFENSIVE STATS
Year | Tackles (s/a) | TFL | Sks | FF/FR | INT | Pass BrUp |
2010 | 10 (4/6) | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
2011 | played offense | - | - | - | - | - |
2012 | 28 (13/15) | 2.5-6 | .5-3 | 0/0 | 0 | 3 |
2013 | 60 (30/30) | 12-46 | 3.5-16 | 0/2 | 0 | 3 |
Totals | 98 (47/51) | 14.5/52 | 4/19 | 0/2 | 0 | 6 |
OFFENSIVE STATS
Year | Rec. | Yds. | Avg. | TD | Long | Avg/Gm |
2011 | 9 | 50 | 5.6 | 0 | 22 | 5.0 |