Gary Gray Class: Sophomore Hometown: Columbia, SC High School: Richland Northeast Height / Weight: 5-11 / 185 Position: Defensive Cornerback Birthdate: 01/06/1989

CAREER: Highly-touted prospect did not play in freshman season after undergoing shoulder surgery prior to the start of the fall practice ... expected to compete for playing time in the secondary and to push the cornerbacks in spring drills ... was valuable to the first-team offense as he helped prepare the receivers down the stretch.

2007 (FRESHMAN): Did not play while he recovered from preseason shoulder surgery.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Rated 13th best prep player nationally on ESPN 150 listing . . . one of 12 defensive backs on National 100 list by Fort Worth Star-Telegram . . . named to Super Southern 100 team for 2006 by Atlanta Journal-Constitution as one of eight cornerbacks . . . listed 78th player nationally by Rivals.com, as well as third among South Carolina players and ninth among cornerbacks . . . one of 11 players from South Carolina selected to All-Southern team by Orlando Sentinel . . . rated 54th best prospect nationally overall by CSTV - and third nationally among cornerbacks . . . first-team South Carolina all-state pick as defensive back for 2006 by both Associated Press and Columbia State . . . rated third on Columbia State Top 50 list of South Carolina players for 2006 . . . played quarterback in wing-T attack as senior in 2006 for Richland Northeast High School in Columbia, S.C. . . . made 24 tackles and intercepted one pass in '06 . . . rushed for 1,028 yards on 127 carries in '06 as option signalcaller and finished with 1,600 total yards and 11 touchdowns . . . also ran a kickoff back 88 yards for a score . . . had 60 tackles and broke up 14 passes and had four interceptions (one returned 65 yards for a TD) as junior cornerback in '05 - and made 65 tackles with 19 pass breakups and three interceptions in eight games as sophomore in 2004 . . . also started three games at quarterback as sophomore on 7-4 team, throwing for 320 yards, rushing for 350 more and scoring six TDs . . . led Richland Northeast to 13-2 record and South Carolina Class 4A Division II title game in 2005 as junior . . . rated 21st-best overall national prospect - and first among defensive backs -- for 2006 on preseason basis by The Sporting News . . . rated 14th-best defensive back prospect nationally (and 53rd overall in East) on preseason basis for 2006 by The Sporting News SchoolSports . . . selected for U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio and also played in Shrine Bowl between North and South Carolina stars . . . enrolled at Notre Dame in January 2007 . . . played for coach Jay Frye at Richland Northeast . . . born Jan. 6, 1989 . . . full name is Gary H. Gray ... enrolled in Mendoza College of Business.