Deante Mccray

ACCOLADES: 2025: FSU Team Honors - Defense Newcomer of the Year 2024: All-Conference USA Honorable Mention 2023: Conference USA All-Freshman Team 2025 (Redshirt Junior): Played 12 games with two starts against Miami and Pitt...had 25 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks...Alabama: one tackle in Florida State debut was a two-yard loss...East Texas A&M: two tackles, including 0.5 tackles for loss...Virginia: season-high six tackles...Miami: four tackles in first start for Florida State...Pitt: one tackle...Stanford: one tackle...Clemson: five tackles, including career-high 2.0 for loss...TFL total was most in a game for FSU in 2025...Virginia Tech: one tackle in 34-14 win...NC State: four tackles, including 10-yard sack that was first sack at Florida State. BEFORE FSU: Appeared in 29 games over three seasons at Western Kentucky, with 19 starts, including all 14 games in 2024…started final 18 games of Hilltopper career…accounted for 104 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks with one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one blocked kick…blocked field goal came in 2024 Boca Raton Bowl vs. James Madison…recorded 59 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks in 2024, earning All-Conference USA honorable mention recognition…made season-high nine tackles at Liberty…named to Conference USA All-Freshman Team in 2023 with 42 tackles, 3.5 for loss and 1.0 sack…registered career-high 10 tackles at Troy…recorded three tackles with 1.0 tackle for loss over three games while redshirting in 2022…three-star recruit out of Sandalwood High School in Jacksonville...made 72 tackles, 13.0 for loss with 12.0 sacks, and two fumble recoveries as senior.