Where are they now: QB Tyler Bray

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goldvol said:
Tennessee fans remember Tyler Bray for what he was in Knoxville:
A big-armed gunslinger who could throw it a mile and put up points in bunches.

Bray finished his UT career (2010–2012) with:
• 7,444 passing yards
• 69 passing TDs
• One of the most naturally gifted arms to ever play in Neyland.

Today, Tyler is running QB camps and training young players, helping the next generation develop the mechanics and confidence needed to succeed.
He’s based out of Clovis West High School in Fresno, California, where he grew up.

And his NFL story?
It’s one of the wildest resumes you’ll ever see.
Bray is the real-life Moonlight Graham from Field of Dreams — the player who made one MLB appearance with 0 at-bats.

Bray spent 8 years in the NFL, and here’s the entire stat line:

*2013-2016, 2018-2019: 0 games played
* 2017: Threw 1 pass, incomplete. 1 rush for 0 yards. 1 fumble lost. 1 game played .
* 2020: Threw 1 completion from 5 attempts. 18 yard completion. 1 game played.

8 year career. 1 completion. 0 Tds. $4,400,000 career earnings.

Tell me that’s not the most efficient career in NFL history. (least?)

And honestly? That’s a brilliant start to adulthood.
He maximized opportunity, stayed ready, earned a living few people ever get to dream of—and came out healthy.
Now he’s paying it forward by coaching and developing young athletes.

So here’s to Tyler Bray:
Tennessee gunslinger.
NFL Moonlight Graham.
And now a coach who’s helping shape the future of the position.

Vol fans will always remember the arm.
Here's to hoping a lot of young QBs will remember the coach.

Bray's NFL Completion --> https://www.reddit.com/r/CHIBears/comments/jvuzjv/tyler_bray_qbotf_highlights_vs_vikings/
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Tyler, is that you posting?
 
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i remember his first start at memphis. Dooley's first season completely took a 180 after that game. then we got screwed vs unc in the bowl
 
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NEO said:
Bray wasn’t throwing 6 yard Nico passes. He was throwing on average almost 20 yards. Guy was slinging it all over.
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This^. Some people act like he was missing throws like Nick cause they see his comp %. One big reason his completion percentage was low because he actually threw the ball away a lot to avoid sacks. Another was he tried to fit the ball into tight windows and a lot of them deep like you’re saying.
 
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TNHopeful505 said:
People forget just how freaking loaded we were on offense during Bray's tenure here.

QB - Bray
Rb - Rajion Neal
Wr - Da'Rick (until he got kicked off for weed), Justin Hunter, Cordarrelle Patterson
TE- Mychal Rivera
OL - Tiny Richardson, Juwuan James, Zach Fulton, Alex Bullard, James Stone

Like....that offense was ridiculous. The OL took their bumps in their early years, but ended up being one of the best in the SEC.

Had Dooley had an ounce of sense about things and not tried to go to a 3-4 defense and hire Sunseri, he truly could have accomplished something. He had the players. He just didn't have the sense.
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I feel like Dooley's success would have only prolonged our mediocrity.
 
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NEO said:
Bray best year 301 average and 34 touchdowns.

Nico 201 average and 19 touchdowns.

Nico was not in Brays league. Not even close.

And he looks even worst in UCLA.

In my lifetime the best QBs were: Peyton Manning, the Iceman, Hooker, Ainge, then Bray.

The rest were game managers.
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I didn't say one was better or worse, I simply said that Bray did not average 20 yards per attempt as you said. He averaged right at 8.0 yards per attempt, which was not much more than Nico's 7.8.

Though so many on here seem to argue that Martin was better than Ainge simply because he won a title, so if we're going by winning, Nico was better than Bray.

That all being said, Bray had no run game to lean on for support, either. 2012 RBs had a combined 2088 yards and 18 TDs, whereas 2024 had 3181 and 34 TDs.
 
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TNHopeful505 said:
I think since Fulmer, Bray was our most naturally gifted QB. I think had he played for Heup, he would have become an all time great here. He played for Dooley and still had one of the best careers.
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If Dooley had not hired Sal sunseri, Tyler Bray would’ve been considered an all time great. We easily win the east his junior year with an average defense, then who knows how that could’ve spring boarded his senior season.
 
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I was at his coming-out game at Memphis, where he torched the Memphis kittens. Was throwing bomb after bomb. Kid was a gun slinger from Day One.
 
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