{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1993)}} {{Use American English|date=December 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Quan Bray | image = Quan Bray.JPG | caption = Bray with the Indianapolis Colts in 2016 | current_team = | number = 11, 15, 4, 3 | position = Wide receiver | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|4|28}} | birth_place = LaGrange, Georgia, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 10 | weight_lbs = 184 | high_school = Troup County (LaGrange) | college = Auburn (2011-2014) | undraftedyear = 2015 | pastteams = * Indianapolis Colts ({{NFL Year|2015}}–{{NFL Year|2017}}) * Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|2017}}–{{NFL Year|2018}})* * Houston Texans ({{NFL Year|2018}})* * Birmingham Iron ({{AAF Year|2019}}) * Montreal Alouettes ({{CFL Year|2019}}–{{CFL Year|2022}}) * Ottawa Redblacks ({{CFL Year|2022|2023}}) | highlights = * Second-team All-SEC (2014) | statlabel1 = Receptions | statvalue1 = 6 | statlabel2 = Receiving yards | statvalue2 = 75 | statlabel3 = Return yards | statvalue3 = 1,545 | pfr = BrayQu00 | cfl = quan-bray }}
'''Jaquan Tyreke Bray''' (born April 28, 1993) is an American former professional football wide receiver. He played college football at Auburn, and signed with the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent in 2015. He was also a member of the Buffalo Bills and Houston Texans of the NFL, the Birmingham Iron of the Alliance of American Football (AAF), and the Montreal Alouettes and Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
==Early life== Jaquan Tyreke Bray<ref name="Released" /> was ranked as the nation's number 5 athlete by ESPN.com and the 40th overall recruit.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/player/_/id/80403/quan-bray|title=Quan Bray - Football Recruiting - Player Profiles - ESPN|website=ESPN.com}}</ref> He was projected by scouts as a running back, wide receiver, cornerback and safety, and committed to Auburn over Alabama on February 2, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/563986-4-star-ath-quan-bray-commits-to-auburn-over-alabama-georgia-florida-and-lsu|title=4-Star ATH Quan Bray Commits To Auburn Over Alabama, Georgia, Florida and LSU|first=Michael|last=Pinto|website=Bleacher Report }}{{dead link|date=May 2026|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Following his senior year, Bray was selected to the 2011 Under Armour All-America Game.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/recruiting/football/news/story?id=5467677|title=Tucker: 2011 Under Armour All-America Game roster breakdown|date=October 13, 2010|website=ESPN.com}}</ref>
==College career== At Auburn, Bray was a second team coaches all-Southeastern Conference (SEC) team as a return specialist in his senior year and was the first player in school history to score a rushing, receiving, and punt return touchdown in the same season.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/quan_bray_742891.html |title=Quan Bray Bio |website=Auburn University Official Athletic Site |access-date=September 9, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920121330/http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/quan_bray_742891.html |archive-date=September 20, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Professional career== ===Pre-draft=== Bray did not receive an invite to the 2015 NFL Combine.
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===Indianapolis Colts=== After going undrafted in the 2015 NFL draft, Bray was signed by the Indianapolis Colts on May 5, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/05/04/colts-agree-with-qb-bryan-bennett-14-other-undrafted-free-agents/|title=Colts agree with QB Bryan Bennett, 14 other undrafted free agents|work=Pro Football Talk|first=Mike|last=Wilkening|date=May 4, 2015|access-date=October 20, 2016}}</ref> During training camp, Bray caught the eye of several Colts coaches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.colts.com/news/article-1/Practice-Seven-Training-Camp-Notebook-Injuries-Allow-For-Others-To-Impress-Chuck-Pagano/c4257e9b-8af5-4fa4-88ee-03cb7bda316e|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913231445/http://www.colts.com/news/article-1/Practice-Seven-Training-Camp-Notebook-Injuries-Allow-For-Others-To-Impress-Chuck-Pagano/c4257e9b-8af5-4fa4-88ee-03cb7bda316e|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 13, 2017|title=Practice Seven Training Camp Notebook: Injuries Allow For Others To Impress Chuck Pagano|website=Colts.com|date=August 9, 2015}}</ref>
Bray was waived by the Colts on September 5, 2015 and was signed to the practice squad on September 6, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fox59.com/2015/09/05/indianapolis-colts-make-roster-moves-announce-more-cuts/|title=Indianapolis Colts make roster moves, announce more cuts|date=September 5, 2015|access-date=September 9, 2015|archive-date=August 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814002810/http://fox59.com/2015/09/05/indianapolis-colts-make-roster-moves-announce-more-cuts/|url-status=dead}}</ref> On October 27, Bray was elevated to the active roster after wide receiver Phillip Dorsett suffered a fractured fibula.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.colts.com/news/article-1/Colts-Make-Roster-Moves-Possible-Good-News-On-The-Safety-Front/177889b8-1c6a-4ef0-8f6a-860b3463005e|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917124157/http://www.colts.com/news/article-1/Colts-Make-Roster-Moves-Possible-Good-News-On-The-Safety-Front/177889b8-1c6a-4ef0-8f6a-860b3463005e|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 17, 2017|title=Colts Make Roster Moves, Possible Good News On The Safety Front?|last=Bowen|first=Kevin|work=colts.com|date=October 27, 2015|access-date=October 27, 2015}}</ref>
On October 18, 2016, Bray was placed on injured reserve.<ref>{{cite web|title=Indianapolis Colts Make Roster Moves|url=http://blogs.colts.com/2016/10/18/indianapolis-colts-make-roster-moves-169/|website=Blogs.Colts.com|date=October 18, 2016|access-date=October 19, 2016|archive-date=October 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019154034/http://blogs.colts.com/2016/10/18/indianapolis-colts-make-roster-moves-169/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
On November 7, 2017, Bray was placed on injured reserve.<ref>{{cite web|title=Colts Place Quan Bray On IR; Sign Joey Mbu To Active Roster|url=http://www.colts.com/news/article-1/Colts-Place-Quan-Bray-On-IR-Sign-Joey-Mbu-To-Active-Roster/7c2807ab-d635-4815-b789-2cfaa8f8a167|website=Colts.com|date=November 7, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108190209/http://www.colts.com/news/article-1/Colts-Place-Quan-Bray-On-IR-Sign-Joey-Mbu-To-Active-Roster/7c2807ab-d635-4815-b789-2cfaa8f8a167|archive-date=November 8, 2017}}</ref> He was released with an injury settlement on December 26, 2017.
===Buffalo Bills=== thumb|right|Bray at Buffalo Bills training camp in 2018 On December 30, 2017, Bray was signed to the Buffalo Bills' practice squad.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bills sign WR Bray to practice squad|url=http://blogs.buffalobills.com/2017/12/30/bills-sign-wr-bray-to-practice-squad/|author=Brown, Chris|website=Blogs.BuffaloBills.com|date=December 30, 2017|access-date=December 30, 2017|archive-date=December 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230230215/http://blogs.buffalobills.com/2017/12/30/bills-sign-wr-bray-to-practice-squad/|url-status=dead}}</ref> He signed a reserve/future contract with the Bills on January 8, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bills sign nine practice squad players to reserve/future contracts|url=http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/Bills-sign-nine-practice-squad-players-to-reservefuture-contracts/fd31708f-af97-424a-a212-9d28564f4d83|author=Brown, Chris|website=BuffaloBills.com|date=January 8, 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180111202514/http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/Bills-sign-nine-practice-squad-players-to-reservefuture-contracts/fd31708f-af97-424a-a212-9d28564f4d83|archive-date=January 11, 2018}}</ref> He was released on August 5, 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/browns-trade-corey-coleman-to-bills-for-draft-pick-0ap3000000945164 |title= Browns trade Corey Coleman to Bills for draft pick |last=Knoblauch |first=Austin |date=August 6, 2018 |website=NFL.com |access-date= August 6, 2018}}</ref>
===Houston Texans=== On August 12, 2018, Bray signed with the Houston Texans.<ref>{{cite web|title=Texans adding WR-KR Quan Bray|url=https://www.chron.com/sports/texans/amp/Texans-adding-WR-KR-Quan-Bray-13150412.php/|author=Wilson, Aaron|website=Chron.com|date=August 12, 2018}}</ref> He was waived on September 1, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=TRANSACTIONS: Texans cut roster to 53|url=https://www.houstontexans.com/news/transactions-texans-cut-roster-to-53|website=HoustonTexans.com|date=September 1, 2018}}</ref>
===Birmingham Iron=== In 2019, Bray joined the Birmingham Iron of the Alliance of American Football (AAF).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://shop.aaf.com/stacking-those-blocks-wr-quan-bray-excited-to-be-a-part-of-the-irons-explosive-offense/|title='Stacking Those Blocks': WR Quan Bray excited to be a part of the Iron's 'explosive' offense|work=Alliance of American Football|date=January 17, 2019|access-date=February 6, 2019|archive-date=February 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207015934/https://shop.aaf.com/stacking-those-blocks-wr-quan-bray-excited-to-be-a-part-of-the-irons-explosive-offense/|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was placed on injured reserve after the third game of the season on February 25, 2019. He was waived from injured reserve on March 26. He was added to the team's rights list and re-signed to a contract on April 1.
===Montreal Alouettes=== After the AAF ceased operations in April 2019, Bray signed with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL) on May 19, 2019. In his first season, Bray caught 58 passes for 818 yards with six touchdowns. He also returned 16 kicks on special teams for 168 yards. He was released on February 16, 2021, and re-signed with the team on a one-year contract on March 15, 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=2021 CFL Transactions |url=https://www.cfl.ca/transactions/?season=2021 |website=CFL.ca |access-date=February 25, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Receiver Quan Bray back in the nest |url=https://en.montrealalouettes.com/2021/03/15/receiver-quan-bray-back-nest/ |website=MontrealAlouettes.com |date=March 15, 2021 |access-date=March 15, 2021}}</ref> He was placed on the suspended list on July 6, 2021 as the team wanted to retain his rights as he was delayed attempting to cross the border into Canada.<ref>{{cite news |title=Alouettes Transactions |url=https://en.montrealalouettes.com/2021/07/06/alouettes-transactions-20/ |website=MontrealAlouettes.com |date=July 6, 2021 |access-date=July 7, 2021}}</ref> One week later he was transferred to the active roster once he completed his mandatory seven-day quarantine period for training camp.<ref>{{Citation|title=Alouettes WR Bray reports to Montreal for training camp|date=2021-07-13|url=https://www.tsn.ca/CFL/video/alouettes-wr-bray-reports-to-montreal-for-training-camp~2239772|language=en|access-date=2021-07-14}}</ref> Bray played in 12 games for the Alouettes during the 2021 season, catching 35 passes for 481 yards with two touchdowns. He also returned 12 punts. Bray was released by the Alouettes as part of the team's final roster cuts before the start of the 2022 regular season.<ref>{{Cite web |author=TSN ca Staff |date=2022-06-04 |title=Alouettes release wide receiver Bray - TSN.ca |url=https://www.tsn.ca/montreal-alouettes-release-quan-bray-1.1808852 |access-date=2022-06-09 |website=TSN |language=en}}</ref>
===Ottawa Redblacks=== On October 5, 2022, it was announced that Bray had signed a practice roster agreement with the Ottawa Redblacks.<ref>{{cite web |title=Redblacks sign American WR Quan Bray |url=https://www.ottawaredblacks.com/2022/10/05/redblacks-sign-american-wr-quan-bray/ |publisher=Ottawa Redblacks |date=October 5, 2022}}</ref> He remained on the practice roster and did not play in 2022. In 2023, he played in two games where he recorded seven receptions for 153 yards.<ref>{{cite web |title=2023 CFL Statistics |url=https://d3ham790trbkqy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023_CFL_League_Stats_Report_Week_3.pdf |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=June 29, 2023 |archive-date=June 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627030131/https://d3ham790trbkqy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2023_CFL_League_Stats_Report_Week_3.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> However, after it became known that Bray was facing criminal charges in Montreal, he was released by the Redblacks on June 29, 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=Redblacks statement on WR Quan Bray |url=https://www.ottawaredblacks.com/2023/06/29/redblacks-statement-on-wr-quan-bray/ |publisher=Ottawa Redblacks |date=June 29, 2023}}</ref><ref name="Released">{{cite web |title=Ottawa Redblacks release Quan Bray after warrant issued, cancelled in sexual assault case |url=https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/warrant-issued-after-former-alouette-quan-bray-fails-to-show-up-for-sexual-assault-case |publisher=Montreal Gazette |date=June 29, 2023}}</ref>
===Professional statistics=== ====NFL==== {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"| Season ! rowspan="2"| Team ! rowspan="2"| G !! colspan="5"| Receiving !! colspan="3"| Rushing !! colspan="5"| Kickoff returns !! colspan="5"| Punt returns !! colspan="2"| Fumbles |- ! Rec !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD !! Rush !! Yds !! TD !! Ret !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD !! Ret !! RetY !! Avg !! Lng !! TD !! Fum !! Lost |- ! 2015 !! IND | 9 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 21 || 570 || 27.1 || 60 || 0 || 21 || 166 || 7.9 || 33 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- ! 2016 !! IND | 6 || 3 || 36 || 12.0 || 22 || 0 || 1 || 7 || 0 || 9 || 231 || 25.7 || 39 || 0 || 7 || 58 || 8.3 || 20 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- ! 2017 !! IND | 9 || 3 || 39 || 13.0 || 22 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 18 || 430 || 23.9 || 60 || 0 || 17 || 90 || 5.3 || 20 || 0 || 1 || 0 |- ! colspan=2 | Total | 24 || 6 || 75 || 12.5 || 22 || 0 || 1 || 7 || 0 || 48 || 1,231 || 25.6 || 60 || 0 || 45 || 314 || 7.0 || 33 || 0 || 1 || 0 |}
====CFL==== {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"| Season ! rowspan="2"| Team ! rowspan="2"| G!! colspan="5"| Receiving !! colspan="3"| Rushing !! colspan="5"| Kickoff returns !! colspan="5"| Punt returns |- ! Rec !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD !! Rush !! Yds !! TD !! Ret !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD !! Ret !! RetY !! Avg !! Lng !! TD |- ! 2019 !! MTL | 15 || 58 || 818 || 14.1 || 75 || 6 || 1 || 6 || 0 || 2 || 45 || 22.5 || 28 || 0 || 14 || 123 || 8.8 || 16 || 0 |- !2021 !MTL |12 |35 |481 |13.7 |68 |2 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |12 |68 |5.7 |14 |0 |- ! colspan=2 | Total | 27 || 93 || 1,299 || 14.0 || 75 || 8 || 1 || 6 || 0 || 2 || 45 || 22.5 || 28 || 0 || 26 || 191 || 7.3 || 16 || 0 |}
==Personal life== On July 3, 2011, Bray's mother Tonya was murdered by his father, Jeffrey Jones. Jones pled guilty and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.al.com/auburnfootball/index.ssf/2013/08/post_21.html|title=Two years after tragedy, Auburn's Quan Bray carries on his mother's legacy|last=Erickson|first=Joel A.|work=al.com|date=August 2, 2013|access-date=September 22, 2016}}</ref>
Bray was arrested in September 2012 on the campus of West Georgia during a traffic stop. He was charged for playing his music too loud and possession of alcohol by a minor.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/sports/auburn-receiver-quan-bray-carries-on-2-years-after-his-father-shot-and-killed-his-mother/|title=Auburn receiver Quan Bray carries on 2 years after his father shot and killed his mother|work=Fox News|date=August 3, 2013|access-date=September 22, 2016}}</ref>
On February 18, 2020, Bray and former Auburn teammate Greg Robinson were stopped by Border Patrol officers south of El Paso, Texas. Border Control agents found 157 pounds of marijuana in vacuum-sealed bags, $3,100 in cash, and an electronic scale. Both men were charged with felony possession with intent to distribute, and face up to 20 years in prison.<ref name="d795">{{Cite web |last=Bowden |first=John |date=2020-02-20 |title=NFL free agent, former player caught with 157 pounds of marijuana, officials say |url=https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/483839-nfl-free-agent-caught-with-157-pounds-of-marijuana-by-border/ |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=The Hill}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist|3}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20160920121330/http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/quan_bray_742891.html Auburn Tigers bio]
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