Jae'Vante Ray

Position:
Safety
Ht./Wt.:
5-10 / 165
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Akron, Ohio
High School:
Ellet
Prev School:
Eastern Michigan

2019 Season
• Played in three games including the bowl game win over Utah State

2018 Junior Season
• Played in six games
• Made two tackles with 1.0 tackles for loss
• Recorded first career tackle for loss in the season-opener at Illinois (9/1)
• Was awarded scholarship in offseason

2017 Sophomore Season
• Played in seven games
• Made Kent State debut at Clemson (9/2)
• Recorded first career tackle against Howard (9/9)

2016
• Sat out due to NCAA transfer rules

Prior To Kent State
• Spent two seasons at Eastern Michigan
• Earned second team All-City honors in three straight seasons at Ellet
• Team captain as a senior and four-year letterwinner
• Earned All-City Academic Award
• Made 14 interceptions over three years along with a total of 147 tackles and four forced fumbles

Personal
• Born August 12, 1997
• Son of James Ray and Cherisha Bracken
• Has two brothers and two sisters