Johnathan Gray - RB Aledo Class of 2012 Sophomore Highlight Clip 

I was a receiver for this kid in the '09 season. I blocked for him alot and he is a smart running back. The kid is a badass.

It’s such a shame injuries held this man out of professional football. Such a talented individual

His vision, speed, and quick decisive moves sets him apart. He will be the best running back since AP.

words cant express the amazingness. i am a sophomore linebacker and im in his same divsion, thank god hes in the class above me haha

how can you hate on this guy...he plays 4A in Texas..and had 8 touchdowns in the state championship game!

TO ALL OF YOU HATERS: You are just jealous he is a three-peat state champion. Without a team a running back is nothing. Not to mention all of the records he has broken; including nationwide. Yall are just mad he is going somewhere in life.

"So when can you start?" whispered every Longhorn fan to their computer screen.

You guys talking about tackling? What film were you watching? He never even gets touched by a defensive player in 95% of those runs! Give props to the Aledo offensive lineman too, he's running through mammoth holes. That being said, his speed and vision are unbelievable. I saw him play in person at Cowboys stadium last year vs LaMarque in the state championship game and just like this highlight film, he's a man among boys out there. He would dominate in 5A too. He's the real deal. Again, you gu

I like how EVERY run is for a touchdown until the 6 minute mark.

NFL offensive Rookie of the year

Though I believe he's more physically gifted he most assuredly has the 2 traits that made James great. His vision and his acceleration. Not arguing that he has great blocking but his vision and acceleration allows him to find the hole and then hit it.

I can't wait to see both Gray and Brown in the same backfield next year at Texas. They may help them improve to a better record then this year since they have a loss of two games already.

His vision is the most impressive ability.

I heard Brown will sit out next year, so he and Gray can play together for three straight years. Gray will carry the team in 2012, but from there on it will be Brown and Gray running wild for Texas. This is just a suggestion by someone, but maybe it could happen.

cant wait to see him in a longhorn uniform!

@YodaJake16 He scored 8 touchdowns and ran for over 300 yards in the 4a championship this past season. He broke the record for most touchdowns in a season that was 53 years old.

2800 yards and 50 td's. I know it's 3A but that unreal

He's going to look great in purple! JG will pick up LT's legacy and carry it on his shoulders all the way through the Big East and to a National Championship! Well, a Frog can dream, anyway. ;-)

MASSIVE hold at 4:16 on the d-end.

If HS Football's such a big-time religion in Texas, you'd think someone would hit on the genius-level idea of praying for some defense......

Quarterback has got it easy! All he has to do is dump off a 4 yard pass and he gets a free 50 yards and a passing touchdown!

Damn this makes me nervous! Manvel better have a tight defense on saturday!

six people must be aggie fans... but its ok not everyone in texas has good taste. can't wait to see him and brown in the backfield together.

Wow , this guy is awesome .

@RaiderRed64 Yes , Welcome to Texas High School Football. Thats how good it can get when you start working on the offensive and defensive schemes in Pop Warner leagues.Thank you for the compliment.

That's funny. You mad because A&M had the balls to make the move like texas never could? Nah nah, you must be mad because Trey Williams is simply better than Gray, and played in a tougher division. Hey but it's ok you angry little longhorn, I would be mad too if my program was in decline and could never seem to get close to develop all these top flight recruits into their potential. The Aggies will be playing on national television every week bud, something you're not used to in the Big Xii :)

@DiscoTony, you obviously don't know what "rhetorical question" means, but leaving that aside it was still a stupid question. There is no rule in Texas like the one in Mass that was the basis of the call you are referring to, so what happened at the Mass state championship is irrelevant. Besides, the refs call at the Mass State Championship was widely panned and was clearly a bad call.

@SCREWSTATEOFMIND yo its not that the teams he faced were weak...his high school (Aledo) is the #1 ranked 4A high school in texas, they won state this year..and i talked to my friend that plays varsity defensive line at my high school (Waco High) that played against Aledo this year in the State playoffs and he told me "he is a beast RB no doubt, but alot of the credit goes to his offensive line..they're all like 400lbs that block for him like crazy" haha

couple things.. do people really think texas football sucks by watching this guys highlights and because he is only from a 4a school? thats absurd! i will personally send you a magazine that specifically says how many recruits come out of texas which is always more than florida and cali each year. also i honestly think it doesnt matter if your a 5a 4a 3a or 6 man football team.. in texas there is talent everyone so that doesnt take away any of jgs talent hes good.. a.p came from a 3a school suck

@Cavs3pt 55- Skyline Sammamish WA 12-2 48 Washington 4A State Champions. Skyline avenged its only in-state loss to Bothel, but Oaks Christian (CA) not making a CIF Bowl game hurts their final strength of schedule. The nation's No. 1 ranked QB, Jake Heaps, goes out a three-time state winner. i found two..didnt count the texas teams...this team should be ranked higher but its competition is tougher....also belvue was on the list. We produced the best qb in the country.

@johnnyreb1025 no, gray will get some carries, but he'll never be as good as brown. brown is almost as fast as gray, and he'll run a motherfucker over. gray can only run around. and its not just brown and gray a lot of people are forgetting about joe bergeron, one of the most underrated recruits in america. gray was fucking stupid for picking texas.

dont get me wrong hes good but when he played us he had 40 carries 200 yards...our runningback had 28 carries 234 yards...and there offensive line is huge im a defensive end(5'9,232lbs)and the guy i went against was 6'8 285...huge offensive line,there qb pretty good too,we had a chance to beat them tho but they are no slouch

Guys a beast dont get me wrong...great vision and speed but I'd rather have Malcolm Brown start... I was more impressed with his video than this..Grays line opens huge holes for him and he just runs around the defenders... Brown runs over guys..thats what you want to see more of..plus Gray played in a weak 4A conference

He's good but I guess none of you can notice only someone who's played football before could, but none of his hoggs (OL) look like they no shorter than 6'1 so throw some love there way too. They all should have been arrested and jailed for letting him put up 8 rushing TD's in a Dam State Championship Game on LaMarque. Tragic Tragic Tragic

Malcomb Brown is the best in the nation! Aledo is small 4A school, couldn't hang with Denton Ryan or Lake Travis,LT quaterback Brewer is the best in texas , in5A also better than Walsh.4A is way tougher than 5A.Ryan played like crap, they are 10 times better than they played,their def front 7, is the best in the State in the Coaches poll

I'm just trying to figure out why people never give some athletes their credit. Its always "if he played here or if he played there" My question is ... Where did you play? Geez!! This kid is good!! I don't care if it's 4a or 1a he is good!! Give credit where it is due!!

I played against him when they won their first state championship. Got to say it was a heartbreaking loss in the state finals, but the boys a hoss. He took us for 252 yards and 4 tds (His four tds from this game were all at UTs stadium so yall can find those runs)

Malcolm Brown is the all-purpose (strength, speed, vision etc.) back that could very easily be a star. Jonathan Gray seems to have great vision and speed, but lacks a little in size from what I can see, but doesn't really do anything jaw-dropping like Brown. They're different backs, so we'll see

stephenville and midway are in our district midway lost to denton ryan and stephenville lost to aledo in the playoffs,i think we have one of the toughest districts in the state year after year,we also beat everman at the time they were ranked top 15 in the state...BOW!!!

For the people saying that hes not even being touched cause his o line is great jf you watch the line is average its his ability to find the open spots with his vision and elude tackles. And i think som1 said trey willams is better thats funny as hell

No he is a great back with still more time to develop into a true athletic machine. Underestimate. Fact is I have seen him play many times. He is a spectacular athlete. Has the potential to do some damage in college ball. Give him a chance.

There was excellant blocking, but this kid looks like he knew, and even anticipated where they were going to be. He is a disciplined runner, hits the corner with speed, runs through arm tackles, and when he gets out in the open, he's gone.

after looking at keith marshalls video i might say that it goes johnathan gray keith marshall then barry sanders jr im tellin u these will be gifted running backs for any program they play at they all have good work ethic and dedicated

Don't hate just appreciate.

he put the team on his back doe

I got two things to say, one their stadium is college level and their only in highskool. at my sskool we have a dirt patch thats something green. second he also has a reallly good line, giving him aweasome holes

Gray is good and all, but you gotta see the composure of Bishop playing quarterback. Still though, Stephenville high will beat Aledo this year. 5 losses in a row to the same team is too many. SHS TO WIN 5!!!!

This is amazing! Glad he committed to Texas! Hopefully him and Brown can give us a great running game this year! As for the 2nd rate aggies, I think I will enjoy watching them suffer in the SEC! HOOK'EM!

@TexasGolfDude are you serious? Texas has had many star runningbacks! Ricky Williams? Cedric Benson? Jamaal Charles? Maybe even EARL CAMPBELL? I dunno man seems like they've had great runningbacks..

Aledo did the same thing lake travis did? I assume none of you know that the coach at lake travis tried to recruit johnathan and was willing to give him the keys to the offense so just check your facts

0:18 , 1:06 , 1:14 , 2:35 ...uhh can someone tell me how they went to the future and got some highlights of him playin for UT? haha oh wait this is him still in high school :P

@Baileyshill I've had to cover the college football team and this year they were TERRIBLE. I need to cover high school again where fans care and athletes are actually athletes.

wow, it seems like anyone cud play runningback for this team, the line is soooo fkin beastmode and receiver blocking too... very well, good plays too, but the blocking is beast mode

Go to OU and win Heisman, Big 12 Championships, National Championships, and get coached up for the next level and be a first round pick. Go somewhere else and OU will still be winning.

yes he is an amazing athlete. but pay attention to the blocking. incredible. im starting MLB at my high school and i played him last week. offensive line tore us up alllll game.

I ain't Tryna down this dude but go watch bj catalon committed to tcu that boy got talent and I ain't taking nothing from j.g real shit but he didn't really impress me

sure could use him at Florida (Gators) wright now. I Q his tuffness though I haven't seen one highlight of him running through anybody. Great Run blocking O line.

Hey give his O-line credit they open up big holes every time he gets the ball

I like the highlight where he scores the touchdown lol Texas is going to go from burnt orange and white to Gray and Brown lol...thunder and lightning!! Hook'Em

@MrGavster2004 Longhorn fan here. I love J.Gray but for you to say Williams sucks is idiotic. They are both great backs and will do well in College.

I can't wait, so I hope he doesn't change his mind. Texas is going to have a good year this year and Gray will help them to continue to improve next year.

Shouldn't his touchdown been waved off for unsportsmanlike conduct for taunting (raising clenched fist) before he got into the end zone at 1:25?

he also has amazing blocking

Brown, Bergeron, Monroe and Gray in the same backfield. No way unless one of them becomes a quarterback and they use the wishbone attack.

@centexhuntclub remember this is high school football..... definitely true.

@TheJMenz TheJMenz is J. Gray's backup at Aledo, no doubt.

1:22 Seeing him run by the Texas Longhorn logo at the 50 and into the endzone is something everybody is gonna have to get used too.

I believe he's great but I have to say I think that dekaney's running back is better and has more potential. Any body else think so?

@SCREWSTATEOFMIND Yah, u can even see that so many ppl get they're hands on him and he just runs straight through the tackle haha

Hey im from Wa, I'm woundering... What makes this kid so great? LIke i know he really really good, but what makes him so dam good?

JG looks GOOOOOOD playing at DKR and with "The Eyes of Texas" playing in the background! Commit to Texas and help Texas DOMINATE!

Damn it was fun playing with this guy this year. State rings come in sometime next week I believe! haha keep being a bad ass J Gray

yeah but when he hits the weights at Texas and works with those coaches he will be a monster right along side of Malcolm Brown

Good blockers!!! Nice try t-sips!!!! Yes, he's vert fast but, it's Trey Williams all day!!! Gig 'Em Aggies and "Saw 'Em Off!!!!"

@DiscoTony, I hope you're joking because otherwise that's a really stupid question to which the answer would be of course not.

You know those crazy Reggie Bush / Noel Devine highlights from way back in the day? This meets, if not exceeds, any of those.

weatherford how about you try to beat paschal or whoever and try to make the playoffs and then don't get drilled the first round

@SailorStar156 why because its 100x better than any other state..... please take your best teams and play us see what happens

Come to Texas man. It will be like Arkansas with McFadden and Felix Jones. Brown and Gray, thunder and lightening baby!!

Come to Texas A&M! Be part of the tradition and play in one of the greatest stages in College football Kyle Field! Gig Em!

You know its bad when one of your coaches says that one of his aunts is going to come watch this guy run with the ball lol.

which colleges is he looking at? I've only been following the 2011 class but now I'm starting to look at the 2012 class...

Anybody that down plays this kids achievements doesn't understand the level of competition of 4A football in Texas.

@johnnyreb1025 ok nah dont compare him to reggie bush hes not even close hes GOOD but not even close to reggie bush

Also isn't that what you see in every great running back in high school? They're just better than everyone else.

@streetbang25 I stand incorrect... my big bro said, "I might be getting drafted. I hope it's the Atlanta falcons"

Jonathan, your Dad was one of Tech's most loved players ever. You'll be making the right choice if you pick Tech!

they should call him the walk in. Cause I've never seen someone be able to walk into the endzone so many times

Yall dont hate, j gray is a badass and hes beast. he had 2798 rushing yards and 50 touchdowns. thats dedication

hes going to ou! . just meet his dads friend from texas says he loves ou! dad want him to stay in texas.

2:47 I can't stand it when PA announcers think it's their job to do a play-by-play. Drives me NUTS!

Why doesn't he go to oregon? He reminds me a lot of LaMicheal James. Runs a lot from the Shotgun too.

He's a beast period I play football myself and I'm the same position this is damn near impossible

am i the only one who thinks that hes not going hard hes obviously way ahead of the competition

well I go to texas tech and i've got to admit were about to get raped for the next 3 to 4 years...

Brown and Gray in the same backfield for the Longhorns will be the best ever for any college.

@Baileyshill When you wish upon a star, makes not difference who you are. It's gonna happen.

Great looking runner, but he doesn't have the speed or cutting ability of Keith Marshall.

wait, He had 50 tds his sophmore year. 65 td his senior year what is wrong with this kid

I wouldn't be surprised at all if someone told me he's never gotten tackled. Hook Em.