The Houston Roughnecks re-signed wide receiver Cyril Grayson Jr. on Monday according to the UFL Transactions page.
Cyril Grayson Jr. is five foot nine and weighs 183 pounds. The 30-year-old from Kenner, Louisiana, was drafted by the Houston Roughnecks in the 2024 UFL Dispersal Draft. In 2024, Grayson Jr. made 18 catches for 194 yards, and one carry for three yards in 10 games.
Grayson Jr. signed with the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent on April 10, 2017. The Seahawks released him on September 8, 2017. He also spent time with the Indianapolis Colts, Houston Texans, Chicago Bears, New Orleans Saints, and the Dallas Cowboys.
Grayson Jr. signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on December 19, 2019. He played three seasons in Tampa Bay making 11 catches for 215 yards, two touchdowns, and one carry for 14 yards in ten games.
The Buccaneers released him on September 1, 2022, and later signed with the Cleveland Browns on November 8, 2022. The Philadelphia Stars signed Grayson Jr. on May 30, 2023. In 2023, he made one catch for six yards in two games.
Collegiately, Grayson played four seasons at LSU (2013-16) in Track and Field. He is a four-time NCAA Champion and seven-time All-American between the indoor and outdoor seasons from 2013-16. In addition, he is a member of two NCAA Indoor Champion relay teams in 2014 and 2016 and back-to-back NCAA Outdoor Champion relay teams in 2015 and 2016.
He is also a member of five of the seven-fastest indoor 4×400-meter relay teams in the program’s history, including No. 2 at 3:04.04, No. 3 at 3:04.28, No. 5 at 3:04.46, No. 6 at 3:04.54 and No. 7 at 3:04.60, and ran on four of the 10-fastest outdoor mile relay teams in school history, including No. 2 at 3 minutes, 0.38 seconds; No. 3 at 3:00.48; No. 4 at 3:00.69 and No. 10 at 3:01.63.
