Randy Gregory

Short Biography

Randy Gregory (born November 23, 1992) is an American football defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. He played college football at Nebraska.Early yearsGregory was born in Jacksonville, Florida and moved eight different times. He attended Hamilton Southeastern High School in Fishers, Indiana, where he was a two-sport star in football and basketball. In football, he had big numbers as a junior, posting 92 tackles, including 17 sacks. Following his senior season, he was ranked as one of the top 15 players in the state of Indiana. In addition to numerous scholarship offers in football, Gregory also attracted Division I basketball interest out of high school.College careerGregory attended Arizona Western College from 2011 to 2012. As a freshman in 2011, he had 82 tackles and nine sacks. He missed the 2012 season due to a broken leg.He committed to Purdue University, but was academically ineligible and decided to attend the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. In his first year at Nebraska, he started 10-of-13 games, recording 64 tackles, 10.5 sacks and one interception that he returned for a touchdown. His 10.5 sacks led the Big Ten. He was named a first-team All-Big Ten and was Nebraska's Defensive MVP.Sporting News listed Gregory as their preseason number 5 player in college football for 2014. For the season he had 50 tackles and seven sacks. He decided to forgo his senior season and enter the 2015 NFL Draft.