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Gerald Willis finally gets on field while UM’s ‘Mack Truck’ shows off ‘Ferrari engine’

This past season, Miami Hurricanes running back DeeJay Dallas called teammate Trayone Gray a “Mack Truck with a Ferrari engine.’’

“Choc is big,’’ Dallas said of then fifth-year senior running back Gray, who graduated from Miami Carol City High and is nicknamed Choc because his mom said he loved chocolate as a child. “He’s the strongest in our room. He might not look fast but Choc is fast. He’s like 240 and that’s like a Mack Truck. He brings the juice.’’

Gray, measured Monday at 6-1 1/2 and 233 pounds on UM Pro Day, did somewhat resemble a sleek version of a rumbling semitrailer in bringing plenty of juice and eliciting a collective “Oooh!