William Gay is a career quality starter — a defensive back whose body of work places Gay in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Gay's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
William Gay
Combined Season Grid
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2007 | 22–23 | PIT | 8 | — | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 23–24 | PIT | 14 | — | 27 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 24–25 | PIT | 15 | — | 68 | 59 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 8.5 | 0 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 25–26 | PIT | 15 | — | 37 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 26–27 | PIT | 16 | — | 57 | 45 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 27–28 | ARI | 15 | — | 55 | 43 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 28–29 | PIT | 16 | — | 60 | 52 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 910 | 84.1% | 120 | 25.3% |
| 2014 | 29–30 | PIT | 16 | — | 59 | 49 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 860 | 87.8% | 129 | 27.8% |
| 2015 | 30–31 | PIT | 16 | — | 55 | 43 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,065 | 95.7% | 63 | 14.1% |
| 2016 | 31–32 | PIT | 14 | — | 50 | 34 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 846 | 81.1% | 35 | 7.9% |
| 2017 | 32–33 | PIT | 11 | — | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 266 | 26.9% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | — | 156 | — | 493 | 397 | 96 | 31 | 12 | 7.5 | 50.5 | 13 | 87 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 3,947 | 75.1% | 347 | 15.0% | |
Career Value · VORP
78 career value over replacement — #1470 all-time of 4,649. 7.1/season above a replacement-level S.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #170 (Rd 5) · PIT · 2007 · +34.5 vs expected KV-H
58actual
23.5 expected · Δ+34.5
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