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.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | VAL | 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 | — | 0.0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 23–24 | PIT | 14 | — | 0.5 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 24–25 | PIT | 15 | — | 0.3 | 68 | 59 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 8.5 | 0 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 25–26 | PIT | 15 | — | 1.6 | 37 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 26–27 | PIT | 16 | — | 3.2 | 57 | 45 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 27–28 | ARI | 15 | — | 2.0 | 55 | 43 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 28–29 | PIT | 16 | — | 2.1 | 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 | — | 4.0 | 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 | — | 3.3 | 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 | 16 | — | 2.1 | 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 | 16 | — | 0.6 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 266 | 26.9% | — | 0.0% |
| Career | — | 163 | — | 19.7 | 493 | 397 | 96 | 31 | 12 | 7.5 | 50.5 | 13 | 87 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
80 career value over replacement — #1468 all-time of 4,695. 7.3/season above a replacement-level S.
Pick #170 (Rd 5) · PIT · 2007 · +34.2 vs expected KV-H
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