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
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
2 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| 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.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #170 (Rd 5) · PIT · 2007 · +34.2 vs expected KV-H
58actual
23.8 expected · Δ+34.2
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