Kicker, Utah, to 2018

Matt Gay

Number
No. 97
Height
6′0″
Weight
230 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Orem, UT
Born
Mar 15, 1994

Matt Gay played kicker at Utah (to 2018). He won the 2017 Lou Groza Award. He was a consensus All‑American in 2017. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took Gay in round 5, No. 145 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
30
Field goals made, 2017 (Utah, 7–⁠6)
Drafted
No. 145
Round 5, 2019 NFL Draft (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

Career highs

6field goals, best game on filevs. Oregon, 2018

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Kicking

Field goals made, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamFGMFGAPctLongXPPts
2017Utah303488.25640130
2018Utah253083.35545123
On file (2017–⁠18)556485.95685253

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2015Utah97PKFr.
2016Utah97PKSo.
2017Utah97PKJr.
2018Utah97PKSr.6′0″230

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsagePAAR
2017Utah––––––14.0 (34 att.)
2018Utah––––––12.0 (31 att.)

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). PAAR: points a kicker added above a replacement-level kicker, with his field-goal attempts. From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2018 Utah 14 games, 25 of 30 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Aug 30vs.Weber StateW 41–⁠102335511
Sep 8atNorthern IllinoisW 17–⁠6134025
Sep 15vs.WashingtonL 7–⁠2100011
Sep 29atWashington StateL 24–⁠28114136
Oct 6atStanfordW 40–⁠214449416
Oct 12vs.ArizonaW 42–⁠1000066
Oct 20vs.USCW 41–⁠282233511
Oct 26atUCLAW 41–⁠102249511
Nov 3atArizona StateL 20–⁠38224028
Nov 10vs.OregonW 32–⁠256655220
Nov 17atColoradoW 30–⁠73451312
Nov 24vs.BYUW 35–⁠2701055
Nov 30vs.WashingtonL 3–⁠10––5303
Dec 31 ✦vs.NorthwesternL 20–⁠31223228
2017 Utah 13 games, 30 of 34 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Aug 31vs.North DakotaW 37–⁠163349413
Sep 9atBYUW 19–⁠134438113
Sep 16vs.San José StateW 54–⁠164456618
Sep 22atArizonaW 30–⁠243341312
Oct 7vs.StanfordL 20–⁠23233028
Oct 14atUSCL 27–⁠2801033
Oct 21vs.Arizona StateL 10–⁠30115314
Oct 28atOregonL 20–⁠41233428
Nov 3vs.UCLAW 48–⁠172250612
Nov 11vs.Washington StateL 25–⁠33125625
Nov 18atWashingtonL 30–⁠333344312
Nov 25vs.ColoradoW 34–⁠132248410
Dec 26 ✦vs.West VirginiaW 30–⁠143329312

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2019 East–West Shrine Game (East team, lost 17–⁠21).

DrillCombine 2019
Height6′0″
Weight232 lb
Arm length30½″
Hand size9″
Wingspan73½″W

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

8 seasons, 107 games with a stat; latest team: Las Vegas Raiders.

Pro Bowl: 2021

SeasonTeamGFGMFGA
2019Tampa Bay Buccaneers162735
2020Los Angeles Rams71416
2021Los Angeles Rams173234
2022Los Angeles Rams172830
2023Indianapolis Colts173341
2024Indianapolis Colts163137
2025San Francisco 49ers121723
2026 (so far)Las Vegas Raiders51112
NFL career107193228

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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