Defensive back, Louisville, 2003–06
William Gay
- Born
- 1985
William Gay played defensive back at Louisville (2003–06). The Pittsburgh Steelers took Gay in round 5, No. 170 overall in the 2007 NFL Draft.
Team titles: Big East champions, 2006
Defense
| Season | Team | Int |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Louisville | 6 |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here). Before 2016 our source records only interceptions for most defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so these lines count interceptions only. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 12 | 47 | 12 | 59 | 5.5 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 1 |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in). A dash: the source has no number for it.
Game by game
2006 Louisville 6 games with an interception on file, 6 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | at Temple | W 62–0 | 1 |
| Sep 23 | at Kansas State | W 24–6 | 1 |
| Oct 21 | at Syracuse | W 28–13 | 1 |
| Nov 18 | vs. South Florida | W 31–8 | 1 |
| Nov 25 | at Pittsburgh | W 48–24 | 1 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Wake Forest | W 24–13 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2007 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′10⅛″ |
| Weight | 187 lb |
| 40-yard dash | 4.48 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.51 s |
| Vertical jump | 38½″ |
| Broad jump | 9′10″ |
| Bench press | 16 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.89 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.15 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
11 seasons, 161 games with a stat; latest team: Pittsburgh Steelers.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 35 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 15 | 68 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2010 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 44 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 57 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | Arizona Cardinals | 15 | 55 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 60 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 64 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 55 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 50 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 11 | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| NFL career | 161 | 524 | 7.5 | 13 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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