Jump to content

Matt Gay

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Jrooster49 (talk | contribs) at 03:00, 17 September 2020. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Matt Gay
refer to caption
Gay at MacDill Air Force Base in 2019
No. 2 – Indianapolis Colts
Position:Placekicker
Personal information
Born: (1994-03-15) March 15, 1994 (age 30)
Orem, Utah
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school:Orem (UT)
College:Utah
NFL draft:2019 / round: 5 / pick: 145
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Practice squad
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2019
FG made:27
FG attempted:35
FG%:77.1
Longest FG:58
Stats at Pro Football Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Matt Gay (born March 15, 1994) is an American football placekicker for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Utah.

College career

In 2017, Gay was a consensus All-American.[1] He also won the 2017 Lou Groza Award, being the first Ute to win the award as well as being the school's second ever finalist.[2] Gay also won the 2017 Vlade Award.[3] That season, he led the nation in field goals and set a new Pac-12 Conference record with 30 field goals.[4]

Professional career

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Gay was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the fifth round, 145th overall, of the 2019 NFL Draft.[5] Gay made his professional debut in the Buccaneers' regular season opener against the San Francisco 49ers. He converted two extra points and one field goal in the loss.[6] On September 22, 2019, against the New York Giants, Gay missed two field goals, one extra point, and had an extra point blocked.[7]

On September 5, 2020, Gay was waived by the Buccaneers after the team signed veteran Ryan Succop.[8]

Indianapolis Colts

On September 15, 2020, Gay was signed to the Indianapolis Colts practice squad.[9]

NFL career statistics

General Field goals PATs Kickoffs Points
Season Team GP FGM FGA FG% Blck Long XPM XPA XP% KO Avg TBs Pts
2019 TB 16 27 35 77.1% 2 58 43 48 89.6% 1 14.0 0 124
Career 16 27 35 77.1% 2 58 43 48 89.6% 1 14.0 0 124

Buccaneers franchise records

  • Longest field goal by a rookie kicker - 58 yards (September 29, 2019 vs Los Angeles Rams)
  • Most successful field goal attempts by a rookie kicker - 27 (tied with Martin Gramatica)
  • Most successful extra point attempts by a rookie kicker - 43
  • Most points scored by a rookie kicker - 124

Soccer career

Gay played for Utah Valley University for two seasons, leading the team in goals in 2014. He also spent time at the USA U-17 national team residency program.[10]

References

  1. ^ Worthy, Lynn (December 13, 2017). "Matt Gay set to become Utes' seventh consensus all-America selection". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved September 19, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Facer, Dirk (December 7, 2017). "Utah's Matt Gay wins Lou Groza Award". Deseret News. Deseret News Publishing Company. Retrieved September 19, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Decker, Ryan (December 26, 2017). "Bowl Preview: WVU, Utah Battle in Heart of Dallas". West Virginia Illustrated. Retrieved September 19, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Frye, Sean (December 26, 2017). "Utah kicker Matt Gay breaks Pac-12 record for field goals made in a season". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Cox Enterprises. Retrieved September 19, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ Sessler, Marc (April 27, 2019). "Buccaneers select kicker Matt Gay in fifth round". National Football League. Retrieved September 19, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "San Francisco 49ers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers - September 8th, 2019". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  7. ^ "New York Giants at Tampa Bay Buccaneers - September 22nd, 2019". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  8. ^ Smith, Scott (September 5, 2020). "Matt Gay, A.Q. Shipley Among Cuts to Get to 53". Buccaneers.com.
  9. ^ "Practice Squad Moves: Colts Sign K Matt Gay; Release DE Gerri Green". Colts.com. September 15, 2020.
  10. ^ Genessy, Jody (December 19, 2017). "Angel in the uprights: Utah kicker Matt Gay draws inspiration from friend who died". Deseret News. Deseret News Publishing Company. Retrieved September 19, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


Stub icon

This biographical article relating to an American football kicker is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Matt_Gay&oldid=978815313"