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Ali Gaye Houston Texans · #95

Defensive End · 6' 6", 265 lbs · Lynnwood, WA · Age 28

Ali Gaye is a Defensive End for the Houston Texans, an undrafted signing. In 2025 he recorded 1 tackles.

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Houston Texans · #95 · Defensive End

Ali Gaye

Season avg1 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int

Career avg9 tkl · 1 sacks · 0 int

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

Tonight's projectionmodel

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Scouting report

Ali Gaye — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Defensive End · Rotation piece · Impact 50

Ali Gaye is a Defensive End for the Houston Texans, an undrafted signing. In 2025 he recorded 1 tackles.

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Pass rush

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Run D

C+

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Pass rush

Solid · defense

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Run defense

Below average · defense

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Disruption

Solid · defense

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Splash plays

Solid · defense

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C+

Ball skills

Solid · defense

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Act II

Where Ali Gaye stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬

29%

Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬

23%

Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬

22%

Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬

11%

Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #1251 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

50Impact index

15Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Ali Gaye — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

Tackling

1 TKL

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Pass rush

0.0 SACK

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Coverage

0 PD

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Splash

0 FF

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The engine

How the model sees Ali Gaye

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026 modeled

0.3

sacks

-0.1–0.7

tackles

0–6

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games

2–12

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 2-season history below.

What moves the sacks line vs last season

Last season 0 → projected 0 sacks

Baseline (recency-weighted)

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Age curve

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Net vs last season+0.3 sacks

Everything it reads

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2 seasons of real box production

every game line, verified

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Recency × games weight

recent, healthy years anchor the baseline

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Year-over-year trend

his own trajectory, season to season

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Position aging curve

age 28 — applied to the projection

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Role & usage context

target / carry share and snaps fold in

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Availability signal

games last 3: 15 / 3

health

The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Ali Gaye career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	G	Tkl	Sack
2024	15	8	1
2025	3	1	0
Career	18	9	1.0

Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

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Context

Are the Houston Texans built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

12–5proj record

83off index

99def index

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95%playoff odds

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Roster delta · what changed

Offense grades B+ (83), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 73, pass rush 99, coverage 99.

How his role moves

Projected 12–5 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

50 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Ali Gaye

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1998-11-29

The beginning

Ali Gaye is a Defensive End for the Houston Texans, in his 3rd NFL season.

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Ali Gaye is a Houston Texans defensive end, an undrafted find.

Chapter

Across 2 seasons (2024–2025) he has recorded 9 tackles, 1 sack and 0 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 1 tackle, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2025.

Where things stand

Where Gaye goes from here.

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Gaye's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

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Off the field

Measurables

Active

Height: 6' 6"
Weight: 265 lbs
Born: Lynnwood, WA
Age: 28
Jersey: #95

Background

Ali Gaye is from Lynnwood, WA and is 28 years old. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent and plays defensive end at 6' 6", 265 lbs.

Over 2 seasons (2024–2025) he has recorded 9 tackles, 1 sacks and 0 interceptions. Gaye is currently on the Houston Texans roster.

The person

Ali Gaye is a depth defensive lineman who has generated 1 sacks and 9 tackles across 2 seasons (2024–2025).

Pass rush1 career sacks with 0 forced fumbles.

Run defense9 career tackles up front.

Best season1 sacks in 2024.

UndraftedEarned a roster spot after going undrafted.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Ali Gaye — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Ali Gaye, answered.

What position does Ali Gaye play?

Ali Gaye is a Defensive End for the Houston Texans.

When was Ali Gaye drafted?

Ali Gaye entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent.

How many seasons has Ali Gaye played?

2 (2024–2025).

What are Ali Gaye's career stats?

He has recorded 9 tackles, 1 sack and 0 interceptions.

Ali Gaye career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.

Ali Gaye Houston Texans · #95

Ali Gaye — the report card

Where Ali Gaye stands

Ali Gaye — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Ali Gaye

Ali Gaye career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Houston Texans built to win?

The Ballad of Ali Gaye

The beginning

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Chapter

Chapter

Where things stand

Off the field

Ali Gaye — frequently asked

Injury history

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