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Matt Gay Las Vegas Raiders · #14

Kicker · 6' 0", 232 lbs · Orem, UT · Age 32

Matt Gay is a Kicker for the Las Vegas Raiders, drafted 145th overall, 2019. In 2026 he scored 39 points.

KickerDrafted 145th overall8-yr veteran
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Las Vegas Raiders · #14 · Kicker
Matt Gay
Season avg10 fg · 39 pts
Career avg188 fg · 801 pts
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
10fg
39pts
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Scouting report

Matt Gay — 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.

B+
Kicker · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Matt Gay is a Kicker for the Las Vegas Raiders, drafted 145th overall, 2019. In 2026 he scored 39 points.
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Field goals
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Extra pts
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Scoring
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Field goals
Elite · offense
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Scoring
Elite · offense
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C+
Extra points
Solid · offense
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Act II

Where Matt Gay 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
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #119 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
53Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Matt Gay — every number, three levels deep

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

A+
Field goals
10 FGM
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A+
Scoring
39 PTS
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A+
Extra points
9 XPM
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The engine

How the model sees Matt Gay

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 2027  modeled
12
fg
4–21
15
xp
5–24
52
points
17–87
8
games
3–13
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 8-season history below.
What moves the fg line vs last season
Last season 10 → projected 12 fg
Baseline (recency-weighted)
+4.5
Age curve
-2.2
Net vs last season+2.3 fg
Everything it reads
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8 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 32 — applied to the projection
curve
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
+ctx
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Availability signal
games last 3: 16 / 10 / 4
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Matt Gay career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGFGMXPMPts
2019162743124
20207141658
2021173248144
2022172831115
2023173335134
2024163133126
202510132261
2026 in progress · 4 games410939
Career104188237801
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.
Context

Are the Las Vegas Raiders built to win?

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

12–5proj record
85off index
98def index
+49net
95%playoff odds
67roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades B+ (85), defense A+ (98) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 75, pass rush 99, coverage 97.
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 Matt Gay

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

1994-03-15

The beginning

Matt Gay is a Kicker for the Las Vegas Raiders, in his 7th NFL season.

Las Vegas Raiders

Turning pro

Drafted 145th overall, 2019 as a Kicker.

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Matt Gay is a Las Vegas Raiders kicker, drafted 145th overall, 2019.

Chapter

Across 8 seasons (2019–2026) he has made 188 field goals and scored 801 points.

Chapter

Most recently he scored 39 points on 10 field goals in 2026.

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Gay's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 0"
Weight
232 lbs
Draft
145th overall, 2019
Born
Orem, UT
Age
32
Jersey
#14
Background

Matt Gay is from Orem, UT and is 32 years old. He was drafted 145th overall, 2019 and plays kicker at 6' 0", 232 lbs.

Over 8 seasons (2019–2026) he has made 188 field goals and scored 801 points. Gay is currently on the Las Vegas Raiders roster.

The person

Matt Gay is a long-time starting kicker who has made 188 field goals and scored 801 points across 8 seasons (2019–2026).

Scoring801 career points on 188 field goals and 237 extra points.
Best season144 points on 32 field goals in 2021.
Draft pedigree145th overall, 2019.
Durability104 career games played.
Verified profiles & sources
FAQ

Matt Gay — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Matt Gay, answered.

What position does Matt Gay play?
Matt Gay is a Kicker for the Las Vegas Raiders.
When was Matt Gay drafted?
Matt Gay was drafted 145th overall, 2019.
How many seasons has Matt Gay played?
8 (2019–2026).
What are Matt Gay's career stats?
He has made 188 field goals and scored 801 points.
Matt Gay 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.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Target share
0%
WOPR 0.00

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
10
since 2019
Games missed
1
listed Out
Lower-body
4
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk9 · Back2025 Wk8 · Back (Out)2025 Wk1 · Illness2024 Wk16 · Neck (Questionable)2024 Wk3 · Right Quadricep2024 Wk2 · Hernia

Home surface: grass (natural grass).

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 6 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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