Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2021Illinois
Isaiah Gay
LB • 6'3" • 245 lbs • Nashville, NC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Isaiah Gay shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Iowa
Player Story
Isaiah Gay built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a linebacker from Nashville, NC wearing No. 92, spending time with Illinois. The clearest part of Isaiah Gay's career was his defensive production: 132...
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- Committed To
- Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Isaiah Gay, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Illinois. Isaiah Gay shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 35.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 132
- TFL
- 21
- Sacks
- 8.5
- QB hurries
- 9
- Passes defended
- 8
Quick Answers
Isaiah Gay quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Illinois · LB
- Career Tackles
- 132
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 43 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Illinois
- Top game
- Iowa
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Northern Nash · Illinois
- High school pipeline
- Northern Nash · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 92 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 48 tackles · LB 314th (top 25%) · Big Ten 74th (top 12%) · National 659th (top 11%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Illinois | 9 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | 28.3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Illinois | 7 | 20 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 13.8 |
| 2019 Postseason | Illinois | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 30.3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Illinois | 10 | 24 | 2.5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 30.3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Illinois | 6 | 17 | 2.5 | 2.5 | - | 2 | 0 | 41.1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Illinois | 11 | 48 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 64.1 |
Related Context
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Isaiah Gay played LB for Illinois. Across 5 tracked seasons, Isaiah Gay recorded 132 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Illinois paired 21 primary output with 35.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 35.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Iowa
Loss with 6.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · Illinois
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.9
Efficiency
35.9
Usage
10.8
Consistency
30.7
Best Game by takeover score
Iowa
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UTSA: 0. Nebraska: 1. Maryland: 1. Purdue: 2. Charlotte: 1.5. Wisconsin: 1. Penn State: 1. Rutgers: 0. Minnesota: 4. Iowa: 6.5. Northwestern: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Nebraska: 1 by 14.2. Maryland: 2 by 18.3. Purdue: 2 by 28.3. Charlotte: 5 by 35.8. Wisconsin: 6 by 35. Penn State: 3 by 22.5. Rutgers: 8 by 33.3. Minnesota: 6 by 65. Iowa: 10 by 91.7. Northwestern: 5 by 50.8
Split Comparison
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Wins2.1 · Games = 5 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses1.8 · Games = 6 · -0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Iowa
Best efficiency game
91.7 vs Iowa
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/27 | vs NorthwesternSplash game | W 47-14 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | @ Iowa10+ tackles · Splash game | L 23-33 | 10 | 7 | — | 5.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | @ MinnesotaSplash game | W 14-6 | 6 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | vs Rutgers | L 14-20 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Penn State | W 20-18 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | vs Wisconsin | L 0-24 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | vs Charlotte | W 24-14 | 5 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | @ PurdueSplash game | L 9-13 | 2 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Maryland | L 17-20 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | vs UTSA | L 30-37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 8/28 | vs Nebraska | W 30-22 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Isaiah Gay story
Isaiah Gay built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a linebacker from Nashville, NC wearing No. 92, spending time with Illinois. The clearest part of Isaiah Gay's career was his defensive production: 132 tackles, 21 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks, and 8 passes defended across 43 career games in the available record. That gives Isaiah Gay's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Illinois
2017-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201720182019201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Illinois | 7 | 17 | 5.8 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Illinois | 2 | 14.8 | 3.1 | -5 |
| 2019 Postseason | Illinois | 9.5 | 20.8 | 5.5 | 7.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Illinois | 9.5 | 20.8 | 5.5 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Illinois | 7 | 23.5 | 6.5 | -2.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Illinois | 21 | 35.9 | 10.8 | 14 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Iowa
Week 12 · L 23-33 · Conference game
Loss with 6.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
6.5
Havoc Plays
97.2 takeover
6.5 disruption/tackle impact with 97.2 takeover score.
#2
vs Rutgers
Week 10 · W 38-10 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
85.8 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.
#3
vs Ball State
Week 1 · W 24-21
3
Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#4
@ Penn State
Week 16 · L 21-56 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#5
@ Minnesota
Week 10 · W 14-6 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
75.5 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 75.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Illinois
21 primary output · 35.9 efficiency · 10.8 usage
64.1
#2
2020 Regular Season · Illinois
41.1
7 primary · 23.5 efficiency · 6.5 usage
#3
2019 Postseason · Illinois
30.3
9.5 primary · 20.8 efficiency · 5.5 usage
Milestones
10
Impact games
12
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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