Player Career

Ali Gaye Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Ali Gaye story

Ali Gaye built his college career from 2020 through 2022 as a defensive end from Edmonds, WA wearing No. 11, spending time with LSU. The clearest part of Ali Gaye's career was his defensive production: 85 tackles, 17.5 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 26 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2020 with LSU. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Ali Gaye's production has multiple signals. With 26 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across LSU.

The arc is straightforward: Ali Gaye moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    LSU

    2020-2022

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

202020212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonLSU23.535.812.6
2021 Regular SeasonLSU634.813.8-17.5
2022 Regular SeasonLSU9.519.75.43.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Mississippi State

Week 4 · L 34-44 · Conference game

Loss with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

6

Havoc Plays

87.5 takeover

6 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.

#2

@ Mississippi State

Week 4 · W 28-25 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

81.7 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.

#3

vs UAB

Week 12 · W 41-10

3

Havoc Plays

79.4 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.

#4

@ UCLA

Week 1 · L 27-38

2

Havoc Plays

77 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 77 takeover score.

#5

vs New Mexico

Week 4 · W 38-0

2.5

Havoc Plays

73.6 takeover

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 73.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2020 Regular Season · LSU

23.5 primary output · 35.8 efficiency · 12.6 usage

75.3

#2

2021 Regular Season · LSU

58.1

6 primary · 34.8 efficiency · 13.8 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · LSU

35.1

9.5 primary · 19.7 efficiency · 5.4 usage

Milestones

7

Impact games

11

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games