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Ali Gaye (born November 29, 1998) is a Gambian professional American football linebacker for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at LSU.
| No. 99 – Tennessee Titans | |||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
| Born: | November 29, 1998 The Gambia | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 265 lb (120 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school: | Edmonds Woodway (Edmonds, Washington) | ||||||
| College: | Arizona Western (2018) Garden City CC (2019) LSU (2020–2022) | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 2023 | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 15, 2024 | |||||||
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Gaye was born in The Gambia and immigrated to the United States with his family when he was 12, settling in Everett, Washington. Although he was initially a soccer player in his youth, Gaye later began playing American football in eighth grade at the age of 14.[1] He attended Edmonds Woodway High School and was named All-Wesco 3A/2A in each of his final three seasons.[2][3] Gaye was rated a three-star recruit and initially signed a letter of intent to play college football at the University of Washington and grayshirt his freshman season over offers from USC, Arizona, California and Mississippi.[4] He ultimately was not accepted by the university due to failing to meet the school's SAT requirement.[2]
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Gaye began his collegiate career at Arizona Western College.[5] He transferred to Garden City Community College in Garden City, Kansas before his sophomore year after Arizona Western disbanded their football team. Gaye was named to the first team All-Jayhawk League after finishing the season with 44 tackles, 7.5 tackles for a loss, one sack, one forced fumble and two blocked kicks.[6] Gaye committed to transfer to LSU for his final two seasons of eligibility over offers from Oklahoma and Nebraska.[7][8]
Gaye was named a starter at defensive end for the Tigers.[9][10] In his first game with the team, he recorded three tackles with two tackles for loss and a sack while also having a team-high three passes defended.[11] Gaye finished the season with 32 tackles, 9.5 tackles for a loss, two sacks and six passes defended and was named second team All-Southeastern Conference.[12]
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| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Bench press | ||||||||
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| 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
263 lb (119 kg) |
34+1⁄4 in (0.87 m) |
9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) | 19 reps | ||||||||
| Sources:[13][14] | ||||||||||||
Houston Texans
Gaye was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent on May 12, 2023.[15] He was waived on August 29, 2023 and re-signed to the practice squad.[16][17] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 22, 2024.[18] He was waived on August 27.[19]
Tennessee Titans
Gaye was claimed off waivers by the Tennessee Titans on August 28, 2024, and made the team's final roster as a rotational outside linebacker for the 2024 season.[1][20] Gaye made his professional debut on special teams during Week 2's game against the New York Jets. He made his first career sack against C.J. Stroud during a Week 12 road win against the Houston Texans.[21]
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