Matt Gay

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the fifth round (145th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft, April 27, 2019…Waived by Buccaneers, Sept. 4, 2020…Signed by Indianapolis Colts to practice squad, Sept. 15, 2020…Waived by Colts, Nov. 6, 2020…Signed by Colts to practice squad, Nov. 7, 2020…Signed by Los Angeles Rams to active roster from Colts practice squad, Nov. 17, 2020…Signed by Colts as an unrestricted free agent, March 17, 2023…Released by Colts, April 10, 2025…Signed by Washington Commanders as a free agent, April 29, 2025…Released by Commanders, Nov. 17, 2025…Signed by San Francisco 49ers to practice squad, Nov. 20, 2025…Released by 49ers, Dec. 9, 2025…Signed by Las Vegas Raiders as a free agent, March 11, 2026.

CAREER: Veteran kicker joins the Raiders in 2026 for his eighth NFL season…Has made 182-of-216 (84.3%) field goals and 232-of-240 (96.7%) extra points for 778 total points…Last season with the Commanders and 49ers, appeared in 12 total games and made 17-of-23 (73.9%) field goals and 26-of-26 (100.0%) extra points for 77 total points…Recorded his third season with a perfect extra point percentage, becoming one of only four kickers since 2019 to accomplish the feat…In 2024 with the Colts, made 31-of-37 (83.8%) field goals and 33-of-33 (100.0%) extra points for 126 total points…In 2023, made 33-of-41 (80.5%) field goals and 35-of-36 (97.2%) extra points for 134 total points…In 2022 with the Rams, connected on 28-of-30 (93.3%) field goals and 31-of-32 (96.9%) extra points for 115 total points…In 2021, named to first career Pro Bowl and was kicker for Super Bowl LVI winning Rams team…Made 32-of-34 (94.1%) field goals and 48-of-49 (98.0%) extra points for a career-best 144 total points…Recorded 35 points in the playoffs, tied for the eighth most points by a kicker in the postseason in NFL history…In 2020, appeared in seven games and made 14-of-16 (87.5%) field goals and 16-of-16 (100.0%) extra points for 58 total points…As a rookie in 2019 with the Buccaneers, connected on 27-of-35 (77.1%) field goals and 43-of-48 (89.6%) extra points for 124 total points.

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the fifth round (145th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft, April 27, 2019…Waived by Buccaneers, Sept. 4, 2020…Signed by Indianapolis Colts to practice squad, Sept. 15, 2020…Waived by Colts, Nov. 6, 2020…Signed by Colts to practice squad, Nov. 7, 2020…Signed by Los Angeles Rams to active roster from Colts practice squad, Nov. 17, 2020…Signed by Colts as an unrestricted free agent, March 17, 2023…Released by Colts, April 10, 2025…Signed by Washington Commanders as a free agent, April 29, 2025…Released by Commanders, Nov. 17, 2025…Signed by San Francisco 49ers to practice squad, Nov. 20, 2025…Released by 49ers, Dec. 9, 2025…Signed by Las Vegas Raiders as a free agent, March 11, 2026.

CAREER: Veteran kicker joins the Raiders in 2026 for his eighth NFL season…Has made 182-of-216 (84.3%) field goals and 232-of-240 (96.7%) extra points for 778 total points…Last season with the Commanders and 49ers, appeared in 12 total games and made 17-of-23 (73.9%) field goals and 26-of-26 (100.0%) extra points for 77 total points…Recorded his third season with a perfect extra point percentage, becoming one of only four kickers since 2019 to accomplish the feat…In 2024 with the Colts, made 31-of-37 (83.8%) field goals and 33-of-33 (100.0%) extra points for 126 total points…In 2023, made 33-of-41 (80.5%) field goals and 35-of-36 (97.2%) extra points for 134 total points…In 2022 with the Rams, connected on 28-of-30 (93.3%) field goals and 31-of-32 (96.9%) extra points for 115 total points…In 2021, named to first career Pro Bowl and was kicker for Super Bowl LVI winning Rams team…Made 32-of-34 (94.1%) field goals and 48-of-49 (98.0%) extra points for a career-best 144 total points…Recorded 35 points in the playoffs, tied for the eighth most points by a kicker in the postseason in NFL history…In 2020, appeared in seven games and made 14-of-16 (87.5%) field goals and 16-of-16 (100.0%) extra points for 58 total points…As a rookie in 2019 with the Buccaneers, connected on 27-of-35 (77.1%) field goals and 43-of-48 (89.6%) extra points for 124 total points.

2025 (with Was. and SF): Spent Weeks 1-11 with Commanders on the active roster before being released…Signed to 49ers practice squad, where he was elevated for two games before being released in Week 15…Appeared in 12 total games and made 17-of-23 (73.9%) field goals and 26-of-26 (100.0%) extra points for 77 total points…Recorded his third season with a perfect extra point percentage, becoming one of only four kickers since 2019 to accomplish the feat (min. 15 att.)…(9/7) vs. NYG: Made 3-of-3 (100.0%) extra points…(9/11) at GB: Went 1-of-3 (33.3%) on field goals (51) and made lone extra point try…(9/21) vs. LV: Connected on 2-of-3 (66.7%) field goals (46, 56) and 5-of-5 (100.0%) extra points…(9/28) at Atl.: Made 4-of-4 (100.0%) field goals (43, 52, 41, 42) and 1-of-1 extra points…(10/5) at LAC: Connected of 2-of-2 (100.0%) field goals and 3-of-3 (100.0%) extra points…(10/13) vs. Chi.: Made 1-of-2 (50.0%) field goals and 3-of-3 (100.0%) extra points…(10/19) at Dal.: Connected on 2-of-2 extra point attempts…(10/27) at KC: Inactive due to a back injury…(11/2) vs. Sea.: Made 2-of-2 extra points…(11/9) vs. Det.: Made lone field goal attempt (44) and only extra point try…(11/16) at Mia.: Went 2-of-4 (50.0%) on field goals and 1-of-1 on extra points…(11/24) vs. Car.: In first game with San Francisco, went 2-for-2 (100.0%) on field goals (47, 29) and 2-for-2 on extra points…(11/30) at Cle.: Made 2-of-2 (100.0%) field goals (25, 31) and 2-of-2 extra points.

2024 (with Ind.): Made 31-of-37 (83.8%) field goals and 33-of-33 (100.0%) extra points for 126 total points…Ranked eighth in field goals made (31) and was one of six kickers to record a perfect extra point percentage (min. 30 att.)…(9/8) vs. Hou.: Inactive due to a hernia injury…(9/15) at GB: Went 1-for-2 (50.0%) on field goals (34) and made lone extra point attempt…(9/22) vs. Chi.: Made all three extra point attempts…(9/29) vs. Pit.: Finished 2-of-3 (66.7%) on field goals and 3-of-3 (100.0%) on extra points…(10/6) at Jax.: Went 2-for-2 (100.0%) on field goals and 4-for-4 (100.0%) on extra points…(10/13) at Ten.: Made 2-of-2 (100.0%) field goals and 2-of-2 (100.0%) extra points…(10/20) vs. Mia.: Made 3-of-3 (100.0%) field goals (52, 22, 38), including the eventual game-winning 22-yard field goal, and lone extra point try…(10/27) at Hou.: Went 2-for-2 (100.0%) on field goals and 2-for-2 (100.0%) on extra points…(11/3) at Min.: Went 2-for-3 (66.7%) on field goals, with makes from 42 and 54 yards, and also made only extra point attempt…(11/10) vs. Buf.: Made 2-of-2 (100.0%) field goals and 2-of-2 (100.0%) extra points…(11/17) at NYJ: Made 3-of-3 (100.0%) field goals (41, 47, 56) and 1-of-1 extra points…(11/24) vs. Det.: Went 2-for-2 (100.0%) on field goals…(12/1) at NE: Made lone field goal try from 25 yards and also made 2-of-2 (100.0%) extra points…(12/15) at Den.: Went 2-for-2 (100.0%) on field goals and 1-for-1 on extra points…(12/22) vs. Ten.: Made 1-of-2 (50.0%) field goals and 5-of-5 (100.0%) extra points…(12/29) at NYG: Connected on 2-of-3 (66.7%) field goals and 3-of-3 (100.0%) extra points…(1/5/25) vs. Jax.: Made 4-of-5 (80.0%) field goals (49, 36, 45, 38), including the game-winning 38-yard field goal in overtime, and also went 2-for-2 on extra points.

2023 (with Ind.): Made 33-of-41 (80.5%) field goals and 35-of-36 (97.2%) extra points for 134 total points…Finished tied for fifth in field goals made (33) and seventh in total points scored (134)…(9/10) vs. Jax.: Made 3-of-3 (100.0%) extra point attempts…(9/17) at Hou.: Made lone field goal attempt (42) and went 4-for-4 (100.0%) on extra points…(9/24) at Bal.: Converted 5-of-5 (100.0%) field goals (31, 54, 53, 53, 53) and made lone extra point attempt, setting career highs in both field goals made and total points scored (16)…Tallied four 50+ yard field goals and became the first kicker in NFL history to accomplish the feat in a game…Became the fifth kicker ever with a game-tying 50+ yard field goal in the final two minutes of regulation and a game-winning 50+ yard field goal in overtime…(10/1) vs. LAR: Went 0-for-1 on field goals and 1-for-1 on extra points…(10/8) vs. Ten.: Converted 3-of-3 (100.0%) field goals (43, 35, 28) and 2-of-2 (100.0%) extra points for a total of 11 points…(10/15) at Jax.: Made 2-of-2 (100.0%) field goals, including a long of 56 yards, and 2-of-2 (100.0%) extra points…(10/22) vs. Cle.: Went 1-of-2 on field goals and 5-of-5 (100.0%) on extra points…(10/29) vs. NO: Connected on 2-of-2 (100.0%) field goals (20, 42) and 3-of-3 (100.0%) extra points…(11/5) at Car.: Made 2-of-2 (100.0%) field goals, including a season-long 57-yard kick, and also 3-of-3 (100.0%) extra points…His 57-yard field goal was the second longest in franchise history…(11/12) at NE: Went 1-for-2 (50.0%) on field goals (51) and made lone extra point attempt…Tied Adam Vinatieri (seven in 2016) for the second-most 50+ yard field goals made in single-season franchise history…(11/26) vs. TB: Went 2-for-3 (66.7%) on field goals and 3-for-3 (100.0%) on extra points…(12/3) at Ten.: Made 4-of-4 (100.0%) field goals (23, 46, 23, 28) and connected on only extra point attempt, totaling 13 points…(12/10) at Cin.: Missed one field goal and one extra point attempt…(12/16) vs. Pit.: Went 3-of-5 (60.0%) on field goals and 3-of-3 (100.0%) on extra points…(12/24) at Atl.: Made lone field goal try (33) and only extra point attempt…(12/31) vs. LV: Went 3-for-3 (100.0%) on field goals and 2-for-2 (100.0%) on extra points…(1/6/24) vs. Hou.: Went 3-for-4 (75.0%) on field goals, with makes from 38, 52 and 35 yards.

2022 (with LAR): Connected on 28-of-30 (93.3%) field goals and 31-of-32 (96.9%) extra points…Ranked fourth in the league in field goal percentage (min. 20 att.) (93.3%)…(9/8) vs. Buf.: Made lone field goal attempt (57) and only extra point attempt…(9/18) vs. Atl.: Went 1-for-1 (100.0%) on field goals (20) and 4-for-4 (100.0%) on extra points…(9/25) at Ari.: Went 2-for-2 (100.0%) on field goals (22, 40) and 2-for-2 (100.0%) on extra points…(10/3) at SF: Connected on 3-of-3 (100.0%) field goal attempts (39, 29, 26), scoring all of the team's points…(10/9) vs. Dal.: Made 1-of-2 (50.0%) field goals and made lone extra point try…(10/16) vs. Car.: Made lone field goal attempt from 21 yards and connected on all three extra point attempts…(10/30) vs. SF: Made 2-of-2 (100.0%) extra points…(11/6) at TB: Connected on 2-of-2 (100.0%) field goals (26, 35) and lone extra point try…(11/13) vs. Ari.: Made only field goal attempt (36) and went 2-for-2 (100.0%) on extra points…(11/20) at NO: Went 2-for-2 (100.0%) on field goals, including a season-long 58-yard kick in the fourth quarter, and also made both extra point attempts…(11/27) at KC: Made lone field goal attempt (47) and connected on only extra point try…(12/4) vs. Sea.: Made 3-of-3 (100.0%) field goals (40, 54, 32) and 2-of-2 (100.0%) extra points…(12/8) vs. LV: Made 1-of-2 (50.0%) field goals, with only make from 55 yards, and also made both extra point attempts…(12/19) at GB: Connected on 2-of-2 (100.0%) field goals (33, 55) and missed lone extra point attempt…(12/25) vs. Den.: Went 3-for-3 (100.0%) on field goals (55, 30, 53) and 6-for-6 (100.0%) on extra points, totaling a then career-best 15 points…(1/1/23) at LAC: Made only field goal attempt from 23 yards and connected on lone extra point attempt…(1/8/23) at Sea.: Went 3-for-3 (100.0%) on field goals (22, 45, 38) and made only extra point try.

2021 (with LAR): Named to first career Pro Bowl and was kicker for Super Bowl LVI winning Rams team…Made 32-of-34 (94.1%) field goals and 48-of-49 (98.0%) extra points for a career-best 144 total points, which also ranked third in the league…Ranked second in field goal percentage (min. 20 att.) (94.1%), fourth in extra points made (48) and sixth in field goals made (32)…(9/12) vs. Chi.: Made 2-of-2 (100.0%) field goals (53, 22) and 4-of-4 (100.0%) extra points…(9/19) at Ind.: Connected on 2-of-2 (100.0%) field goals and 3-of-3 (100.0%) extra points…(9/26) vs. TB: Went 2-for-2 (100.0%) on field goals and 4-for-4 (100.0%) on extra points…(10/3) vs. Ari.: Made 2-of-3 (66.7%) field goals and 2-of-2 (100.0%) extra points…(10/7) at Sea.: Connected on 2-of-2 (100.0%) field goals and 2-of-3 (66.7%) extra points…(10/17) at NYG: Made lone field goal attempt (32) and went 5-for-5 (100.0%) on extra points…(10/24) vs. Det.: Made 2-of-2 (100.0%) field goals (33, 47) and 2-of-2 (100.0%) extra points…(10/31) at Hou.: Made lone field goal attempt (27) and made 5-of-5 (100.0%) extra points…(11/7) vs. Ten.: Connected on 3-of-3 (100.0%) field goal attempts (34, 22, 54) and lone extra point try…(11/15) at SF: Made only field goal attempt (37) and only extra point attempt…(11/28) at GB: Logged two made field goals (36, 39) and two made extra points…(12/5) vs. Jax.: Went 3-for-3 (100.0%) on field goals (40, 44, 37) and 4-for-4 (100.0%) on extra points…(12/13) at Ari.: Connected on 3-of-3 (100.0%) field goals, including a season-long of 55 yards, and also made 3-of-3 (100.0%) extra points…(12/21) vs. Sea.: Made 2-of-2 (100.0%) field goals, including another 55-yard kick, and nailed 3-of-3 extra points…(1/2/22) at Bal.: Missed lone field goal attempt but made both extra point attempts…(1/9/22) vs. SF: Made lone field goal attempt (43) and all three extra point tries…Postseason: (1/17/22) vs. Ari.: Went 2-for-2 (100.0%) on field goals (37, 46) and 4-for-4 (100.0%) on extra points in Wild Card victory…(1/23/22) at TB: Connected on 3-of-4 (75.0%) field goals (26, 40, 30), including the game-winning 30-yard field goal as time expired, and also made 3-of-3 (100.0%) extra points in Divisional Round…(1/30/22) vs. SF: Made 2-of-3 (66.7%) field goals and both extra point attempts in NFC Championship…(2/13/22) at Cin.: Made lone field goal attempt (41) and both extra point attempts in Super Bowl LVI victory…His 35 total points scored in the playoffs is tied for the eighth most points by a kicker in the postseason in NFL history.

2020 (with TB, Ind. and LAR): Spent offseason and training camp with the Buccaneers before being waived before the season…Spent Weeks 2-10 on the Colts practice squad before signing to the Rams active roster…Appeared in seven games and made 14-of-16 (87.5%) field goals and 16-of-16 (100.0%) extra points for 58 total points…(11/23) at TB: Made 2-of-3 (66.7%) field goals and 3-of-3 (100.0%) extra points…(11/29) vs. SF: Converted 2-of-2 (100.0%) field goals and 2-of-2 (100.0%) extra points…(12/6) at Ari.: Made 1-of-2 (50.0%) field goals and 5-of-5 (100.0%) extra points…(12/10) vs. NE: Made lone field goal attempt (35) and went 3-for-3 (100.0%) on extra points…(12/20) vs. NYJ: Made 2-of-2 (100.0%) field goals (45, 42) and both extra point attempts…(12/27) at Sea.: Went 3-for-3 (100.0%) on field goals (44, 51, 33) and 3-for-3 (100.0%) on extra points…(1/3/21) vs. Ari.: Made 3-of-3 (100.0%) field goals (28, 34, 27) and lone extra point attempt, recording 16 of the team's 18 points in the victory…Postseason: (1/9/21) at Sea.: Connected on 3-of-3 (100.0%) field goals (40, 39, 36) and 3-of-3 (100.0%) extra points in Wild Card win…(1/16/21) at GB: Made only field goal attempt (37) and connected on lone extra point attempt in Divisional Round.

2019 (with TB): Played in all 16 games and converted 27-of-35 field goals (77.1%) and 43-of-48 (89.6%) extra points for 124 total points…Ranked fifth in points scored (124) and fourth in made extra points (43)…(9/8) vs. SF: Made his only field goal attempt of 31 yards and went 2-for-2 (100.0%) on extra points…(9/12) at Car.: Went 2-for-3 (66.7%) on field goals and 2-for-2 (100.0%) on extra point attempts…(9/22) vs. NYG: Converted 4-of-5 (80.0%) field goals and 1-of-3 (33.3%) extra points for 13 total points…(9/29) at LAR: Made both field goal attempts, including a season-long 58-yard kick, as well as going 7-for-7 (100.0%) on extra points for 13 total points…Became the first rookie kicker since 2016 and the 12th rookie kicker all-time to record a perfect extra point percentage (min. seven att.) in a single game…(10/6) at NO: Made lone field goal attempt (42) and went 3-for-3 (100.0%) on extra points…(10/13) vs. Car.: Connected on only field goal attempt of 54 yards and also made only extra point attempt…(10/27) at Ten.: Went 3-for-3 (100.0%) on field goals (22, 48, 24)…(11/3) at Sea.: Connected on 2-of-3 (66.7%) field goals and 4-of-4 (100.0%) extra points…(11/10) vs. Ari.: Went perfect on field goals (3-for-3) and extra points (3-for-3)…(11/17) vs. NO: Made lone field goal attempt from 55 yards and also made both extra point attempts…(11/24) at Atl.: Connected on a 32-yard field goal and went 2-of-5 on extra points…(12/1) at Jax.: Made both field goal attempts (25, 37) and both extra point attempts…(12/8) vs. Ind.: Went 1-for-1 (100.0%) on field goals and 5-for-5 (100.0%) on extra points…(12/15) at Det.: Went 1-for-2 (50.0%) on field goals and 5-for-5 (100.0%) on extra points…(12/21) vs. Hou.: Made 2-of-3 (66.7%) field goals and 2-of-2 (100.0%) extra points…(12/29) vs. Atl.: Went 0-3 on field goals and 2-for-2 on extra points.

COLLEGE: Played two seasons as a transfer walk-on at Utah (2017-18), appearing in 27 contests…Won the Lou Groza Award as the country's top kicker in his first season of college football…Two-time All-American earned consensus honors in 2017…Was named two-time first-team All-Pac-12…Finished third all-time at Utah with 56 career field goals and fourth in attempts (65)…Third in program history in career kick scoring points (253)…Set the school record for 50-yard field goals (eight)…Finished with a career field goal percentage of 86.15%, which ranked second all-time at Utah…Finished with 85 career made extra points, which ranked seventh in school history…In 2018, named to second-team All-American by the FWAA, The Athletic and Phil Steele…Named third-team AP All-American and first-team All-Pac-12…Was a semifinalist for the Lou Groza Award…Led the Pac-12 and ranked third in the nation in field goals made (26) and field goals per game (1.86)…83.9 field goal percentage ranked second in the Pac-12 (26-for-31)…His 26 field goals and 31 attempts ranked second in a season at Utah…Set the school record with 21-straight made field goals…Led the league in scoring (8.8 ppg) and total points (123)…His 123 points ranked eighth in the country…Led the nation in 40-yard field goals made (10, tie) and attempted (15)…Was 16-of-16 inside 40 yards…In 2017, named a consensus All-American and won the Lou Groza Award as the nation's top kicker…Also named to consensus All-American team and was first team Associated Press, FWAA and Sporting News and second team Walter Camp and AFCA…Also a first-team All-American by Sports Illustrated, USA Today, ESPN.com, Phil Steele, SB Nation, Bleacher Report and College Football News…Named to First-team All-Pac-12…Won the Vlade Award as the nation's most accurate kicker…Led the nation in field goals made (30), field goals made per game (2.31), 50+ yard field goals (5, tie) and field goals attempted (34)…Led the Pac-12 and fifth in the nation in field goal percentage (88.2%)…Finished second in the Pac-12 in scoring at 10.0 points per game, which tied for seventh nationally and was second among kickers…His 130 points scored ranked ninth nationally and third among kickers…130 points scored, 30 field goals made and 34 field goals attempted were all Utah single season records…88.2 field goal percentage was fourth all-time in a season at Utah…Made career-long 56-yard field goals against San Jose State and Washington State, which rank second in Utah history…Was the first kicker in school history to make two 50+ field goals in one game (56 and 51 yards against San Jose State)…Also the first Utah kicker to make five 50+ field goals in a season…Was 5-of-6 from 50+ yards, 4-of-6 between 40-49 yards and 21-of-22 inside the 40…Opened the season by making 14 straight field goals…Made 40-of-40 extra points…Prior to Utah, played two years of soccer at Utah Valley (2014, 2016), earning second-team NSCAA All-West Region honors as a freshman…Played 33 games with 18 starts and recorded eight goals and five assists…Led the team with seven goals as a freshman and added four assists for a team-high 18 points.

PERSONAL: Attended Orem (Utah) High School, where he played one season of football and earned first-team all-region honors…Made 6-of-13 field goals with a long of 54 yards…Also had 28 extra points and 25 kickoffs with 24 touchbacks…As a punter, punted 10 times for 501 yards (50.1 avg.)…Was a three-time all-state soccer player who earned first-team honors as a sophomore and senior…Also was the soccer team captain…Participated in a U.S. Soccer National Team Residency.

ADDITIONAL STATISTICS: Special teams tackles – 1 in 2019, 1 in 2021, 1 in 2022, 1 in 2023, 1 in 2024. NFL Totals: 5.

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS: FIELD GOALS: Attempts – 5, four times; last: 1/5/25 vs. Jax. Made – 5, 9/24/23 at Bal. Long – 58, two times; last: 11/20/22 at NO. EXTRA POINTS: Attempts – 7, 9/29/2019 at LAR. Made – 7, 9/29/2019 at LAR. POINTS: Total – 16, 9/24/23 at Bal.