Ali Gaye: DE · LSU · #11.
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Ali Gaye
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Played for two head coaches at LSU: Ed Orgeron and Brian Kelly. All-SEC in 2021 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. On tape: 6 tackles against Texas A&M, Week 13, 2022.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
34 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 5.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 23-24vs Florida State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 65-17vs Southern | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-16vs Mississippi State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 38-0vs New Mexico | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 21-17@ Auburn | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-40vs No. 8 Tennessee | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 45-35@ Florida | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-20vs No. 7 Ole Miss | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 32-31vs No. 6 Alabama | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 41-10vs UAB | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 23-38@ Texas A&M | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 14 | L 30-50vs No. 1 Georgia | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 17 | 5.5 | 2.0 | — | 2 |
Week 12 · 2022
W 41-10
vs UAB
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 2 tackles
Dominant 31-point win at home against UAB.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
6%2 sacksTFL rate
16%6 TFL34 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Road3g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brian Kelly
Pass share
48.6%
478 pass / 506 run
Plays / game
70.3
14 games
Team sack rate
8.2%
538 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2022
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #178 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at LSU, 6 sacks — the college career is complete.
Honored in a first season.
The snaps went the other way.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SEC · 2ND TEAM
All-SEC 2nd team (2020)
Coaching lineage · 2020–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Ed Orgeron → Brian Kelly. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
