Willie Gay Jr. stats
DolphinsLinebacker · #40
Bio
- Age
- 28 yearsFeb 15, 1998
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Weight
- 246 lbs
- Experience
- 7 yearsDebut 2020
- Birthplace
- Starkville, MS
- Draft
- 2020Rd 2, Pk 63
- College
- Mississippi State
Bio
- Age
- 28 yearsFeb 15, 1998
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Weight
- 246 lbs
- Experience
- 7 yearsDebut 2020
- Birthplace
- Starkville, MS
- Draft
- 2020Rd 2, Pk 63
- College
- Mississippi State
Stats
Totals
- GP
- 2
- TOT
- 4
- SOLO
- 1
- AST
- 3
- SACK
- 0.0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
- FF
- 0
Ranked among NFL players who qualify (TOT, SOLO, SACK, PD, FF: 8+ games; AST: 4+ games) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · AST · SACK · INT · PD · FF
Bold marks the best figure in the NFL that season, among players with at least 4 games.
Career regular season
- GP
- 91
- TOT
- 285
- SOLO
- 180
- AST
- 105
- SACK
- 9.0
- INT
- 4
- PD
- 24
- FF
- 3
Career Postseason
- GP
- 9
- TOT
- 29
- SOLO
- 18
- AST
- 11
- SACK
- 0.5
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 3
- FF
- 1
Per game
- GP
- 2
- TOT
- 2
- SOLO
- 0.5
- AST
- 1.5
- SACK
- 0.0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
- FF
- 0
Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.
What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · AST · SACK · INT · PD · FF
Bold marks the best figure in the NFL that season, among players with at least 4 games.
Career regular season, Per game
- GP
- 91
- TOT
- 3.1
- SOLO
- 2.0
- AST
- 1.2
- SACK
- 0.1
- INT
- 0.0
- PD
- 0.3
- FF
- 0.0
Latest performance
Willie Gay Jr.
Sep 20 · @ SF · L 35-13
- TOT
- 3
- SOLO
- 1
- AST
- 2
- SACK
- 0.0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Games
All gamesNext
vs KCSun, Sep 27
| Date | Opponent | TOT | SOLO | SACK | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Sep 20 | at SFL 35-13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Sep 13 | at LVL 27-13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Jan 04 | at NEL 38-10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Dec 28 | vs TBW 20-17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Dec 21 | vs CINL 45-21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mon, Dec 15 | at PITL 28-15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What are Willie Gay Jr.'s career stats?
Willie Gay Jr. has played 7 seasons for the Chiefs, the Saints and the Dolphins. He has recorded 285 tackles, 9 sacks and 4 interceptions. His best season so far is 2022: 88 tackles and 2.5 sacks.
Best single games
- Tackles: 11 @ LAC on Nov 20, 2022, W 30-27
- Sacks: 1 vs LV on Oct 11, 2020, L 40-32
Regular season only, from NFL game logs since 2020.
League leaderboards and awards
7 seasons, 3 postseasons, 2020 to 2026
Championships ×2
- 2022 Super Bowl with the Kansas City Chiefs
- 2023 Super Bowl with the Kansas City Chiefs
More on Willie Gay Jr.
Playoff games
Willie Gay Jr. played 9 games across 3 NFL postseasons — 8 won, 1 lost.
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |  MIA | W 26-7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2023 |  BUF | W 27-24 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | SF | W 25-22 OT | 4 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2022 |  JAX | W 27-20 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | CIN | W 23-20 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2022 |  PHI | W 38-35 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | PIT | W 42-21 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | BUF | W 42-36 OT | 4 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | CIN | L 27-24 OT | 5 | 0.0 | 0 |
Totals, from NFL game logs since the 2021 postseason — earlier games are not counted.
Willie Gay Jr. against each club
- vs Denver Broncos (7)
- vs Las Vegas Raiders (7)
- vs Buffalo Bills (6)
- vs Cincinnati Bengals (6)
- vs Los Angeles Chargers (5)
- vs Atlanta Falcons (3)
- vs Carolina Panthers (3)
- vs Green Bay Packers (3)
- vs Jacksonville Jaguars (3)
- vs New England Patriots (3)
- vs New York Jets (3)
- vs Philadelphia Eagles (3)
- vs Pittsburgh Steelers (3)
- vs San Francisco 49ers (3)
- vs Washington Commanders (3)
- vs Cleveland Browns (2)
- vs Dallas Cowboys (2)
- vs Los Angeles Rams (2)
- vs Miami Dolphins (2)
- vs New York Giants (2)
- vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2)
- vs Tennessee Titans (2)
- vs Arizona Cardinals (1)
- vs Baltimore Ravens (1)
- vs Chicago Bears (1)
- vs Detroit Lions (1)
- vs Houston Texans (1)
- vs Indianapolis Colts (1)
- vs Minnesota Vikings (1)
- vs New Orleans Saints (1)
- vs Seattle Seahawks (1)
Similar players
Closest career per-game profiles to Willie Gay Jr. among NFL players at the same position.
- Mack Wilson Sr.ARIAlike in Passes defended, Interceptions75out of 100 on profile similarity
- Josh BynesAlike in Passes defended, Interceptions69out of 100 on profile similarity
- Azeez Al-ShaairHOUAlike in Interceptions, Passes defended68out of 100 on profile similarity
- Cory LittletonAlike in Passes defended, Interceptions65out of 100 on profile similarity
- Ronnie Harrison Jr.MIAAlike in Passes defended64out of 100 on profile similarity
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