Player facts
- Team
Miami Dolphins- Position
- Linebacker
- Number
- 40
- Born
- Feb 15, 1998 (age 28)
- Birthplace
- Starkville, MS, USA
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Weight
- 246 lbs
- College
- Mississippi State
- Experience
- 7 seasons
- Status
- Active
Stats
2026 Defense
| TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD | STF | STFYDS | KB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 5 Games | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 297 | 183 | 114 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 85 | 21.3 | 1 | 24 | 24 | 25.5 | 60 | 0 |
Recent games
| Tackles | Fumbles | Interceptions | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Opponent | Result | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD | KB |
vs  CIN | L 31-24 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
@  MIN | L 15-10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
vs  KC | L 24-10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
@  SF | L 35-13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
@  LV | L 27-13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.
About
Willie Gay Jr. (born February 15, 1998) is an American professional football linebacker for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Mississippi State Bulldogs. He was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs with the 63rd overall selection in the 2020 NFL draft.
From Wikipedia’s article on Willie Gay, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.1
Background
Early life
Gay attended Starkville High School in Starkville, Mississippi. At Starkville High School, he won the 2015 6A State Championship. He played in the 2017 U.S. Army All-American Bowl. A four-star recruit, Gay committed to Mississippi State University to play college football.
College career
Gay played at Mississippi State from 2017 to 2019. As a junior in 2019, he played in only five games and missed eight due to suspension. After the season, he entered the 2020 NFL draft, forgoing his senior season. During his career, he played in 31 games, starting six, recording 99 tackles, six sacks, three interceptions and a touchdown.
From Wikipedia’s article on Willie Gay, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.1
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Recent results
Sources
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- 1WikipediaWillie Gay on Wikipedia
- 2Wikimedia CommonsPhoto of Willie Gay Jr.