Willie Gay Jr. is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Gay in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Gay's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Willie Gay Jr.
Top 25% all-time linebackersHigh-End Starter
Height6'1"
Weight246 lb
BornFeb 15, 1998
Age28
ConferenceSoutheastern
Rookie yr
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
3 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2020 | 22–23 | KC | 16 | — | 37 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 267 | 24.4% | 241 | 54.6% | 15 | 13 | 0.9 | 90.0 | 2.9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 23–24 | KC | 12 | — | 44 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 437 | 56.9% | 28 | 9.4% | 26 | 23 | 0.9 | 87.0 | 3.4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 5 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 24–25 | KC | 13 | — | 79 | 42 | 37 | 9 | 4 | 2.5 | 15.5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 608 | 70.1% | 5 | 1.3% | 52 | 42 | 0.8 | 92.1 | 2.1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 25–26 | KC | 16 | — | 56 | 42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 624 | 62.1% | 8 | 2.0% | 29 | 22 | 0.8 | 76.4 | 2.4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 4 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 26–27 | NO | 15 | — | 21 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 277 | 26.9% | 86 | 21.7% | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 107.9 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 27–28 | MIA | 17 | — | 20 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 131 | 12.5% | 127 | 30.1% | 11 | 7 | 0.6 | 94.1 | 4.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2026 | 28–29 | MIA | 5 | — | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 160 | 51.6% | 18 | 15.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 94 | — | 273 | 162 | 111 | 22 | 12 | 9.0 | 43.0 | 4 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 143 | 112 | — | — | — | 20 | 7 | 3 | 141 | 27 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
44 career value over replacement — #2269 all-time of 4,695. 7.3/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #63 (Rd 2) · KC · 2020 · +10.9 vs expected KV-H
57actual
46.1 expected · Δ+10.9
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