Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2019Mississippi State
Willie Gay Jr.
LB • 6'2" • 240 lbs • Starkville, MS, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Willie Gay Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
89
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
86
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Mississippi State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Mississippi State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Alabama
Player Story
Willie Gay Jr. built his college career from 2017 through 2019 as a linebacker from Starkville, MS wearing No. 6, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of Willie Gay Jr.'s career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Mississippi State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2020
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 31
- Overall
- No. 63
- NFL Team
- Kansas City Chiefs
Willie Gay Jr., LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Mississippi State. Willie Gay Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.4 disruption score.
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- Latest team and position
- Mississippi State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 84
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 27 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Mississippi State
- Top game
- Alabama
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Starkville · Mississippi State
- High school pipeline
- Grant Union · 28 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2020 · Round 2 · Pick 31 · Kansas City Chiefs
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Junior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 17 tackles · LB 627th (top 50%) · SEC 245th (top 38%) · National 2,149th (top 36%)
Willie Gay Jr. played LB for Mississippi State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Willie Gay Jr. recorded 84 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Mississippi State.
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