Former linebacker at Mississippi State. 2019: 17 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss.
6′2″ · 240 lb · Starkville, MS
Recruiting
OLB recruit
No. 70 nationally · Signed with Mississippi State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former linebacker at Mississippi State. 2019: 17 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss.
Willie Gay Jr.
Willie Gay Jr. has been at Mississippi State through two head coaches in three seasons. One game to point at: 5 tackles, 1 TFL against Ole Miss — Week 14, 2019.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Mississippi State, 84 tackles — drafted at #63 overall by Kansas City.
His career
He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2017–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Dan Mullen → Joe Moorhead. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
Kansas CityEntering 7th NFL season
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: forced fumbles (94th percentile). Concern: solo tackles (12th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road2g | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 5.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Lebby
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2019
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Mississippi State | 17 | 7 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | Mississippi State | 44 | 18 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 1 | 2 | -- |
| 2017 | Mississippi State | 23 | 8 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 84 | 33 | 9.5 | 5.5 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 28-13vs Kentucky | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 10-20@ Tennessee | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 10 | W 54-24@ Arkansas | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 21-20vs Ole Miss | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 17 | 7 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |