Miami Dolphins · LB · 6 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Mississippi State (2020 Round 2, Pick 63)

Willie Gay Jr.

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28.4

Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #122 of 156 qualified LBs

Combined tackles: 194 solo · 15 ast
Sacks & QB hits: 00 QB hits
Tackles for loss: 00 forced fumbles
Coverage: 0 PD · 0 INTPasses defended & picks
Defensive snaps: 18731.2 snaps/G
Team def. EPA / play: +0.093Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?

Willie Gay Jr. among the 156 qualified linebackers: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.

Singleton93.8
Cashman93.8
Jones92.4
Dean89.5
Warner89.2
Trotter87.8
Smith86.4
Wilson84.6
Edmunds84.5
Gay Jr.#12228.4

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Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown

Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 156 qualified LBs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean

Defensive snaps per team game, regressed8% weight · Raw 0.54 → Shrunk 24.30

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Tackles per game32% weight · Raw 0.06 → Shrunk 3.27

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Weighted defensive disruption per game14% weight · Raw 0.06 → Shrunk 3.53

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Combined tackle rate, regressed18% weight · Raw 5.5% → Shrunk 5.6%

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Solo tackle rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 1.2% → Shrunk 1.7%

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Pass-rush disruption rate, regressed10% weight · Raw 0.0% → Shrunk 0.5%

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Coverage disruption rate, regressed4% weight · Raw 0.0% → Shrunk 0.3%

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Schedule-adjusted team defensive EPA / play, regressed4% weight · Raw +0.093 → Shrunk +0.023

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2026 game log

Every 2026 regular-season game line for Willie Gay Jr.. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.

Week	Date	Matchup	Result	Tackles	Solo	Def. snaps
Week 1	Sep 13, 2026	@ LV	L 13-27	1	0	41
Week 2	Sep 20, 2026	@ SF	L 13-35	3	1	32
Week 3	Sep 27, 2026	vs KC	L 10-24	3	1	23
Week 4	Oct 4, 2026	@ MIN	L 10-15	1	1	27
Week 5	Oct 11, 2026	vs CIN	L 24-31	8	1	37
Week 8	Nov 1, 2026	vs NE	L 19-24	3	0	27

College to the NFL: Mississippi State to Miami Dolphins

Verified identity bridge linking Willie Gay Jr.'s college regular-season tackles at Mississippi State to official NFL game lines.

Mississippi State (College tackles)

192017

442018

172019

6363rd pick
2020 Draft

MIA (NFL tackles)

392020

442021

792022

562023

262024

202025

192026 *

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Career NFL seasons

Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 7 seasons.

Season	Club	G	Tackles	Solo	Ast	Sacks	TFL	QBH	PD	INT	FF	Def. snaps
2020	KC	16	39	29	10	1	3	1	3	0	1	267
2021	KC	12	44	22	22	0.5	0	1	4	2	0	437
2022	KC	13	79	42	37	2.5	6	4	8	1	0	608
2023	KC	16	56	42	14	1	4	3	4	1	1	624
2024	NO	15	26	17	9	2	2	1	3	0	1	277
2025	MIA	17	20	10	10	2	3	2	2	0	0	131
2026 (so far)	MIA	6	19	4	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	187

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Willie Gay Jr. vs. Alex Singleton (DEN)Score 28.4 vs. 93.8 Willie Gay Jr. vs. Blake Cashman (MIN)Score 28.4 vs. 93.8 Willie Gay Jr. vs. Ernest Jones (SEA)Score 28.4 vs. 92.4 Willie Gay Jr. vs. Nakobe Dean (LV)Score 28.4 vs. 89.5 Willie Gay Jr. vs. Fred Warner (SF)Score 28.4 vs. 89.2 Willie Gay Jr. vs. Josiah Trotter (TB)Score 28.4 vs. 87.8