The Kansas City Chiefs selected Mississippi St. linebacker Willie Gay Jr. with the No. 63 overall selection of the 2020 NFL Draft on Friday night, bolstering the Chiefs' defense.
The six-foot-one, 243-pound Gay Jr. tallied 76 tackles and 9.0 tackles-for-loss over the last two seasons for the Bulldogs (18 games), contributing to a takeaway in seven of his final nine contests between 2018-19.
Check back soon for more on the newest member of the Chiefs.
Photos of Wille Gay Jr. LB from Mississippi St.
Mississippi State linebacker Willie Gay Jr. runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Mississippi State linebacker Willie Gay Jr. (6) does a fist-bump with 9-year-old Trip Lefoe of Nesbit, Miss after handing him his glove following their NCAA college football game defeat of Kentucky 45-7 in Starkville, Miss., Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Jim Lytle)
Mississippi State linebacker Willie Gay Jr. warms up before playing Arkansas during an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019 in Fayetteville, Ark. (AP Photo/Michael Woods)
Mississippi State linebacker Willie Gay Jr participates in a drill during the NFL football scouting combine, Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, in Indianapolis. (Aaron M. Sprecher via AP)
Mississippi State linebacker Willie Gay Jr participates in a drill during the NFL football scouting combine, Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, in Indianapolis. (Aaron M. Sprecher via AP)
Mississippi St. linebacker Willie Gay Jr. runs the 40-yard dash during the 2020 NFL Scouting Combine, Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020 in Indianapolis. (Ben Liebenberg via AP)
Mississippi St. linebacker Willie Gay Jr.looks at his phone during the 2020 NFL Scouting Combine, Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020 in Indianapolis. (Ben Liebenberg via AP)
Mississippi State linebacker Willie Gay Jr. runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Mississippi State linebacker Willie Gay Jr. runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Mississippi State linebacker Willie Gay Jr. runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Mississippi State linebacker Willie Gay Jr. runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Mississippi State linebacker Willie Gay Jr. runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Mississippi State linebacker Willie Gay Jr. runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Mississippi State linebacker Willie Gay Jr. runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Mississippi State linebacker Willie Gay Jr. runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Mississippi State linebacker Willie Gay Jr. runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
09-29-18 FB vs. Florida Willie Gay Jr. #6 Photo by Kelly Donoho
11-22-18 FB at Ole Miss Willie Gay Jr. #6 Jeffery Simmons #94 Gerri Green #4 Photo by Kelly Donoho
01-01-19 FB Outback Bowl vs Iowa Willie Gay Jr. #6 Photo by Kelly Donoho
04-13-19 FB Maroon and White Game Willie Gay Jr. #6 Photo by Kelly Donoho
07-26-19 FB Marketing Willie Gay Jr. #6 Photo by Aaron Cornia
07-26-19 FB Marketing Willie Gay Jr. #6 Photo by Aaron Cornia
09-21-19 Football vs. Kentucky Willie Gay Jr. #6 Photo by Aaron Cornia
09-21-19 Football vs. Kentucky Willie Gay Jr. #6 Photo by Aaron Cornia
