Willie Gay Jr.
LB
#50
Experience: 4 years
Height: 6-1
Age: 25
Weight: 243 lbs
College: Mississippi State
2022 SEASON
- Solo42
- SCK2.5
- FF0
- INT1
Biography
- Third-year linebacker enters his third season with the Chiefs in 2022.
- Logged his first-career NFL start vs. New England (10/5/20). He finished the game with two tackles (one solo).
- Originally entered the NFL as a second-round pick (63rd overall) by the Chiefs in the 2020 NFL Draft.
Career Highlights:
- Notched his first-career sack vs. Las Vegas (10/11/20), taking down Raiders QB Derek Carr for a loss of one-yard.
- Recorded a career high in tackles with 48 in the 2021 season.
- Recorded his first-career interception against Tennessee (10/24/21) picking off Tennessee QB Ryan Tannehill and returning it for one yard.
- Tallied his second interception in back-to-back games. The second one coming against Giants QB Daniel Jones and returning it 13 yards, marking the first time in his career that he has recorded back-to-back games with an interception. The last linebacker in a Chiefs uniform to record INTs in back-to-back games was Derrick Johnson, accomplishing the feat during the 2013 season (at Washington, 12/8/13; at Oakland, 12/15/13).
Transactions:
Originally entered the NFL as a second-round pick (63rd overall) by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2020 NFL Draft.
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| WK | OPP | RESULT | TKL | AST | COMBINED | SOLO | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @Cardinals | W 44 - 21 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | Chargers | W 27 - 24 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 7 | @49ers | W 44 - 23 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 9 | Titans | W 20 - 17 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 10 | Jaguars | W 27 - 17 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 11 | @Chargers | W 30 - 27 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 12 | Rams | W 26 - 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 13 | @Bengals | L 24 - 27 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 14 | @Broncos | W 34 - 28 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 1 | 0 | |
| 15 | @Texans | W 30 - 24 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 16 | Seahawks | W 24 - 10 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 17 | Broncos | W 27 - 24 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 18 | @Raiders | W 31 - 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career Stats
Defense Career
| SEASON | TEAM | G | GS | TKL | AST | COMBINED | SOLO | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 8 | 29 | 10 | 39 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| 2021 | Kansas City Chiefs | 12 | 11 | 26 | 22 | 48 | 22 | 0.5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Kansas City Chiefs | 13 | 13 | 51 | 37 | 88 | 42 | 2.5 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 41 | 32 | 106 | 69 | 175 | 93 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 1 |