Age
28
Feb 15, 1998
Willie Gay Jr.
#40
KC · 2020–2023→NO · 2024→MIA · 2025–presentACT
WillieGayJr.#40EDGE
2025 Season
Latest productionTackles
20
2025
TFL
3
regular season
Sacks
2.0
regular season
QB Hits
2
regular season
FF
0
regular season
Snap %
12%
avg / game
Career
Team path from high school through the NFL, with draft context and accolades.
01 / Career
Career Path
2017 — Present · Includes honors2025–
Miami Dolphins · Edge Rusher
EDGE · 17 active weeks
NFL
2024
New Orleans Saints · Edge Rusher
EDGE · 17 active weeks
NFL
2020–2023
Kansas City Chiefs · Edge Rusher
EDGE · 70 active weeks
NFL
2017–2019
Mississippi State · LB
NCAA
Draft Profile
2020 DraftSelection
Round 2, Pick 63
#63 overall by Kansas City Chiefs
TeamKC
Overall#63
Data Sources & Attribution
CreditsHeadshot — wikipediaLicensed under Public domain via Wikimedia Commons. Source file
Statistics — nflverseStats are sourced from nflverse. Carl S, Baldwin B, Sharpe L, Ho T, Edwards J (2025). nflverse: Easily Install and Load the ‘nflverse’. R package version 1.0.3.9001, https://nflverse.nflverse.com/. Advanced metrics shown here are drawn via nflverse from Pro Football Reference Advanced Stats and NFL Next Gen Stats.
Pro Football ReferenceSports Reference LLC. “Pro Football Statistics and History.” Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/. (Accessed 2026-06-02.)
Athleticism & RASCombine and pro-day measurements compiled by Ray Carpenter, nfl-draft-data. Relative Athletic Score (RAS) by Kent Lee Platte, https://ras.football/.