WILLIE GAYGay, Willie, Jr.Position: LB Height: 6-2 Weight: 239 Born: February 15, 1998 High School: Starkville (MS) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Mississippi State | Lettered |
| 2018 | Mississippi State | Lettered |
| 2019 | Mississippi State | Lettered |
| Draft: 2nd round (63rd overall) 2020 Kansas City Chiefs |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2020 KC NFL | 50 | WLB-MLB | 16 | 8 |
| 2021 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2021 KC NFL | 50 | SLB-MLB | 12 | 11 |
| 2022 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2022 KC NFL | 50 | WLB | 13 | 13 |
| 2023 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2023 KC NFL | 50 | WLB | 16 | 15 |
| 2024 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2024 NO NFL | 6 | SLB | 15 | 7 |
| 5 Years (NFL)5 Years NFL | 72 | 54 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/24/2020 | 2020 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2020 KC NFL |
| Signed | 7/26/2020 | 2020 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2020 KC NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 2/6/2021 | 2020 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2020 KC NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 9/2/2021 | 2021 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2021 KC NFL |
| Activated | 10/9/2021 | 2021 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2021 KC NFL |
| Reserve/COVID | 12/15/2021 | 2021 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2021 KC NFL |
| Activated | 12/22/2021 | 2021 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2021 KC NFL |
| Reserve/Suspended | 9/19/2022 | 2022 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2022 KC NFL |
| Exemption | 10/17/2022 | 2022 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2022 KC NFL |
| Activated | 10/22/2022 | 2022 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2022 KC NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/13/2024 | 2023 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2023 KC NFL |
| Signed | 3/18/2024 | 2024 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2024 NO NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/12/2025 | 2024 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2024 NO NFL |
| Signed | 3/21/2025 | 2025 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2025 MIA NFL |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2020 KC NFL | 507 | 0 | 0.0 | 267 | 24.8 | 240 | 54.9 |
| 2021 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2021 KC NFL | 465 | 0 | 0.0 | 437 | 39.1 | 28 | 6.5 |
| 2022 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2022 KC NFL | 613 | 0 | 0.0 | 608 | 53.0 | 5 | 1.1 |
| 2023 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2023 KC NFL | 632 | 0 | 0.0 | 624 | 57.4 | 8 | 1.9 |
| 2024 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2024 NO NFL | 363 | 0 | 0.0 | 277 | 23.5 | 86 | 18.7 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2580 | 0 | 2213 | 367 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2022 KC NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2021 KC NFL | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 13 | 0 |
| 2022 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2022 KC NFL | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | 47t | 1 |
| 2023 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2023 KC NFL | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4 | 85 | 21.3 | 47t | 1 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2020 KC NFL | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 2021 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2021 KC NFL | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| 2022 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2022 KC NFL | 2.5 | 8.0 |
| 2023 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2023 KC NFL | 1.0 | 13.0 |
| 2024 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2024 NO NFL | 2.0 | 8.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 7 | 33.5 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2022 KC NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2023 KC NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2024 NO NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2020 KC NFL | 39 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2021 KC NFL | 48 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2022 KC NFL | 88 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2023 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2023 KC NFL | 58 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2024 NO NFL | 28 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 261 | 253 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 22 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2020 KC NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2022 KC NFL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2024 NO NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 5 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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