2026 SEASON · WEEK 3
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ACTIVE PLAYER PROFILE
Willie Gay Jr.
LB · 
MIA · Active
Age 28College Mississippi StateDepth SLB #1
Defensive coverage context
Hybrid linebacker
Box 32%Defensive line 56%
Week 2 Pass Coverage
32 defensive snaps · 13 coverage snaps
Targets1
Receptions allowed1
Completion rate allowed100%
Yards allowed17
Pass breakups0
Passer rating allowed118.8
Interceptions0
Forced incompletions0
Man coverage0 snaps · 0 targetsCoverage grade —
Zone coverage10 snaps · 1 targetCoverage grade 42.2
Credited tackle stops 0.5 · Third/fourth-down stops 0 · Red-zone stops 0
Week 1 Pass Coverage
41 defensive snaps · 15 coverage snaps
Targets1
Receptions allowed1
Completion rate allowed100%
Yards allowed12
Pass breakups0
Passer rating allowed116.7
Interceptions0
Forced incompletions0
Man coverage2 snaps · 0 targetsCoverage grade 61
Zone coverage13 snaps · 1 targetCoverage grade 55.4
Credited tackle stops 0 · Third/fourth-down stops 0 · Red-zone stops 0
CFI history and comparable paths
Qualified weekly form plus the closest same-position index profiles
Willie Gay Jr.Quincy Williams · comparableJack Campbell · comparableEric Wilson · comparable
Weekly CFI history
Same-position percentile grade for each qualifying week in 2026. The season CFI above is the cumulative grade.
| Week | Weekly CFI | Rank | Qualified players | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 41.2 | #46 | 65 | 41 |
| 2 | 33.9 | #59 | 66 | 32 |
Advanced Player Research
Production, usage, efficiency, and indexes for 2026
Performance · 2026
Advanced efficiency
defense
- Pressure rate
- 0%
- Pass rush win rate
- 0%
- Run stop rate
- 2.44%
- Sacks / pass rush
- 0%
- Hits / pass rush
- 0%
- Hurries / pass rush
- 0%
- Missed tackle rate
- 0%
- Defensive grade
- 52.08
- Pass rush grade
- 55.73
- Run defense grade
- 56.11
- Coverage grade
- 52.96
- Pressures
- 0
- Charted sacks
- 0
- Charted QB hits
- 0
- QB hurries
- 0
- Batted passes
- 0
- Run stops
- 1
- Charted solo tackles
- 2
- Charted assists
- 4
- Missed tackles
- 0
- Defensive snaps
- 73
- Pass rush snaps
- 3
- Run defense snaps
- 42
Core indexes · experimental v1.4
Weekly game log
| Week | Solo tackles | Combined tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Pressure rate | INT | Forced fumbles | Fumble recoveries | Tackles for loss | Passes defended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Home and away
Production by game setting
| Split | Games | Solo tackles | Combined tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Pressure rate | INT | Forced fumbles | Fumble recoveries | Tackles for loss | Passes defended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AwaySmall sample | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Indoor and outdoor
Production by game setting
| Split | Games | Solo tackles | Combined tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Pressure rate | INT | Forced fumbles | Fumble recoveries | Tackles for loss | Passes defended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IndoorSmall sample | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OutdoorSmall sample | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Temperature
Production by game setting
| Split | Games | Solo tackles | Combined tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Pressure rate | INT | Forced fumbles | Fumble recoveries | Tackles for loss | Passes defended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40–69°FSmall sample | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind
Production by game setting
| Split | Games | Solo tackles | Combined tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Pressure rate | INT | Forced fumbles | Fumble recoveries | Tackles for loss | Passes defended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Below 10 mphSmall sample | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Opponent history
Performance against opponents across imported seasons
| Opponent | Games | Solo tackles | Combined tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Pressure rate | INT | Forced fumbles | Fumble recoveries | Tackles for loss | Passes defended | Last meeting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOUSmall sample | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2022-12-18 |
| LAC | 7 | 16 | 31 | 2 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2025-10-12 |
| BALSmall sample | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2025-10-30 |
| NE | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2026-01-04 |
| LV | 9 | 19 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2026-09-13 |
| BUF | 5 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2025-11-09 |
| DEN | 9 | 24 | 40 | 0.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2024-10-17 |
| NYJ | 4 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2025-12-07 |
| CAR | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2025-10-05 |
| TB | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2025-12-28 |
| MIASmall sample | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2023-11-05 |
| NOSmall sample | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2025-11-30 |
| ATL | 4 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2025-10-26 |
| WAS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2025-11-16 |
| TENSmall sample | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2022-11-06 |
| NYGSmall sample | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2024-12-08 |
| GB | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2024-12-23 |
| DALSmall sample | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2024-09-15 |
| PITSmall sample | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2025-12-15 |
| CIN | 4 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2025-12-21 |
| ARISmall sample | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2022-09-11 |
| SFSmall sample | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0.5 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2026-09-20 |
| JAXSmall sample | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2023-09-17 |
| LASmall sample | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2024-12-01 |
| SEASmall sample | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2022-12-24 |
| DETSmall sample | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2023-09-07 |
| CHISmall sample | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2023-09-24 |
| MINSmall sample | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2023-10-08 |
| PHISmall sample | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2024-09-22 |
| CLESmall sample | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2025-10-19 |
| INDSmall sample | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2025-09-07 |
Game log
Location, game environment, workload, and production
| Season | Week | Opponent | Site | Environment | Solo tackles | Combined tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Pressure rate | INT | Forced fumbles | Fumble recoveries | Tackles for loss | Passes defended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | LV | Away | Indoor | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | SF | Away | Outdoor · 69° | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career totals
Regular-season totals across available career history
| Season | Team | Games | Solo tackles | Combined tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Pressure rate | INT | Forced fumbles | Fumble recoveries | Tackles for loss | Passes defended |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | KC | 16 | 29 | 39 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | KC | 12 | 22 | 48 | 0.5 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | KC | 13 | 42 | 88 | 2.5 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 2023 | KC | 16 | 42 | 58 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | NO | 15 | 17 | 28 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025 | MIA | 17 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2026 | MIA | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | All teams | 91 | 163 | 285 | 9 | 12 | 0% | 4 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 24 |
Weekly CFI is a same-position percentile grade using the published weekly play and production fields. CFI uses the same position model as the leaderboard. A dash means the source data or a qualified model is unavailable. Historical production is from nflverse; charted blocking and pressure metrics cover published charting reports only. Missing values are left blank rather than estimated.