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Willie Gay Jr.

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Is Willie Gay Jr. starting?

Willie Gay Jr. is the starting SLB for the Miami Dolphins.

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Willie Gay Jr. this week

The Miami Dolphins play next in Week 7, on the road against the New York Jets on Sun, Oct 25 (CBS). Willie Gay Jr. is listed as the starter at SLB going into that game.

At SLB for the Miami Dolphins, Trey Moore is next in line behind him.

Willie Gay Jr.'s 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: L 24-31 vs CIN (Oct 11); L 10-15 at MIN (Oct 4); L 10-24 vs KC (Sep 27).

Willie Gay Jr. wears No. 40, is 28 years old, is listed at 6' 1", 246 lbs, has 7 years of NFL experience, came out of Mississippi State.

Is Willie Gay Jr. playing this week?

Willie Gay Jr. is expected to start at SLB for Miami Dolphins. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

MIA SLB Depth

1Willie Gay Jr.Starter
2Trey Moore

Miami Dolphins Starting Lineup

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Age
28
Height
6' 1"
Weight
246
Experience
7 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026MIA540000
    2025MIA9103202
    2024NO12172203
    2023KC16424114
    2022KC134262.518
    2021KC122200.524
    2020KC15293103
    Career7 yrs82166189424

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    4
    -0.3/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    0
    -0.2/gm vs 2025
    INT
    0
    even with 2025 per game

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    7
    Games
    82
    Tackles
    166

    #127 of 244 at LB in Solo Tackles (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    Willie Gay Jr. is rated 60 (Depth): production, role and draft slot rank 153rd of 190 qualifying linebackers (outperforms 19% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production + draft
    On-field production
    18th percentile
    Beats 18% of 190
    Sample
    5 + 9 games
    2026 + 2025 · 291 snaps
    Draft slot
    10% of rating
    Pick 63 · 2020 draft
    Updated
    Through week 5

    Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 11Lvs CINTKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 24-31

    Oct 4L@ MINTKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 10-15

    Sep 27Lvs KCTKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 10-24

    Sep 20L@ SFTKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 13-35

    Sep 13L@ LVTKL 0
    TKL
    0
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 13-27

    Willie Gay Jr.'s 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Rotation
    Willie Gay Jr. plays 52% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share52%

    College

    Mississippi State

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