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Willie Gay Jr.
LB · Mississippi St. · age 22.2
Draftanomics scout sheet
Board model
Generated August 5, 2026
Draftanomics pick
#63
Day 2
Bust probability
22%
Low risk
Actual NFL pick
#63
KAN
Consensus rank
#124
24 sources
Why this projection
+1.0 ≈ pushed pick ~25 spots earlier; −1.0 ≈ ~25 spots later
| Boards ranking him top-100 | +0.06 |
| Age at draft | +0.03 |
| charting total career snaps | -0.03 |
| High-school recruit grade | +0.02 |
| charting coverage grade | -0.02 |
| Pre-draft consensus | -0.02 |
| Athletic testing | +0.02 |
| Year-over-year production growth | +0.01 |
Pre-draft consensus (25 sources)
ESPN Scouts Inc.#163
247 Sports (Andrew Freeman)#102
Blue Chip Scouting (Dante Collinelli)#108
Blue Chip Scouting (Mike Hrynyshyn)#97
CBS (Josh Edwards)#74
Drafttek#94
Draftwire (Luke Easterling)#92
Halils Real Football Talk (Hallach Halil)#104
NFL Com (Daniel Jeremiah)#62
NFL Draft Bible#40
NFL Mocks (Garrett Ballard)#89
Pewter Report (Jon Ledyard)#71
Pro Football Network#79
Rotoworld (Josh Norris)#106
Sporting News (Vinnie Iyer)#104
Sports Illustrated (Kevin Hanson)#80
Active flags & events
- Willie Gay (NO) listed as Out for week 5 of 2024 with Hand.nflverse injuries · week 5 · 2026-05-21
NFL outcomes (so far)
Seasons
6
Games played
0
Avg snap share
36%
2nd-deal AAV
$3.0M
Closest historical comps
| Player | Draft | Year 1 grade (of 20) | Arc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Iyiegbuniwe | 2018 · #115 | 0.3 | Bust |
| Devante Downs | 2018 · #225 | 0.0 | Bust |
| Azeem Victor | 2018 · #216 | — | TBD |
| Matthew Adams | 2018 · #221 | 2.6 | Bust |
| Shaquille Leonard | 2018 · #36 | 15.6 | Franchise |