Written and timestamped · not being published at the moment
As of week 7, Willie Gay Jr. was an LB for MIA, age 28.5, 6 seasons of experience, drafted in round 2. In 2026 through week 6 he was listed at depth rank 1 on his club's depth chart; he had played 5 games on 52% of snaps; his line was 3.2 tackles a game, 0 sacks a game and 0 passes defended a game. Before 2026 he played 98 games (postseason included) over 6 seasons. His injury history held 18 episodes (shoulder 4, back 2, groin 2), 4 of them reaching OUT, 6 a repeat of an earlier site; the last was a shoulder injury in 2024 week 18.
The full read
In short
Willie Gay Jr. is a starter at strong-side linebacker for MIA — 62% of the snaps in his best week of 5. This week he did not practise, then practised limited. His team has listed him Questionable.
We have made a call on him this week
It is written down and timestamped, and it is not being published at the moment.
Where he sits on this scale is published with the call.
Practice this week
Fri
Thu
LPdated Fri Oct 23
DNPdated Fri Oct 23
Shape of the week: improving. Only days the publisher dated are shown; a day we could not date is left out until the nightly sweep stamps it. The shape is a fact, not a forecast.
Stats, with ranges — dot = his average, bar = his game range
Tackles / game3.2 range 1.0–8.0
wk 1–5 · 5 games
Sacks / game0.0 range 0.0–0.0
wk 1–5 · 5 games
Passes defended / game0.0 range 0.0–0.0
wk 1–5 · 5 games
Snap share51.6% range 35–62
wk 1–5 · 5 games
Snaps by week — his larger of the offence and defence share
60%wk 1
62%wk 2
44%wk 3
35%wk 4
57%wk 5
Medical history
When
Injury
Weeks on a report
Worst status
2026 · wk 7
illness
1
Questionable
2024 · wk 18
shoulder
1
Questionable
2024 · wk 5
hand
3
Out
2024 · wk 1
back
1
Questionable
2023 · wk 9
back
1
Questionable
2023 · wk 3
quad
2
Questionable
2022 · wk 22
shoulder
1
—
2022 · wk 21
toe
1
—
2022 · wk 14
groin
1
—
2022 · wk 9
hamstring
1
—
2022 · wk 2
knee
1
—
2021 · wk 20
Not injury related
1
—
2021 · wk 19
wrist
1
—
2021 · wk 17
hip
1
—
2021 · wk 15
illness
1
Out
2020 · wk 21
knee
1
Out
2020 · wk 19
ankle
2
Out
2020 · wk 16
shoulder
1
—
2020 · wk 14
groin
1
—
2020 · wk 12
shoulder
1
—
Every injury episode on file for him, as the record holds it.
Injury history by season · 20 episodes · 24 weeks on a report · same site more than once: shoulder ×4
2020
shoulder · 1wgroin · 1wshoulder · 1w
2021
hip · 1willness · 1w
2022
groin · 1whamstring · 1wknee · 1w
2023
back · 1wquad · 2w
2024
shoulder · 1whand · 3wback · 1w
2026
illness · 1w
Weeks 1–18
ruled out
questionable
listed, and played
Each bar is one episode: the week it began and how many weeks he was on a report, coloured by the worst status. One that began after week 18 is in the table above and not drawn here.
Our past calls vs what happened
Wk 7locked
Season on him: no call of ours graded yet. Graded by the record: right or a miss against whether he played. A week we did not call, or his club's own word, is not graded.
The rest of his team's report this week
Player
Pos
Practice
Whose word
Call
Chance he plays
Band
Ronnie Harrison
LB
UNK
team's word
—
Cole Turner
TE
UNK
team's word
—
Darrell Baker Jr.
CB
UNK
team's word
—
Reese Taylor
CB
DNP
team's word
Out
De'Von Achane
RB
UNK
team's word
—
Storm Duck
CB
UNK
team's word
—
Rene Konga
DE
UNK
team's word
—
Trey Moore
LB
UNK
team's word
—
Kyle Louis
S
FULL
team's word
Questionable
The model reads the room: who else is out shifts what his own designation is worth.
The data behind this page — the timeline in words, every call and week on record, about him, and what this page does not show
Profile — as of week 7
Role
LB1 · 52% snaps
Season
2026 · 5 games through wk 6
Per game
3.2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 passes defended
Career
6 seasons · 98 games before 2026
Injuries
18 episodes · last: shoulder, 2024 wk 18
Bio
age 28.5 · 6 seasons' experience · drafted round 2
Where the profile comes from
Built from: honors.db; nflverse injuries_2026.csv; medical.db; nflverse players.csv; profile.db; nflverse roster_2026.csv; nflverse roster_weekly_2026.csv; nflverse snap_counts_2026.csv; nflverse stats_player_week_2026.csv. Every number in it is one those sources hold.