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NFL Draft analysis for Willie Gay Jr., LB, Mississippi State

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2020 NFL DRAFT SUTG REPORT: MISSISSIPPI STATE OLB WILLIE GAY JR.

PFN Chief Draft Analyst Tony Ple's sutg report on 2020 NFL Draft prospect OLB Willie Gay Jr. of the Mississippi State Bulldogs. * willie gay jr scouting report *

Willie Gay Jr., OLB, Mississippi State Bulldogs. 5 for loss) wh five sacks and two terceptns as a sophomore.

Gay posss the size and speed to velop to a productive lebacker at the next level.

2020 NFL DRAFT: WILLIE GAY JR. SUTG REPORT

Willie Gay Jr. has been shootg up draft boards after a excellent Combe performance. Learn more about the ntroversial 2020 NFL Draft lebacker. * willie gay jr scouting report *

Photo by Michael Chang/Getty Imag Use your ← → (arrows) to browseWillie Gay Jr. “Off-field issu” is one of the more popular scriptns beg wrten about Mississippi State lebacker Willie Gay Jr.

WILLIE GAY JR., LB, MISSISSIPPI STATE

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Gay outperformed expectatns at this year’s Combe and is leavg many analysts wonrg where he stands the hierarchy of the 2020 NFL Draft Gay be part of the Isaiah Simmons i: ele talent sted to be a first-rounr the 2020 NFL Draft? Or should Gay jo the rank and file of the send round?

Where Gay belongs the draft nversatn is difficult to ascerta, sce is almost impossible to know jt how much “off-field issu” play a role draft cisn-makg. We n only assume that creria is different for each general manager, their preferenc, the nature of the prospects “off-field issu” and to what extent they uld affect the Gay the next Bobby Wagner or jt another Combe warrr? In this sutg report, we’ll explore the qutns and review Gay as a prospect.

Followg that, we’ll review Gay as a player: the thgs that show up on game tape and his phenomenal Combe performance. Fally, we’ll discs three NFL teams that Gay would do well wh, based on posnal need and draft first, let’s review the so-lled “off-field issu” that are plagug Gay’s draft procs.

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While the claims are ubiquo across multiple reports of Gay, the issu are rarely scribed tail or more sutg reports and player breakdowns, make sure to check back wh NFL Mocks for the latt analysis on the 2020 NFL your ← → (arrows) to browse Published on 03/09/2020 at 8:00 AM EDTLast updated on 03/09/2020 at 8:00 AM EDT. NFL Draft analysis for Willie Gay Jr., LB, Mississippi State. How did they gra Gay, a player who ran the send-fastt 40-yard dash for a lebacker?

Lot of this might have to do wh Gay’s so-lled “off-field issu” that have been brought up recent weeks. While rearchg Gay for this article, beme clear that the issu stem om three separate cints that happened at Mississippi State the last two uld be other issu not currently dissemated to the public that are fluencg general managers and football suts about Gay.

WILLIE GAY JR. 2020 NFL DRAFT SUTG REPORT

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NFL teams regularly hire private tectiv and do a thorough sweep of a player’s private life for Gay, seems implsible the so-lled issu publicly available are makg teams hant to draft him when weighed agast the immense amount of talent he shows on tape.

For the purpos of this sutg report, we will report the so-lled issu that are publicly first off-field issue revolv around an eight-game spensn Gay suffered 2019.

Mississippi State’s Willie Gay Jr.

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(50) REACTS BEFORE THE GAME AGAST THE PTSBURGH STEELERS AN AFC WILD CARD PLAYOFF FOOTBALL GAME AT GEHA FIELD AT ARROWHEAD STADIUM. MANDATORY CRED: JAY BIGGERSTAFF-USA TODAY SPORTSKANSAS CY CHIEFS 2023 ROSTER PREVIEW: LEBACKERS ENTERG TRAG CAMP

Willie Gay Jr. has been shootg up draft boards after a excellent Combe performance. Learn more about the ntroversial 2020 NFL Draft lebacker. - Page 4 * willie gay jr scouting report *

— At Gayle (@PFF_AtGayle) Febary 27, 2020The cheatg volved a tutor for the athletic partment that supposedly pleted amic assignments and chemistry tts for players on the team. That teammate was allegedly our lebacker third and last issue revolv around Gay beg ejected om the Egg Bowl 2018. Gay was ejected after currg two separate “unsportsmanlike nduct” suatn however volv a ltle nuance, as every player durg that game received an “unsportsmanlike nduct” followg a brawl that saw the bench om both teams h the field.

Durg the fight, Gay was relatively rerved and did not stigate or ntue the fight. Allowg himself to be ejected om the biggt game of the season, ’s unrstandable why NFL general managers are ncerned about draftg Gay. But recent reports about Gay will simply say “He has a history of ejectns…” and not add any more tails, obftg the nature of the ejectn (along wh the other issu listed this article) may dite to NFL teams that Gay has poor cisn-makg off the field.

Photo by Michael Chang/Getty Imag Use your ← → (arrows) to browsePhoto by Alika Jenner/Getty Imag2020 NFL Draft AnalysisDraft Predictn: Send RoundDpe the so-lled “off-field issu” listed earlier, should be assumed Gay will be drafted much earlier than many draft analysts are “team-hn” purists will likely ignore Gay the earlier rounds, cg the issu listed before. Some enterprisg general manager will draft Gay earlier than we fs perfectly on Day Two of the 2020 NFL Draft: not too early to get a ton of publicy, not late enough to let a divisnal rival sneak and steal him.

WILLIE GAY JR.

Willie Gay Jr. is one of the most talented lebackers this class. He arguably rivals that of Patrick Queen and Kenh Murray terms of talent. However, spe all his talent, he is a wreck off the field which him to fall on many boards as should. Gay is an athletic lebacker who n tackle very well, has absurd range, and n ver well too. * willie gay jr scouting report *

Gay may have a checkered past.

Here are three teams that would make excellent landg spots for Gay the 2020 NFL Draft. Possible 2020 NFL Draft Landg Spots 1 Willie Gay Jr. LB Mississippi State There are a myriad of reasons why the Las Vegas Rairs are the ial landg spot for Gay the 2020 NFL starters, ach Jon Gn and general manager Mike Mayock have a history of takg chanc on, let say, problematic players.

WILLIE GAY’S AGE BY KC CHIEFS BRGS UP NCERN AND NFN

The KC Chiefs' lebacker un is headled by Nick Bolton, De Tranquill and Willie Gay Jr. but also has trigug storyl to follow 2023 trag mp. * willie gay jr scouting report *

The stcture this team has uld be beneficial to Gay.

Fally, Gay will have a faiar face to help tutor him on the Rairs fense: Johnathan Abram was drafted the first round last year om Mississippi State. A new, h lebacker, wh a dash of ntroversy, is jt what the Rairs need to draw tert om the lol fact that Gay may also velop to one of the bt verage lebackers the NFL don’t hurt eher.

CHIEFS LEBACKER WILLIE GAY ARRTED AFTER ALLEGEDLY BREAKG VACUUM

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2 Willie Gay Jr. Belichick’s no-nonsense achg style (and the environment creat) uld be a good place for Gay. While Gay do have some baggage his history, none of has to do wh on-field productn or his abily to play lebacker.

3 Willie Gay Jr.

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While Gay may not be pletely done velopg, he is talented enough to earn a rotatnal role on the roster ’s verage abili also help the Cowboys as they prepare to say goodbye to ee-agent rnerback Byron Jon.

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Gay has an excellent history of playg verage and uld help the fense on passg downs. 2020 Gui: What Ourlads' Sutg Servic said about WILLIE GAY JR: Mississippi State, 6011 243 4.

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