James Willis is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Willis in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Willis's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
James Willis
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1993 | 20–21 | GB | 13 | — | 18 | 15 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 21–22 | GB | 12 | — | 35 | 26 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 22–23 | PHI | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 23–24 | PHI | 16 | — | 75 | 51 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 24–25 | PHI | 15 | — | 81 | 50 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 25–26 | PHI | 16 | — | 96 | 72 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 26–27 | SEA | 12 | — | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 89 | — | 318 | 222 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4 | 10 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
66 career value over replacement — #1704 all-time of 4,649. 9.4/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #119 (Rd 5) · GB · 1993 · +28.4 vs expected KV-H
61actual
32.6 expected · Δ+28.4
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