Patrick Willis is a Hall of Fame linebacker whose career earned a historically elite career value score of 85 in the Knox value model. Willis's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
Patrick Willis
★ HALL OF FAME7× Pro Bowl5× All-ProTop 1% all-time linebackersIron Legend👑 2× #1 Linebacker · 2007–2009🌅 Early Bloomer · 2007
Height6'1"
Weight240 lb
BornJan 25, 1985
Age41
All-Time Rank & Honors
career ranks, postseason ranks, awards, title context7x
Pro Bowls
5x
All-Pro
Yes
Hall of Fame
An all-time caliber linebacker (top 1% all-time) who combined elite production with excellent availability over their career. Iron Legends define eras — they show up, every game, for years on end.
Career Value · VORP
VORP 213 · #325 · EliteWorth 213 points of value above a freely-available replacement linebacker — top 8% of all 4,649 ranked at the position. 7 of 8 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +30.4 on average.
Career Value · VORP
213 career value over replacement — #325 all-time of 4,649. 26.6/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #11 (Rd 1) · SF · 2007 · +24.8 vs expected KV-H
85actual
60.2 expected · Δ+24.8
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