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
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | |||||
| 2007 | 22–23 | SF | 16 | — | 159 | 122 | 37 | 0 | 7 | 4.5 | 11.5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | 23–24 | SF | 16 | — | 120 | 88 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 24–25 | SF | 16 | — | 136 | 98 | 38 | 13 | 11 | 4.0 | 28.0 | 3 | 8 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 25–26 | SF | 15 | — | 119 | 92 | 27 | 9 | 7 | 6.0 | 22.0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2011 | 26–27 | SF | 12 | — | 89 | 66 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 2.0 | 13.0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | 27–28 | SF | 16 | — | 113 | 81 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 8.5 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | 28–29 | SF | 14 | — | 97 | 75 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 3.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 863 | 93.9% | 54 | 13.7% |
| 2014 | 29–30 | SF | 6 | — | 30 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 342 | 91.7% | 24 | 15.2% |
| Career | — | 111 | — | 863 | 647 | 216 | 52 | 41 | 21.0 | 114.0 | 8 | 53 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 1,205 | 93.3% | 78 | 14.2% | |
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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