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
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
1 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| 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 — #1736 all-time of 4,695. 9.4/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeSteal ↑
Pick #119 (Rd 5) · GB · 1993 · +28 vs expected KV-H
61actual
33 expected · Δ+28
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