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Patrick Willis

Willis at 49ers training camp in August 2010
Personal information
Current teamSan Francisco 49ers
Date of birthJanuary 25, 1985(age 25)
Place of birthBruceton, Tennessee
Height6 ft 1 inch (1.9 m)
Weight240 lb (108.9 kg)
Career information
CollegeMississippi
NFL Draft2007 / Round: 1 / Pick: 11
Debut2007 for the San Francisco 49ers
Career history
As player:
* San Francisco 49ers (2007 � present)
As player:
* San Francisco 49ers (2007 � present)
Career highlights and awards
* Butkus Award (2006, 2009) * Jack Lambert Award (2006) * Conerly Trophy (2006) * 2× All-American (2005, 2006) * 3× Pro Bowl selection (2007, 2008, 2009) * 2× First Team All-Pro selection (2007, 2009) * 1× Second Team All-Pro selection (2008) * AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year (2007) * 2× NFL Alumni Linebacker of the Year (2007, 2009) * Other College Awards and Honors
NFL stat - 6 Week, 2010
Tackles514
Sacks10.0
Interceptions4

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Patrick L. Willis (born January 25, 1985 in Bruceton, Tennessee) is an American football player who plays inside linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers 11th overall in the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Mississippi.

During Willis' senior season at Ole Miss, he won the 2006 Butkus Award and the Jack Lambert Award as the nation’s top linebacker. A year later during his rookie season with the 49ers, Willis led the NFL in tackles, earned First Team All-Pro and Pro Bowl honors and was named the 2007 AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year. Willis has earned Pro Bowl and All Pro honors all three years he has played in the NFL. Patrick Willis is the only player to receive the Butkus Award for best linebacker in more than one category. He won the college Butkus Award in 2006 while at Ole Miss. In 2009, he won the professional Butkus Award while with the San Francisco 49ers.

Patrick Willis is regarded by many as the best inside linebacker in professional football.

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49ers' Patrick Willis says players shouldn't be punished for making all-out ... - San Jose Mercury News Tweet this news
San Jose Mercury News--San Francisco 49ers linebacker -Patrick Willis- speaks during a news conference at the NFL football team's headquarters in Santa Clara, ... - Date : Thu, 21 Oct 2010 03:44:13 GMT+00:00
49ers Feeling Helmet-To-Helmet Hits? From Patrick Willis To Their New Stadium - Bleacher Report Tweet this news
Bleacher Report--49ers from -Patrick Willis- to Alex Smith have voiced their opinions about the league's hasty moves to increase fines, and even suspend players delivering ... - Date : Tue, 26 Oct 2010 15:15:03 GMT+00:00
49ers notes: Defense can't stop QB Moore - Sacramento Bee Tweet this news
Sacramento Bee--That, plus McDonald's touchdown, should have put the defense in the kill position, linebacker -Patrick Willis- said. "If we stop the run, which is what we ... - Date : Mon, 25 Oct 2010 07:02:17 GMT+00:00
Is 49ers LB Patrick Willis Slowing, or Offenses Ganging Up on Him? - FanHouse Tweet this news
FanHouse--It might be worth keeping an eye on 49ers linebacker -Patrick Willis- Sunday against the Raiders. Willis is the heart of the San Francisco defense, ... - Date : Sun, 17 Oct 2010 19:33:16 GMT+00:00
Patrick Willis: Patrick Willis' production down this season - Rotoworld.com Tweet this news
Rotoworld.com--49ers ILB -Patrick Willis- is on pace for 131 tackles, which would be a career low for the perennial All Pro. Coach Mike Singletary attempted to explain why: ... - Date : Wed, 13 Oct 2010 23:44:29 GMT+00:00
Former Manitowoc man gets 12 years in prison for sex assault of teen girl - Herald Times Reporter Tweet this news
Herald Times Reporter--Manitowoc County Circuit Judge -Patrick Willis- said Bishop violated trust while acting as a father figure and caused long-term physical and psychological ... - Date : Thu, 14 Oct 2010 16:31:44 GMT+00:00
The 49ers this week - San Francisco Chronicle Tweet this news
San Francisco Chronicle--On the hot seat: Inside linebacker -Patrick Willis-. The three-time Pro Bowler has been swallowed up by pulling guards too big to shed. ... - Date : Wed, 13 Oct 2010 07:15:14 GMT+00:00
Oakland Raiders (+7) at San Francisco 49ers - Bleacher Report Tweet this news
Bleacher Report--San Fran has skilled players on both sides of the ball with -Patrick Willis- and Nate Clements as well as Vernon Davis, Michael Crabtree and Frank Gore. ... - Date : Tue, 12 Oct 2010 15:11:14 GMT+00:00
Diana Taurasi naked on cover of ESPN The Magazine's Body Issue - Chicago Sun-Times (blog) Tweet this news
Chicago Sun-Times (blog)--According to ESPN, other stars featured in the issue include Venus Williams, -Patrick Willis-, Hanley Ramirez and Neuqua Valley's own Evan Lysacek.--- - Date : Tue, 05 Oct 2010 13:51:20 GMT+00:00
Diana Taurasi and Amar'e Stoudemire in ESPN's 2nd 'Body Issue" - USA Today Tweet this news
USA Today---...- the San Francisco 49ers' -Patrick Willis-; the Florida Marlins' Hanley Ramirez; volleyball player Kim Glass; wheelchair tennis player Esther Vergeer; ... - Date : Mon, 27 Sep 2010 19:35:19 GMT+00:00

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Paul Posluszny
Butkus Award Winner
2006
Succeeded by
James Laurinaitis
Preceded by
A.J. Hawk
Jack Lambert Award Winner
2006
Succeeded by
James Laurinaitis
Preceded by
Jerious Norwood
Conerly Trophy Winner
2006
Succeeded by
Damion Fletcher
Preceded by
DeMeco Ryans
AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year
2007
Succeeded by
Jerod Mayo

2007 NFL season :
Games Comb Tackles Ast Sacks PDef INT TD YDS FF
16 174 135 39 4.0 5 - - - 2

2008 NFL season :
Games Comb Tackles Ast Sacks PDef INT TD YDS FF
16 141 109 32 1.0 10 1 1 86 1

2009 NFL season :
Games Comb Tackles Ast Sacks PDef INT TD YDS FF
16 152 114 38 4.0 8 3 1 33 3


ESPN RISE 2000s All-Decade High School Football Team

OffenseQB Matthew Stafford * RB Cedric Benson * RB Maurice Jones-Drew * RB Adrian Peterson * WR Percy Harvin * WR Calvin Johnson
OL Jeff Byers * OL Seantrel Henderson * OL Jake Long * OL Michael Oher * OL Andre Smith
DefenseDL Tommie Harris * DL Gerald McCoy * DL Haloti Ngata * DL Ndamukong Suh
LB Brian Cushing * LB Ernie Sims * LB Patrick Willis * LB LaMarr Woodley
DB Eric Berry * DB Ted Ginn, Jr. * DB Myron Rolle
Special Teams
& Multi-Purpose
P Tyler Lewis * PK Jimmy Stevens * RB/WR/KR Reggie Bush * QB/ATH Jacory Harris * WR/DB/KR DeSean Jackson
QB/ATH/DB Terrelle Pryor * QB/ATH Tim Tebow * QB/ATH Vince Young

Dick Butkus Award winners (collegiate)

1985: Bosworth * 1986: Bosworth * 1987: McGowan * 1988: Thomas * 1989: Snow * 1990: Williams * 1991: Anderson * 1992: Jones * 1993: Alberts * 1994: Howard * 1995: Hardy * 1996: Russell * 1997: Katzenmoyer * 1998: Claiborne * 1999: Arrington * 2000: Morgan * 2001: Calmus * 2002: Henderson * 2003: Lehman * 2004: Johnson * 2005: Posluszny * 2006: Willis * 2007: Laurinaitis * 2008: Curry * 2009: McClain

Jack Lambert Award winners

1991: Anderson * 1992: Jones * 1993: Alberts * 1994: Brooks/Howard * 1995: Rice * 1996: Fitzgerald * 1997: Katzenmoyer * 1998: Nguyen * 1999: Arrington * 2000: Morgan * 2001: Calmus * 2002: Henderson * 2003: Vilma * 2004: Johnson * 2005: Hawk * 2006: Willis * 2007: Laurinaitis * 2008: Laurinaitis * 2009: McClain

Conerly Trophy winners

1996: Thomas * 1997: Patridge * 1998: Johnson * 1999: McAllister * 2000: Bright * 2001: Manning * 2002: Davis * 2003: Manning * 2004: Boley * 2005: Norwood * 2006: Willis * 2007: Fletcher * 2008: Joseph * 2009: Dixon

2007 NFL Draft First Round Selections

JaMarcus Russell * Calvin Johnson * Joe Thomas * Gaines Adams * Levi Brown * LaRon Landry * Adrian Peterson * Jamaal Anderson * Ted Ginn, Jr. * Amobi Okoye * Patrick Willis * Marshawn Lynch * Adam Carriker * Darrelle Revis * Lawrence Timmons * Justin Harrell * Jarvis Moss * Leon Hall * Michael Griffin * Aaron Ross * Reggie Nelson * Brady Quinn * Dwayne Bowe * Brandon Meriweather * Jon Beason * Anthony Spencer * Robert Meachem * Joe Staley * Ben Grubbs * Craig Davis * Greg Olsen * Anthony Gonzalez

San Francisco 49ers 2007 NFL Draft selections

Patrick Willis * Joe Staley * Jason Hill * Ray McDonald * Jay Moore * Dashon Goldson * Joe Cohen * Tarell Brown * Thomas Clayton

NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Award from the Associated Press

1967: Barney * 1968: Humphrey * 1969: Greene * 1970: B. Taylor * 1971: Robertson * 1972: Buchanon * 1973: Chambers * 1974: Lambert * 1975: Brazile * 1976: Haynes * 1977: Duhe * 1978: Baker * 1979: Haslett * 1980: Curry & Richardson * 1981: L. Taylor * 1982: Banks * 1983: Maxwell * 1984: Maas * 1985: Bickett * 1986: O'Neal * 1987: Conlan * 1988: McMillan * 1989: Thomas * 1990: Carrier * 1991: Croel * 1992: Carter * 1993: Stubblefield * 1994: Bowens * 1995: Douglas * 1996: Rice * 1997: Boulware * 1998: Woodson * 1999: Kearse * 2000: Urlacher * 2001: Bell * 2002: Peppers * 2003: Suggs * 2004: Vilma * 2005: Merriman * 2006: Ryans * 2007: Willis * 2008: Mayo * 2009: Cushing

2009 Pro Bowl NFC Starters

OffenseQB Kurt Warner * RB Adrian Peterson * FB Mike Sellers * WR Larry Fitzgerald * WR Anquan Boldin * TE Jason Witten
OT Jordan Gross * OT Walter Jones * G Chris Snee * G Steve Hutchinson * C Andre Gurode
DefenseDE Julius Peppers * DE Justin Tuck * DT Kevin Williams * DT Jay Ratliff
OLB Lance Briggs * OLB DeMarcus Ware * ILB Patrick Willis
CB Antoine Winfield * CB Charles Woodson * FS Nick Collins * SS Adrian Wilson
Special TeamsP Jeff Feagles * PK John Carney * KR Clifton Smith * ST Sean Morey

2009 AP NFL All-Pro Team

Offense: QB Peyton Manning * RB Adrian Peterson * RB Chris Johnson * FB Leonard Weaver * WR Andre Johnson * WR Wes Welker * TE Dallas Clark
OT Ryan Clady * OT Joe Thomas * G Steve Hutchinson * G Jahri Evans * C Nick Mangold
Defense: DE Jared Allen * DE Dwight Freeney * DT Kevin Williams * DT Jay Ratliff * OLB Elvis Dumervil * OLB DeMarcus Ware * ILB Patrick Willis * ILB Ray Lewis
CB Charles Woodson * CB Darrelle Revis * FS Darren Sharper * SS Adrian Wilson
Special Teams P Shane Lechler * PK Nate Kaeding * KR Josh Cribbs

2010 Pro Bowl NFC Starters

OffenseQB Drew Brees * RB Adrian Peterson * FB Leonard Weaver * WR Larry Fitzgerald * WR DeSean Jackson * TE Vernon Davis
OT Jason Peters * OT Bryant McKinnie * G Steve Hutchinson * G Jahri Evans * C Andre Gurode
DefenseDE Jared Allen * DE Julius Peppers * DT Kevin Williams * DT Darnell Dockett
OLB DeMarcus Ware * OLB Lance Briggs * ILB Patrick Willis
CB Charles Woodson * CB Asante Samuel * FS Darren Sharper * SS Adrian Wilson
Special TeamsP Andy Lee * PK David Akers * KR DeSean Jackson * ST Heath Farwell

Dick Butkus Award winners (professional)

2008: Ware * 2009: Willis



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