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Patrick L. Willis, born on January 25, 1985, in Bruceton, Tennessee, was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers as the 11th overall pick in the 2007 NFL Draft. Willis attended the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), playing for the Ole Miss Rebels football team from 2003 to 2006. During his senior season in 2006, he won the Butkus Award and the Jack Lambert Trophy, recognizing him as the nation’s top linebacker, and was named SEC Defensive Player of the Year. He also earned consensus All-American honors in 2006.
Willis’s professional career began with immediate success in San Francisco. In his rookie year (2007), he led the NFL in solo (136) and combined (174) tackles, recorded four sacks, and two forced fumbles. His performance earned him the AP Defensive Rookie of the Year award, first-team All-Pro honors, and a Pro Bowl selection. He continued his high level of play, leading the NFL in solo (114) and combined (152) tackles again in 2009, along with four sacks, three interceptions, and three forced fumbles. Willis was recognized with first-team All-Pro honors and another Pro Bowl selection in 2009.
Over his eight-season NFL career, all with the San Francisco 49ers, Willis was selected to seven Pro Bowls (2007-2013) and earned All-Pro honors six times (2007-2012), including five first-team selections. He was an integral part of the 49ers’ defense, contributing to three consecutive NFC Championship Game appearances from 2011 to 2013, and a Super Bowl XLVII appearance in 2012. His career totals include 950 tackles, 20.5 sacks, and eight interceptions. Willis was also selected to the NFL All-Decade Team of the 2010s. In 2024, he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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