Patrick Willis stats

Last played for the San Francisco 49ers, 2014

Linebacker · #52

Age 41 · 6' 1"

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Patrick Willis played 8 NFL seasons, 2007 to 2014.

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Totals

Career regular season

GP
112
TOT
950
SOLO
732
AST
218
SACK
20.5
INT
8
PD
53
FF
16

Ranked among NFL players who qualify (TOT, SOLO, SACK, PD, FF: 8+ games; AST: 4+ games) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Totals by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.AST: Assisted tackles, where the player helped bring the carrier down.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
2007SF16174135394.0052
2008SF16141109321.01101
2009SF16152114384.0383
2010SF15128101276.0052
2011SF139774232.01124
2012SF1612088320.5292
2013SF1410482223.0012
2014SF6342950.0130

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · AST · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Career Postseason

GP
8
TOT
71
SOLO
60
AST
11
SACK
2.0
INT
1
PD
2
FF
0

Per game

Career regular season

GP
112
TOT
8.5
SOLO
6.5
AST
1.9
SACK
0.2
INT
0.1
PD
0.5
FF
0.1

Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.

Per game by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.AST: Assisted tackles, where the player helped bring the carrier down.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
2007SF1610.98.42.40.30.00.30.1
2008SF168.86.820.10.10.60.1
2009SF169.57.12.40.30.20.50.2
2010SF158.56.71.80.40.00.30.1
2011SF137.55.71.80.20.10.90.3
2012SF167.55.520.00.10.60.1
2013SF147.45.91.60.20.00.10.1
2014SF65.74.80.80.00.20.50.0

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · AST · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Bio

Age
41 yearsJan 25, 1985
Height
6' 1"
Debut
2007
Birthplace
Bruceton, TN
Draft
2007Rd 1, Pk 11
College
Ole Miss
Defensive Rookie of the Year
2007

Latest performance

Patrick Willis

Oct 13 · @ LAR · W 31-17

TOT
3
SOLO
3
AST
0
SACK
0.0
INT
0
PD
0

2007 NFL combine

ILB, 6'1", 242 lb · Mississippi

His combine measurements and their percentile
MeasureResultPercentile
40-yard dash4.51s92nd
Vertical jump39"90th
Broad jump9' 11"58th
Bench press (225 lb)22 reps47th
3-cone drill7.23s33rd
20-yard shuttle4.46s14th

Percentile: the share of ILBs measured at the combine since 2000 he beat. The 2007 combine

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentTOTSOLOSACKINT
Mon, Oct 13atLARW 31-173300
Sun, Oct 05vsKCW 22-178600
Sun, Sep 28vsPHIW 26-213200
Sun, Sep 21atARIL 23-146500
Sun, Sep 14vsCHIL 28-208700
Sun, Sep 07atDALW 28-176601

What were Patrick Willis's career stats?

Patrick Willis played 8 seasons for the 49ers. He recorded 950 tackles, 20.5 sacks and 8 interceptions. His best season was 2007: 174 tackles and 4.0 sacks.

League leaderboards and awards

8 seasons, 3 postseasons, 2007 to 2014

Patrick Willis led the NFL in tackles (2007, 2009); finished top 10 in a stat 4 times.

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 72nd in tackles (950)

Among the 9,779 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified NFL players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

Patrick Willis college stats

Patrick Willis played 3 seasons at Ole Miss Rebels (2004 to 2006): 335 tackles, 10 sacks and 1 interception.

defensive

Patrick Willis's college defensive by season
TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made alone, with no teammate sharing the credit.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PD: Passes the defender broke up or deflected.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.FF: Times the defender knocked the ball loose, whoever recovered it.INT: Passes thrown to the other team — lower is better.YDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TD: Touchdown passes thrown.
2004Ole Miss Rebels704327050000
2005Ole Miss Rebels1288840032100
2006Ole Miss Rebels1377958021000

returning

Patrick Willis's college returning by season
SeasonSchoolATTYDSYDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TDTD: Touchdown passes thrown.FCLNGATTYDSYDS: Yards gained on the quarterback's completed passes.TDTD: Touchdown passes thrown.LNG
2004Ole Miss Rebels1-100-11-10-1

College seasons as ESPN files them for the school he played for.

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Playoff games

Patrick Willis played 8 games across 3 NFL postseasons — 5 won, 3 lost.

Patrick Willis's line in each playoff game
TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.
2013GBW 23-2080.00
2013CARW 23-10110.01
2013SEAL 23-1770.00
2012GBW 45-3171.00
2012ATLW 28-24120.00
2012BALL 34-31100.00
2011NOW 36-3280.00
2011NYGL 20-17 OT81.00

What the columns mean: TOT · SACK · INT

Totals, from NFL game logs since the 1994 postseason — earlier games are not counted.