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James Willis

Posted on January 21, 2009

james-willisJames Willis (born September 2, 1972 in Huntsville, Alabama) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League and current associate head coach and linebackers coach for the Alabama Crimson Tide football team. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round of the 1993 NFL Draft. He played college football at Auburn.
Willis also played for the Philadelphia Eagles, Seattle Seahawks, and the Birmingham Thunderbolts of the now defunct XFL..

EDUCATION
College: Auburn University (B.S, 2003)

PLAYING EXPERIENCE
1990-92 – Auburn (linebacker)
1993-94 – Green Bay Packers (linebacker)
1995-98 – Philadelphia Eagles (linebacker)
1999 – Seattle Seahawks (linebacker)
2001 – Birmingham Thunderbolts (XFL) (linebacker)

COACHING EXPERIENCE
2001-03 – Auburn (Student Assistant – 2001-02; Defensive Graduate Asst. – 2003)
2004-05 – Rhode Island (Linebackers)
2005 – Temple (Linebackers)
2006-present – Auburn (Linebackers)
BOWL EXPERIENCE
Player – 1990 Peach

Coach – 2007 Cotton Bowl, 2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl

MISCELLANEOUS
Notable: Helped Auburn earn a No. 7 ranking nationally in scoring defense in 2006 … Coached Tray Blackmon who was named a second-team Freshman All-American by The Sporting News in 2006 … Coached Rhode Island linebacker Teddy Gibbons to team MVP and All-Atlantic 10 Conference honors in 2004 … Played seven seasons in the NFL and one season in the XFL … Three-year starter for the Philadelphia Eagles (1996-98) … Three-year starter under Pat Dye at Auburn (1990-92), recording 344 career tackles … First team All-SEC in 1992 … Named SEC Co-Defensive Freshman of the Year in 1990 … Voted to Auburn’s All-Decade team for the 1990s.

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