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    James Willis

    Player Profile

    Position:
    Assistant Coach/Linebackers
    Experience:
    First Year
    Alma Mater:
    Auburn (2003)

    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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