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2016 Sprint Football Roster

23 Rex Willis

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Tyrone, Ga.
  • High School Sandy Creek

Biography

Career Honors
2016 All-Collegiate Sprint Football League (Honorable Mention)
2013 All-Collegiate Sprint Football League (Honorable Mention) 2016 (Senior): Named Honorable Mention All-Collegiate Sprint Football League ... Played in and started five games on the season ... Made 14 tackles on the year, including 11 solo stops, while adding four pass breakups, and an interception ... Had a season-high six tackles with a season-best five solo stops at Franklin Pierce ... Added four tackles (three solo) against Chestnut Hill and two (both solo) at Penn ... Recorded pass breakups against Franklin Pierce, Post, Penn, and Chestnut Hill, while notching an interception at Franklin Pierce. 2015 (Junior): Participated in six games with four starts at corner back ... Credited with 13 tackles with a season-high six coming on the road at Post on Oct. 17 ... Had two stops on three other occasions ... Recovered a fumble at Army on Oct. 31 ... Broke up three passing attempts. 2014 (Sophomore): Sidelined for the entire season with an injury. 2013 (Freshman): Named Honorable Mention All-Collegiate Sprint Football League ... Appeared in all six games as a freshman and made six tackles from the defensive back position ... Netted a season-high two tackles at Post (Oct. 12) ... Intercepted a pass on the road at Army (Oct. 26) ... Also participated with the track & field program as a member of the sprint corps. High School / Personal: Earned four varsity letters in both track and cross country at Sandy Creek High School ... Also participated in the football program as a defensive back and on the lacrosse team as a midfielder ... Served as team captain of track team as a senior ... Son of Rex and Subrenia Willis ... Sister, Ciara, ran track for four years at the University of Houston, while brother, Christian, split time between track (two years) and football (two years) at Birmingham Southern ... Goes by the nickname R.J. #NavySprint

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    2016Senior

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