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2008 Football Roster

16 Justin Willis

  • Position QB
  • Class JR
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 210
  • Hometown Denton, Texas
  • Previous School Ryan

Biography

Junior (2008): Played in 10 games, starting in the season finale against Southern Miss... Had his best game of the year against the Golden Eagles, catching 11 passes for 88 yards and a score... With the TD catch, tied Ramon Flanigan for most TDs responsible-for in school history with 57... Finished the year with 14 grabs for 143 yards; Sophomore (2007): Started all 12 games... An honorable mention All-C-USA selection by the league[apos]s coaches... Co-winner of the team[apos]s Wild Horse Club Award along with Emmanuel Sanders... Threw for 2,944 yards and 25 TDs on 242-of-414 passing... His 25 TD passes rank second all-time at SMU in a season to his 26-TD effort in 2006... Had four of the all-time top 15 single-game total offense efforts in school history - Memphis (489), UNT (435), Houston (402) and Tulane (369)... Set a new single-season total offense record with 3,643 yards... His 2,944 yards passing is third-best ever in a season at SMU... Became the first SMU player since 1994 to pass for over 100 yards and run for 100 yards with a 375/114 performance at Memphis in the season finale... Had four-passing TD games against Arkansas State, Rice and Memphis... Had a career-long 48-yard TD run against the Tigers as well; Freshman (2006): Picked as the Conference USA Freshman of the Year by the league[apos]s coaches and media and the C-USA Offensive Freshman of the Year by the Houston Chronicle... Named a third-team Freshman All-American by The Sporting News... Was an All-Freshman Conference USA pick by the coaches, the media and the Houston Chronicle... Co-winner of the James Bradley 'New Mustang' award for consistent play along with Bryan McCann and Emmanuel Sanders... Named SMU[apos]s Offensive MVP... Completed 182 of 270 pass attempts on the year for 2,047 yards with 26 TDs and just six interceptions... Had a breakout game against Sam Houston, throwing scoring tosses to five different receivers and adding a two-yard touchdown run... Started the SHSU game by completing 13 consecutive passes, tying the second-longest streak in school history... Finished with a 94.7 percent completion percentage (18-of-19) to set a new school mark and tie the C-USA record... His six TDs accounted-for also tied a school record... Followed up the SHSU win with a four-TD performance against Arkansas State to total nine TD passes in two games, setting an SMU record for TD passes in consecutive games... Had three 4-plus-TD-pass games (SHSU 5, ASU 4, Marshall 4), setting new SMU season and career records... Threw 26 TD passes on the season, setting a new SMU record for TD passes in a season... Compiled a 158.4 passing efficiency rating to rank second in Conference USA and 10th in the entire NCAA... His 67.4% completion rate set a new school record... Just missed his first career 300-yard game, throwing for 299 yards against Houston... Ranked second on the team in rushing with 354 yards... Accounted for 29 TDs (26 pass, 3 run) in 2006 - the most in SMU history - and his 2,401 yards of total offense rank as fourth-most ever in a season at SMU... Was responsible for 16.4 ppg, sixth-best in the entire NCAA; 2005: Redshirted; Prep: A Rivals.com three-star recruit... Rated as the nation[apos]s No. 27 dual-threat quarterback by Rivals... Earned second-team All-State honors... Denton Record-Chronicle[apos]s Area MVP... A third-team All-Texas selection... First-team All-DFW by the Dallas Morning News... A member of Rivals, Denton Record-Chronicle & Dallas Morning News Area Top 100 lists... Passed for 32 touchdowns and almost 3,000 yards... Rushed for another 1,080 yards and 13 scores... Led Ryan to a 12-2 mark as a senior... Also lettered in basketball and baseball... Chose SMU over Kansas State, Northwestern, Iowa State, Tulsa and New Mexico; Personal: A sociology major.

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