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2021 Football Roster

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28 Deon Willis

28 Deon Willis

  • Position:
    Linebacker
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    190
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Ypsilanti, MI
  • Highschool:
    Ypsilanti Community

Summary

Biography

At UR 2021: The senior finished his UR career by appearing in five games...Had nine total tackles, eight of which were solo stops...Had season-high five tackles (4 solo) against Ithaca on Oct. 9...Member of the National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society...Liberty League and UAA All-Academic honoree.

At UR 2020: Earned Liberty League and UAA All-Academic accolades for the second straight season.

At UR 2019: Made nine appearances as a sophomore, including four starts at linebacker...Made 33 tackles, adding 3 tackles for loss, one interception and one pass breakup...Had season-high eight stops at Endicott on Sep. 14...Seven tackles and an interception at Alfred on Sep. 28...Honored for academic work by being named to the UAA and Liberty League All-Academic squads.

At UR 2018: First-year defensive back helped Rochester lead the Liberty League in passing defense, surrendering just 171.5 yards through the air per game...Overall, appeared in nine games and finished with 19 tackles...Had one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and two tackles for loss...Best game came in season finale against Alfred, when he had six solo tackles, 2.0 TFL and a forced fumble.

HS: Attended Ypsilanti Community HS where he lettered in football, basketball and track and field for the Grizzlies...2-time captain in football and was track and field captain as a senior...Earned team awards in football during freshman, junior and senior campaigns...Named All-League on the gridiron in junior and senior seasons, being an All-County selection in 2017-18...Recorded over 300 tackles, 50 TFL, 12 fumble recoveries and 4 interceptions during football career...Helped team to back-to-back SEC championships in 2014 and 2015...Graduated Cum Laude and was 4-time Academic All-Conference selection.
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