Odell Willis

Odell Willis

No. 41     Edmonton Eskimos
Willis rushing the QB in 2012
Date of birth	(1984-12-28) December 28, 1984 (age 32)
Place of birth	Meridian, Mississippi
Career information
Status	Active
CFL status	International
Position(s)	DE
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	255 lb (116 kg)
College	West Georgia
NFL draft	2008 / Undrafted
Career history
As player
2007	Spokane Shock
2008	Peoria Pirates
2008	Green Bay Blizzard
2009	Calgary Stampeders
2009–2011	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
2012	Saskatchewan Roughriders
2013–present	Edmonton Eskimos
Career highlights and awards
Grey Cup champion (2015)
CFL All-Star	2011, 2014
CFL East All-Star	2011
CFL West All-Star	2014
Career stats
Playing stats at CFL.ca

Odell Willis (born December 28, 1984) is a professional Canadian football defensive lineman for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was signed by the Peoria Pirates as a street free agent in 2007. He played college football for the West Georgia Wolves.

Willis has also played for the Spokane Shock, Green Bay Blizzard, Calgary Stampeders, Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Willis played four seasons for the University of West Georgia and totaled 126 tackles, 20.5 sacks and six forced fumbles for the Braves. He was twice named an All-Gulf South Conference selection.

In 2008, Willis played for the Peoria Pirates and the Green Bay Blizzard of Arena Football League 2

In 2009, Willis signed with the Calgary Stampeders where he recorded six sacks in his first nine games.

He was then traded to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in a package trade where he recorded another four sacks with the Blue Bombers. In his 2010 campaign, Willis started all 18 games and recorded 11 sacks. During the 2011 CFL season, Willis started all 18 games for the second consecutive year and set a new career high with 13 sacks. His performance earned him his first CFL East Division All-Star nod and recognition on his first CFL All-Star team a short while later.