Jason Willis

Jason Patrick Willis (born July 26, 1980 in Los Angeles, California) is an American football wide receiver, who is currently a member of the San Jose SaberCats of the Arena Football League.

High school career
Willis attended Saint Bernard High School in Playa Del Rey, California. As a senior, he was Defensive Player of the Year at Defensive Back as well as "All Regional Team" as a Running Back. Willis was a three year starter on offense and defense as a sophomore, junior, and senior. He also ran track including top honors in the 200m, 400m, 4x100m relay, and 4x400m relay.

College career
Willis played collegiately at the University of Oregon. While there, he started his junior and senior year and played in 47 games totaling 93 catches for 1117 yards with two touchdowns. Willis also ran track for the University of Oregon with a personal best of 21.05 (200m) in addition to being the lead off leg for the 4x100m relay team.

Professional career
Willis signed with the Seattle Seahawks active roster as an undrafted free agent his rookie year but was placed on injured reserve after breaking his thumb in the opening game of his rookie year. He was allocated to NFL Europe to play with the Frankfurt Galaxy where he led the team with receptions and yards and paced first in the league with an average of 30yds per kickoff return. Willis also led his team to the World Bowl Championship where they were defeated by the Berlin Thunder.

During his sophomore season with the Seahawks, Willis had the pleasure of playing alongside Jerry Rice in his last season as one of the greatest receivers of all time. However, Willis was released during his third year with Seattle and was signed by the Miami Dolphins where he played with current NFL receivers Wes Welker and Marty Booker. Willis also rejoined college teammate Joey Harrington in Miami. After a two year stint with the Dolphins, Willis was signed with the Washington Redskins.

Willis played his first arena season in 2008 for the New York Dragons where he set a single season record for most receptions in one year (140). He also played alongside Aaron Garcia, an Arena legend who owns several records as a quarterback. Willis continued his arena career in 2010 with the Jacksonville Sharks where he helped lead the team to its first playoff birth in their inaugural year. Willis was later signed by the Pittsburgh Power the following year where he led the team in yards and receptions.

In 2012, Willis signed with the San Antonio Talons and led the team in receptions helping the team win 12 consecutive games and a first round playoff birth in its inaugural season.