Odell Willis

Odell Willis (born December 28, 1984 in Meridian, Mississippi) is a professional American and Canadian football defensive lineman for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. 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.

College career
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.

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

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

Winnipeg Blue Bombers
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.

Saskatchewan Roughriders
On March 22, 2012, Willis was traded to the Saskatchewan Roughriders for second and fourth round picks in the 2012 CFL Draft. Willis recorded 6 sacks in the 2012 CFL season.

Edmonton Eskimos
After not being resigned following one season with the Roughriders, Willis signed with the Edmonton Eskimos on February 15 2013 (The first day of CFL free-agency).