Ryan Willis

Ryan Willis (born September 28, 1996) is an American football quarterback for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Virginia Tech Hokies. In 2019, Willis finished his senior season at Virginia Tech.

Ryan Willis
No. 14 – Chicago Bears
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1996-09-28) September 28, 1996
Overland Park, Kansas
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:211 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High school:Roeland Park (KS) Bishop Miege
College:Kansas (2015–2016)
Virginia Tech (2017–2019)
Undrafted:2020
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Early life and college

Willis came out of high school as a three-star prospect, as rated by Rivals.com. He chose to play for Kansas over Wyoming, Illinois, Kansas State, and Tulsa. In his first start at Kansas, a Big 12 conference game versus the Baylor Bears, Willis broke his career high in passing, throwing 158 yards, on 20 completions and 36 attempts, and one touchdown. In a near win versus the 15th ranked TCU Horned Frogs, Willis threw 20–41 passes for 203 yards and a touchdown.[1] He started the final 8 games of the season for the Jayhawks in 2015, completing 164 of 315 passes for 1,719 yards, 8 touchdowns and 10 interceptions.[1][2]

He played in seven games, starting two, in 2016, completing 72 of 117 yards for 811 yards, 3 touchdowns and 7 interceptions.[1][2]

In January 2017, it was announced that Willis was transferring to play for the Virginia Tech Hokies.[3] At Virginia Tech, Willis joined the team as a walk-on with no guarantee that he would make the team; but he did and spent the 2017 season sitting out due to NCAA transfer rules.

In 2018, Willis has appeared in two games and made his first start at Virginia Tech at #22 Duke in Durham after an injury to incumbent starter Josh Jackson.[4] Virginia Tech won the game 31–14, and Willis was 17-of-27 for 332 yards and three touchdown passes.

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span
6 ft 4 in
(1.93 m)		 225 lb
(102 kg)		 32+3⁄4 in
(0.83 m)		 9+1⁄2 in
(0.24 m)
All values from Pro Day[5]

Willis signed with the Linemen of The Spring League in May 2021.[6] He was the MVP for The Spring League Megabowl in 2021 playing for the championship team.[7]

Chicago Bears

On December 18, 2021, Willis was signed to the Chicago Bears practice squad.[8] On December 25, he was "flexed" to the Bears' active roster to back up starter Nick Foles against the Seattle Seahawks.[9] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Bears on January 11, 2022.[10]

References
  1. "Ryan Willis". kuathletics.com. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
  2. "Ryan Willis". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
  3. Bitter, Andy (January 11, 2017). "Kansas quarterback Ryan Willis transferring to Virginia Tech". roanoke.com. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
  4. Niziolek, Mike (September 25, 2018). "Ryan Willis fulfills unique family tradition in wild ride to starting role at Virginia Tech". roanoke.com. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
  5. "Ryan Willis, Virginia Tech, QB, 2020 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
  6. The Spring League 🏈 [@TheSpringLeague] (May 3, 2021). "First look at the #TSLLinemen ⚡️ roster at #TSL2021! In Week 1, The Linemen will face the Conquerors from @LucasOilStadium at 10 pm ET on Thursday, May 6! The game will air on @FS1. Tickets for the Week 1 doubleheader in Indy can be purchased here: t.co/qsEH1IockC t.co/CIyNeiNQQA" (Tweet). Archived from the original on May 4, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Twitter.
  7. The Spring League 🏈 [@TheSpringLeague] (June 23, 2021). "He left no doubt. The #TSL2021 MVP is Linemen QB Ryan Willis (@RyanWillis14)! ⚡️ 🎨: @AlmanzaStudioz t.co/18EUhBxdW6" (Tweet). Archived from the original on August 1, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Twitter.
  8. Mayer, Larry (December 18, 2021). "Roster Moves: Bears activate Goldman, promote Ledarius Mack". ChicagoBears.com.
  9. Potash, Mark (December 25, 2021). "QB Ryan Willis flexed to Bears' active roster". Chicago Suntimes.
  10. Mayer, Larry (January 11, 2022). "Roster Moves: Bears sign 11 to reserve/future contracts". ChicagoBears.com.
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