Willingham gets downhill and does a great job of squaring his pads up to make a tackle. The senior has legit speed, so he can play out on the flat and make plays to the sideline. He makes some really tough tackles, where he fights off the block fast (against some very good OL), and wraps up the ball carrier before he can make it through the line of scrimmage. Willingham does not have traditional size but he is dog out there on the field and will put 100% effort out there. North Springs has dominated a few games this season. Willingham gets downhill, and reacts to the play quickly showing a way above average football IQ. He does a nice job of locating the ball in the backfield quickly and just shows a ton of energy getting after the ball carrier. He’s gained about 15 pounds in the last year, and doing a much better job off cleanly taking the runner down.
2017 STATS: 85 tackles, 17 TFLs & 5.5 sacks