Games Played/Started: (2003, 0/0); (2004, 16/11) (2005, 16/15); (2006, 14/14); (2007, 15/15) Total 61/55
Pro Bowl performer (2007) who is an explosive back, can run outside and also has the toughness to pick up tough yards between the tackles
McGahee also has soft hands out of the backfield and can protect the QB with blocking skills
Entering 2008, has started 55 of 61 games, carrying the ball 1,162 times for 4,572 yards and 31 TDs
Added 111 receptions for 734 yards and 1 TD
Earned his 1st Pro Bowl nod in 2007, starting all 15 games he played - missing only the season finale with broken ribs
Led the Ravens with a career-high 294 carries for 1,207 yards (4th in the AFC and 8th in the NFL), with a long of 46 and in 2007
McGahee also posted 7 TDs and finished 3rd on the team with 43 receptions for 231 yards including 1 receiving TD (all career highs)
Set a Ravens’ franchise record, scoring a TD in 7 consecutive games (10/21-12/3/07)
McGahee rumbled for a career-high 1,247 yards on 325 carries (5th highest in Bills history) in 2005
Became the 5th player in Buffalo history to post consecutive 1,000-yard seasons and is the quickest player in Bills history to reach the 2,000-yard rushing mark, accomplishing the feat in 26 games
Willis McGahee signed with the Ravens (trade with the Buffalo Bills) on 3/9/07
Originally selected by the Bills in the 1st round (23rd-overall) of the 2003 NFL Draft
2007: (with Baltimore) Earned his 1st Pro Bowl nod after compiling a career-high 1,483 total yards from scrimmage
A consistent offensive force in his 1st year with the Ravens, starting all 15 games he played - missing only the season finale with broken ribs
Led the Ravens with a career-high 294 carries for 1,207 yards (4th in the AFC and 8th in the NFL), with a long of 46, and 7 TDs
McGahee also finished 3rd on the team with 43 receptions for 231 yards and 1 TD (all career highs)
Set a Ravens’ franchise record, scoring a TD in 7 consecutive games (10/21-12/3)
He led the Ravens with 66 1st down conversions (56 rushing and 10 receiving), including 7 on 3rd down
2007 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Posted his 5th 100-yard rushing game as a Raven, carrying the ball 29 times for 104 yards (3.6 avg.) and had 1 reception for 2 yards in game 14 at Mia. (12/16)
Had his most productive game as a Raven, carrying the ball 30 times for 138 yards (4.6 avg.) and 1 TD in game 12 vs. NE (12/3)
Started his 50th-career game and averaged 4.9 yards per carry (102 yards on 21 attempts) and nettted a rushing TD in game 10 vs. Cle. (11/18)
Rushed 19 times for 114 yards and 1 TD, including his longest run as a Raven (46-yard TD scamper) in game 7 at Buf. (10/21)
McGahee picked up 3 1st downs on the ground and 2 receptions for 1 yard against the Bills
Totaled 136 total yards from scrimmage (88 rushing and 48 receiving on a career-high 7 catches) in game 5 at SF (10/7)
Was responsible for 6 1st downs against the 49ers
Averaged 7.4 yards per carry, toting the ball 14 times for 104 yards (1st 100-yard rushing performance as a Raven) and pulled in 2 receptions for 32 yards in game 4 at Cle. (9/30)
Ran for 5 1st downs and posted a 1st down receiving (on 3rd down) against the Browns
Started and led the Ravens with 26 carries for 97 yards (3 for 1st downs) and hauled in 2 receptions for 6 yards and his 1st-career receiving TD in the 20-13 win in game 2 vs. NYJ (9/16)
2006: (with Buffalo) Started 14 games (missing 2 due to a rib injury)
Finished the season with 259 carries for 990 yards (3.8 avg.) and 6 TDs
Also pulled in 18 receptions for 156 yards
2006 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Averaged 4.3 yards per carry, rushing 22 times for 95 yards and 1 TD, in addition to 2 receptions for 20 yards in game 15 vs. Ten. (12/24)
Rumbled for a game-high 125 yards on 16 carries and a career-long 57-yard TD in game 13 at NYJ (12/10)
That performance marked the 5th-consecutive 100-yard rushing game against Jets, the 1st time in Bills history a rusher posted 100-yard games in back-to-back season series against 1 opponent
Had a game-high 59 yards on 20 carries in game 7 vs. NE (10/22)
Also tallied 2 catches for 61 yards, including a 56-yard effort on a shovel pass, marking the longest reception by a Bills’ RB since a 69-yarder by Thurman Thomas (10/6/96 vs. Ind.)
Carried the ball 26 times and averaged 5.7 yards per attempt while establishing a new career high with 150 yards on the ground in game 3 vs. NYJ (9/24)
Rushed 25 times for 91 yards and 1 reception for 6 yards in game 2 at Mia. (9/17)
2005: (with Buffalo) Saw action in all 16 games, starting 15 and posted a career-high 1,247 rushing yards on 325 carries (5th highest in Buffalo history)
McGahee also became the 5th player in club history to post consecutive 1,000-yard seasons and was the quickest player in team history to reach the 2,000-yard rushing mark, accomplishing the feat in 26 games
2005 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Closed the season averaging 5.1 yards per carry with 113 yard on 22 carries in the season finale at NYJ (1/1/06)
McGahee also added a then-career-long 19-yard reception against the Jets
Rushed 31 times for a game-high 136 yards, marking his 11th 100-plus yard game (moving him to 5th in Bills history) in game 8 at NE (10/30)
Also posted 2 receptions for 21 yards against the Patriots
Posted a then-career-best 143 rushing yards and scored a TD for the 4th-consecutive game in game 6 vs. NYJ (10/16)
Rushed for 140 yards on 27 carries and scored 1 TD in game 3 vs. Atl. (9/25)
Gained a game-high 117 yards on 22 carries (5.3 avg.), his 8th 100-yard rushing game in the season opener vs. Hou (9/11)
2004: (with Buffalo) Saw action in 16 games, starting 11 in his 1st active season in the NFL
Led the team with 1,128 rushing yards (2nd most in Bills history for a 1st-year RB)
Posted 7 100-yard games in 11 starts, setting a new record for 1st-year Bills RB (old record: 3 by Joe Cribbs and Greg Bell)
In addition, his 13 rushing TDs tied him for 2nd in team history, behind O.J. Simpson’s 16 in 1975
His 5 multi-TD games are the 2nd most by a Bill in a single season (Simpson 6 in 1975)
2004 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Eclipsed the 1,000-yard rushing mark for the 1st time in his career in game 15 at SF (12/26) on a 20-yard run in the 3rd quarter to finish with 102 yards and 2 TDs on 15 carries, averaging a career-high 6.8 yards per carry
McGahee also caught 1 pass for 14 yards against the 49ers
Carried the ball 28 carries for 116 yards (4.1 avg.) and a career-high 4 TDs in game 11 at Sea. (11/28)
McGahee also pulled in 2 receptions for 26 yards and became the 3rd Bill to ever rush for 4-plus TDs in a single game with his 4 scores
Carried the ball 37 times for 132 yards and 1 TD in game 8 vs. NYJ (11/7)
His 37 carries were the most by a Bill since Thurman Thomas registered 37 carries on 11/8/92, and the 2nd highest in team history (39 by Simpson, 10/29/73)
Registered his 2nd-career start in game 7 vs. Ari. (10/31) and carried the ball 30 times for 102 yards and 2 TDs
His 2 rushing TDs were the 1st scores of his career
He also had 2 rushes of over 20 yards (23 & 24) on the team’s 1st drive, marking the 4th-straight game McGahee registered runs of 15-plus yards
Started his 1st-career NFL game and averaged 4.3 yards per carry as he rushed for 111 yards on 26 carries in game 5 vs. Mia. (10/17)
His 111 rushing yards in only his 5th NFL game ranked him as the 3rd-quickest Bill in history to eclipse the century mark in the beginning of his career and the highest yardage total for any Bills RB in his 1st-career start
McGahee’s 31-yard rush in the 4th quarter was his 1st-career run of over 30 yards
He also caught 3 passes for 31 yards against the Dolphins, including a 9-yard 4th-down reception in the 2nd quarter
2003: (with Buffalo) Spent the 1st 8 games of the season on the NFI (Non-Football Injury) list and was elevated to the 53-man roster prior to game 9 at Dal. (11/9)
Inactive rest of the season
Played just 21 games at Miami but established himself as one of the top scoring backs in the history of college football
Gained 2,067 career yards on 349 carries (5.9 avg.) with 31 TDs
Also caught 25 passes for 355 yards (13.1 avg.) and a 35-yard KOR for the Hurricanes
His 2,067 career rushing yards and 31 scores ranked 5th on the school’s all-time record lists
His 186 career points scored ranked 6th in Hurricane annals at the end of his college career
Was a consensus All-America and All-Big East Conference 1st-team selection as a sophomore in 2002
Was a finalist for the Heisman Trophy, and finished 4th in the voting (660 points)
Shattered school season records, as he carried 282 times for 1,753 yards (6.2 avg.) and 28 TDs, breaking the previous marks of 1,416 yards and 17 scores by Edgerrin James in 1998
In Division IA history, only Nebraska’s Mike Rozier (29 in 1983) and Oklahoma State’s Barry Sanders (37 in 1988) ran for more TDs in a season
His 10 100-yard performances broke the old Hurricane season-record of 8 (Ottis Anderson, 1978)
Added 350 yards on 24 receptions (14.6 avg)
Gained 2,108 all-purpose yards, breaking the old Miami season-record of 1,708 by Anderson in 1978
With his 204 yards on 24 attempts against Florida (joined Lorenzo Roan - 249 vs. East Carolina in 1980; and Edgerrin James (271 vs. Boston College in 1977 and 299 vs. UCLA in 1998); making him only the 3rd player in school history to rush for over 200 yards in a game
With his 205-yard effort and 6-TDs vs. Virginia Tech, he became the 1st player in school history to rush for over 200 yards twice in the same season
Those 6 TDs broke the old school game record of 5, set by Bill L’Italien vs. Piedmont in 1933
Redshirted in 2000
Majored in criminology at Miami
Regarded as one of the top RBs in the nation and the best in Florida at Central (Miami, FL) HS
Rushed for 771 yards and scored 14 TDs on 77 carries in just 8 games his senior year
Was listed as the 6th-best RB on PrepStar's 1999 Top 100 Dream Team and the 10th-best overall prospect in the Southeast Region
Named the best RB in Florida on the Florida Times-Union Super 75 list
Attended the Ravens annual Spring Football Festival at M&T Bank Stadium in April 2007 and ‘08, where he signed autographs and spoke at fan forums
Willis participated in “A Purple Evening,” a night that included football basics, autographs and fan forums at M&T Bank Stadium in Oct. 2007
He also visited a headstart child care center in Dec. 2007 to distribute 650 gifts to children after hosting a 3-week toy drive
