Scout.com: Willis staking claim as top rookie defender?

Willis staking claim as top rookie defender?

Pat Willis had a monster NFL debut with 15 tackles		By Craig Massei SFI editor in chief Date: Sep 14, 2007 He wears No. 52 on his chest. That's no mistake. As Patrick Willis roams the football field from sideline to sideline, speeding past potential blockers and slamming into ball carriers, he brings to mind another No. 52 that Mike Nolan coached at linebacker not too long ago with the Baltimore Ravens. Willis already is wowing everybody after just one NFL game, and his best certainly is still to come.

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