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HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Seventy-First High School for coach Duran McLaurin … Earned all-conference and all-region laurels as a senior, while also taking home Seventy-First’s best offensive lineman award … Anchored an offense that averaged more than 350 yards per game, including 224 on the ground … Paved the way for a 1,000-yard rusher as well … Played a key role as a junior on an offensive line that helped the Falcons put up nearly 430 yards per game.
 
PERSONAL: The son of Kelley and James Willis … Has two brothers, Reuben and Gabriel … Reuben joined the Braves as an offensive lineman in 2018 … Maintained a 3.0 cumulative grade point average at Seventy-First High School … Hobbies include video games … Names his mother as his hero … Favorite movie is V For Vendetta … Lists the Pittsburgh Steelers as his favorite sports team … Alfredo is his favorite food … Majoring in computer science at UNCP.