2024 SEASON: Played in seven games with two starts, connecting on 40 of 54 passes (74.1 pct.) for 550 yards and three TDs with no INTs for a 124.8 rating…Among QBs with 50- plus passing attempts in a season, posted the top single-season mark for passer rating in NFL history…Among QBs with 50- plus attempts, ranked No. 1 in the league in yards per attempt (10.19), the top single-season mark by an NFL QB since Vikings QB Gus Frerotte (10.62 in 2003)…Ranked No. 5 on the team with 138 rushing yards and a TD on 20 carries (6.9 avg.)...Posted a 126.2 passer rating on third down (18 of 24 for 275 yards and a TD), No. 2 in the NFL (min. 20 att.), with an average of 11.46 yards per attempt, No. 1 in the league (min. 20 att.)…At Phila*delphia* (Sept. 6): Took over for an injured Love (knee) for the final two plays of the game in his Green Bay debut and had one passing attempt…Vs. Indianapolis (Sept. 15): Made his first start in a Green Bay uniform with Love (knee) sidelined, connecting on 12 of 14 passes (85.7 pct.) for 122 yards and a TD with no INTs for a 126.8 rating. Late in the first quarter, threw his first TD pass in the NFL when he found WR Dontayvion Wicks for a 14-yard score. Completed 7 of 8 passes (87.5 pct.) for 94 yards and a TD for a 155.2 rating on third down, including a 39- yard completion to WR Romeo Doubs to the Indianapolis 16 early in the fourth quarter on third-and-5. Added 41 rushing yards on six carries (6.8 avg.), highlighted by runs of 19 and 12 yards… At Tennessee (Sept. 22): Started for the second straight week in place of an injured Love (knee), posting a career-high 202 passing yards and a TD on 13-of-19 passing (68.4 pct.) along with a career-best 73 rushing yards and a TD on six carries (12.2 avg.). Became just the fourth QB in NFL history to post 200-plus passing yards, a passing TD, no INTs and a 120-plus passer rating along with 70-plus rushing yards, a rushing TD and an average of 12-plus yards per carry (Lamar Jackson, Sept. 18, 2022; Russell Wilson, Dec. 21, 2014; Randall Cunningham, Nov. 4, 1990). His rushing-yardage total was the second-best single- game mark by a QB in franchise history (since 1960) behind only QB Don Majkowski's 88-yard total at Detroit on Sept. 30, 1990. Capped off the opening drive of the game with a 5-yard TD run, a drive that featured a pair of 30-yard completions (30-yarder to WR Jayden Reed, 30-yarder to WR Christian Watson). Became the first NFL QB with 150-plus passing yards and 70-plus rushing yards (158/73) in a first half since Jackson (168/111) vs. Cincinnati on Oct. 13, 2019…At Jacksonville (Oct. 27): Came on in relief for an injured Love (groin) on Green Bay's fourth offensive play of the second half, leading the Packers to TDs on both of his first two full drives at QB. Completed 4 of 5 passes (80.0 pct.) for 56 yards and a TD for a 152.9 rating. Added four carries for 23 yards (5.8 avg.), highlighted by a 20-yard run up the middle to the Jacksonville 38 late in the third quarter that set up RB Josh Jacobs' 38-yard TD run on the next play. Found TE Tucker Kraft for a 3-yard TD pass with 14:06 remaining. With the game tied at 27 and less than two minutes remaining, found Reed on a career-long 51-yard pass down the left sideline to the Jacksonville 12 to help set up a game-winning 24-yard FG from K Brandon McManus as time expired. Became the first Green Bay QB since the merger to post a 120-plus rating (min. five att.), a TD pass, no INTs and an average of 8.5 yards per attempt in three straight games in a single season. Became the first NFL quarterback to accomplish that feat in his first three games with a team (min. five att.) since Hadl with the Rams (first four games) in 1973…Vs. New Orleans (Dec. 23): Took over for Love with 5:44 remaining in the game and the Packers holding a 27-0 lead. Led Green Bay on a seven-play, 48-yard TD drive that included his 34-yard completion to Reed on fourth down to the New Orleans 6…Vs. Chicago (Jan. 5): Took over for an injured Love (right elbow) in the second quarter on the fifth drive of the game, completing 10 of 13 passes for 136 yards for a 109.8 rating. Became the first QB in team history to post a 100-plus passer rating in each of his first three games with the team in which he attempted 10-plus passes.
2023: Appeared in three games for the Titans, completing 4 of 5 passes (80.0 pct.) for 74 yards while adding 21 rushing yards on five carries (4.2 avg.)…Served as the No. 2 QB, but did not see any action in eight games and was inactive (third QB) for six contests…Vs. Baltimore (Oct. 15): Came on in relief of an injured Ryan Tannehill (ankle) early in the fourth quarter, completing 4 of 5 passes (80.0 pct.) for 74 yards while adding 17 rushing yards on three carries (5.7 avg.).
2022: Played in eight games with three starts as a rookie, completing 31 of 61 passes (50.8 pct.) for 276 yards with three INTs…Rushed for 123 yards and a TD on 27 carries (4.6 avg.)… Served as the No. 2 QB in nine contests, but did not see any action...At Buffalo (Sept. 19): Made his NFL debut, entering the game late in the third quarter and completing 1 of 4 passes (25.0 pct.) for 6 yards while adding 16 rushing yards on four carries (4.0 avg.)…At Houston (Oct. 30): Made his first NFL start, completing 6 of 10 passes (60.0 pct.) for 55 yards along with 12 rushing yards on five carries (2.4 avg.) in the 17-10 victory. Became the sixth rookie QB in team history and the first since Marcus Mariota in 2015 to win his first NFL start…At Kansas City (Nov. 6): Started and threw for 80 yards on 5-of-16 passing (31.3 pct.) while adding 40 rushing yards on eight carries (5.0 avg.)…Vs. Houston (Dec. 14): Started and completed 14 of 23 passes (60.9 pct.) for 99 yards while adding a season-high 43 rushing yards and his first career rushing TD on seven carries (6.1 avg.). Scored on a 14-yard run off left tackle in the third quarter…2022 Draft: Selected by the Titans in the third round (No. 86 overall), the third QB drafted in 2022, a pick acquired by Tennessee from the Las Vegas Raiders in a draft day trade in exchange for a third-round choice (No. 90 overall) and a fifth-round selection (No. 169 overall).
COLLEGE: Appeared in 38 games with 23 starts, starting all 23 games he played in at Liberty (2020-21) and playing in 15 contests in two seasons at Auburn (2017-18)…Completed 388 of 618 passes (62.8 pct.) for 5,176 yards and 48 TDs with 18 INTs and rushed for 2,131 yards and 29 TDs on 366 carries (5.8 avg.)…Rushed for 1,822 yards during his two seasons at Liberty (2020-21), the most by any QB in the country over that span, and 27 TDs, tied for No. 1 among QBs…Led the FBS with 74 total TDs in 2020-21, posting 47 passing TDs and 27 rushing TDs over that span…Led Liberty to a 17-6 record (.739) and a pair of bowl victories in his two seasons…Earned his degree in interdisciplinary studies with a focus in business and sports management…2021: Started all 13 contests, throwing for a career-high 2,857 yards and a career-best 27 TDs with 12 INTs on 207-of-339 passing (61.1 pct.) and led the team with 878 rushing yards and 13 TDs on 197 attempts (4.5 avg.)…Broke his own single-season school record with 40 total TDs and ranked No. 8 in the country in points responsible for (242, 18.6 per game)… Was named a semifinalist for the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award and the Maxwell Award…Was named the winner of the Bobby Bowden Trophy, an award presented annually to "a college football player who epitomizes a student-athlete of faith and conducts himself in an exemplary model in the classroom, on the field, on the campus and in the community"…Threw for 242 yards and a season-high four TDs while adding 77 rushing yards and a pair of TDs vs. Old Dominion (Sept. 18)…Posted 287 passing yards and a TD along with 144 rushing yards and two TDs on 15 carries (9.6 avg.) at UAB (Oct. 2)…Rushed for a season-high 157 yards with two TDs on 23 carries (6.8 avg.) at Louisiana- Monroe (Oct. 16)…Threw for a season-best 307 yards and matched his season high with four passing TDs vs. UMass (Oct. 30)…Was named the MVP of the LendingTree Bowl against Eastern Michigan (Dec. 18), finishing with five total TDs (three passing, two rushing) and 289 yards of total offense (231 passing, 58 rushing)…2020: Started all 10 games in which he played, connecting on 170 of 265 passes (64.2 pct.) for 2,250 yards and 20 TDs with just six INTs while adding a career-best 944 rushing yards and a career-high 14 TDs on 141 carries (6.7 avg.)… Led all FBS quarterbacks in rushing yards and rushing TDs and posted at least one rushing TD in eight of 10 games played… Ranked No. 9 in the country in total offense (320.4 ypg) and No. 8 in points responsible for (204, 20.4 per game)…Rushed for a career-high 168 yards and three TDs on 21 carries (8.0 avg.) at Western Kentucky (Sept. 19) in his first collegiate start, the most ever by a QB in a single game in school history…Threw for a career-best 345 yards and tied a school record with a career-best six passing TDs vs. Southern Miss (Oct. 24)…Posted 217 passing yards and three TDs while rushing for 108 yards and a score at Virginia Tech (Nov. 7), Liberty's first-ever win over the Hokies… Was named the MVP of the FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl vs. Coastal Carolina (Dec. 26), rushing for 137 yards and a career-best four TDs while adding 210 passing yards in the 37-34 win…2019: Redshirted at Liberty after transferring from Auburn…2018: Appeared in eight games for the Tigers, connecting on 5 of 7 passes (71.4 pct.) for 24 yards while adding 88 rushing yards and a TD on 12 attempts (7.3 avg.)…Posted a 16-yard TD run vs. Liberty (Nov. 17)…2017: Saw action in seven games as a true freshman, completing 6 of 7 passes (85.7 pct.) for 45 yards and a TD along with 221 rushing yards and a TD on 16 carries (13.8 avg.)…Scored his first career TD on a 67-yard run vs. Mississippi State (Sept. 30)…Threw his first TD pass, a 4-yarder to RB Devan Barrett, and added a 48-yard run at Arkansas (Oct. 21).
PERSONAL: Given name Malik Antonio Willis…Born in College Park, Ga. …His uncle, James Anderson, played linebacker in the NFL for 10 seasons with the Carolina Panthers (2006-12), Chicago Bears (2013), Tennessee Titans (2014) and New Orleans Saints (2015)…His cousin, Nigel Warrior, played safety for the Seattle Seahawks in 2021…High school: Earned first-team all-state honors and was named the Class 7A Offensive Player of the Year by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution as a senior at Roswell (Ga.) High School, where he was a teammate of Packers S Xavier McKinney...Led the Pirates to the state title game in his lone season at the school, posting 2,562 passing yards, 1,033 rushing yards and 37 total TDs in 2016…Attended Westlake High School (Atlanta) for his first three years…Also played baseball in high school…Community involvement: Ran drills and interacted with kids in the Pals Program-Packers Play 60 Night in Hobart, Wis., in October 2024.
