Troy University Athletics
2017 Football Roster
Roster
Damion Willis
- Position:
- WR
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 194
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Meridian, Miss.
- High School:
- Southeast Lauderdale HS
- Prev School:
- East Mississippi CC
2018 (Senior): Named to the All-Sun Belt First Team … Led the conference in catches of 40-plus yards and 30-plus yards; ranked seventh nationally with his seven 40-plus yard receptions and 12th with 10 30-plus yard catches … Despite missing two-and-a-half games, finished second in the Sun Belt with eight touchdown receptions … Second in the league averaging 77.5 yards per game … Ninth nationally (players with at least 40 receptions) averaging 18.02 yards per catch … Totaled 213 receiving yards on 10 catches against Louisiana; it was the second-most receiving yards in a game in school history; featured on You Got Mossed for a catch in the game … Three games with multiple touchdown catches – Florida A&M, ULM and South Alabama
2017 (Junior): Started eight games at the “Z” receiver position … Tied the New Orleans Bowl record with 11 catches as he finished with 136 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns in Troy’s 50-30 victory over North Texas … Caught 42 passes for 620 yards and three touchdowns on the season; his first touchdown grab was Troy’s first of the season as it came in the third game of the year … Had seven receptions for 93 yards in Troy’s home opener against Alabama State … Caught a season-long 47-yard pass against Idaho and a 46-yard pass against Alabama State … Had at least one reception in the first 11 games of the season and finished with multiple receptions in 11 different games … Averaged 14.8 yards per catch and 47.7 yards per game
East Mississippi CC: Led East Mississippi with 620 receiving yards and an 18.2 yards-per-catch average as a sophomore ... Finished second on the team with six touchdown receptions and third with 34 catches on the year ... Had a pair of 100-yard receiving games as the Lions went 11-1 on the season and finished the year ranked No. 2 in the NJCAA ... Caught four passes for 71 yards his freshman year
High School: Earned MHSAA 3A All-State First Team honors following his senior season at Southeast Lauderdale High School ... Caught 48 passes for 1,154 yards and 17 touchdowns – it was his third straight season with over 1,000 receiving yards for the Tigers
Personal: Full name is Damion Lakeith Willis ... Son of Barbara Willis ... Born June 20, 1997, in Jackson, Miss. ... Majoring in broadcast journalism
