Willie Drewrey

Willie Drewrey
No. 82, 87, 85
Position:Wide receiver
Return specialist
Personal information
Born: (1963-04-28) April 28, 1963 (age 61)
Columbus, New Jersey, U.S.
Height:5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight:184 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school:Northern Burlington County Regional (New Jersey)
College:West Virginia
NFL draft:1985 / round: 11 / pick: 281
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:106
Receiving yards:1,601
Touchdowns:7
Return yards:3,694
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Willie James Drewrey (born April 28, 1963) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for nine seasons with the Houston Oilers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the West Virginia Mountaineers and was selected in the 11th round of the 1985 NFL draft by the Oilers.[1]

Drewrey played high school football at Northern Burlington County Regional High School.[2] After graduating high school, Drewrey was an electrifying player for the Mountaineers in the early 80s. He was an ace in the return game and a consistent slot receiver. Drewrey found his niche on special teams at the end of his freshman season. Coach Don Nehlen realized he had to get Willie more touches, giving him increased playing time at wide receiver as his career progressed. Drewrey had a monster senior campaign, ranking 3rd in punt returns, 10th in punt return yardage, and 20th in all-purpose yards. He would be named 1st team All-America that year. In all, Drewrey collected 3,508 career all-purpose yards and 9 touchdowns. He still holds the school record for career punt return yardage 1,191. His special teams capabilities earned him a spot in the NFL for 9 seasons with the Buccaneers (in their creamsicle uniforms) and the Oilers (now the Titans).

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold Career high

Regular season

Year Team Games Receiving
GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD
1985 HOU 14 0 2 28 14.0 19 0
1986 HOU 15 0 18 299 16.6 31 0
1987 HOU 12 0 11 148 13.5 35 0
1988 HOU 14 0 11 172 15.6 55 1
1989 TAM 16 0 14 157 11.2 18 1
1990 TAM 16 1 7 182 26.0 89 1
1991 TAM 16 0 26 375 14.4 87 2
1992 TAM 9 2 16 237 14.8 32 2
1993 HOU 16 0 1 3 3.0 3 0
128 3 106 1,601 15.1 89 7

Playoffs

Year Team Games Receiving
GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD
1987 HOU 2 0 5 79 15.8 29 1
2 0 5 79 15.8 29 1

References

  1. ^ "1985 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  2. ^ Willie Drewrey Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine, database Football. Accessed December 8, 2007.

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