Jerrott Willard


Jerrott Michael Willard is a former professional American football linebacker in the National Football League. He attended University of California, Berkeley. He would play in one game for the Kansas City Chiefs in 1998.

College career

Jerrott Willard was "one of the most prolific tacklers in Cal history. Willard was a two-time first-team All-Pac-12 linebacker who paced the Bears in tackles four straight seasons from 1991-94. When he completed his career, he had set a school record with 54.0 tackles for loss and stood third all-time with 469 total tackles. He accumulated 147 tackles as a junior and 133 as a senior – both of which rank among Cal’s single-season top 10. Willard posted 22 tackles vs. USC in 1993 – a number no Bear has surpassed since. The Bears’ team captain as a senior, he was a two-time team MVP who played on a pair of bowl-winning squads – the 1991 club that went 10-2 and beat Clemson, 37-13, in the Citrus Bowl and the 1993 team that posted a 9-4 mark and downed Iowa, 37-3, in the Alamo Bowl. He returned an interception 61 yards for a score in the contest vs. Iowa."

Professional career

Following his Cal career, Willard was taken in the fifth round of the 1994 NFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs. Limited by injuries, he would play in just NFL game, for the Kansas City Chiefs in 1998.