Brayden Willis

Golden Nuggets

• Has one sister, Grace, who plays soccer at Texas State.
• Earned the nickname "Weight Room Willy" in college for his work ethic and strength in the weight room.
• Hosts an Oklahoma football podcast with his former teammate, Jeremiah Hall, called "The Podcast on the Prairie."

Golden Nuggets

• Has one sister, Grace, who plays soccer at Texas State.
• Earned the nickname "Weight Room Willy" in college for his work ethic and strength in the weight room.
• Hosts an Oklahoma football podcast with his former teammate, Jeremiah Hall, called "The Podcast on the Prairie."

Goldmine

• Willis' position coach at Oklahoma was Joe John Finley, a former 49ers TE who played for the team from 2008-10. "The first thing that comes to my mind when I think about Brayden is just that dog mentality. You come across a bunch of great football players in your life and one thing they all have in common is they all have that killer mentality. He took that into every part of his life, he was the hardest worker on the team, and he was a leader through his actions," Finley remarked when asked about Willis and his work ethic. "He wore out our jugs machine, I think he caught 10,000 balls the last two summers that he was here. And thats a lot of balls to catch over the summer in addition to all of those things we ask those guys to do, go to class, their workouts, and seven on seven, routes on air, all that good stuff. He actually caught 10,000 per summer which is unbelievable."

College

• Appeared in 58 games (25 starts) in five years (2018-22) at Oklahoma and registered 75 recepts. for 998 yds. and 13 TDs. In 2022, started all 13 games and set career highs with 39 recepts. for 514 yds. and 7 TDs, earning Second-Team All-Big 12 honors. In 2021, appeared in 13 games (8 starts) and registered 15 recepts. for 177 yds. and 2 TDs. Appeared in 5 games (2 starts) as a junior in 2020 and recorded 9 recepts. for 110 yds. and 1 TD. Appeared in 14 games (2 starts) as a sophomore in 2019 and registered 11 recepts. for 168 yds. and 3 TDs. As a freshman in 2018, appeared in 13 games and caught 1 pass for 29 yds.