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
Houston Oilers (1985–1988) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1989–1992) Houston Oilers (1993)
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-American (1984) Second-team All-East (1984)
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).