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LB · #55

Willie McGinest

Cleveland Browns

Position: Linebacker
Height / Weight: 6' 5", 270 lbs
Born: 11/12/1971 in Long Beach, CA
Age: 54
College: USC
Draft: 1994: Rd 1, Pk 4 (NE)
Experience: 15th Season
Status: Inactive

Play style & archetype

Based on 2026 play-by-play data.

Archetype

Limited sample

15 NFL seasons and 798 career tackles. Best year: 86 in 1995.

Career statistics

Regular season, by year and team. Career bests are highlighted.

Defense

Season	Team	GP	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
1994	NE	16	43	29	14	4.5	2	2	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	6	0	0	0
1995	NE	16	86	69	17	11	4	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	5	0	0	0
1996	NE	16	67	49	18	9.5	2	2	0	1	46	46.0	1	46	9	0	0	0
1997	NE	11	35	25	10	2	0	3	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0	0	0
1998	NE	9	29	20	9	3.5	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0	0	0
1999	NE	16	74	48	26	9	1	2	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2000	NE	14	63	45	18	6	1	2	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0	0	0
2001	NE	11	33	25	8	6	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	2	4	0	0
2002	NE	16	62	42	20	5.5	0	0	0	1	2	2.0	0	2	10	6	0	0
2003	NE	14	67	46	21	5.5	2	2	0	1	15	15.0	1	15	3	6	0	0
2004	NE	16	51	36	15	9.5	2	1	0	1	27	27.0	0	27	5	3	0	0
2005	NE	16	56	45	11	6	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	4	7	0	0
2006	CLE	14	46	37	9	4	0	1	0	1	0	0.0	0	0	2	8	13	0
2007	CLE	13	30	19	11	3	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	5	2	8	0
2008	CLE	14	56	43	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	2	5	8	0
Career		212	798	578	220	86	16	17	0	5	90	18.0	2	46	56	41	29	0

Scoring

Season	Team	GP	PASS	RUSH	REC	RET	TD	2PT	PAT	FG	PTS
1996	NE	16	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	12
1999	NE	16	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6
2003	NE	14	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6
Career		212	0	0	0	4	4	0	0	0	24