Willie Tullis
Willie James Tullis
Born: April 5, 1958
Newville, AL USA
Position: DB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 193
College: Southern Miss, Troy
High School: Headland (AL)
Career: 1981-1988
Drafted: 1981 in Round 8, #217 overall by the Houston Oilers
Willie Tullis played from 1981 to 1988 during his career with the Houston Oilers, Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints. Tullis intercepted 18 passes for 171 yards in his career.
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Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL Houston Oilers | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 16 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 17 | 141 | 8.3 | 17 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 10 | 0 |
| Totals | 25 | 207 | 8.3 | 17 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL Houston Oilers | 32 | 779 | 24.3 | 95 | 1 |
| 1982 | NFL Houston Oilers | 5 | 91 | 18.2 | 28 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL Houston Oilers | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 23 | 470 | 20.4 | 62 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Totals | 63 | 1384 | 22.0 | 95 | 1 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NFL Houston Oilers | 5 | 65 | 13.0 | 44 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL Houston Oilers | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 22 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 22 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Totals | 18 | 171 | 9.5 | 44 | 0 |
Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NFL Houston Oilers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988 | NFL Indianapolis Colts | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1981 | NFL Houston Oilers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 16 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 9 | 3 |
| 1983 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 16 | 16 |
| 1984 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 16 | 15 |
| 1985 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 14 | 1 |
| 1986 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 7 | 1 |
| 1987 | NFL | Indianapolis Colts | 12 | 12 |
| 1988 | NFL | Indianapolis Colts | 16 | 9 |
