Player Dossier

2014-2017

Ball State

Kevin Willis

DT • 6'2" • 300 lbs • Indianapolis, IN, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Kevin Willis shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.2 disruption score.

Usage Score

3.9

Efficiency

14.2

Consistency

11.1

Season Value

10.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Ball State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Ball State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Central Michigan

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Kevin Willis, DT. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Ball State. Kevin Willis shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.2 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season

Ball State paired 6.5 primary output with 15.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2017 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 14.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: UAB

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2017 Regular Season · Ball State

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.4

Efficiency

14.2

Usage

3.9

Consistency

11.1

Best Game by takeover score

Miami (OH)

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Illinois: 0. UAB: 2. Unknown: 0. Western Kentucky: 0.5. Western Michigan: 0. Akron: 1. Central Michigan: 0. Toledo: 0. Eastern Michigan: 0. Northern Illinois: 0. Buffalo: 1. Miami (OH): 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Illinois: 1 by 4.2. UAB: 3 by 32.5. Unknown: 2 by 8.3. Western Kentucky: 3 by 17.5. Western Michigan: 2 by 8.3. Akron: 1 by 14.2. Central Michigan: 3 by 12.5. Toledo: 2 by 8.3. Eastern Michigan: 3 by 12.5. Northern Illinois: 2 by 8.3. Buffalo: 2 by 18.3. Miami (OH): 6 by 25

Split Comparison

Losses0.3 · n=10
First Half0.6 · n=6 · +0.4 vs Second Half
Second Half0.2 · n=6 · -0.4 vs First Half
All Games0.4 · n=12

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

UAB

Best efficiency game

32.5 vs UAB

Result
Wed 11/22vs Miami (OH)L 7-2861000
Fri 11/17vs BuffaloL 24-4021100
Fri 11/10@ Northern IllinoisL 17-6322000
Thu 11/2@ Eastern MichiganL 14-5633000
Thu 10/26vs ToledoL 17-5821000
Sat 10/21vs Central MichiganL 9-5630000
Sat 10/7@ AkronL 3-31100.500.500
Sat 9/30@ Western MichiganL 3-5522000
Sat 9/23@ Western KentuckyL 21-33320.5000
Sat 9/16vs Unknown20000
Sat 9/9vs UABW 51-3131110
Sat 9/2@ IllinoisL 21-2410000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Ball State

    2014-2017

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2014201520162017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonBall State0
2015 Regular SeasonBall State00
2016 Regular SeasonBall State6.515.76.16.5
2017 Regular SeasonBall State4.514.23.9-2

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Central Michigan

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 56.2 takeover score.

#2

UAB

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.8 takeover score.

#3

Northern Illinois

1.5

Primary metric

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 29.5 takeover score.

#4

Buffalo

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 25.1 takeover score.

#5

Akron

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 24.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2016 Regular Season · Ball State

6.5 primary output · 15.7 efficiency · 6.1 usage

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#2

2017 Regular Season · Ball State

10.9

4.5 primary · 14.2 efficiency · 3.9 usage

#3

2014 Regular Season · Ball State

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2014 · Rating 0.8194

Lawrence Central · Indianapolis, IN

Committed To
Ball State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2014

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

52

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 22 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Kevin Willis quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DT
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
52