Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2015-2018Indiana
Dameon Willis Jr.
LB • 6'1" • 224 lbs • Cleveland, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Dameon Willis Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
62
Solid production for a linebacker
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Reliability
73
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
72
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Indiana
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Indiana
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota
Player Story
Dameon Willis Jr. built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a linebacker from Cleveland, OH wearing No. 43, spending time with Indiana. The clearest part of Dameon Willis Jr.'s career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Indiana
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Dameon Willis Jr., LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · Indiana. Dameon Willis Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 110
- TFL
- 6
- Sacks
- 1.5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Dameon Willis Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Indiana · LB
- Career Tackles
- 110
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 29 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · Indiana
- Top game
- Minnesota
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · St. Ignatius · Indiana
- High school pipeline
- St. Ignatius · 24 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 43 · Senior
- 2018 Tackles rank
- 62 tackles · LB 219th (top 19%) · Big Ten 42nd (top 7%) · National 402nd (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Indiana | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Indiana | 8 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 13.6 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Indiana | 8 | 17 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 13.6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Indiana | 9 | 27 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 19.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Indiana | 12 | 62 | 4 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 61.2 |
Related Context
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Dameon Willis Jr. played LB for Indiana. Across 4 tracked seasons, Dameon Willis Jr. recorded 110 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Indiana.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
Indiana paired 7.5 primary output with 27.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 27.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2018 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Minnesota
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · Indiana
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
27.8
Usage
7.7
Consistency
53.2
Best Game by takeover score
Minnesota
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Florida International: 0. Virginia: 1. Ball State: 0. Michigan State: 1. Rutgers: 0. Ohio State: 0. Iowa: 0. Penn State: 1. Minnesota: 2. Maryland: 1. Michigan: 1. Purdue: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Florida International: 6 by 25. Virginia: 6 by 35. Ball State: 2 by 8.3. Michigan State: 3 by 22.5. Rutgers: 5 by 20.8. Ohio State: 9 by 37.5. Iowa: 6 by 25. Penn State: 5 by 30.8. Minnesota: 6 by 45. Maryland: 3 by 22.5. Michigan: 6 by 35. Purdue: 5 by 25.8
Split Comparison
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Wins0.4 · Games = 5 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 7 · +0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Minnesota
Best efficiency game
45 vs Minnesota
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/24 | vs Purdue | L 21-28 | 5 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/17 | @ Michigan | L 20-31 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | vs Maryland | W 34-32 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | @ MinnesotaSplash game | L 31-38 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | vs Penn State | L 28-33 | 5 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | vs Iowa | L 16-42 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | @ Ohio State | L 26-49 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | @ Rutgers | W 24-17 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | vs Michigan State | L 21-35 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | vs Ball State | W 38-10 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Virginia | W 20-16 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | @ Florida International | W 38-28 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Dameon Willis Jr. story
Dameon Willis Jr. built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a linebacker from Cleveland, OH wearing No. 43, spending time with Indiana. The clearest part of Dameon Willis Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 110 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 29 career games in the available record. That gives Dameon Willis Jr.'s career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Indiana
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20152016201620172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Indiana | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Postseason | Indiana | 1 | 12.2 | 2.5 | 1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Indiana | 1 | 12.2 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Indiana | 2 | 14.7 | 2.9 | 1 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Indiana | 7.5 | 27.8 | 7.7 | 5.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Minnesota
Week 9 · L 31-38 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Virginia
Week 2 · W 20-16
1
Havoc Plays
54.2 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 54.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Penn State
Week 8 · L 28-33 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
52.2 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 52.2 takeover score.
#4
@ Michigan State
Week 8 · L 9-17 · Conference game
0.5
Havoc Plays
44.2 takeover
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 44.2 takeover score.
#5
@ Virginia
Week 2 · W 34-17
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Havoc Plays
43 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 43 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · Indiana
7.5 primary output · 27.8 efficiency · 7.7 usage
61.2
#2
2017 Regular Season · Indiana
19.2
2 primary · 14.7 efficiency · 2.9 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · Indiana
13.6
1 primary · 12.2 efficiency · 2.5 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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