Player Career

Darius Willis Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Darius Willis story

Darius Willis built his college career from 2009 through 2011 as a running back from Indianapolis, IN wearing No. 28, spending time with Indiana. The clearest part of Darius Willis' career was his backfield work: 885 rushing yards, 187 carries, 10 rushing touchdowns, and 190 receiving yards across 13 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2009 with Indiana. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 190 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 13 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Indiana.

The arc is straightforward: Darius Willis moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Indiana

    2009-2011

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

200920102011
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonIndiana69544.928.1
2010 Regular SeasonIndiana38049.132.4-315
2011 Regular SeasonIndiana0-380

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Michigan

Week 4 · L 33-36 · Conference game

Loss with 179 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

179

Scrimmage Yards

96.4 takeover

179 scrimmage yards and 35.2 usage.

#2

vs Towson

Week 1 · W 51-17

102

Scrimmage Yards

86 takeover

Win with 102 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

102 scrimmage yards and 31.8 usage.

#3

vs Purdue

Week 12 · L 21-38 · Conference game

142

Scrimmage Yards

83.1 takeover

Loss with 142 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

142 scrimmage yards and 32.2 usage.

#4

vs Akron

Week 4 · W 35-20

100

Scrimmage Yards

79.6 takeover

Win with 100 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

100 scrimmage yards and 40 usage.

#5

vs Michigan

Week 5 · L 35-42 · Conference game

112

Scrimmage Yards

76.5 takeover

Loss with 112 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

112 scrimmage yards and 31.6 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2009 Regular Season · Indiana

695 primary output · 44.9 efficiency · 28.1 usage

72.1

#2

2010 Regular Season · Indiana

70.5

380 primary · 49.1 efficiency · 32.4 usage

#3

2011 Regular Season · Indiana

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

4

100+ rush yards

1

150+ scrimmage yards

4

2+ TD games