Player Career

Ryan Willis Career Story

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

Player Story

Ryan Willis story

Ryan Willis built his college career from 2013 through 2019 as a quarterback from Overland Park, KS wearing No. 5, spending time with Kansas and Virginia Tech. The clearest part of Ryan Willis' career was his passing role: 6,152 passing yards, 45 touchdown passes, 913 attempts, and 301 rushing yards across 33 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Virginia Tech. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 301 rushing yards and 4 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 33 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Kansas and Virginia Tech.

The arc is straightforward: Ryan 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

    Kansas

    2013-2016

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Virginia Tech

    2018-2019

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2013201420152016201820182019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonKansas0
2014 Regular SeasonKansas00
2015 Regular SeasonKansas1,64046181,640
2016 Regular SeasonKansas80349.817.4-837
2018 PostseasonVirginia Tech3,07062.824.32,267
2018 Regular SeasonVirginia Tech3,07062.824.30
2019 Regular SeasonVirginia Tech9405918.2-2,130

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs TCU

Week 6 · L 23-24 · Conference game

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

365

Total Offense

78.4 takeover

365 total offense with 54.3 efficiency.

#2

@ North Carolina

Week 7 · W 22-19 · Conference game

309

Total Offense

77.9 takeover

Win shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

309 total offense with 60.8 efficiency.

#3

@ Pittsburgh

Week 11 · L 22-52 · Conference game

296

Total Offense

75.8 takeover

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

296 total offense with 65.5 efficiency.

#4

vs Notre Dame

Week 6 · L 23-45

325

Total Offense

74.8 takeover

Loss with 325 yards of offense and 54 efficiency.

325 total offense with 54 efficiency.

#5

@ Boston College

Week 1 · L 28-35 · Conference game

357

Total Offense

73.6 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

357 total offense with 51.8 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Postseason · Virginia Tech

3,070 primary output · 62.8 efficiency · 24.3 usage

75.4

#2

2018 Regular Season · Virginia Tech

75.4

3,070 primary · 62.8 efficiency · 24.3 usage

#3

2015 Regular Season · Kansas

52.9

1,640 primary · 46 efficiency · 18 usage

Milestones

8

250+ passing yards

8

300+ total offense

9

3+ TD games

11

Above avg efficiency