Usage / Role
55%
Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2013-2019Virginia Tech
Ryan Willis
QB • 6'4" • 220 lbs • Overland Park, KS, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Ryan Willis is a balanced quarterback profile with 18.2 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
23
Developing production for a quarterback
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Reliability
23
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
36
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Virginia Tech
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Kansas • Virginia Tech
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: TCU
Player 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...
Read the storyRyan Willis, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Virginia Tech. Ryan Willis is a balanced quarterback profile with 18.2 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 6,453
- Passing yards
- 6,152
- Rushing yards
- 301
- Touchdowns
- 51
Quick Answers
Ryan Willis quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Virginia Tech · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 6,453
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 33 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Virginia Tech
- Top game
- TCU
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Senior
- 2019 Total offense rank
- 940 total offense · QB 146th (top 40%) · ACC 23rd (top 14%) · National 204th (top 14%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Kansas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Kansas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Kansas | 10 | 1,640 | 1,719 | -79 | 9 | 52.9 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Kansas | 6 | 803 | 811 | -8 | 4 | 40 |
| 2018 Postseason | Virginia Tech | 12 | 252 | 219 | 33 | 3 | 75.4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 12 | 2,818 | 2,497 | 321 | 25 | 75.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 5 | 940 | 906 | 34 | 10 | 44 |
Related Context
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Ryan Willis played QB for Kansas and Virginia Tech. Across 6 tracked seasons, Ryan Willis recorded 6,152 passing yards, 301 rushing yards, and 4 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Virginia Tech.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Virginia Tech paired 3,070 primary output with 62.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2015 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 46 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2019 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Kansas, Virginia Tech.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Texas Tech
Loss with 323 yards of offense and 54.3 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2015 Regular Season · Kansas
Games
10
Primary Metric / G
164
Efficiency
46
Usage
18
Consistency
72.3
Best Game by takeover score
Texas Tech
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. South Dakota State: 0. Iowa State: 82. Baylor: 143. Texas Tech: 323. Oklahoma State: 171. Oklahoma: 154. Texas: 215. TCU: 214. West Virginia: 105. Kansas State: 233
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. South Dakota State: 2 by 33.3. Iowa State: 19 by 50.5. Baylor: 41 by 45.3. Texas Tech: 58 by 54.3. Oklahoma State: 36 by 41.1. Oklahoma: 41 by 50.8. Texas: 46 by 44.9. TCU: 46 by 50.6. West Virginia: 41 by 35.8. Kansas State: 44 by 53.5
Split Comparison
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First Half143.8 · Games = 5 · -40.4 vs Second Half
Second Half184.2 · Games = 5 · +40.4 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Texas Tech
Best efficiency game
54.3 vs Texas Tech
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/28 | vs Kansas State | L 14-45 | 19 | 35 | 215 | 54.3 | 2 | 1 | 53.5 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 21 |
| Sat 11/21 | vs West Virginia | L 0-49 | 13 | 36 | 127 | 36.1 | 0 | 2 | 35.8 | 5 | -22 | -4.40 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 11/14 | @ TCU | L 17-23 | 20 | 41 | 203 | 48.8 | 1 | 1 | 50.6 | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 0 | 23 |
| Sun 11/8 | @ Texas | L 20-59 | 17 | 34 | 214 | 50.0 | 1 | 2 | 44.9 | 12 | 1 | 0.10 | 0 | 17 |
| Sat 10/31 | vs Oklahoma | L 7-62 | 20 | 34 | 181 | 58.8 | 1 | 0 | 50.8 | 7 | -27 | -3.90 | 0 | 2 |
| Sat 10/24 | @ Oklahoma State | L 10-58 | 12 | 31 | 191 | 38.7 | 1 | 2 | 41.1 | 5 | -20 | -4 | 0 | 1 |
| Sat 10/17 | vs Texas Tech300-yard game | L 20-30 | 35 | 50 | 330 | 70.0 | 2 | 1 | 54.3 | 8 | -7 | -0.90 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 10/10 | vs Baylor | L 7-66 | 20 | 36 | 158 | 55.6 | 1 | 1 | 45.3 | 5 | -15 | -3 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 10/3 | @ Iowa State | L 13-38 | 8 | 16 | 100 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 50.5 | 3 | -18 | -6 | 0 | 1 |
| Sat 9/5 | vs South Dakota State | L 38-41 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 | — | — | — | — | — |
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
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- 1
Kansas
2013-2016
Opening stop
- 2
Virginia Tech
2018-2019
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Kansas | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Kansas | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Kansas | 1,640 | 46 | 18 | 1,640 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Kansas | 803 | 49.8 | 17.4 | -837 |
| 2018 Postseason | Virginia Tech | 3,070 | 62.8 | 24.3 | 2,267 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 3,070 | 62.8 | 24.3 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 940 | 59 | 18.2 | -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
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250+ passing yards
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300+ total offense
9
3+ TD games
11
Above avg efficiency
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