Player Dossier

2016-2021

App State

Chris Willis

DL • 6'2" • 260 lbs • Shelby, NC, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Chris Willis shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.

Usage Score

11

Efficiency

26.7

Consistency

34.7

Season Value

24.1

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason · App State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
App State • East Carolina
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Navy

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.

Chris Willis, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason · App State. Chris Willis shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason

App State paired 9.5 primary output with 16.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2020 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 26.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2021 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 App State, East Carolina.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Navy

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

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.

Season Explorer

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

2020 Regular Season · East Carolina

Games

7

Havoc Plays / G

1

Efficiency

26.7

Usage

11

Consistency

34.7

Best Game by takeover score

SMU

Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.

Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Georgia State: 0.5. Navy: 2. Tulsa: 2. Tulane: 0. Cincinnati: 0.5. Temple: 2. SMU: 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. Georgia State: 1 by 9.2. Navy: 9 by 57.5. Tulsa: 5 by 40.8. Tulane: 1 by 4.2. Cincinnati: 4 by 21.7. Temple: 7 by 49.2. SMU: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Wins1 · n=2 · +0 vs Losses
Losses1 · n=5 · +0 vs Wins
First Half1.1 · n=4 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.8 · n=3 · -0.3 vs First Half

Game Log

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

7 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Navy

Best efficiency game

57.5 vs Navy

Result
Sat 11/28vs SMUW 52-3811000
Sat 11/21@ TempleSplash gameW 28-376200
Sat 11/14@ CincinnatiL 17-55400.5000
Sat 11/7vs TulaneL 21-3810000
Sat 10/31@ TulsaL 30-3454110
Sat 10/17vs NavyL 23-2792110
Sat 10/3@ Georgia StateL 29-49100.5000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    App State

    2016-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    East Carolina

    2020

    Final stop

Season Progression

2016201720182018201920202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonApp State0
2017 Regular SeasonApp State3.510.82.73.5
2018 PostseasonApp State9.516.35.96
2018 Regular SeasonApp State9.516.35.90
2019 Regular SeasonApp State0-9.5
2020 Regular SeasonEast Carolina726.7117
2021 Regular SeasonApp State0-7

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Navy

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 60.9 takeover score.

#2

Temple

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 55.5 takeover score.

#3

Tulsa

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 52.4 takeover score.

#4

Texas State

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.3 takeover score.

#5

Troy

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2018 Postseason · App State

9.5 primary output · 16.3 efficiency · 5.9 usage

25.8

#2

2018 Regular Season · App State

25.8

9.5 primary · 16.3 efficiency · 5.9 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · East Carolina

24.1

7 primary · 26.7 efficiency · 11 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2016 · Rating 0.7683

Crest · Shelby, NC

Committed To
App State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2016

Career Facts

2

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

67

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 28 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Chris Willis quick answers

Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
67