Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2021App 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.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
75
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · East Carolina
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- App State • East Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Navy
Player Story
Chris Willis built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a defensive lineman from Shelby, NC wearing No. 99, spending time with App State and East Carolina. The clearest part of Chris Willis' career was his...
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- Committed To
- App State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Chris Willis, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · East Carolina. Chris Willis shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 67
- TFL
- 14
- Sacks
- 6
- QB hurries
- 4
Quick Answers
Chris Willis quick answers
- Latest team and position
- App State · DL
- Career Tackles
- 67
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 28 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · East Carolina
- Top game
- Navy
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Crest · App State
- High school pipeline
- Crest · 16 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 99 · Senior
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | App State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2017 Regular Season | App State | 9 | 15 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 21.4 |
| 2018 Postseason | App State | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 54.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | App State | 12 | 23 | 5.5 | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | 54.2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | App State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2020 Regular Season | East Carolina | 7 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | 60.9 |
| 2021 Regular Season | App State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
Related Context
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Chris Willis played DL for App State and East Carolina. Across 6 tracked seasons, Chris Willis recorded 67 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2020 with East Carolina.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
East Carolina paired 8 primary output with 28.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 17.9 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: Texas State
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2018 Postseason · App State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.0
Efficiency
17.9
Usage
5.4
Consistency
54
Best Game by takeover score
Texas State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Middle Tennessee: 2. Penn State: 0. Charlotte: 1. Gardner-Webb: 1. South Alabama: 0. Arkansas State: 0. Louisiana: 0. Georgia Southern: 1. Coastal Carolina: 1. Texas State: 3. Troy: 2. Louisiana: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Middle Tennessee: 1 by 24.2. Penn State: 1 by 4.2. Charlotte: 3 by 22.5. Gardner-Webb: 2 by 18.3. South Alabama: 1 by 4.2. Arkansas State: 1 by 4.2. Louisiana: 1 by 4.2. Georgia Southern: 1 by 14.2. Coastal Carolina: 3 by 22.5. Texas State: 4 by 46.7. Troy: 4 by 36.7. Louisiana: 2 by 13.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.1 · Games = 10 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 2 · -0.6 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
Texas State
Best efficiency game
46.7 vs Texas State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/16 | vs Middle TennesseeSplash game | W 45-13 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/1 | vs Louisiana | W 30-19 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/24 | vs TroySplash game | W 21-10 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | @ Texas StateSplash game | W 38-7 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | @ Coastal Carolina | W 23-7 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/25 | @ Georgia Southern | L 14-34 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | vs Louisiana | W 27-17 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 10/10 | @ Arkansas State | W 35-9 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | vs South Alabama | W 52-7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | vs Gardner-Webb | W 72-7 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | @ Charlotte | W 45-9 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | @ Penn State | L 38-45 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Chris Willis story
Chris Willis built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a defensive lineman from Shelby, NC wearing No. 99, spending time with App State and East Carolina. The clearest part of Chris Willis' career was his defensive production: 67 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, and 6 sacks across 28 career games in the available record. That gives Chris Willis' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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App State
2016-2021
Opening stop
- 2
East Carolina
2020
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2016201720182018201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | App State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | App State | 4.5 | 12 | 2.8 | 4.5 |
| 2018 Postseason | App State | 11.5 | 17.9 | 5.4 | 7 |
| 2018 Regular Season | App State | 11.5 | 17.9 | 5.4 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | App State | 0 | — | — | -11.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | East Carolina | 8 | 28.1 | 10.5 | 8 |
| 2021 Regular Season | App State | 0 | — | — | -8 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Navy
Week 7 · L 23-27 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
85.8 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.
#2
@ Temple
Week 12 · W 28-3 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
83.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.1 takeover score.
#3
@ Texas State
Week 11 · W 38-7 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#4
@ Tulsa
Week 9 · L 30-34 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
#5
vs Troy
Week 13 · W 21-10 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
65.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 65.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · East Carolina
8 primary output · 28.1 efficiency · 10.5 usage
60.9
#2
2018 Postseason · App State
54.2
11.5 primary · 17.9 efficiency · 5.4 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · App State
54.2
11.5 primary · 17.9 efficiency · 5.4 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
8
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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