Player Dossier

2017-2021

Georgia State

Hardrick Willis

DE • 6'3" • 260 lbs • Jonesboro, GA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Hardrick Willis shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.9 disruption score.

Usage / Role

65%

Regular defensive contributor

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Impact Production

100

Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender

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Reliability

76

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

85

Elite ceiling indicators

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Georgia State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Georgia State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: South Alabama

Player Story

Hardrick Willis built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a defensive end from Jonesboro, GA wearing No. 90, spending time with Georgia State. The clearest part of Hardrick Willis' career was his defensive...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2017 · Rating 0.7578

Mundy's Mill · Jonesboro, GA

Committed To
Georgia State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

Hardrick Willis, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Georgia State. Hardrick Willis shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.9 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
103
TFL
20
Sacks
12
QB hurries
12
Passes defended
1

Quick Answers

Hardrick Willis quick answers

Latest team and position
Georgia State · DE
Career Tackles
103
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 36 games
Best season
2019 Regular Season · Georgia State
Top game
South Alabama
Recruit profile
2-star · Mundy's Mill · Georgia State
High school pipeline
Mundy's Mill · 6 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 90 · Senior
2021 Tackles rank
19 tackles · DE 128th (top 46%) · Sun Belt 168th (top 37%) · National 2,048th (top 35%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2017 PostseasonGeorgia State9311--021.8
2017 Regular SeasonGeorgia State9161.50.5--021.8
2018 Regular SeasonGeorgia State00-0--0-
2019 Regular SeasonGeorgia State9408.54.511074.8
2020 PostseasonGeorgia State830.50.5--063.6
2020 Regular SeasonGeorgia State8226.55.51-063.6
2021 PostseasonGeorgia State100-01-052.8
2021 Regular SeasonGeorgia State1019209-052.8

Related Context

Hardrick Willis played DE for Georgia State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Hardrick Willis recorded 103 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Georgia State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season

Georgia State paired 15 primary output with 35.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2019 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 35.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Southern

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2019 Regular Season · Georgia State

Games

9

Havoc Plays / G

1.7

Efficiency

35.2

Usage

12.8

Consistency

63.9

Best Game by takeover score

Georgia Southern

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Tennessee: 3. Arkansas State: 2. Coastal Carolina: 2. Army: 0. Troy: 0. UL Monroe: 0. App State: 2. South Alabama: 3. Georgia Southern: 3

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Tennessee: 5 by 50.8. Arkansas State: 2 by 28.3. Coastal Carolina: 3 by 32.5. Army: 6 by 25. Troy: 3 by 12.5. UL Monroe: 5 by 20.8. App State: 7 by 49.2. South Alabama: 3 by 42.5. Georgia Southern: 6 by 55

Split Comparison

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Wins1.7 · Games = 6 · +0 vs Losses
Losses1.7 · Games = 3 · +0 vs Wins

Game Log

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9 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Georgia Southern

Best efficiency game

55 vs Georgia Southern

Result
Sat 11/30@ Georgia SouthernSplash gameL 10-3864210
Sat 11/23vs South AlabamaSplash gameW 28-1533110
Sun 11/17vs App StateSplash gameL 27-56751.500.500
Sat 11/9@ UL MonroeL 31-4552000
Sat 10/26vs TroyW 52-3331000
Sat 10/19vs ArmyW 28-2163000
Sat 10/12@ Coastal CarolinaSplash gameW 31-2131110
Sat 10/5vs Arkansas StateSplash gameW 52-3822101
Sat 8/31@ TennesseeSplash gameW 38-3054210

Player Story

Hardrick Willis story

Hardrick Willis built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a defensive end from Jonesboro, GA wearing No. 90, spending time with Georgia State. The clearest part of Hardrick Willis' career was his defensive production: 103 tackles, 20 tackles for loss, 12 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 36 career games in the available record. That gives Hardrick Willis' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Georgia State

    2017-2021

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20172017201820192020202020212021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 PostseasonGeorgia State413.24.4
2017 Regular SeasonGeorgia State413.24.40
2018 Regular SeasonGeorgia State0-4
2019 Regular SeasonGeorgia State1535.212.815
2020 PostseasonGeorgia State1430.59-1
2020 Regular SeasonGeorgia State1430.590
2021 PostseasonGeorgia State1219.96.5-2
2021 Regular SeasonGeorgia State1219.96.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ South Alabama

Week 12 · W 31-14 · Conference game

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

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Havoc Plays

85.6 takeover

4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.

#2

@ Georgia Southern

Week 14 · L 10-38 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

85 takeover

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.

#3

@ Tennessee

Week 1 · W 38-30

3

Havoc Plays

83.6 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.

#4

vs South Alabama

Week 13 · W 28-15 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

80.8 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.

#5

@ Coastal Carolina

Week 11 · W 42-40 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

73.6 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 73.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Regular Season · Georgia State

15 primary output · 35.2 efficiency · 12.8 usage

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#2

2020 Postseason · Georgia State

63.6

14 primary · 30.5 efficiency · 9 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · Georgia State

63.6

14 primary · 30.5 efficiency · 9 usage

Milestones

13

Impact games

15

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games