Player Career

Will Honas Career Story

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

Player Story

Will Honas story

Will Honas built his college career from 2017 through 2022 as a linebacker from Wichita, KS wearing No. 16, spending time with Kansas State and Nebraska. The clearest part of Will Honas' career was his defensive production: 144 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, and 4 sacks across 23 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Nebraska. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Will Honas' production has multiple signals. With 23 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Kansas State and Nebraska.

The arc is straightforward: Will Honas 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

    Nebraska

    2017-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Kansas State

    2022

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

201720182019202020212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonNebraska0
2018 Regular SeasonNebraska220.64.92
2019 Regular SeasonNebraska831.77.36
2020 Regular SeasonNebraska11.549.814.13.5
2021 Regular SeasonNebraska0-11.5
2022 Regular SeasonKansas State00

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2022Nebraska to Kansas StateP4 to P480.5Jan 17, 2022

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Ohio State

Week 8 · L 17-52 · Conference game

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

4

Havoc Plays

89.7 takeover

4 disruption/tackle impact with 89.7 takeover score.

#2

vs Illinois

Week 12 · L 23-41 · Conference game

3.5

Havoc Plays

88.1 takeover

Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.1 takeover score.

#3

vs Troy

Week 3 · L 19-24

2

Havoc Plays

84.4 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.

#4

@ Illinois

Week 4 · W 42-38 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

75.3 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 75.3 takeover score.

#5

vs South Alabama

Week 1 · W 35-21

2

Havoc Plays

67.8 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2020 Regular Season · Nebraska

11.5 primary output · 49.8 efficiency · 14.1 usage

75.8

#2

2019 Regular Season · Nebraska

50.9

8 primary · 31.7 efficiency · 7.3 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · Nebraska

21.7

2 primary · 20.6 efficiency · 4.9 usage

Milestones

8

Impact games

5

Splash games

3

10+ tackle games