Player Profile

Donald Willis

LB • 6'2" • 220 lbs • Garfield Heights, OH, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Donald Willis shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 42.8 disruption score.

Usage Score

14.1

Efficiency

42.8

Consistency

51.3

Season Value

29.8

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Minnesota

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Quick Facts

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
8
Primary stop by seasons
Minnesota
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Minnesota
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan

Donald Willis, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Minnesota. Donald Willis shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 42.8 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season

Minnesota paired 0 primary output with 10.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 42.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Minnesota, Western Michigan.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 92.3th percentile of the selected season.

Season Explorer

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2024 Postseason · Western Michigan

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

0.8

Efficiency

42.8

Usage

14.1

Consistency

51.3

Best Game by takeover score

South Alabama

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. South Alabama: 0. Wisconsin: 3. Ohio State: 1. Unknown: 1.5. Marshall: 1. Ball State: 0. Akron: 1. Buffalo: 1. Kent State: 0. Northern Illinois: 0. Bowling Green: 0. Central Michigan: 0.5. Eastern Michigan: 2

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. South Alabama: 10 by 41.7. Wisconsin: 10 by 71.7. Ohio State: 11 by 55.8. Unknown: 6 by 40. Marshall: 7 by 39.2. Ball State: 9 by 37.5. Akron: 5 by 30.8. Buffalo: 7 by 39.2. Kent State: 2 by 8.3. Northern Illinois: 9 by 37.5. Bowling Green: 7 by 29.2. Central Michigan: 12 by 55. Eastern Michigan: 14 by 70

Split Comparison

Wins0.8 · n=5 · +0.0 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · n=7 · -0.0 vs Wins
First Half1.1 · n=7 · +0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half0.6 · n=6 · -0.5 vs First Half

Game Log

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

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Eastern Michigan

Best efficiency game

71.7 vs Wisconsin

Result
Sun 12/15vs South Alabama10+ tacklesL 23-30104000
Sat 11/30vs Eastern Michigan10+ tacklesW 26-18149110
Wed 11/20@ Central Michigan10+ tacklesL 14-161240.5000
Wed 11/13@ Bowling GreenL 13-3175000
Thu 11/7vs Northern IllinoisL 28-4294000
Sat 10/26vs Kent StateW 52-2122000
Sat 10/19@ BuffaloW 48-4176001
Sat 10/12vs AkronW 34-2453100
Sat 10/5@ Ball StateW 45-4296000
Sat 9/28@ MarshallL 20-2774100
Sat 9/14vs Unknown631.5000
Sat 9/7@ Ohio State10+ tacklesL 0-56116001
Sat 8/31@ Wisconsin10+ tacklesL 14-28106102

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Minnesota

    2019-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Western Michigan

    2023-2024

    Final stop

Season Progression

20192020202120212022202320242024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonMinnesota04.20.9
2020 Regular SeasonMinnesota010.42.90
2021 PostseasonMinnesota2.59.22.42.5
2021 Regular SeasonMinnesota2.59.22.40
2022 Regular SeasonMinnesota07.82-2.5
2023 Regular SeasonWestern Michigan1228.78.312
2024 PostseasonWestern Michigan1142.814.1-1
2024 Regular SeasonWestern Michigan1142.814.10

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Eastern Michigan

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.2 takeover score.

#2

Ball State

4

Primary metric

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 62.6 takeover score.

#3

Wisconsin

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 62.2 takeover score.

#4

Eastern Michigan

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 42.5 takeover score.

#5

West Virginia

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 38.5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2020 Regular Season · Minnesota

0 primary output · 10.4 efficiency · 2.9 usage

37.8

#2

2022 Regular Season · Minnesota

36.6

0 primary · 7.8 efficiency · 2 usage

#3

2019 Regular Season · Minnesota

35

0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.9 usage

Milestones

3

Impact games

2

Splash games

5

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2025 · Rating 0.8717

Mansfield Timberview · Arlington, TX

Committed To
Utah
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2025

Career Facts

2

Career teams

8

Seasons tracked

191

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 8 tracked seasons, 46 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Quick Answers

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
8
Career tackles
191