Player Dossier

2019-2024

Western Michigan

Donald Willis

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

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Donald Willis shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 45.8 disruption score.

Usage / Role

68%

Regular defensive contributor

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Impact Production

70

High-end production for a linebacker

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

56

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Western Michigan

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
6
Program Path
Minnesota • Western Michigan
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan

Player Story

Donald Willis built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a linebacker from Garfield Heights, OH wearing No. 15, spending time with Minnesota and Western Michigan. The clearest part of Donald Willis' career...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2025 · Rating 0.8717

Mansfield Timberview · Arlington, TX

Committed To
Utah
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2025

Donald Willis, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Western Michigan. Donald Willis shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 45.8 disruption score.

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Latest team and position
Western Michigan · LB
Career Tackles
191
Tracked sample
6 unique seasons · 8 entries · 46 games
Best season
2024 Postseason · Western Michigan
Top game
Eastern Michigan
Recruit profile
3-star · Mansfield Timberview · Utah
High school pipeline
Mansfield Timberview · 29 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 15 · Senior
2024 Tackles rank
109 tackles · LB 25th (top 3%) · Mid-American 5th (top 1%) · National 29th (top 1%)

Donald Willis played LB for Minnesota and Western Michigan. Across 6 tracked seasons, Donald Willis recorded 191 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Western Michigan.

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