Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2019-2024Western Michigan
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 45.8 disruption score.
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
limitedstar
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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- 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.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 191
- TFL
- 13
- Sacks
- 4.5
- QB hurries
- 6
- Passes defended
- 8
Quick Answers
Donald Willis quick answers
- 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%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Minnesota | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.2 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Minnesota | 4 | 10 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 42.8 |
| 2021 Postseason | Minnesota | 10 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 13.3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Minnesota | 10 | 15 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 13.3 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Minnesota | 8 | 15 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40.9 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 10 | 40 | 6.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 57.9 |
| 2024 Postseason | Western Michigan | 13 | 10 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 75 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 13 | 99 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 75 |
Related Context
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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.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Western Michigan paired 15 primary output with 45.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 45.8 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 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · Western Michigan
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
45.8
Usage
11.8
Consistency
56.2
Best Game by takeover score
Eastern Michigan
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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. Bethune-Cookman: 1.5. Marshall: 1. Ball State: 1. Akron: 2. Buffalo: 1. Kent State: 0. Northern Illinois: 0. Bowling Green: 0. Central Michigan: 1.5. Eastern Michigan: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. South Alabama: 10 by 41.7. Wisconsin: 10 by 71.7. Ohio State: 11 by 55.8. Bethune-Cookman: 6 by 40. Marshall: 7 by 39.2. Ball State: 9 by 47.5. Akron: 5 by 40.8. 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 65. Eastern Michigan: 14 by 80
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.4 · Games = 6 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · Games = 7 · -0.5 vs Wins
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
80 vs Eastern Michigan
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/15 | vs South Alabama10+ tackles | L 23-30 | 10 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | vs Eastern Michigan10+ tackles · Splash game | W 26-18 | 14 | 9 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/20 | @ Central Michigan10+ tackles | L 14-16 | 12 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/13 | @ Bowling Green | L 13-31 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/7 | vs Northern Illinois | L 28-42 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Kent State | W 52-21 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Buffalo | W 48-41 | 7 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs AkronSplash game | W 34-24 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ Ball State | W 45-42 | 9 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Marshall | L 20-27 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Bethune-Cookman | W 59-31 | 6 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Ohio State10+ tackles | L 0-56 | 11 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | @ Wisconsin10+ tackles · Splash game | L 14-28 | 10 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
Player Story
Donald Willis 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 was his defensive production: 191 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and 8 passes defended across 46 career games in the available record. That gives Donald 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.
- 1
Minnesota
2019-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Western Michigan
2023-2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Minnesota | 0 | 4.2 | 0.9 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Minnesota | 0 | 10.4 | 2.2 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Minnesota | 2.5 | 9.2 | 2.1 | 2.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Minnesota | 2.5 | 9.2 | 2.1 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Minnesota | 0 | 7.8 | 1.8 | -2.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 14 | 30.7 | 8.4 | 14 |
| 2024 Postseason | Western Michigan | 15 | 45.8 | 11.8 | 1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 15 | 45.8 | 11.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Eastern Michigan
Week 14 · W 26-18 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
93.3 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 93.3 takeover score.
#2
@ Wisconsin
Week 1 · L 14-28
3
Havoc Plays
90.6 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 90.6 takeover score.
#3
vs Ball State
Week 5 · W 42-24 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
89.7 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 89.7 takeover score.
#4
@ Eastern Michigan
Week 9 · W 45-21 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#5
@ Central Michigan
Week 13 · L 14-16 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
71.7 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 71.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Western Michigan
15 primary output · 45.8 efficiency · 11.8 usage
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#2
2024 Regular Season · Western Michigan
75
15 primary · 45.8 efficiency · 11.8 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Western Michigan
57.9
14 primary · 30.7 efficiency · 8.4 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
7
Splash games
5
10+ tackle games
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