Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2024Middle Tennessee
Holden Willis
TE • 6'4" • 212 lbs • Greenback, TN, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Holden Willis reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
81
High-end production for a tight end
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Reliability
81
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
82
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- South Florida • Middle Tennessee
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Florida International
Player Story
Holden Willis built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a tight end from Greenback, TN wearing No. 83, spending time with Middle Tennessee and South Florida. The clearest part of Holden Willis' career was...
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- Committed To
- South Florida
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Holden Willis, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee. Holden Willis reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,680
- Receptions
- 107
- Touchdowns
- 12
Quick Answers
Holden Willis quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Middle Tennessee · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,680
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 28 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
- Top game
- Florida International
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Greenback School · South Florida
- High school pipeline
- Greenback School · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 83 · Senior
- 2024 Receiving yards rank
- 871 receiving yards · TE 4th (top 1%) · Conference USA 4th (top 3%) · National 53rd (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | South Florida | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2021 Regular Season | South Florida | 1 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 61.7 |
| 2022 Regular Season | South Florida | 5 | 6 | 69 | 1 | 35.3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 11 | 46 | 697 | 5 | 69.8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 11 | 53 | 871 | 6 | 87.2 |
Related Context
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Holden Willis played TE for South Florida and Middle Tennessee. Across 5 tracked seasons, Holden Willis recorded 23 passing yards, 1,680 receiving yards, and 5 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Middle Tennessee.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Middle Tennessee paired 871 primary output with 96.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 96.3 efficiency.
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Career value is trending up
2024 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
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Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across South Florida, Middle Tennessee.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Florida International
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
Games
11
Receiving Yards / G
79.2
Efficiency
96.3
Usage
21.5
Consistency
80.8
Best Game by takeover score
Florida International
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Tennessee Tech: 32. Ole Miss: 93. Western Kentucky: 73. Duke: 60. Memphis: 62. Louisiana Tech: 79. Kennesaw State: 92. Jacksonville State: 109. Liberty: 81. New Mexico State: 67. Florida International: 123
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Tennessee Tech: 2 by 100. Ole Miss: 6 by 100. Western Kentucky: 4 by 100. Duke: 3 by 100. Memphis: 5 by 82.7. Louisiana Tech: 5 by 100. Kennesaw State: 8 by 76.7. Jacksonville State: 6 by 100. Liberty: 5 by 100. New Mexico State: 3 by 100. Florida International: 6 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins62 · Games = 2 · -21 vs Losses
Losses83 · Games = 9 · +21 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Florida International
Best efficiency game
100 vs Florida International
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/30 | @ Florida International100 receiving yards · 2+ TD | L 24-35 | — | 6 | 123 | 20.5 | 20.50 | 2 | 56 |
| Sat 11/23 | vs New Mexico State | L 21-36 | — | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 22.30 | 1 | 43 |
| Sat 11/9 | vs Liberty | L 17-37 | — | 5 | 81 | 16.2 | 16.20 | 0 | 22 |
| Wed 10/23 | @ Jacksonville State100 receiving yards | L 20-42 | — | 6 | 109 | 18.2 | 18.20 | 1 | 61 |
| Wed 10/16 | vs Kennesaw StateHigh volume | W 14-5 | — | 8 | 92 | 11.5 | 11.50 | 0 | 25 |
| Fri 10/11 | @ Louisiana Tech | L 21-48 | — | 5 | 79 | 15.8 | 15.80 | 1 | 35 |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Memphis | L 7-24 | — | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 12.40 | 0 | 25 |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Duke | L 17-45 | — | 3 | 60 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 23 |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Western Kentucky | L 21-49 | — | 4 | 73 | 18.3 | 18.30 | 0 | 32 |
| Sat 9/7 | @ Ole Miss | L 3-52 | — | 6 | 93 | 15.5 | 15.50 | 0 | 29 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Tennessee Tech | W 32-25 | — | 2 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 25 |
Player Story
Holden Willis story
Holden Willis built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a tight end from Greenback, TN wearing No. 83, spending time with Middle Tennessee and South Florida. The clearest part of Holden Willis' career was his receiving role: 107 catches, 1,680 receiving yards, and 12 touchdowns across 28 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Middle Tennessee. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 23 passing yards and 5 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 28 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Middle Tennessee and South Florida.
The arc is straightforward: Holden Willis 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
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South Florida
2020-2022
Opening stop
- 2
Middle Tennessee
2023-2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | South Florida | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | South Florida | 43 | 100 | 12.5 | 43 |
| 2022 Regular Season | South Florida | 69 | 62.7 | 7.5 | 26 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 697 | 75 | 17 | 628 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Middle Tennessee | 871 | 96.3 | 21.5 | 174 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Florida International
Week 14 · L 24-35 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
123
Receiving Yards
98.4 takeover
123 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs UTEP
Week 12 · W 34-30 · Conference game
105
Receiving Yards
96.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
105 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Colorado State
Week 4 · L 23-31
118
Receiving Yards
95.8 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
118 receiving yards with a 87.4 efficiency score.
#4
@ Jacksonville State
Week 9 · L 20-42 · Conference game
109
Receiving Yards
89.5 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
109 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ Ole Miss
Week 2 · L 3-52
93
Receiving Yards
85.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
93 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
871 primary output · 96.3 efficiency · 21.5 usage
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#2
2023 Regular Season · Middle Tennessee
69.8
697 primary · 75 efficiency · 17 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · South Florida
61.7
43 primary · 100 efficiency · 12.5 usage
Milestones
5
100+ receiving yards
2
8+ catch outings
2
2+ TD games
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