Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2025James Madison
Ken Willis
S • 5'11" • 185 lbs • Cincinnati, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Ken Willis shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
18
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
14
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
30
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Cincinnati
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Cincinnati • James Madison
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma
Player Story
Ken Willis built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a safety from Cincinnati, OH wearing No. 23, spending time with Cincinnati and James Madison. The clearest part of Ken Willis' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Cincinnati
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Ken Willis, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Cincinnati. Ken Willis shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 36
- TFL
- 1
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Ken Willis quick answers
- Latest team and position
- James Madison · S
- Career Tackles
- 36
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 17 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · Cincinnati
- Top game
- Oklahoma
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Colerain · Cincinnati
- High school pipeline
- Colerain · 50 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 23 · Junior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 6 tackles · S 392nd (top 70%) · Sun Belt 377th (top 60%) · National 3,486th (top 57%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2023 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 8 | 23 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 45.1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 5 | 7 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.3 |
| 2025 Regular Season | James Madison | 4 | 6 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 15.7 |
Related Context
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Cincinnati to James Madison | P4 to G5/FCS | 73.1 | Apr 26, 2025 |
Ken Willis played S for Cincinnati and James Madison. Across 4 tracked seasons, Ken Willis recorded 36 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Cincinnati.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Cincinnati paired 3 primary output with 17 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 8.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Cincinnati, James Madison.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: App State
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2025 Regular Season · James Madison
Games
4
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
8.8
Usage
1.5
Consistency
8.3
Best Game by takeover score
App State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Weber State: 0. Louisiana: 0. App State: 1. Troy: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Weber State: 1 by 4.2. Louisiana: 1 by 4.2. App State: 3 by 22.5. Troy: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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First Half0 · Games = 2 · -0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · Games = 2 · +0.5 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
4 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
App State
Best efficiency game
22.5 vs App State
Player Story
Ken Willis story
Ken Willis built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a safety from Cincinnati, OH wearing No. 23, spending time with Cincinnati and James Madison. The clearest part of Ken Willis' career was his defensive production: 36 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 2 interceptions, and 1 pass defended across 17 career games in the available record. That gives Ken 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.
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Cincinnati
2022-2024
Opening stop
- 2
James Madison
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2022202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 3 | 17 | 6.1 | 3 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 0 | 5.8 | 1.1 | -3 |
| 2025 Regular Season | James Madison | 1 | 8.8 | 1.5 | 1 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Oklahoma
Week 4 · L 6-20 · Conference game
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
78.6 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 78.6 takeover score.
#2
@ West Virginia
Week 12 · L 21-42 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
75.6 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 75.6 takeover score.
#3
@ Houston
Week 11 · W 24-14 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
73.3 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 73.3 takeover score.
#4
vs No. 111 App State
Week 12 · W 58-10 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
50.8 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 50.8 takeover score.
#5
vs Kansas
Week 13 · L 16-49 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
12.2 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 12.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · Cincinnati
3 primary output · 17 efficiency · 6.1 usage
45.1
#2
2024 Regular Season · Cincinnati
38.3
0 primary · 5.8 efficiency · 1.1 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · James Madison
15.7
1 primary · 8.8 efficiency · 1.5 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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