Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2024-2025Nebraska
Willis McGahee IV
LB • 6'1" • 240 lbs • Miami, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Willis McGahee IV shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
36
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
43
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
38
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Nebraska
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Nebraska
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Wisconsin
Player Story
Willis McGahee IV built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a linebacker from Miami, FL wearing No. 17, spending time with Nebraska. The clearest part of Willis McGahee IV's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Nebraska
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
Willis McGahee IV, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Nebraska. Willis McGahee IV shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 17
- TFL
- 3.5
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Willis McGahee IV quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Nebraska · LB
- Career Tackles
- 17
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 3 entries · 11 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Nebraska
- Top game
- Wisconsin
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Columbus · Nebraska
- High school pipeline
- Columbus · 54 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 17 · Sophomore
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 4 tackles · LB 1,002nd (top 79%) · Big Ten 498th (top 64%) · National 3,994th (top 65%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Postseason | Nebraska | 8 | 4 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 47 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Nebraska | 8 | 9 | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 47 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Nebraska | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 33.2 |
Related Context
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Willis McGahee IV played LB for Nebraska. Across 2 tracked seasons, Willis McGahee IV recorded 17 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Nebraska.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Nebraska paired 7.5 primary output with 16.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 12.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Houston Christian
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · Nebraska
Games
3
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
12.2
Usage
3.4
Consistency
65.3
Best Game by takeover score
Houston Christian
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Akron: 1. Houston Christian: 1. Michigan State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Akron: 1 by 14.2. Houston Christian: 2 by 18.3. Michigan State: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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First Half1 · Games = 2 · +1 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · Games = 1 · -1 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
3 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Houston Christian
Best efficiency game
18.3 vs Houston Christian
Player Story
Willis McGahee IV story
Willis McGahee IV built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a linebacker from Miami, FL wearing No. 17, spending time with Nebraska. The clearest part of Willis McGahee IV's career was his defensive production: 17 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 2 passes defended across 11 career games in the available record. That gives Willis McGahee IV's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Nebraska
2024-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
202420242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Postseason | Nebraska | 7.5 | 16.2 | 4.5 | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | Nebraska | 7.5 | 16.2 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Nebraska | 2 | 12.2 | 3.4 | -5.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Wisconsin
Week 13 · W 44-25 · Conference game
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Havoc Plays
76.4 takeover
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 76.4 takeover score.
#2
vs Boston College
Week 1 · W 20-15 · Postseason
2
Havoc Plays
57 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 57 takeover score.
#3
vs Houston Christian
Week 3 · W 59-7
1
Havoc Plays
55 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 55 takeover score.
#4
vs No. 117 Akron
Week 2 · W 68-0
1
Havoc Plays
48.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.9 takeover score.
#5
vs Colorado
Week 2 · W 28-10
2
Havoc Plays
48.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Nebraska
7.5 primary output · 16.2 efficiency · 4.5 usage
47
#2
2024 Regular Season · Nebraska
47
7.5 primary · 16.2 efficiency · 4.5 usage
#3
2025 Regular Season · Nebraska
33.2
2 primary · 12.2 efficiency · 3.4 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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