Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2023-2023Louisiana Tech
Keith Willis Jr.
RB • 5'11" • 206 lbs • Houston, TX, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Keith Willis Jr. leans balanced backfield option traits and 37.6 efficiency.
Impact Production
58
Solid production for a back
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Reliability
45
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
74
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 1
- Program Path
- Louisiana Tech
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern State
Player Story
Keith Willis Jr. built his college career in 2023 as a running back from Houston, TX wearing No. 21, spending time with Louisiana Tech. The clearest part of Keith Willis Jr.'s career was his backfield work: 288...
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- Committed To
- Louisiana Tech
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Keith Willis Jr., RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech. Keith Willis Jr. leans balanced backfield option traits and 37.6 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 294
- Rushing yards
- 288
- Receiving yards
- 6
- Touchdowns
- 7
Quick Answers
Keith Willis Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Louisiana Tech · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 294
- Tracked sample
- 1 unique seasons · 1 entries · 7 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech
- Top game
- Northwestern State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · C.E. King · Louisiana Tech
- High school pipeline
- C.E. King · 15 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 21 · Freshman
- 2023 Scrimmage yards rank
- 294 scrimmage yards · RB 286th (top 41%) · Conference USA 55th (top 29%) · National 781st (top 30%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 294 | 288 | 6 | 7 | 50.7 |
Related Context
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Keith Willis Jr. played RB for Louisiana Tech. Across 1 tracked season, Keith Willis Jr. recorded 288 rushing yards, 6 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Louisiana Tech.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Louisiana Tech paired 294 primary output with 37.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 37.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern State
Win with 188 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech
Games
7
Scrimmage Yards / G
42
Efficiency
37.6
Usage
13.9
Consistency
25.4
Best Game by takeover score
Northwestern State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. SMU: 8. Florida International: 36. Northwestern State: 188. North Texas: 14. Liberty: 22. Sam Houston: 20. Jacksonville State: 6
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. SMU: 4 by 27.1. Florida International: 12 by 30.7. Northwestern State: 13 by 100. North Texas: 7 by 20.8. Liberty: 7 by 32.7. Sam Houston: 5 by 41.7. Jacksonville State: 6 by 10.4
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins112 · Games = 2 · +98 vs Losses
Losses14 · Games = 5 · -98 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Northwestern State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Northwestern State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/18 | @ Jacksonville State | L 17-56 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 |
| Sat 11/11 | vs Sam Houston2+ TD | L 27-42 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 4 |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Liberty2+ TD | L 30-56 | 7 | 22 | 3.10 | 2 | — | — | 3.1 |
| Sat 9/16 | vs North Texas | L 37-40 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Northwestern State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 51-21 | 13 | 188 | 14.50 | 2 | — | — | 14.5 |
| Sat 9/2 | @ SMU | L 14-38 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Sun 8/27 | vs Florida International | W 22-17 | 11 | 32 | 2.90 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Player Story
Keith Willis Jr. story
Keith Willis Jr. built his college career in 2023 as a running back from Houston, TX wearing No. 21, spending time with Louisiana Tech. The clearest part of Keith Willis Jr.'s career was his backfield work: 288 rushing yards, 51 carries, 7 rushing touchdowns, and 6 receiving yards across 7 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Louisiana Tech. 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 6 receiving yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 7 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Louisiana Tech.
The arc is straightforward: Keith Willis Jr. 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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Louisiana Tech
2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Louisiana Tech | 294 | 37.6 | 13.9 | — |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Northwestern State
Week 2 · W 51-21
Win with 188 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
188
Scrimmage Yards
91.4 takeover
188 scrimmage yards and 26 usage.
#2
vs Florida International
Week 1 · W 22-17 · Conference game
36
Scrimmage Yards
32.2 takeover
Win with 36 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
36 scrimmage yards and 16.4 usage.
#3
@ Liberty
Week 10 · L 30-56 · Conference game
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Scrimmage Yards
27.4 takeover
Loss with 22 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
22 scrimmage yards and 13.2 usage.
#4
vs Sam Houston
Week 11 · L 27-42 · Conference game
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Scrimmage Yards
25.9 takeover
Loss with 20 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
20 scrimmage yards and 8.9 usage.
#5
vs North Texas
Week 3 · L 37-40
14
Scrimmage Yards
21.5 takeover
Loss with 14 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
14 scrimmage yards and 12.7 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · Louisiana Tech
294 primary output · 37.6 efficiency · 13.9 usage
50.7
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
3
2+ TD games
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