Player Profile

Willizhuan Yates

DB • 6'0" • 161 lbs • Springboro, OH, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Willizhuan Yates shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.6 disruption score.

Usage Score

3.8

Efficiency

22.6

Consistency

51.9

Season Value

24.9

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Ball State

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Quick Facts

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
2
Primary stop by seasons
Ball State
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Ball State
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

Willizhuan Yates, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Ball State. Willizhuan Yates shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.6 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season

Ball State paired 7 primary output with 22.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 22.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Season Explorer

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2025 Regular Season · Ball State

Games

9

Havoc Plays / G

0.8

Efficiency

22.6

Usage

3.8

Consistency

51.9

Best Game by takeover score

Toledo

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Purdue: 1. Auburn: 1. Unknown: 2. UConn: 0. Ohio: 0. Western Michigan: 0. Northern Illinois: 2. Eastern Michigan: 0. Toledo: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Purdue: 2 by 18.3. Auburn: 7 by 39.2. Unknown: 4 by 36.7. UConn: 5 by 20.8. Ohio: 3 by 12.5. Western Michigan: 4 by 16.7. Northern Illinois: 0 by 20. Eastern Michigan: 2 by 8.3. Toledo: 5 by 30.8

Split Comparison

Losses0.7 · n=7
First Half0.8 · n=5 · +0.1 vs Second Half
Second Half0.8 · n=4 · -0.1 vs First Half
All Games0.8 · n=9

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

9 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Unknown

Best efficiency game

39.2 vs Auburn

Result
Sat 11/22@ ToledoL 9-38550010
Sat 11/15vs Eastern MichiganL 9-2422000
Sat 10/25@ Northern IllinoisL 7-2100002
Sat 10/11@ Western MichiganL 0-4244000
Sat 10/4vs OhioW 20-1432000
Sat 9/20@ UConnL 25-3153000
Sat 9/13vs Unknown43002
Sat 9/6@ AuburnL 3-4274001
Sat 8/30@ PurdueL 0-3122001

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Ball State

    2024-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2024 Regular SeasonBall State418.55.1
2025 Regular SeasonBall State722.63.83

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Unknown

Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.4 takeover score.

#2

Kent State

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 44.4 takeover score.

#3

Northern Illinois

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 40 takeover score.

#4

Auburn

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 31.8 takeover score.

#5

Toledo

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 31.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Regular Season · Ball State

7 primary output · 22.6 efficiency · 3.8 usage

24.9

#2

2024 Regular Season · Ball State

19.3

4 primary · 18.5 efficiency · 5.1 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2024 · Rating 0.7844

Springboro · Springboro, OH

Committed To
Ball State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2024

Career Facts

1

Career teams

2

Seasons tracked

49

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 2 tracked seasons, 15 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
2
Career tackles
49