Willizhuan Yates

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

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

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Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

Solid production for a defensive back

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Reliability

Useful contributor with volatile peaks

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Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

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Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Ball State

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Snapshot

Career Teams: 1
Unique Seasons: 2
Program Path: Ball State
Peak Game: Peak game by takeover score: Toledo

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Willizhuan Yates built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a defensive back from Springboro, OH wearing No. 20, spending time with Ball State. The clearest part of Willizhuan Yates' career was his defensive...

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Class 2024 · Rating 0.7844

Springboro · Springboro, OH

Committed To: Ball State
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2024

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Latest team and position: Ball State · DB
Career Tackles: 49
Tracked sample: 2 unique seasons · 2 entries · 15 games
Best season: 2025 Regular Season · Ball State
Top game: Toledo
Recruit profile: 2-star · Springboro · Ball State
High school pipeline: Springboro · 7 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster: No. 20 · Sophomore
2025 Tackles rank: 32 tackles · DB 294th (top 31%) · Mid-American 125th (top 22%) · National 1,303rd (top 21%)

Willizhuan Yates played DB for Ball State. Across 2 tracked seasons, Willizhuan Yates recorded 49 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Ball State.

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