Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2017Texas Tech
Derrick Willies
WR • 6'4" • 210 lbs • San Bernadino, CA, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Derrick Willies reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
56
Solid production for a receiver
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Reliability
53
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
63
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Texas Tech
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Iowa • Texas Tech
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Washington
Player Story
Derrick Willies built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a wide receiver from San Bernadino, CA wearing No. 11, spending time with Iowa and Texas Tech. The clearest part of Derrick Willies' career was his...
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- Committed To
- Bowling Green
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Derrick Willies, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Texas Tech. Derrick Willies reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 663
- Receptions
- 40
- Touchdowns
- 6
Quick Answers
Derrick Willies quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Texas Tech · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 663
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 17 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Texas Tech
- Top game
- Eastern Washington
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Archbishop Moeller · Bowling Green
- High school pipeline
- Archbishop Moeller · 50 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 11 · Class 2017
- 2017 Receiving yards rank
- 304 receiving yards · WR 366th (top 37%) · Big 12 40th (top 26%) · National 431st (top 22%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Iowa | 3 | 4 | 71 | 1 | 41.6 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 8 | 18 | 288 | 2 | 64.8 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 6 | 18 | 304 | 3 | 66.3 |
Related Context
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Derrick Willies played WR for Iowa and Texas Tech. Across 4 tracked seasons, Derrick Willies recorded 663 receiving yards and 6 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Texas Tech.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Texas Tech paired 304 primary output with 81.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 81.9 efficiency.
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Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
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Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Iowa, Texas Tech.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Washington
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2017 Regular Season · Texas Tech
Games
6
Receiving Yards / G
50.7
Efficiency
81.9
Usage
9.8
Consistency
50.6
Best Game by takeover score
Eastern Washington
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Eastern Washington: 126. Arizona State: 56. Houston: 41. Oklahoma State: 30. Kansas: 32. Iowa State: 19
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Eastern Washington: 4 by 100. Arizona State: 4 by 93.3. Houston: 4 by 68.3. Oklahoma State: 3 by 66.7. Kansas: 1 by 100. Iowa State: 2 by 63.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins63.8 · Games = 4 · +39.3 vs Losses
Losses24.5 · Games = 2 · -39.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
6 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Eastern Washington
Best efficiency game
100 vs Kansas
Player Story
Derrick Willies story
Derrick Willies built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a wide receiver from San Bernadino, CA wearing No. 11, spending time with Iowa and Texas Tech. The clearest part of Derrick Willies' career was his receiving role: 40 catches, 663 receiving yards, and 6 touchdowns across 17 career games in the available record. That gives Derrick Willies' 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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Iowa
2013-2014
Opening stop
- 2
Texas Tech
2016-2017
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Iowa | 71 | 67.8 | 4.9 | 71 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 288 | 73.9 | 6.9 | 217 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 304 | 81.9 | 9.8 | 16 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Eastern Washington
Week 1 · W 56-10
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
126
Receiving Yards
81 takeover
126 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Texas
Week 10 · L 37-45 · Conference game
63
Receiving Yards
75.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
63 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Northern Iowa
Week 1 · W 31-23
46
Receiving Yards
70.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
46 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Arizona State
Week 2 · L 55-68
59
Receiving Yards
67.5 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
59 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ Oklahoma State
Week 11 · L 44-45 · Conference game
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Receiving Yards
66.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
50 receiving yards with a 83.3 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Texas Tech
304 primary output · 81.9 efficiency · 9.8 usage
66.3
#2
2016 Regular Season · Texas Tech
64.8
288 primary · 73.9 efficiency · 6.9 usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Iowa
41.6
71 primary · 67.8 efficiency · 4.9 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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