Carson Willich
Carson Willich
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Matt Campbell.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Iowa State | 18 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Iowa State | 25 | 13 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Iowa State | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 51 | 27 | 3.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Iowa State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Iowa State
Returning around him
- 58% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 1 Iowa State player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -7 net (48 in / 55 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Iowa State · Last season: 8-4 (AP #22) · Talent rank #71 · 2026 recruiting class #54
DNA match
Player DNA
Sideline-to-Sideline
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Power Echols’s 2021 season.
Matches Power on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Muelu Iosefa's junior season at California (2022).
Matches Muelu on
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #8813
Peaked at #8813 this season.
Background
Awards & Honors Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (S22, F22, S23, F23, S24, F24, F25) Academic All-Big 12 (2025) Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2023) Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team (2022) 2025 Played in six games, making three starts ... made 18 tackles with one for a loss ... also had one quart...