Chris Willis: DL · App State · #99.
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Chris Willis
Wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches at two programs in three seasons: Scott Satterfield and Mike Houston. A game that shows it: 9 tackles and 1 sack against Navy — Week 7, 2020.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | East Carolina | 28 | 13 | 5.0 | 2.0 |
| 2018 | App State | 24 | 11 | 6.5 | 3.0 |
| 2017 | App State | 15 | 8 | 2.5 | 1.0 |
| Career | 67 | 32 | 14.0 | 6.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 5 | L 29-49@ Georgia State | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 23-27vs Navy | 9 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 30-34@ Tulsa | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 21-38vs Tulane | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 17-55@ No. 7 Cincinnati | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 28-3@ Temple | 7 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 52-38vs SMU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 13 | 5.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
18%5 TFLSack rate
7%2 sacksHurry rate
4%1 hurry28 tackles · 5 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 4.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 5.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Houston
Pass share
45.1%
292 pass / 356 run
Plays / game
72.0
9 games
Team sack rate
7.3%
301 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2020
More tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons, at App State and East Carolina, 6 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 28 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2021
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Scott Satterfield, Eli Drinkwitz, Mike Houston and Shawn Clark.
