#19

Eric Willis III

WR · UTEP · Sr. · #19

Returning to UTEP for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Eric Willis III

WR · UTEP · Sr · #19

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
UTEP
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025UTEP2-10HC: Scotty Walden · Balanced

Career stats

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Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2025

W 35–17

at Sam Houston

1 rec · 43 yds

How he plays

Play style

Moves the chains on third down.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

UTEP

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Wide receiver · UTEP

Returning around him

  • 100% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
  • Transfer portal: +1 net (21 in / 20 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

UTEP · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #101 · 2026 recruiting class #91

DNA match

Player DNA

Possession Receiver

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

WR

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Isiah Paige’s 2022 season.

Isiah Paige

82%match

Old Dominion · 2022

#2

Isiah Paige

Old Dominion · 2021

79%
#3

Eric Weatherly

Ball State · 2025

78%
#4

Ja'Carree Kelly

Delaware · 2025

77%
#5

Isaac Ross

Massachusetts · 2022

76%

Matches Isiah on

TD rate
Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception

Differs from Isiah on

Class year (higher)
Reception volume (higher)

Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Benjamin Omayebu’s path through Tarleton State.

Benjamin Omayebu

99%match

Tarleton State · 2024

#2

Bret Clark

Troy · 2020

NFL Rd 7
98%
#3

K.J. Franklin

Nicholls · 2022

97%
#4

Rondale Moore

Purdue · 2020

NFL Rd 2 · Pk 17
95%
#5

Kylon Harris

Stephen F. Austin · 2025

95%

Matches Benjamin on

Yards per reception

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Isiah Paige's freshman season at Old Dominion (2021).

Isiah Paige

85%match

Old Dominion · 2021

All-Sun Belt
#2

Kaderris Roberts

Bowling Green · 2025

74%
#3

Aaron Turner

UConn · 2021

72%
#4

Jaylen Jenkins

Washington State · 2022

72%
#5

Jaylin Lucas

Indiana · 2022

1st-team All-American
70%

Matches Isiah on

EPA / play (adj)
Total EPA (college ability)
Reception volume

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #1806

Final rank
#2837
Avg #2453.0
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #1806 this season.