Jaelin Willis is a linebacker at App State who has not played in App State's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
App State lists 16 linebackers this season.
App State is 5-3. Next: vs Georgia State, Sat Nov 7.
Willis is steady in every phase without a signature trait. One game to point at: 10 tackles against Boise State — Week 5, 2025.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
39 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | App State | 39 | 16 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Career | 39 | 16 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-11vs Charlotte | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 20-13vs Lindenwood | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 22-38@ Southern Miss | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-47@ Boise State | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 27-23vs Oregon State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-20@ Georgia State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 37-45vs Coastal Carolina | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-24@ Old Dominion | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-58@ No. 24 James Madison | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 26-24vs Marshall | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | L 29-30vs Arkansas State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 10-29vs Georgia Southern | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 16 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
39tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%1 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
3%1 pass breakups39 tackles · 1 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dowell Loggains
Pass share
55.6%
508 pass / 405 run
Plays / game
70.2
13 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
518 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #54 of 63 Sun Belt LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
