Last confirmed: Ball State, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 300 lb · Indianapolis, IN · Lawrence Central
Kevin Willis: DT · Ball State · #93.
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Kevin Willis
Wins his gap play after play. He has spent two seasons in the Ball State defensive front. One game to point at: 6 tackles against Miami (OH) — Week 13, 2017.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
30 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3 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.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Ball State | 30 | 13 | 3.0 | 1.5 |
| 2016 | Ball State | 22 | 8 | 4.5 | 2.0 |
| Career | 52 | 21 | 7.5 | 3.5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-24@ Illinois | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 51-31vs UAB | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 28-13vs Tennessee Tech | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-33@ Western Kentucky | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 3-55@ Western Michigan | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 3-31@ Akron | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 9-56vs Central Michigan | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-58vs Toledo | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 14-56@ Eastern Michigan | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 17-63@ Northern Illinois | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 24-40vs Buffalo | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 7-28vs Miami (OH) | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Total | 30 | 13 | 3.0 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
Week 2 · 2017
W 51-31
vs UAB
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 3 tackles
Edged out UAB at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
10%3 TFLSack rate
5%2 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries30 tackles · 3 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
2 seasons under Mike Neu — 6-18 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Neu
Pass share
45.3%
405 pass / 489 run
Plays / game
74.5
12 games
Team sack rate
7.5%
442 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Ball State, 52 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Pete Lembo → Mike Neu. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
