Last confirmed: Michigan State, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · 214 lb · Jackson, MI
Khari Willis: S · Michigan State · #27.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Khari Willis
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. This is his third year in the same secondary at Michigan State. On tape: 15 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Ohio State, Week 11, 2018.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
84 tackles. 10 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 1.5 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.
Lansing State Journal Oct 23
Yahoo Sports Oct 21
The State News Oct 13Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Michigan State | 84 | 41 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 10 | 2 |
| 2017 | Michigan State | 71 | 39 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2016 | Michigan State | 30 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 185 | 96 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 15 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-31vs Utah State | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Wk 2 | L 13-16@ Arizona State | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-21@ Indiana | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-20vs Central Michigan | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 19-29vs Northwestern | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 21-17@ No. 8 Penn State | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 7-21vs No. 6 Michigan | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | W 23-13vs Purdue | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-3@ Maryland | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 6-26vs No. 8 Ohio State | 15 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 15 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 6-9@ Nebraska | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 14-10vs Rutgers | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 6-7@ Oregon | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Total | 84 | 41 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 10 |
Week 1 · 2018
W 38-31
vs Utah State
1 interception · 7 tackles · 3 pass breakups
Edged out Utah State at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
12%10 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
84tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%2 TFL84 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 10 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
3 seasons under Mark Dantonio — 20-18 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 6.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Road5g | 6.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 7.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Dantonio
Pass share
52.2%
489 pass / 447 run
Plays / game
72.0
13 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
534 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2018
84 tackles in 13 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Michigan State, 185 tackles — drafted at #109 overall by the Indianapolis Colts.
His career
He has a stat line in 35 games over 3 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Mark Dantonio.
Where he ended up · NFL
Indianapolis ColtsEntering 8th NFL season
Indianapolis ColtsEntering 8th NFL season
