Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-59@ Texas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 49-35vs North Texas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#20
Malik Willis
Junior defensive back on Texas State's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 172 lb · Riviera Beach, FL
CFB Index 2 · #364 of 364 cornersLow confidence
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The story
Junior defensive back on Texas State's 2026 roster.
- Transferred from Campbell to Texas State in 2025.
Malik Willis
Jams receivers off their route at the line. Malik Willis arrived at Texas State from Campbell. The receipt: 1 tackles against North Texas — Week 3, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
His career
20259 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Texas State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Featured in The Canon
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Texas State | 20 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 22 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 49–35
vs North Texas
1 tackles · 1 solo tackles
Edged out North Texas at home in a shootout.
With B. Jackson — 268 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 88.6 · 30 rush yds (9 car) · T. Burgess Jr. — 214 rush yds (25 car)
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +1 tackle.
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under G.J. Kinne, all run-heavy offenses — 8-8 over that span.
2025Texas State7-6HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-heavy
2026Texas State1-2HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
G.J. Kinne
Pass share
36.8%
81 pass / 139 run
Plays / game
73.3
3 games
Team sack rate
2.7%
73 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
2 · #364 of 364 corners
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Pac-12
Based on 2025: #25 of 25 Sun Belt CBs — his program moves to the Pac-12 for 2026
How the All-Pac-12 estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player. The base rate was measured on players who stayed in the same conference; this estimate is not adjusted for the move to the Pac-12.
How he plays
Play style
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Press Corner
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Justin Eaglin’s 2024 season.
Matches Justin on
PD rate
Class year
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Tyson McWilliams's sophomore season at California (2022).
91%match
Matches Tyson on
Class year
Height
PD rate
The secondary · Texas State
- #7Ryan Nolan72 tackles · 2025
- #1Amarion Atwood29 tackles · 2025
- #20Malik Willis20 tackles · 2025
- #24Dexter Ricks Jr.18 tackles · 2025
- #3Craig Royal Jr.14 tackles · 2025
12 more on the roster · Texas State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology