Defensive line, App State and East Carolina, 2016–21
Chris Willis
- Number
- No. 99
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 260 lb
- Class (2021)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Shelby, NC
Chris Willis played defensive line at App State (2016–19), East Carolina (2020) and App State (2021).
Career highs
9tackles, career highvs. Navy, 2020Team titles: Sun Belt champions, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | App State | 15 | 8 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | App State | 24 | 11 | 6.5 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | East Carolina | 28 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 67 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 4 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | App State | 99 | DL | Yr 1 | ||
| 2017 | App State | 99 | DL | Yr 2 | ||
| 2018 | App State | 99 | DL | Yr 3 | ||
| 2019 | App State | 99 | DL | Yr 4 | ||
| 2020 | East Carolina | 99 | DL | Yr 5 | ||
| 2021 | App State | 99 | DL | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′2″ | 260 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2020 East Carolina 7 games, 28 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | at Georgia State | L 29–49 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs. Navy | L 23–27 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | at Tulsa | L 30–34 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | vs. Tulane | L 21–38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | at Cincinnati | L 17–55 | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | at Temple | W 28–3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | vs. SMU | W 52–38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 App State 12 games, 24 tackles, 3 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Penn State | L 38–45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | at Charlotte | W 45–9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs. Gardner-Webb | W 72–7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | vs. South Alabama | W 52–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | at Arkansas State | W 35–9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | vs. Louisiana | W 27–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | at Georgia Southern | L 14–34 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | at Coastal Carolina | W 23–7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | at Texas State | W 38–7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs. Troy | W 21–10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 1 | vs.Louisiana | W 30–19 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 15 ✦ | vs. Middle Tennessee | W 45–13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2017 App State 9 games, 15 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | vs.Savannah State | W 54–7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | atTexas State | W 20–13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Wake Forest | L 19–20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs. New Mexico State | W 45–31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at Idaho | W 23–20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs.Coastal Carolina | W 37–29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at Massachusetts | L 27–30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at UL Monroe | L 45–52 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | atGeorgia State | W 31–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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