Linebacker, Western Michigan (from Minnesota), 2019–24
Donald Willis
- Number
- No. 15
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 220 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Garfield Heights, OH
Donald Willis played linebacker at Minnesota (2019–22) and Western Michigan (2023–24).
Career highs
14tackles, career highvs. Eastern Michigan, 20242sacks, career highvs. Ball State, 2023Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Minnesota | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Minnesota | 16 | 13 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | Minnesota | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Western Michigan | 40 | 26 | 6.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | Western Michigan | 109 | 62 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Career | 191 | 118 | 13 | 4.5 | 8 | 6 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Minnesota | 15 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | Minnesota | 15 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | Minnesota | 15 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Minnesota | 15 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | Western Michigan | 15 | LB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2024 | Western Michigan | 15 | LB | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′2″ | 220 |
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
2024 Western Michigan 13 games, 109 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at Wisconsin | L 14–28 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 7 | at Ohio State | L 0–56 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Bethune-Cookman | W 59–31 | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at Marshall | L 20–27 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at Ball State | W 45–42 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Akron | W 34–24 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | at Buffalo | W 48–41 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Kent State | W 52–21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs. Northern Illinois | L 28–42 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | at Bowling Green | L 13–31 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at Central Michigan | L 14–16 | 12 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. Eastern Michigan | W 26–18 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 14 ✦ | vs. South Alabama | L 23–30 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Western Michigan 10 games, 40 tackles, 3.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs.Saint Francis | W 35–17 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at Syracuse | L 7–48 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at Iowa | L 10–41 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs.Ball State | W 42–24 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at Mississippi State | L 28–41 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Miami (OH) | L 21–34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | atEastern Michigan | W 45–21 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 7 | vs.Central Michigan | W 38–28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | atNorthern Illinois | L 0–24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | vs.Bowling Green | L 10–34 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
2022 Minnesota 8 games, 15 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs. Western Illinois | W 62–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Colorado | W 49–7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at Michigan State | W 34–7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | at Illinois | L 14–26 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | at Penn State | L 17–45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Northwestern | W 31–3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs.Iowa | L 10–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | atWisconsin | W 23–16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Minnesota 10 games, 16 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs.Ohio State | L 31–45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs.Miami (OH) | W 31–26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | atColorado | W 30–0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | at Purdue | W 20–13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs. Nebraska | W 30–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 30 | atNorthwestern | W 41–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs.Illinois | L 6–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | atIowa | L 22–27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | vs.Wisconsin | W 23–13 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. West Virginia | W 18–6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2020 Minnesota 4 games, 10 tackles
2019 Minnesota 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | at Fresno State | W 38–35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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