Linebacker, Charlotte (from Bucknell), 2023–26
Gavin Willis
- Number
- No. 13
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Louisville, KY
Gavin Willis plays linebacker for Charlotte, after Bucknell (2023–24). Last time out, at Temple: 7 tackles. Willis leads Charlotte in tackles this season.
2026 so far
53 tackles, 0.5 sacks
Last game: 7 tackles at Temple, W 38–31
Next game: vs. Tulane, Oct 30
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
13tackles, career highvs. Memphis, 2026Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Bucknell | 13 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2024 | Bucknell | 13 | LB | So. | ||
| 2025 | Charlotte | 13 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2026 | Charlotte | 13 | LB | Sr. | 6′0″ | 230 |
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
2026 Charlotte 7 games, 53 tackles, 0.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. The Citadel | L 41–43 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | at Ole Miss | L 9–41 | 7 | 4 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | at App State | L 21–26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Louisiana | L 7–34 | 11 | 6 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs. Memphis | L 8–59 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 10 | at North Texas | L 10–50 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at Temple | W 38–31 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2025 Charlotte 11 games, 55 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs.App State | L 11–34 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 6 | vs. North Carolina | L 3–20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Rice | L 17–28 | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | at South Florida | L 26–54 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | at Army | L 7–24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | vs.Temple | L 14–49 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | vs.North Texas | L 20–54 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | at East Carolina | L 22–48 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. UTSA | L 7–28 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | at Georgia | L 3–35 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at Tulane | L 0–27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2024 Bucknell 2 games, 10 tackles, 1 INT
2023 Bucknell 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at James Madison | L 3–38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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