Cornerback, James Madison (from Cincinnati), 2022–26
Ken Willis
Lettered 2023–24 at Cincinnati (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 23
- Height
- 5′10″
- Weight
- 185 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Cincinnati, OH
Ken Willis plays cornerback for James Madison, after Cincinnati (2022–24). Last time out, at Georgia Southern: 3 tackles, 1 INT.
2026 so far
27 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
Last game: 3 tackles, 1 INT at Georgia Southern, W 27–24
Next game: at App State, Oct 22
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
9tackles, career highvs. Oklahoma, 2023Team titles: Sun Belt champions, 2025
Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Cincinnati | 23 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Cincinnati | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | James Madison | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | James Madison | 27 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Career | 63 | 42 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Cincinnati | 23 | CB | RS | ||
| 2023 | Cincinnati | 23 | CB | Fr. | ||
| 2024 | Cincinnati | 23 | CB | So. | ||
| 2025 | James Madison | 23 | CB | Jr. | ||
| 2026 | James Madison | 23 | CB | Sr. | 5′10″ | 185 |
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 James Madison 6 games, 27 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Liberty | W 20–13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Wagner | W 87–3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | at San Diego State | W 26–13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 26 | at Old Dominion | W 46–20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 3 | vs. Marshall | W 45–17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | at Georgia Southern | W 27–24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2025 James Madison 4 games, 6 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Weber State | W 45–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | vs. Louisiana | W 24–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. App State | W 58–10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 5 | vs. Troy | W 31–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Cincinnati 5 games, 7 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Towson | W 38–20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Arizona State | W 24–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. West Virginia | L 24–31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | at Iowa State | L 17–34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at Kansas State | L 15–41 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Cincinnati 8 games, 23 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Eastern Kentucky | W 66–13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at Pittsburgh | W 27–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Oklahoma | L 6–20 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs.Iowa State | L 10–30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at Oklahoma State | L 13–45 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | at Houston | W 24–14 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Nov 18 | atWest Virginia | L 21–42 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Kansas | L 16–49 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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