Quarterback, Virginia Tech (from Kansas), 2015–⁠19

Ryan Willis

Number
No. 5
Height
6′4″
Weight
220 lb
Class (2019)
Senior
Hometown
Overland Park, KS
Born
Sep 28, 1996

Ryan Willis played quarterback at Kansas (2015–⁠16) and Virginia Tech (2018–⁠19).

Career highs

348passing yards, career highvs. TCU, 20164touchdown passes, career hightwice; last at Boston College, 201988rushing yards, career highat North Carolina, 2018

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2015Kansas16431552.11,7195.5910
2016Kansas7211761.58116.937
2018Virginia Tech21336458.52,7167.5249
2019Virginia Tech7211761.59067.795
Career52191357.16,1526.74531

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2015Kansas59−79−1.3023
2016Kansas38−8−0.2121
2018Virginia Tech1133543.1439
2019Virginia Tech39340.9113
Career2493011.2639

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2015Kansas5QBYr 1
2016Kansas5QBYr 2
2018Virginia Tech5QBYr 4
2019Virginia Tech5QBSr. (Yr 5)6′4″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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2015Kansas3740.037th (n=151)0.2410.549%0.050.02
2016Kansas1540.066th (n=152)0.258.536%0.05–
2018Virginia Tech4740.3066th (n=160)0.26140.553%0.410.25
2019Virginia Tech1560.3062nd (n=155)0.2747.542%0.37–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2019 Virginia Tech 5 games, 906 passing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31atBoston CollegeL 28–⁠3529473444313
Sep 7vs.Old DominionW 31–⁠1716282722034
Sep 14vs.FurmanW 24–⁠17172112311−5
Sep 27vs.DukeL 10–⁠45718112115
Oct 19vs.North CarolinaW 43–⁠41335510−13
2018 Virginia Tech 12 games, 2,716 passing yards, 24 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 8vs.William & MaryW 62–⁠174764007
Sep 22atOld DominionL 35–⁠499181311030
Sep 29atDukeW 31–⁠141727332305
Oct 6vs.Notre DameL 23–⁠4531523092116
Oct 13atNorth CarolinaW 22–⁠1920362212288
Oct 25vs.Georgia TechL 28–⁠4915222012022
Nov 3vs.Boston CollegeL 21–⁠3125422813149
Nov 10atPittsburghL 22–⁠5222342313065
Nov 17vs.MiamiL 14–⁠3818362161213
Nov 23vs.VirginiaW 34–⁠3114331991241
Dec 1vs.MarshallW 41–⁠20182631240−15
Dec 31 ✦vs.CincinnatiL 31–⁠3520312192133
2016 Kansas 6 games, 811 passing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3vs.Rhode IslandW 55–⁠6791442022
Sep 10vs.OhioL 21–⁠3715801−2
Sep 17atMemphisL 7–⁠439138000−2
Sep 29atTexas TechL 19–⁠55142614210−29
Oct 8vs.TCUL 23–⁠2431453480317
Oct 15atBaylorL 7–⁠4910198903−14
2015 Kansas 10 games, 1,719 passing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 5vs.South Dakota StateL 38–⁠4102000–
Oct 3atIowa StateL 13–⁠3881610000−18
Oct 10vs.BaylorL 7–⁠66203615811−15
Oct 17vs.Texas TechL 20–⁠30355033021−7
Oct 24atOklahoma StateL 10–⁠58123119112−20
Oct 31vs.OklahomaL 7–⁠62203418110−27
Nov 7atTexasL 20–⁠591734214121
Nov 14atTCUL 17–⁠2320412031111
Nov 21vs.West VirginiaL 0–⁠49133612702−22
Nov 28vs.Kansas StateL 14–⁠4519352152118

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2020
Height6′4″
Weight225 lb
Arm length32¾″
Hand size9½″

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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