Yasin Willis, 2024
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Running back, Kansas (from Syracuse), 2024–⁠26

Yasin Willis

Number
No. 6
Height
6′1″
Weight
230 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Newark, NJ

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Yasin Willis plays running back for Kansas, after Syracuse (2024–⁠25). Last time out, against Arizona State: 8 carries, 35 yards; 1 catch, 2 yards.

2026 so far

125 rushing yards, 2 TD

Last game: 8 carries, 35 yards; 1 catch, 2 yards vs. Arizona State, L 17–⁠24

Next game: vs. Baylor, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 72LIU
  2. 18MIZ
  3. 35ASU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

94rushing yards, career highat Clemson, 20253rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Tennessee, 2025

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2024Syracuse361303.6126
2025Syracuse1295534.3441
2026Kansas271254.6220
Career1928084.2741

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024Syracuse8263.3012
2025Syracuse8344.3011
2026Kansas3124.009
Career19723.8012

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2024Syracuse91880

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024Syracuse6RBFr.
2025Syracuse6RBSo.
2026Kansas6RBJr.6′1″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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2024Syracuse47-0.29––-13.76%-0.01
2025Syracuse1470.0432nd (n=576)0.106.223%0.17
2026Kansas290.19––5.513%–

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.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Syracuse42%2.800.900.9020%
2026Kansas52%3.500.900.5011%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 Kansas 3 games, 125 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 4vs.Long Island UniversityW 51–⁠61172220––
Sep 11vs.MissouriL 21–⁠3881807210
Sep 19vs.Arizona StateL 17–⁠2483501312
2025 Syracuse 9 games, 553 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.TennesseeL 26–⁠452391314––
Sep 6vs.UConnW 27–⁠201148118––
Sep 20atClemsonW 34–⁠21189403217
Sep 27vs.DukeL 3–⁠38116303527
Oct 4atSMUL 18–⁠31154101310
Oct 18vs.PittsburghL 13–⁠301316061−3
Oct 25atGeorgia TechL 16–⁠411076041323
Oct 31vs.North CarolinaL 10–⁠271561010––
Nov 8atMiamiL 10–⁠381363022––
2024 Syracuse 10 games, 130 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.OhioW 38–⁠2241108––
Sep 20vs.StanfordL 24–⁠26490714
Sep 28vs.Holy CrossW 42–⁠14427019––
Oct 4atUNLVW 44–⁠4186212610
Oct 12atNC StateW 24–⁠175−502––
Oct 24atPittsburghL 13–⁠413202315
Nov 16atCaliforniaW 33–⁠253102––
Nov 23vs.UConnW 31–⁠241000––
Nov 30vs.MiamiW 42–⁠3832001113
Dec 27 ✦vs.Washington StateW 52–⁠35130324

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

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