Charles Willekes: LB · Arkansas State · #36.
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Charles Willekes
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Fourth year in the same linebacker corps at Arkansas State. The first one came in 2024: All-Sun Belt. A game that shows it: 12 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against South Alabama — Week 6, 2024.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
92 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 8.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Arkansas State | 92 | 48 | 8.5 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2023 | Arkansas State | 91 | 32 | 8.5 | 2.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Arkansas State | 17 | 3 | 2.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Arkansas State | 17 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 217 | 92 | 20.0 | 3.0 | 4 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-31vs Central Arkansas | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-24vs Tulsa | 10 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 18-28@ No. 17 Michigan | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 7-52@ No. 20 Iowa State | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 18-16vs South Alabama | 12 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 9-41@ Texas State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 44-28@ Southern Miss | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 34-31vs Troy | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 19-55@ Louisiana | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 27-20@ Georgia State | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 28-21vs UL Monroe | 9 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 32-40vs Old Dominion | 11 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 38-31vs Bowling Green | 11 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 92 | 48 | 8.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 |
Week 6 · 2024
W 18-16
1.5 tackles for loss · 12 tackles · 1 pass breakup
A close one, won by 2 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
92tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%8 TFLSack rate
1%1 sackPD rate
3%3 pass breakups92 tackles · 8.5 for loss · 1 sack · 1 interception.
4 seasons under Butch Jones — 19-31 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 9.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 4.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 7.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Butch Jones
Pass share
48.1%
442 pass / 477 run
Plays / game
70.7
13 games
Team sack rate
7.4%
475 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Four seasons at Arkansas State, 217 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT
All-Sun Belt mention (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Mark Dantonio, Mel Tucker and Butch Jones.
