Corey Willis

Wide receiver for Central Michigan. 2017: 45 catches, 669 receiving yards, 9 TD.

WR · Central Michigan · #8

5′10″ · 175 lb · Holland, MI

Central Michigan 2017 alumnus

The story

2017 wide receiver for Central Michigan. 2017: 45 catches, 669 receiving yards, 9 TD.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Central Michigan, 2,390 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

The week the volume broke through — put up 148 yds at Western Michigan.Western Michigan · W 35-282017

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Central Michigan

2014–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2014–2017

2 coaches

2014

Dan Enos

Central Michigan

2015–2017

John Bonamego

Central Michigan

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Dan Enos → John Bonamego. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2014Central Michigan7-6HC: Dan Enos · Run-leaning

2015Central Michigan7-6HC: John Bonamego · Balanced

2016Central Michigan6-7HC: John Bonamego · Balanced

2017Central Michigan8-5HC: John Bonamego · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

5 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rec tds (95th percentile). Strength: long catch (90th percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Rec TDs#22 / 539 · 95th pct

Long catch#53 / 539 · 90th pct

Rec yards#120 / 539 · 78th pct

669

Receptions#128 / 539 · 76th pct

Yards / catch#169 / 539 · 68th pct

14.9

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home4g	4.8	41.0	9.0	0.8
Road5g	5.2	101	19.3	1.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-74g	5.2	59.8	10.9	0.2
Weeks 8+5g	4.8	86.0	17.7	1.6

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Matt Drinkall

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	Central Michigan	45	669	14.9	9	--
2016	Central Michigan	71	1,087	15.3	9	--
2015	Central Michigan	37	564	15.2	5	--
2014	Central Michigan	7	70	10.0	0	--
Career		160	2,390	14.9	23	--

Season	Team
2017	Central Michigan	--	--	--	--	--
2016	Central Michigan	2	4	--	--	--
2015	Central Michigan	9	19	--	--	--
2014	Central Michigan	1	-1	46	--	--
Career		12	22	46	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2017

W 30–27

vs Rhode Island

8 rec · 43 yds

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.

With J. Sheldon — 41 AVG · 65 LONG · 9 NO · S. Morris — 226 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 49.0 · 32 rush yds (7 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 30-27vs Rhode Island	8	43	5.4	0	13
Wk 2	W 45-27@ Kansas	8	140	17.5	1	36	140-yard receiving day
Wk 7	L 10-30vs Toledo	2	12	6.0	0	12
Wk 8	W 56-9@ Ball State	5	98	19.6	3	63	3 TD catches
Wk 10	W 35-28@ Western Michigan	5	148	29.6	1	77	Season-high 148 yds
Wk 11	W 42-30vs Eastern Michigan	6	71	11.8	2	34	2 TD catches
Wk 12	W 42-23@ Kent State	5	75	15.0	1	53
Wk 13	W 31-24vs Northern Illinois	3	38	12.7	1	29
Bowl	L 14-37@ Wyoming	3	44	14.7	0	30
Total		45	669	14.7	9	77

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology