Dameon Willis Jr.: LB · Indiana · #43.
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Dameon Willis Jr.
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for two head coaches at Indiana: Kevin Wilson and Tom Allen. A game that shows it: 9 tackles against Ohio State — Week 6, 2018.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
62 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 4 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.
The Daily Hoosier Oct 28
The Herald-Times Oct 21
USA Today Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-28@ Florida International | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 20-16vs Virginia | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-10vs Ball State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-35vs No. 24 Michigan State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-17@ Rutgers | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 26-49@ No. 3 Ohio State | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 16-42vs Iowa | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 28-33vs No. 18 Penn State | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 31-38@ Minnesota | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 34-32vs Maryland | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 20-31@ No. 4 Michigan | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-28vs Purdue | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 62 | 37 | 4.0 | 1.5 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
62tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%4 TFLSack rate
2%2 sacksPD rate
2%1 pass breakups62 tackles · 4 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 6.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tom Allen
Pass share
53.1%
480 pass / 424 run
Plays / game
75.3
12 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
530 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2018
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Indiana, 110 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Kevin Wilson → Tom Allen. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
