Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 41-43vs The Citadel | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 9-41@ Ole Miss | 7 | 4 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Total | 14 | 6 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#13
Gavin Willis
Senior linebacker for Charlotte. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 230 lb · Louisville, KY · Ballard
CFB Index 38 · #396 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceIn transfer portal — destination TBD (from Charlotte)
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
14
tackles · 2026
2.5 TFL
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 7 tackles, 2.5 TFL, at Ole Miss
His career numbers, season by seasonGavin Willis
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Bucknell to Charlotte — the move that set up everything since. The receipt: 7 tackles, 2.5 TFL against Ole Miss — Week 2, 2026.
14 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
His career
202511 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
—
CFB
College
Charlotte
NFL
NFL Draft
—
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025Charlotte
DestinationTBD
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Tim Albin — 1-13 over that span.
2025Charlotte1-11HC: Tim Albin · Balanced, slow tempo
2026Charlotte0-2HC: Tim Albin · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Elite: tackles for loss (91st percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 7.0 TKL/g, 1.2 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tim Albin
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
38 · #396 of 583 LBs
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Alex Kilgore’s 2025 season.
Matches Alex on
TFL rate
Solo tackle rate
Tackle volume
Differs from Alex on
Height (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Alex Kilgore's junior season at SMU (2025).
Matches Alex on
TFL rate
Solo tackle rate
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Gavin Willis
Background
Awards and Honors Academic All-District selection (College Sports Communicators, 2025) All-Patriot League, Second Team (2024) Academic All-Patriot League (2024) FCS National Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 11, 2024) At Charlotte Junior, 2025 (12/2): Appeared in all 12 games while making a pair...
The linebacker corps · Charlotte
- #19Kadin Schmitz65 tackles · 2025
- #13Gavin Willis55 tackles · 2025
- #30Stellan Bowman4 tackles · 2025
- #36Parker Startz1 tackle · 2025
- #10Jerry Wall III2 games · 2026
5 more on the roster · Charlotte team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology