Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-6vs Long Island University | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Jaron Willis
Senior linebacker for Kansas. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 235 lb · Albany, GA · Lee County HS
Transferred South Carolina → Kansas for 2026
The numbers
2
tackles · 2026
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, vs Long Island University
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Kansas. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Ole Miss in 2022.
- Transferred from South Carolina to Kansas in 2026.
Jaron Willis
Jaron Willis has played for three head coaches across four seasons and three programs. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against Long Island University, Week 1, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Ole Miss4-star out of Lee County
20233 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
1 coach2022–2023
Kansas
2025–2026
Kansas
Played his entire career under Lance Leipold.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Kansas
2025South Carolina
2026Kansas
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Ole Miss8-5HC: Lane Kiffin · Run-heavy, fast tempo
2023South Carolina5-7HC: Shane Beamer · Balanced
2025South Carolina4-8HC: Shane Beamer · Run-leaning
2026Kansas1-1HC: Lance Leipold · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th 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 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 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
Lance Leipold
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kansas | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | South Carolina | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | South Carolina | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Ole Miss | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 13 | 11 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 51–6
2 TOT · 2 SOLO
Dominant 45-point win at home against Long Island University.
With I. Marshall — 246 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 80.7 · 49 rush yds (7 car) · C. Ballard — 90 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 88.2 · 14 rush yds (1 car)
Game log
Background
2025 (at South Carolina): Played in 11 games, totaling seven tackles (5 solo, 2 assisted) and two fumble recoveries, which he returned for 46 yards and one touchdown… Fumble recovery for a touchdown came against South Carolina State… Had a season-high two tackles against LSU. 2024 (at South Carol...
The linebacker corps · Kansas
- #4Trey Lathan86 tackles · 2025
- #25Jibreel Al-Amin51 tackles · 2025
- #13Quincy Davis43 tackles · 2025
- #15Landyn Watson21 tackles · 2025
- #14Jaron Willis7 tackles · 2025
8 more on the roster · Kansas team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology