Former linebacker at Western Michigan. 2024: 11 tackles.
6′1″ · 218 lb · Memphis, TN
Recruiting
ATH recruit
No. 2104 nationally · Signed with Western Michigan
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former linebacker at Western Michigan. 2024: 11 tackles.
Jelani Willis
Jelani Willis arrived at Tennessee State from Western Michigan. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles against Eastern Michigan, Week 14, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at Western Michigan, 17 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Lance Taylor — 10-15 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (4th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2024 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Taylor
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2024
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Western Michigan | 11 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Western Michigan | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 17 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2024
W 59–31
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 59-31vs Bethune-Cookman | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 20-27@ Marshall | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 45-42@ Ball State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 48-41@ Buffalo | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 13-31@ Bowling Green | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 26-18vs Eastern Michigan | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |