Khari Willis: S · Michigan State · #27.
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Khari Willis
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Third year in the same secondary at Michigan State. First career honor, 2018: All-Big Ten. On tape: 15 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Ohio State, Week 11, 2018.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
84 tackles. 10 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 1.5 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 Detroit News Oct 27
Detroit Free Press Oct 24
Lansing State Journal Oct 23Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Michigan State | 84 | 41 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 10 | 2 |
| 2017 | Michigan State | 71 | 39 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2016 | Michigan State | 30 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 185 | 96 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 15 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-31vs Utah State | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Wk 2 | L 13-16@ Arizona State | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-21@ Indiana | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-20vs Central Michigan | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 19-29vs Northwestern | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 21-17@ No. 8 Penn State | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 7-21vs No. 6 Michigan | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | W 23-13vs Purdue | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-3@ Maryland | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 6-26vs No. 8 Ohio State | 15 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 15 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 6-9@ Nebraska | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 14-10vs Rutgers | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 6-7vs Oregon | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Total | 84 | 41 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 10 |
Week 1 · 2018
W 38-31
vs Utah State
1 interception · 7 tackles · 3 pass breakups
Edged out Utah State at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
12%10 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
84tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%2 TFL84 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 10 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
3 seasons under Mark Dantonio — 20-18 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 6.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Road5g | 6.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 7.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Dantonio
Pass share
52.2%
489 pass / 447 run
Plays / game
72.0
13 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
534 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2018
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
How it ended
Three seasons at Michigan State, 185 tackles — drafted at #109 overall by the Indianapolis Colts.
A stat line in 35 games over three seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN
All-Big Ten mention (2018)
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mark Dantonio.
Next stop · NFL
Indianapolis ColtsEntering 8th NFL season
Indianapolis ColtsEntering 8th NFL season
