UTSA · L 26-31
No tackles.
San Diego State · L 29-31
No tackles.
Boise State · L 45-46
3 tackles
The other 5 games average 2 tackles. This one was 1 above.
Willis has tackles in 6 of Texas State’s 8 games: none against UTSA and San Diego State.
Malik Willis
Arrived at Texas State from Campbell. A game that shows it: 5 tackles against Incarnate Word — Week 4, 2026.
13 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Jams receivers off their route at the line.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas State | 13 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 |
| 2025 | Texas State | 20 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 33 | 20 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 pass breakup, 3 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-59@ No. 5 Texas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 49-35vs North Texas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 63-10vs Incarnate Word | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 66-27vs Colorado State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 20-17vs Utah State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 45-46@ No. 20 Boise State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 13 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Oct. 31 · L 45-46 at Boise State, play by play
3 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: coverage — 3 passes defended in the 6 games with play by play.
How Texas State’s defense played that day
Boise State’s 13 drives: 6 stopped (1 takeaway) · 7 scored. While the game was within a score they held 3 of 7. His pbu came with Texas State up 5.
2 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Week 4 · 2026
W 63-10
5 tackles · 1 pass breakup · 3 solo tackles
Dominant 53-point win at home against Incarnate Word.
Ratings of the games shown run from -9 to +20 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
2 seasons under G.J. Kinne — 11-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
G.J. Kinne
Pass share
40.9%
242 pass / 350 run
Plays / game
74.0
8 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
223 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Pac-12
Based on 2025: #25 of 25 Sun Belt CBs — his program moves to the Pac-12 for 2026
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%). It was measured on players who stayed in the same conference and is not adjusted for the move to the Pac-12.
2026 is in progress.
