Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-59@ Texas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#20
Malik Willis
Junior defensive back on Texas State's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 172 lb · Riviera Beach, FL
CFB Index 2 · #364 of 364 cornersLow confidenceReturning to Texas State for 2026
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 story
3 defensive back on Texas State's 2026 roster.
- Transferred from Campbell to Texas State in 2025.
Malik Willis
Jams receivers off their route at the line. Malik Willis arrived at Texas State from Campbell. The receipt: 1 tackles against Texas — Week 1, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
His career
20259 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Texas State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Featured in The Canon
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under G.J. Kinne — 7-8 over that span.
2025Texas State7-6HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-heavy
2026Texas State0-2HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-heavy, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
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: 1.0 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
G.J. Kinne
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
2 · #364 of 364 corners
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
How the All-Pac-12 estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player. The base rate was measured on players who stayed in the same conference; this estimate is not adjusted for the move to the Pac-12.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Texas State | 20 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 21 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Texas State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Texas State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -3 net (18 in / 21 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Texas State · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #82 · 2026 recruiting class #74
DNA match
Player DNA
Press Corner
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Justin Eaglin’s 2024 season.
Matches Justin on
PD rate
Class year
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Tyson McWilliams's sophomore season at California (2022).
91%match
Matches Tyson on
Class year
Height
PD rate
The secondary · Texas State
- #7Ryan Nolan72 tackles · 2025
- #1Amarion Atwood29 tackles · 2025
- #20Malik Willis20 tackles · 2025
- #24Dexter Ricks Jr.18 tackles · 2025
- #3Craig Royal Jr.14 tackles · 2025
12 more on the roster · Texas State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology