Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 12-13@ Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#9
Will Gerig
Senior defensive end on Western Michigan's 2026 roster.
6′4″ · 250 lb · Fishers, IN
Returning to Western Michigan for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
1 tackles
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, at Michigan
His career numbers, season by seasonWill Gerig
This is his third year in the same defensive front at Western Michigan. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against Michigan, Week 1, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career arc
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College
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Western Michigan
Played his entire career under Lance Taylor.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Lance Taylor — 17-12 over that span.
2024Western Michigan6-7HC: Lance Taylor · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2025Western Michigan10-4HC: Lance Taylor · Run-heavy
2026Western Michigan1-1HC: Lance Taylor · Run-heavy, fast tempo
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: 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
Lance Taylor
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 | Western Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Western Michigan | 9 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Western Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 11 | 7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Western Michigan
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive end · Western Michigan
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +1 net (14 in / 13 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Western Michigan · Last season: 10-4 · Talent rank #108 · 2026 recruiting class #112
The defensive line · Western Michigan
- #20Kershawn Fisher6.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #31DeJuan Echoles6 tackles for loss · 2025
- #91Marcel Tyler5.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #58Tyson Lee3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #9Will Gerig2 tackles for loss · 2025
23 more on the roster · Western Michigan team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology