Ken Willis

CB · #23 · James Madison · 5TH · 5'10" · 185 · Cincinnati, OH

Projected LCB starter

24 2026 tackles

1 · 3 2026 sacks · TFL

2 2026 INT + PD

46 Career games (9 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Tackles	Sacks	TFL	INT	PD	FF
2026	James Madison	7	7	24	1	3	1	1	1
2025	James Madison	14	0	6	0	0	0	0	0
2024	Cincinnati	12	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
2023	Cincinnati	12	2	20	0	1	2	2	0
2022	Cincinnati	1	0

Tackles per game 3.4 80

Havoc plays 5 97

INT + pass breakups 2 72

Forced fumbles 1 88

Explosive rate allowed 9.0% 78

Line yards per carry allowed 2.3 64

Sack rate 7.2% 69

Week	Opponent	Tkl	Sacks	TFL	INT	PD
W1	LIB	6		1
W2	Wagner Seahawks	5	1
W3	@ SDSU	4		2
W6	@ GASO				1	1

Weeks with a recorded defensive stat.

2022 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2022 board

#1304

Noah Matthews DL · Woodbridge UK

#1304

Tray Brown LB · Cardinal Gibbons CCAR

#1307

Ken Willis CB · Colerain CIN

#1316 Jordan Kwiatkowski LB · Adlai Stevenson CMU

#1316

Jai-Ayviauynn Celestine ATH · Miami Palmetto ARIZ

CBs in the class

#111

Nasir Pogue Auburn TROY

#111 D’Shawn Jones Sierra Canyon

#116

Ken Willis Colerain CIN

#118

#118 Quan Peterson South Pointe SYR

2026 · 97th pctile of CBs

Recruit · 50th pctile of class

Playing well above the recruiting profile.