2022 Football Roster
Holden Willis
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Greenback, Tenn.
- High School:
- Greenback School
2022: Saw action in nine games on the yearโฆmade six catches for 69 yards and a touchdownโฆhad a season-best two catches for 33 yards and a 24-yard long vs. UCF (11/26)โฆhad a 19-yard catch at Houston (10/29)โฆmade an 11-yard grab at Tulsa (11/18)โฆmade his first career touchdowns grab on a two-yard grab at Temple (11/5)...also had catches vs. BYU.
2021: Sawย action in ten games on the year...totaled two receptions for 43 yards against Cincinnati (11/12).
2020: Saw action in two games on the year, playing vs. Tulsa and at Memphis.
GREENBACK SCHOOL: Coached by Greg Ryan at Greenback School in Tennessee...helped his team go 13-3 this past season and reach the Class 1A state championship gameโฆas a senior, he set a state record with 28 touchdown receptions while totaling 73 catches for 1,704 yards, which ranked him 13th nationally in the receiving yards categoryโฆposted more than one touchdown reception in 10 of his 15 gamesโฆnamed to the 2019 MaxPreps Small Schools All-American Football Team, the Class 1A Tennessee Titans Player of the Year and a member of the All-MidState Team by the Nashville Tennesseanโฆfinished his prep career with 158 receptions for 3,273 yards and 44 touchdownsโฆalso played free safety and punter during his prep career and completed both of his passes for 79 yards and a touchdown as a seniorโฆon the defensive side of the ball, totaled 107 tackles as a sophomore and finished his prep career with 207 stopsโฆon special teams, averaged 40.4 yards per punt as a senior with seven punts inside the 20...committed to the Bulls in January of 2020โฆrated as a three-star recruit by 247Sports and Scoutโฆranked No. 55 on 247Sportsโ 2020 top recruits in Tennessee listโฆchose USF over offers from Austin Peay, Georgetown, Indiana State, Jacksonville State, UMass and Tulane.
PERSONAL: Born June 20, 2002 in Greenback, Tennโฆ.son of James and Cheri Willisโฆhas one older brotherโฆenjoys going to church and spending time with friendsโฆmajoring in pre-marketing.ย
WILLISโ CAREER HIGHS
Receptions: 2 , twice, last vs. UCF (11/26/22)
Receiving: Yards 43, vsย Cincinnatiย (11/12/21)
Long Reception: 32ย yards, vsย Cincinnatiย (11/12/21)
Touchdowns: 1, at Temple (11/5/22)
WILLISย GAME-BY-GAME
2022 Receiving (Receptions-Yards-TDs)
BYU (1-4-0); Houston (1-19-0); Temple (1-2-1), at Tulsa (1-11-0); UCF (2-33-0)
2021ย Receiving (Receptions-Yards-TDs)
Cincinnati (2-43-0)
