2021 Football Roster
Roster
Antavious Willis
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Camden, Miss.
- High School:
- Velma Jackson HS
2022 (RS So.): Played in all 12 games, making three starts … Spent time in backfield as running back and superback … Rushed 21 times for 87 yards with season-highs against Liberty (9/3) on a 34-yard performance on eight attempts … Also caught eight passes for an additional 34 yards … Season-best six catches for 22 yards … Ended season with 121 all-purpose yards.
2021 (RS Fr.): Appeared in all 12 games … Rushed for 97 yards on 27 carries with a long rush of 33 against FIU (11/27) … All of his carries and rushing yards came in the final three contests … Collected 46 yards on 19 carries at UTSA (11/13) and 59 yards on four carries versus FIU … Used in SuperBack formation over final three games and also threw for 92 yards on 9-of-11 throws, including 7-of-7 over the final two games, with one interception and a touchdown throw of 20 yards to Grayson Gunter … Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the 2021 Fall semester.
2020 (RS Fr.): Played in nine games, including four starts ... Started in the last three games ... Caught five passes for 57 yards and a long of 16 ... Registered three catches in the opener versus South Alabama (9/3) for 29 yards and two catches in the finale versus Florida Atlantic (12/10) for 28 yards.
2019 (Fr.): Played in one game, the Armed Forces Bowl against Tulane ... Earned a redshirt.
High School: Played at Velma Jackson High School (Camden, Miss.) for coach Bernard Euell ... Considered Velma Jackson’s Mr. Do-It-All, Willis primarily played quarterback at Velma Jackson High School but also saw action as a wide receiver, defensive back and placekicker ... Played a total of 43 games for Velma Jackson High School and amassed 3,337 passing yards and 27 passing touchdowns during his high school career ... Logged 422 pass attempts and 220 pass completions and averaged 77.6 passing yards per game over the course of his career ... Through 10 games as a senior, Willis recorded 701 passing yards and six passing touchdowns, completing 39 of his 69 pass attempts ... Additionally, he rushed for 1,705 yards on 161 carries for an average of 10.6 yards per carry and an average of 170.5 yards per game ... Totaled 31 rushing touchdowns and nine 100+ yard rushing games ... Longest run of the season was 85 yards ... Added 539 receiving yards and four receiving touchdowns on 25 receptions for an average of 21.6 yards per catch and an average of 53.9 receiving yards per game ... Longest reception of season was 67 yards ... Boasts a 40-yard dash time of 4.42 ... Competed in the 2018 Mississippi/Alabama All-Star Football Game ... Named SportsDeck Fox 40 Player of the Week in September of 2018 ... Also participates in basketball and track and field.
