Ken Willis Season 2024

2023 First Team CSC Academic All-District
2023 Big 12 Fall All-Academic Team
 
2024
Played in all 12 games on both defense and special teams…Two tackles in season opener vs. Towson…Had one tackle in the win vs. Arizona State…Two tackles at Kansas State.

2023
Defensive back who started two games at “star” and appeared in all 12 contests…Finished with 23 tackles and two interceptions…Had a career-best nine tackles and one TFL in his first career start versus Oklahoma…Also started and made two stops at Oklahoma State…Finished with three tackles against Iowa State…Had a key 20-yard interception return at Houston to help secure Cincinnati’s first-ever Big 12 victory…Had four tackles and an interception at West Virginia…Capped the season with three stop against Kansas.
 
2022
Redshirted. 

PERSONAL
Early enrollee...A consensus three-star prospect from one of Cincinnati’s top prep programs, Colerain High School...Rated among the Top 50 players in the state of Ohio...Chose UC over several offers, including West Virginia...Recorded 31 tackles (20 solo) in 2020 for Colerain... Went to the same high school as five current Bearcats...Rated among the Top 10 defensive backs in the Greater Cincinnati area by the Enquirer.