Carver Willis

Kansas State Football vs. NC State, December 28, 2023. Final: KSU 28, NCS 19, .
Avery Johnson’s first career start at Quarterback.
First Pop-tarts Bowl
(Photo: Chandler Mixon/K-State Sports)

Photo by: © Chandler Mixon/K-State Sports

Kansas State Athletics Football vs University of Kansas, November 18, 2023.

Final: KSU 31, KU 27

(Photo: Kendall Bucci/K-State Sports)

Kansas State Football vs. Texas Christian University, October 21, 2023. Final: KSU 41, TCU 3.
Rematch of Big 12 Championship.
(Photo: Chandler Mixon/K-State Sports)

Photo by: © Chandler Mixon/K-State Sports

Position:
Offensive Line
Height:
6-5
Weight:
290
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Durango, Colo.
High School:
Durango

CAREER HONORS
• 2023 All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (Coaches)

CAREER: Played in 35 games with 18 starts over parts of four seasons.

2024: Started 11 games at right tackle, seeing time on 696 offensive snaps... Helped the Wildcats set school records in rushing yards per carry (6.08) and offensive yards per play (6.57) as they finished second and 13th nationally in those two categories, respectively... Helped K-State surrender only 13 sacks on the season, its fewest since 2000, while the Wildcats’ 1.00 sacks allowed per game average ranked 10th nationally... The Wildcats also ranked 12th in tackles for loss allowed per game (3.92) and 11th in rushing yards per game (204.5)... Voted a team captain for the 2024 season.

2023: Played in all 13 games with starts in each of the first seven contests at right tackle as he picked up All-Big 12 Honorable Mention accolades from the league’s coaches... Helped the Wildcats pick up semifinalist status for the Joe Moore Award as one of the top offensive line units in the country... Helped K-State rank in the top 30 nationally in 11 offensive categories, including scoring (10th – 37.1 points per game), rushing (11th – 204.1 yards per game), third down conversions (11th – 47.9%), rushing touchdowns (12th – 32) and first downs (12th – 310)... Part of a unit that also ranked second in school history in total offense per game (445.2) and first downs, third in total offense (5,788), sixth in points per game and rushing yards per carry (4.98), seventh in total rushing yards (2,653) and 10th in rushing touchdowns.

2022: Played in seven games as a reserve offensive lineman, seeing time against South Dakota, Missouri, Oklahoma State, Baylor, West Virginia, Kansas and in the Sugar Bowl against Alabama.

2021: Did not see any game action.

2020: Saw action in four games as a reserve offensive lineman, playing left tackle against Texas Tech, TCU, Iowa State and Texas... One of nine true freshmen to play for the Wildcats in 2020 and the only one along the offensive line... Helped the Wildcats tie for first in the Big 12 and 27th nationally in sacks allowed (14), while K-State led the Big 12 and ranked fourth in the nation in red zone offense (93.9%).

HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Durango under head coach David Vogt... Rated the 86th-best offensive tackle in the nation and the seventh-best player in the state of Colorado in the Class of 2020 by 247Sports... Earned honorable mention all-state honors as a junior in 2018 before picking up first-team honors as a senior... Helped the Demons earn an 8-4 record and a trip to the state quarterfinals as a senior... Also lettered in basketball.

PERSONAL: Carver Willis was born April 20, 2002, in Llano, Texas... Son of Brett and Gretchen Willis... Has two siblings, Kenna and Kayla... Majoring in entrepreneurship and innovation.