Career
• Two-time Academic All-American
• Ran for 1,721 yards and 14 touchdowns
• Made 57 catches for 612 yards and four touchdown receptions
• Over 2,300 yards of offense and 18 total touchdowns, just two scores out of Kent State's Top 10 career leaders
• Three-time Academic All-MAC selection
• Ran for 29 yards on six carries at the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl
• Team captain (voted by players and coaches)
2011 Senior Season
• Averaged 4.9 yards per carry on 74 rushing attempts on the year
• Caught a pair of touchdowns and ran for two touchdowns on the season
• Ran for 51 yards and a touchdown on eight carries at Akron
• Scored his 16th career touchdown and second of the season vs. Central Michigan
• Ran for a season-high 65 yards on eight carries in win over Bowling Green
• Had a six-yard touchdown catch against Louisiana
• One of only three conference players to earn Academic All-MAC honors in three straight seasons
2010 Junior Season
• Earned Academic All-America First Team honors, becoming the first ever two-time Academic All-American at Kent State
• Led Kent State with nine touchdowns, which ranked tied for seventh in the MAC
• Led the Flashes in rushing (542 yards) and rushing touchdowns (7)
• Caught 23 passes for 285 yards receiving
• Totaled six plays of over 30 yards (3 rushing, 3 receiving)
• Ran for three touchdowns and 96 yards in the opening half at Toledo, becoming the first KSU player with three TDs in a game since 2008.
• Ran for 86 yards and a pair of touchdowns at Miami, including a 39-yard run
• Recorded 32-yard run at Penn State
• Had a pair of touchdown catches against Murray State, including a career-long 49-yard score
• Ran for a season-high 94 yards on 22 carries at Bowling Green
• Ran for 69 yards and a touchdown against Akron
• Earned Academic All-District IV First Team honors in second straight season
• Earned Academic All-MAC honors for the second straight season
2009 Sophomore Season
• Became just the fifth Academic All-American in the history of the program, earning a second team nod
• Academic All-MAC first-team honoree
• Returned to the backfield from wide receiver after Eugene Jarvis was injured in week two
• Started seven games at running back and appeared in all 12 games
• Rushed for 649 yards and four touchdowns on 61 carries (4.7 ypc)
• Tallied a trio of 100-yard efforts
• In his first game as a starter, carried the ball 15 times for 103 yards versus Miami Sept. 26
• Set career-highs for carries (31), rushing yards (110), receptions (4) and receiving yards (68) at Ohio Oct. 24
• Caught 17 passes for 205 yards
• Against Bowling Green Oct. 10, rushed for 81 yards and two touchdowns on 18 attempts
• Went for 109 yards and a touchdown on 12 touches at Baylor Oct. 3
2008 Freshman Season
• Appeared in 10 games at running back and on special teams
• Rushed for 170 yards and a touchdown on 34 carries (5.0 ypc)
• Best game came on Oct. 4 against Akron when he rushed for 60 yards and his first-career touchdown on 10 touches
• Racked up 48 yards on nine carries at Ball State Sept. 27
• Caught four passes for 19 yards
• One of eight true freshmen to earn a varsity letter
Prior To Kent State
• Earned all-state and all-city accolades as a senior at Pacelli High School
• Also named the region offensive player of the year after posting 1,632 rushing yards, 222 receiving yards and 26 touchdowns
• Compiled 1,106 rushing yards, 252 receiving yards and 12 TDs to garner first team all-region honors as a junior
• Helped team to a four-year mark of 34-13, including region runner-up finishes in 2006 and 2007
• Coached by Jeff Battles
• Was also a four-year letterwinner in basketball, while picking up one letter in both baseball and track
• First-team all-state, all-region and all-city on the hardwood his junior year
• Was an all-region selection his sophomore (first team) and freshman (second) campaigns
Personal
• Born June 23, 1990
• Son of Betty Willis
• Has a brother, Altouro
• Majoring in aeronautics
• First name is pronounced JAH-queese
