Yasin Willis
American football player (born 2004)
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Yasin Willis (born September 17, 2004)[1] is an American college football running back for the Kansas Jayhawks. He previously played for the Syracuse Orange.
| No. 6 – Kansas Jayhawks | |
|---|---|
| Position | Running back |
| Class | Junior |
| Personal information | |
| Born | September 17, 2004[1] |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Saint Joseph Regional (Bergen County, New Jersey) |
| College | |
| Stats at ESPN | |
Early life
Willis grew up in Newark, New Jersey and played youth football for the Brick City Lions, East Orange Jaguars, Operation Teen Titans, and was nicknamed Night Train.[2]
He attended high school at Saint Joseph Regional located in Bergen County, New Jersey. Coming out of high school, he was rated as a four-star recruit, and the top overall player in the State of New Jersey, where he committed to play college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers.[3] However, he later flipped his commitment and signed to play for the Syracuse Orange.[4][5]
College career
Syracuse
In week six of the 2024 season, he ran for 62 yards and a touchdown in a victory over UNLV.[6] During his freshman season in 2024, Willis rushed for 130 yards and a touchdown on 36 carries.[7] He entered the 2025 season, as one of the team's top running back competing for playing time.[8][9]
On December 23, 2025, Willis announced that he would enter the NCAA transfer portal.[10]
Kansas
On January 7, 2026, Willis announced that he would transfer to Kansas.[11]