University of Dayton Athletics

2023 (Senior)
•Named as a 2023 Co-Captain
• President of UD's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
• One of two student-athlete representatives on the Board of Trustees' ADCOM
• Graduated Summa Cum Laude in the spring
• Semifinalist for the 2023 NFF Campbell Trophy
• Appeared in nine games and started three of them
• Ranked third on the team in receiving (24 catches- for 11.2 avg.) and caught his only career touchdown pass on his final career reception
• Winner of the Lt. Andy Zulli Memorial Trophy, a character-based award
• Named Academic All-District 5 team with a 3.97 GPA in Biochemistry
• Was a member of the 2023 PFL Academic Honor Roll
• Named to the 2024 National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame's Hampshire Honor Society

2022 (R-Sophomore)
• Selected as the teams special teams captain
• Vice-President of UD's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
• Appeared in all 11 games, starting the final five games at WR
• Caught 17 passes for 120 yards
• Caught a career-long 58-yard pass versus Stetson
• Member of the 2022 PFL Academic Honor Roll
• Recipient of the Emil Karas Memorial Award for Leadership

2021 (R-Freshman)
• One of the football team's representatives on the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee
• Appeared in nine games 
• Totaled three catches for 22 yards
• Winner of John L. Macbeth Memorial Scholar-Athlete Award
• Member of the 2021 PFL Academic Honor Roll

2019 (Freshman)
• Played in one game in 2019
• 4.0 academic award recipient at 2020 annual scholar-athlete awards reception
• Member of the 2019 PFL Academic Honor Roll

PRIOR TO UD: 
High School                   
• Team captain
• Two-time All-Greater Catholic League
• Two-time Alter High School Most Outstanding Receiver
• Second Team All-Southwest Ohio
• Played on three conference championship teams and two regional champs
• Alter was Ohio runner-up in 2018
• Had 55 receptions for 1,089 yards and nine touchdowns
• Also intercepted two passes and averaged 40.1 yards per punt
• Was a team captain on a sectional championship basketball team

Personal
• Son of Rick and Leslie Willits
• Has an older sister (Emily) and a younger brother (Ethan)
• Was an AAU basketball teammate of current Flyer teammate Jake Sargent
• Majoring in Biochemistry