Illinois Fighting Illini Roster

(Overall)
(Conf.)
Standing:

Big 10
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Champaign, IL
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Stadium: Memorial Stadium (60,670)
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Surface: FieldTurf

Head Coach: Bret Bielema
Offensive Schemes: Spread
Defensive Schemes: Multiple 3-4

Updated: 02/24/2026 4:06PM ET

Player	#	Pos.	HT	WT	Class	High School	Hometown
Active Players
Abney, Christian	86	TE	6060	255	SR/TR	Zionsville	Zionsville, IN
Alexander, Jacob		OLB	6040	245	FR	Lincoln Way East	Frankfort, IL
Alston, Kenyon		WR	6020	195	FR	Bishop Moore Catholic	Orlando, FL
Altmyer, Luke	9	QB	6020	215	RS SR/TR	Starkville	Starkville, MS
Anderson, Jordan	23	TE/FB	6040	240	RS SR	Joliet Catholic	Naperville, IL
Arkin, Tanner	85	TE	6040	265	RS SR/TR	Fossil Ridge	Fort Collins, CO
Bailey, Matthew	7	S	6020	215	RS SR	Moline	Moline, IL
Balanganayi, Tony		DL	6040	280	FR	Palatine	Palatine, IL
Ball, Aaron	25	RB	5110	205	RS SO	St. Laurence	Chicago, IL
Barna, Joe	43	OLB	6040	265	JR	Wheaton North	Wheaton, IL
Barnett, Javari		RB	6010	210	FR	Tampa Bay Tech	Tampa, FL
Barrett, Zach	57	OL	6030	295	RS SO	Carl Sandburg	Orland Park, IL
Beatty, Hank	80	WR	5110	185	SR	Rochester	Rochester, IL
Beerman, Grant	33	ILB	6050	230	SO	Lakota West	West Chester, OH
Bennett, Kayden		OLB	6020	240	FR	Suffield Academy	Windsor, CT
Boyd, Carson	4	QB	6000	190	RS FR	Cardinal Ritter	St. Louis, MO
Brooks, Cameron	91	DE	6030	305	RS FR	Homewood-Flossmoor	Chicago, IL
Brown, Daniel	4	OLB	6010	250	RS SR/TR	Bishop Ward	Kansas City, MO
Clarke, Juice	6	CB	6010	175	SR	Riverdale	Fort Myers, FL
Clawson, Ben	21	DB	6000	205	RS SR	Hersey	Arlington Heights, IL
Clayton II, Michael		QB	6040	200	FR	Miami Edison	Orlando, FL
Clement, Hudson	13	WR	6010	215	RS SR/TR	Martinsburg	Martinsburg, WV
Clement, Murphy	31	RB	6000	215	RS SO/TR	Martinsburg	Martinsburg, WV
Cobbs, Kaedyn		LB	6010	215	FR	Guyer	Denton, TX
Considine, Caden		DB	6020	210	FR	Byron	Byron, IL
Cox, Tywan	32	S	5100	175	RS FR	Miami Northwestern	Miami, FL
Crim, Parker		DE	6030	250	FR	Elida	Lima, OH
Davis, J.C.	74	OT	6050	335	SR/TR	McClymonds	Oakland, CA
Dixon, Collin	17	WR	6010	215	RS JR	Tallmadge	Tallmadge, OH
Eberhart, Jacob		S	6040	215	FR	Kirkwood	St. Louis, MO
Edmonson, Robert		ILB	6020	225	RS JR/TR	Shadow Creek	Houston, TX
Farrell, Logan	16	TE	6020	260	RS FR	John Hersey	Arlington Heights, IL
Farrell, Pat	52	DE	6050	280	RS JR	St. Rita	Oak Lawn, IL
Feagin, Kaden	3	TE	6030	255	SR	Arthur	Atwood, IL
Fillmore, Deuce		CB	5110	185	RS SR/TR	Biloxi	Biloxi, MS
Forster, John	20	RB	5100	195	RS FR	St. Joseph Regional	Montvale, NJ
Frechette, Dylan	76	OG	6060	310	RS FR	Cardinal Newman (FL)	Central Falls, RI
Gallardo, Guillermo	56	DT	6030	320	RS SR/TR	Normal Community	Bloomington, IL
Gayle, Erik	34	OLB	6030	230	RS FR	Withrow	Cincinnati, OH
Gesky, Josh	73	OG	6050	335	RS SR	Manteno	Manteno, IL
Grant, Davon		WR	6040	205	FR	DeKalb	DeKalb, IL
Gray, Jack		PT	6020	210	FR	Immanuel	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Griffin, Grayson	35	S	5110	200	RS SR	St. Francis	Aurora, IL
Griffin, TJ	29	LB	6000	220	RS SR	Amos Alonzo Stagg	Hickory Hills, IL
Haber, Zach		LS	5100	210	RS JR/TR	Durango	Durango, CO
Hankins Jr., Nick		CB	6000	195	FR	Belleville West	Belleville, IL
Hansen, Brandon	66	OG	6060	335	JR	Mundelein	Mundelein, IL
Harvey, Jacob		WR	6010	195	FR	Mt. Zion	Mt. Zion, IL
Heckel, Tanner	16	CB	5110	195	JR	Lyndon	Lyndon, KS
Henderson, Brandon	75	OG	6050	335	SR	East St. Louis	East St. Louis, IL
Hirdes, JJ	56	OL	6060	290	RS FR	Coopersville	Coopersville, MI
Hollinger, Tanner	89	TE	6050	230	RS SO	Cross County	Stromsburg, NE
Holmes, Will		OLB	6040	245	JR/TR	Western International	Detroit, MI
Houser, Katin		QB	6030	225	RS SR/TR	St. John Bosco	Anaheim, CA
Jacas, Gabe	17	OLB	6030	270	SR	Fort Pierce Central	Port St. Lucie, FL
Janki, Carter		DE	6050	290	RS SR/TR	Joel Barlow	Redding, CT
John, Demetrius	54	DE	6030	280	RS SO	Dublin Coffman	Columbus, OH
Jones III, RJ	22	CB	6000	175	RS FR	Vero Beach	Fort Pierce, FL
Kaiser, Karson	28	WR	6010	170	RS SO	Champaign Centennial	Weston, FL
Kante, Ismael	26	ILB	6020	235	RS SR/TR	Park Center	Brooklyn Park, MN
Knapik, Ayden	72	OT	6060	305	RS SR/TR	Kennewick	Kennewick, WA
Knapik, Nathan	71	OT	6070	300	RS SO/TR	Kennewick	Kennewick, WA
Kreutz, James	41	ILB	6020	225	RS SR	Loyola Academy	Lake Forest, IL
Kreutz, Josh	64	C	6020	290	RS SR	Loyola Academy	Bannockburn, IL
Laughery, Aidan	21	RB	5110	200	RS SR	Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley	Gibson City, IL
Liggins, King		DL	6030	280	FR	Brother Rice	Crete, IL
Lovett Jr., Andre	15	S	6010	190	RS FR	Eisenhower	Blue Island, IL
Mahoney III, Patrick	44	LS	6020	225	RS JR	Glenbrook North	Northbrook, IL
Martin, Christian		OT	6070	300	RS JR/TR	Destrehan	St. Rose, LA
Matelau, Maika		OG	6030	300	SO/TR	Upland	Upland, CA
McDonough, Michael	68	C	6030	310	RS FR	Andrew	Tinley Park, IL
McMillen, TJ	55	C	6030	295	RS JR	St. Francis	Naperville, IL
Moczulski, Ethan		PK	5110	200	RS SR/TR	Mt. Spokane	Spokane, WA
Morris, Jakwon		CB	6000	175	JR/TR	Tupelo	Tupelo, MS
Mosley Jr., Leslie		WR	5100	160	FR	Cardinal Newman	Belle Glade, FL
Muragin, Mason	18	OLB	6040	250	RS JR	De La Salle	Macomb, MI
Newton, Jershaun	15	QB	6000	215	RS FR	Clearwater Central Catholic	St. Petersburg, FL
Osada, Lucas	27	PK/PT	6010	200	RS SO/TR	Woodberry Forest	Charlottesville, VA
Paris, Jack	38	ILB	6020	220	RS FR	Fenwick	River Forest, IL
Perry, Alex		WR	6050	210	RS SR/TR	Port Charlotte	Port Charlotte, FL
Peters, Trey	39	TE	6050	230	RS FR	Mahomet-Seymour	Mahomet, IL
Platt, Jayshon		WR	6010	180	RS SR/TR	Venice	Sarasota, FL
Prater, Darrell		DT	6030	300	RS SR/TR	Fort Payne	Fort Payne, AL
Priestly, Melvin	58	OT	6040	305	SR/TR	East St. Louis	East St. Louis, IL
Pritchard, Kai		OL	6050	285	FR	Donovan Catholic	Little Egg Harbor, NJ
Rankin, Nas		WR	6000	170	FR	Morgan Park	Chicago, IL
Rashad, Corey	27	RB	5080	185	RS JR	Marist	Chicago, IL
Rau, Lars	81	PT	6030	215	RS SO/TR	San Marin	Novato, CA
Renfro, Jake		C	6040	315	RS SR/TR	Providence Catholic	Mokena, IL
Resetich, Mac	0	S	6000	210	SR	Spring Valley Hall	Spring Valley, IL
Robinson, Ty		WR	6040	190	RS SR/TR	Eaglecrest	Aurora, CO
Rosiek, Dylan	28	ILB	6010	235	RS SR	East Lake	East Lake, FL
Rousseau, Griffin	54	OL	6070	320	RS FR	Stoughton	Stoughton, WI
Scott, Miles	10	S	5110	210	RS SR	Thornton Fractional North	Dolton, IL
Scott, Xanai	13	S	5110	205	RS FR	Cardinal Newman	Riviera Beach, FL
Scott, Xavier	14	CB	5110	195	RS SR	Dwyer	Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Shaw, Kingston		OLB	6030	245	FR	The First Academy	Apopka, FL
Smith, Carter	48	OLB	6030	245	RS SO	Fremd	Rolling Meadows, IL
Smith, Champ		OL	6060	335	FR	Vero Beach	Fort Pierce, FL
Smith, Grant	84	TE	6050	225	RS FR	Maroa-Forsyth	Forsyth, IL
Smith Jr., Maurice		ATH	6040	245	RS SR/TR	Vero Beach	Fort Pierce, FL
Stewart, Jaylen		OLB	6030	225	FR	Pearland	Houston, TX
Stewart, Zafir	79	OT	6060	350	RS SO	Imhotep Charter	Philadelphia, PA
Stoffel, Davin	88	TE	6060	260	RS JR/TR	Mosinee	Mosinee, WI
Straughton, Des	25	S	6000	210	RS FR	Roseville	Detroit, MI
Sullivan, Connor		DE	6040	275	RS FR/TR	Loyola Academy	Glenview, IL
Taylor, TJ		OT	6050	335	JR/TR	Golden Valley	Santa Clarita, CA
Thomann, Casey		OL	6070	325	FR	Richland County	Olney, IL
Thomas, Almirian		CB	5110	165	FR	Cape Coral	Fort Myers, FL
Thomas, Cameron		ILB	6000	200	FR	Lakota West	Cincinnati, OH
Thomison, Isaiah		DE	6030	280	RS JR/TR	Fayetteville	Fayetteville, TN
Thompson Jr., James	90	DE	6060	310	RS SR/TR	Roger Bacon	Cincinnati, OH
Trimble, Brayden	11	WR	6010	190	RS FR	Mt. Zion	Mt. Zion, IL
Tuerk, Eddie	78	OG	6040	320	RS SO	Lyons Township	La Grange, IL
Vala, Will		TE	6030	220	FR	Downers Grove North	Downers Grove, IL
Valentine, Ca'Lil	5	RB	5110	200	JR	Chandler (AZ)	Hayward, CA
Von Seggern, Landen		OL	6040	275	FR	Millard South	Omaha, NE
Washington, Alfred		OT	6070	300	RS JR/TR	Escambia	Pensacola, FL
Wheeler, Nelsyn		RB	5090	205	FR	Millard South	Grand Island, NE
White, Isaiah	95	DT	6020	335	RS FR	Ben Davis	Indianapolis, IN
Williams, Isaiah		DB	6020	195	FR	Fort Bend Marshall	Houston, TX
Williams, Lavon		S	5100	180	RS SR/TR	Roosevelt	San Antonio, TX
Williams, Tony		LB	5110	220	FR	Raines	Jacksonville, FL
Wyche II, Cedric	22	RB	5100	215	RS FR	St. Thomas Aquinas	Ft. Lauderdale, FL