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Illinois Fighting Illini

Big Ten · Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL), Champaign
Record 0–0
Conference 0–0
SP+ #28

2026 roster

Offense

No. Player Position Class Height Weight Hometown
2 Carson Boyd QB Freshman 6-0 190 St. Louis, MO
4 Katin Houser QB Senior 6-3 225 Anaheim, CA
6 Jershaun Newton QB Freshman 6-0 215 St. Petersburg, FL
7 Michael Clayton II QB Freshman 6-4 210 Orlando, FL
12 Dane Eisenmenger QB Freshman 6-4 215 Tolono, IL
5 Ca'Lil Valentine RB Junior 5-11 200 Hayward, CA
20 John Forster RB Freshman 5-10 195 Montvale, NJ
21 Aidan Laughery RB Senior 5-11 200 Gibson City, IL
22 Cedric Wyche II RB Freshman 5-10 215 Fort Lauderdale, FL
23 Jordan Anderson RB Senior 6-4 240 Naperville, IL
24 Javari Barnett RB Freshman 6-1 210 Tampa, FL
25 Nelsyn Wheeler RB Freshman 5-9 205 Grand Island, NE
27 Corey Rashad RB Junior 5-8 185 Chicago, IL
31 Murphy Clement RB Sophomore 6-0 215 Martinsburg, WV
0 Nas Rankin WR Freshman 6-0 170 Chicago, IL
1 Jayshon Platt WR Senior 6-1 185 North Port, FL
3 Kenyon Alston WR Freshman 6-2 195 Orlando, FL
8 Davon Grant WR Freshman 6-4 220 Dekalb, IL
9 Alex Perry WR Senior 6-5 210 Port Charlotte, FL
10 Ty Robinson WR Senior 6-4 200 Aurora, CO
11 Brayden Trimble WR Freshman 6-1 190 Decatur, IL
13 Hudson Clement WR Senior 6-1 215 Martinsburg, WV
17 Collin Dixon WR Junior 6-1 215 Tallmadge, OH
19 Nate Cichy WR Freshman 6-1 190 Mount Prospect, IL
28 Karson Kaiser WR Sophomore 6-1 170 Weston, FL
80 Eddie Kasper WR Senior 5-10 165 Burlington, WI
81 Leslie Mosley Jr. WR Freshman 5-10 160 Belle Glade, FL
82 Jacob Harvey WR Freshman 6-0 190 Mount Zion, IL
14 Maurice Smith Jr. TE Senior 6-4 245 Fort Pierce, FL
16 Logan Farrell TE Freshman 6-3 250 Arlington Heights, IL
83 Kaden Feagin TE Senior 6-3 260 Atwood, IL
84 Grant Smith TE Freshman 6-5 230 Forsyth, IL
85 Will Vala III TE Freshman 6-3 240 Downers Grove, IL
86 Christian Abney TE Senior 6-6 255 Zionsville, IN
87 BJ Thurman TE Sophomore 6-4 225 Berkeley, CA
88 Davin Stoffel TE Junior 6-6 260 Mosinee, WI
89 Tanner Hollinger TE Sophomore 6-5 245 Stromsburg, NE
51 Alfred Washington OL Junior 6-7 315 Pensacola, FL
52 Champ Smith OL Freshman 6-6 330 Fort Pierce, FL
53 Kai Pritchard OL Freshman 6-5 290 Little Egg Harbor T, NJ
54 Griffin Rousseau OL Freshman 6-7 325 Stoughton, WI
55 TJ McMillen OL Junior 6-3 300 Naperville, IL
56 JJ Hirdes OL Freshman 6-6 295 Coopersville, MI
57 Zach Barrett OL Sophomore 6-3 295 Orland Park, IL
58 Landen Von Seggern OL Freshman 6-4 280 Omaha, NE
59 Jake Renfro OL Senior 6-4 320 Mokena, IL
62 Casey Thomann OL Freshman 6-8 325 Olney, IL
66 Brandon Hansen OL Junior 6-6 330 Mundelein, IL
68 Michael McDonough OL Freshman 6-3 310 Tinley Park, IL
70 Maika Matelau OL Sophomore 6-3 300 Upland, CA
71 Nathan Knapik OL Sophomore 6-7 300 Kennewick, WA
72 Christian Martin OL Junior 6-7 300 Saint Rose, LA
74 Zafir Stewart OL Sophomore 6-6 350 Philadelphia, PA
75 Brandon Henderson OL Senior 6-5 335 East Saint Louis, IL
76 Dylan Frechette OL Freshman 6-6 345 Central Falls, RI
78 Eddie Tuerk OL Sophomore 6-4 320 La Grange, IL
79 TJ Taylor OL Junior 6-5 340 Santa Clarita, CA

Defense

No. Player Position Class Height Weight Hometown
15 Kingston Shaw DL Freshman 6-3 250 Apopka, FL
17 Isaiah Thomison DL Junior 6-3 285 Fayetteville, TN
43 Joe Barna DL Junior 6-4 265 Wheaton, IL
51 Parker Crim DL Freshman 6-3 255 Lima, OH
52 Pat Farrell DL Junior 6-5 285 Oak Lawn, IL
54 Demetrius John DL Sophomore 6-3 290 Columbus, OH
55 Tony Balanganayi DL Freshman 6-4 285 Palatine, IL
56 Guillermo Gallardo DL Senior 6-3 320 Bloomington, IL
90 Carter Janki DL Senior 6-5 295 Redding, CT
91 Cameron Brooks DL Freshman 6-3 300 Chicago, IL
92 Deon Williams DL Sophomore 6-2 270 Las Vegas, NV
93 Ean Rhea DL Senior 6-2 235 Glade Spring, VA
94 Connor Sullivan DL Freshman 6-4 290 Glenview, IL
95 Isaiah White DL Freshman 6-2 335 Indianapolis, IN
96 Darrell Prater DL Senior 6-3 305 Fort Payne, AL
98 Joshua Davis DL Sophomore 6-3 275 Mendenhall, MS
99 King Liggins DL Freshman 6-3 295 Crete, IL
4 Daniel Brown LB Senior 6-1 255 Kansas City, KS
8 Cameron Thomas LB Freshman 6-0 205 Cincinnati, OH
10 James Kreutz LB Senior 6-2 235 Bannockburn, IL
11 Jacob Alexander LB Freshman 6-4 245 Frankfort, IL
18 Mason Muragin LB Junior 6-4 250 Macomb, MI
23 Jaylen Stewart LB Freshman 6-2 235 Houston, TX
24 Will Holmes LB Junior 6-4 255 Detroit, MI
26 Ismael Kante LB Senior 6-2 235 Brooklyn Park, MN
28 Kayden Bennett LB Freshman 6-1 230 Windsor, CT
30 Tony Williams LB Freshman 5-11 225 Jacksonville, FL
33 Grant Beerman LB Sophomore 6-5 235 West Chester, OH
34 Erik Gayle LB Freshman 6-3 230 Cincinnati, OH
38 Jack Paris LB Freshman 6-2 225 River Forest, IL
45 Robert Edmonson LB Junior 6-2 230 Houston, TX
48 Carter Smith LB Sophomore 6-3 240 Rolling Meadows, IL
0 Mac Resetich DB Senior 6-0 210 Spring Valley, IL
1 Xavier Scott DB Senior 5-11 195 Riviera Beach, FL
2 RJ Jones III DB Freshman 6-0 175 Fort Pierce, FL
3 Nick Hankins Jr. DB Freshman 6-0 200 Belleville, IL
5 Jakwon Morris DB Junior 6-0 175 Tupelo, MS
6 Juice Clarke DB Senior 6-1 180 Fort Myers, FL
7 Matthew Bailey DB Senior 6-2 225 Moline, IL
9 Lavon Williams DB Senior 5-10 190 San Antonio, TX
12 Isaiah Williams DB Freshman 6-2 200 Houston, TX
13 Xanai Scott DB Freshman 5-11 205 Riviera Beach, FL
14 Andre Lovett Jr. DB Sophomore 6-1 190 Blue Island, IL
16 Tanner Heckel DB Junior 5-11 195 Lyndon, KS
19 Jacob Eberhart DB Freshman 6-4 215 St. Louis, MO
20 Almirian Thomas DB Freshman 5-11 175 Fort Myers, FL
21 Ben Clawson DB Senior 6-0 205 Arlington Heights, IL
22 Deuce Fillmore DB Senior 5-11 185 Biloxi, MS
25 Des Straughton DB Freshman 6-0 210 Detroit, MI
29 James Finley DB Sophomore 6-2 190 Portage, IN
32 Tywan Cox DB Freshman 5-10 185 Miami, FL
35 Kaedyn Cobbs DB Freshman 6-1 215 Denton, TX
37 Caden Considine DB Freshman 6-2 210 Byron, IL

Specialists

No. Player Position Class Height Weight Hometown
18 Jack Gray P Freshman 6-2 210 Adelaide, SA
81 Lars Rau P Sophomore 6-3 205 Novato, CA
44 Patrick Mahoney III LS Junior 6-2 215 Northbrook, IL
49 Zach Haber LS Junior 5-10 220 Durango, CO
27 Lucas Osada PK Sophomore 6-1 195 Charlottesville, VA
37 Ethan Moczulski PK Senior 5-11 200 Spokane, WA

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