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Roster Snapshot
#86 Christian Abney
TE · 4 yrs
#3 Kenyon Alston
WR · 1 yrs
#11 Jacob Alexander
LB · 1 yrs
#7 Matthew Bailey
DB · 4 yrs
Full Season Schedule & Results
12 Games| Date | Opponent | Result / Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Week 1
|
vs
UAB
UAB Blazers
📺 BTN
|
W 42 - 23 |
|
Week 2
|
vs
DUKE
Duke Blue Devils
📺 FS1
|
L 27 - 31 |
|
Week 3
|
vs
SIU
Southern Illinois Salukis
📺 Peacock
|
Scheduled |
|
Week 4
|
@
#6OSU
Ohio State Buckeyes
📺 FOX
|
Scheduled |
|
Week 5
|
vs
PUR
Purdue Boilermakers
|
10/3 - TBD |
|
Week 6
|
@
MSU
Michigan State Spartans
|
10/10 - TBD |
|
Week 8
|
vs
#21ORE
Oregon Ducks
|
10/24 - TBD |
|
Week 9
|
@
MD
Maryland Terrapins
|
10/31 - TBD |
|
Week 10
|
vs
NEB
Nebraska Cornhuskers
📺 FOX
|
Scheduled |
|
Week 11
|
@
UCLA
UCLA Bruins
📺 FOX
|
Scheduled |
|
Week 12
|
vs
#18IOWA
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
11/21 - TBD |
|
Week 13
|
@
NU
Northwestern Wildcats
|
11/28 - TBD |
Illinois Fighting Illini Roster & Depth Chart
Head Coach: Bret BielemaOffense (50)
| Player | Pos |
|---|---|
|
Christian Abney
#86
6' 6", 260 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Illinois
|
TE |
|
Kenyon Alston
#3
6' 2", 195 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Illinois
|
WR |
Jordan Anderson
#23
6' 4", 240 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Illinois
|
RB |
Javari Barnett
#24
6' 1", 235 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Illinois
|
RB |
Zach Barrett
#57
6' 3", 295 lbs
· 3 yrs
· Illinois
|
OL |
Carson Boyd
#2
6' 0", 190 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Illinois
|
QB |
Nate Cichy
#19
6' 1", 195 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Illinois
|
WR |
Michael Clayton II
#7
6' 4", 205 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Illinois
|
QB |
Hudson Clement
#13
6' 1", 215 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Illinois
|
WR |
Murphy Clement
#31
6' 0", 215 lbs
· 3 yrs
· Illinois
|
RB |
Collin Dixon
#17
6' 1", 215 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Illinois
|
WR |
Jacob Eberhart
#8
6' 4", 220 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Illinois
|
WR |
Dane Eisenmenger
#12
6' 4", 215 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Illinois
|
QB |
Logan Farrell
#16
6' 3", 255 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Illinois
|
TE |
Kaden Feagin
#83
6' 3", 260 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Illinois
|
TE |
John Forster
#20
5' 10", 195 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Illinois
|
RB |
Dylan Frechette
#76
6' 6", 325 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Illinois
|
OL |
|
8
Davon Grant
#8
6' 4", 220 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Illinois
|
WR |
Brandon Hansen
#66
6' 6", 320 lbs
· 3 yrs
· Illinois
|
OL |
Jacob Harvey
#82
6' 0", 200 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Illinois
|
WR |
Brandon Henderson
#75
6' 5", 320 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Illinois
|
OL |
JJ Hirdes
#56
6' 6", 290 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Illinois
|
OL |
Tanner Hollinger
#89
6' 5", 245 lbs
· 3 yrs
· Illinois
|
TE |
Katin Houser
#4
6' 3", 225 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Illinois
|
QB |
Karson Kaiser
#28
6' 1", 175 lbs
· 3 yrs
· Illinois
|
WR |
Eddie Kasper
#80
5' 10", 170 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Illinois
|
WR |
Nathan Knapik
#71
6' 7", 300 lbs
· 3 yrs
· Illinois
|
OL |
Aidan Laughery
#21
5' 11", 200 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Illinois
|
RB |
Christian Martin
#72
6' 7", 310 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Illinois
|
OL |
Maika Matelau
#70
6' 3", 305 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Illinois
|
OL |
Michael McDonough
#68
6' 3", 315 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Illinois
|
OL |
TJ McMillen
#55
6' 3", 300 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Illinois
|
OL |
Leslie Mosley Jr.
#81
5' 10", 175 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Illinois
|
WR |
Jershaun Newton
#6
6' 0", 215 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Illinois
|
WR |
Alex Perry
#9
6' 5", 220 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Illinois
|
WR |
Jayshon Platt
#1
6' 1", 195 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Illinois
|
WR |
Kai Pritchard
#53
6' 5", 290 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Illinois
|
OL |
Nas Rankin
#0
6' 0", 170 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Illinois
|
WR |
Corey Rashad
#27
5' 8", 185 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Illinois
|
RB |
Jake Renfro
#59
6' 4", 320 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Illinois
|
OL |
Ty Robinson
#10
6' 4", 205 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Illinois
|
WR |
Griffin Rousseau
#54
6' 7", 315 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Illinois
|
OL |
Dezmond Schuster
#65
6' 5", 330 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Illinois
|
OL |
Champ Smith
#52
6' 6", 330 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Illinois
|
OL |
Grant Smith
#84
6' 5", 225 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Illinois
|
TE |
Maurice Smith Jr.
#14
6' 4", 255 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Illinois
|
TE |
Zafir Stewart
#74
6' 6", 325 lbs
· 3 yrs
· Illinois
|
OL |
Davin Stoffel
#88
6' 6", 265 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Illinois
|
TE |
TJ Taylor
#79
6' 5", 330 lbs
· 3 yrs
· Illinois
|
OL |
Casey Thomann
#62
6' 8", 330 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Illinois
|
OL |
Defense (44)
| Player | Pos |
|---|---|
|
Jacob Alexander
#11
6' 4", 245 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Illinois
|
LB |
|
Matthew Bailey
#7
6' 2", 225 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Illinois
|
DB |
Tony Balanganayi
#55
6' 4", 290 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Illinois
|
DL |
Joe Barna
#43
6' 4", 280 lbs
· 3 yrs
· Illinois
|
DL |
Grant Beerman
#33
6' 5", 240 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Illinois
|
LB |
Kayden Bennett
#28
6' 1", 235 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Illinois
|
LB |
Cameron Brooks
#91
6' 3", 305 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Illinois
|
DL |
Daniel Brown
#4
6' 1", 255 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Illinois
|
LB |
Juice Clarke
#6
6' 1", 185 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Illinois
|
DB |
Ben Clawson
#21
6' 0", 210 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Illinois
|
DB |
Kaedyn Cobbs
#35
6' 1", 220 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Illinois
|
DB |
Caden Considine
#37
6' 0", 215 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Illinois
|
DB |
Tywan Cox
#32
5' 10", 190 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Illinois
|
DB |
Parker Crim
#51
6' 3", 270 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Illinois
|
DL |
Joshua Davis
#98
6' 3", 285 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Illinois
|
DL |
Robert Edmonson
#45
6' 2", 240 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Illinois
|
LB |
Pat Farrell
#52
6' 5", 285 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Illinois
|
DL |
Deuce Fillmore
#22
5' 11", 190 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Illinois
|
DB |
James Finley IV
#29
6' 2", 195 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Illinois
|
DB |
Guillermo Gallardo
#56
6' 3", 315 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Illinois
|
DL |
Erik Gayle
#34
6' 3", 240 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Illinois
|
LB |
Nick Hankins Jr.
#3
6' 0", 205 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Illinois
|
DB |
Tanner Heckel
#16
5' 11", 195 lbs
· 3 yrs
· Illinois
|
DB |
Will Holmes
#24
6' 4", 260 lbs
· 3 yrs
· Illinois
|
DL |
Carter Janki
#90
6' 5", 295 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Illinois
|
DL |
Demetrius John
#54
6' 3", 295 lbs
· 3 yrs
· Illinois
|
DL |
RJ Jones III
#9
6' 0", 175 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Illinois
|
DB |
Ismael Kante
#26
6' 2", 240 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Illinois
|
LB |
James Kreutz
#10
6' 2", 240 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Illinois
|
LB |
King Liggins
#99
6' 3", 300 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Illinois
|
DL |
Andre Lovett Jr.
#14
6' 1", 190 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Illinois
|
DB |
Jakwon Morris
#5
6' 0", 185 lbs
· 3 yrs
· Illinois
|
DB |
Mason Muragin
#18
6' 4", 250 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Illinois
|
LB |
Jack Paris
#38
6' 2", 225 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Illinois
|
LB |
Darrell Prater
#96
6' 3", 310 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Illinois
|
DL |
Mac Resetich
#0
6' 0", 210 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Illinois
|
DB |
Ean Rhea
#40
6' 2", 240 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Illinois
|
LB |
Xanai Scott
#13
5' 11", 210 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Illinois
|
DB |
Xavier Scott
#1
5' 11", 195 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Illinois
|
DB |
Kingston Shaw
#15
6' 3", 260 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Illinois
|
DL |
Carter Smith
#48
6' 3", 250 lbs
· 3 yrs
· Illinois
|
DL |
Jaylen Stewart
#23
6' 2", 240 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Illinois
|
LB |
Des Straughton
#25
6' 0", 210 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Illinois
|
DB |
Connor Sullivan
#94
6' 4", 290 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Illinois
|
DL |
Special Teams (6)
| Player | Pos |
|---|---|
Jack Gray
#18
6' 2", 210 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Illinois
|
P |
Zach Haber
#49
5' 10", 220 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Illinois
|
LS |
Patrick Mahoney III
#44
6' 2", 210 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Illinois
|
LS |
Ethan Moczulski
#37
5' 11", 195 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Illinois
|
PK |
Lucas Osada
#27
6' 1", 195 lbs
· 3 yrs
· Illinois
|
PK |
Lars Rau
#81
6' 3", 195 lbs
· 3 yrs
· Illinois
|
P |
Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics & League Rankings
Official ESPN statistical splitPassing
Completion Percentage
69.8
Completions
37
Interception Percentage
1.90
Interceptions
1
Longest Pass
54
Net Passing Yards
453
Net Passing Yards Per Game
226.5
Passing Attempts
53
Passing Touchdown %
11.30
Passing Touchdowns
6
Passer Rating
174.8
Total Sacks
0
Sack Yards Lost
0
Yards Per Pass Attempt
8.5
Passing Yards
453
Passing Fumbles Lost
0
Team Games Played
2
Yards Per Game
357.0
Total Points Per Game
34.5
Total Points
69
Total Touchdowns
9
Passing Yards Per Game
226.5
Comp-Att
37-53
Sacks-Yards Lost
0-0
Rushing
Rushing Attempts
58
Rushing Yards
261
Yards Per Rush Attempt
4.5
Long Rushing
51
20+ Yard Rushing Plays
0
Rushing Touchdowns
2
Rushing Yards Per Game
130.5
Rushing Fumbles
0
Rushing Fumbles Lost
0
Rushing 1st downs
13
Team Games Played
2
Total Yards
714
Total Offensive Plays
111
Total Points Per Game
34.5
Total Points
69
Total Touchdowns
9
Receiving
Receptions
37
Receiving Targets
0
Receiving Yards
453
Receiving Yards
453
Receiving Touchdowns
6
Long Reception
54
20+ Yard Receiving Plays
0
Receiving Yards Per Game
226.5
Receiving Fumbles
0
Receiving Fumbles Lost
0
Receiving Yards After Catch
163
Receiving First Downs
21
Team Games Played
2
Yards Per Reception
12.2
Total Points Per Game
34.5
Total Points
69
Total Touchdowns
9
Miscellaneous
Total 1st downs
40
Rushing 1st downs
13
Passing 1st downs
21
1st downs by penalty
6
Third Down Conversions
8
Third Down Attempts
18
3rd down %
44.44
Fourth Down Conversions
2
First Downs Attempts
5
4th down %
40.00
Total Penalties
8
Total Penalty Yards
74
Possession Time Seconds
1569
Red Zone Field Goal Percentage
0.00
Red Zone Scoring Percentage
0.00
Red Zone Efficiency Percentage
0.00
Red Zone Touchdown Percentage
0.00
Total Takeaways
1
Total Giveaways
1
Turnover Ratio
0
3rd down efficiency
8-18
4th down efficiency
2-5
Total-Yards
8-74
Defense
Solo Tackles
77
Assist Tackles
50
Total Tackles
127
Sacks
2
Sack Yards
12
Stuffs
14
Passes Defended
0
Average Interception Yards
59.0
Long Interception
59
Miscellaneous Touchdowns
0
Kicks Blocked
0
Tackles For Loss
5
Team Games Played
2
Defensive Interceptions
Interceptions
1
Interception Yards
59
Interception Touchdowns
1
INT: Total
1-59
General
Fumbles
0
Forced Fumbles
1
Fumbles Recovered
0
Fumbles Touchdowns
0
Games Played
2
Fumbles-Lost
0-0
Returning
Kick Returns
2
Kick Return Yards
44
Yards Per Kick Return
22.0
Long Kick Return
31
Kick Return Touchdowns
0
Punt Returns
2
Punt Return Yards
79
Yards Per Punt Return
39.5
Long Punt Return
65
Punt Return Touchdowns
0
Punt Return Fair Catches
0
Kick Return Fumbles Lost
0
Punt Return Fumbles Lost
0
Team Games Played
2
Punt: Total
2-79
Kicking
Field Goal Made
2
Field Goal Attempts
3
Field Goal Percentage
66.7
Long Field Goal Made
51
Field Goal Attempts 1-19
0
Field Goal Attempts 20-29
0
Field Goal Attempts 30-39
0
Field Goal Attempts 40-49
1
Field Goal Attempts 50+
2
Extra Points Made
9
Extra Point Attempts
9
Extra Point Percentage
100.0
Field Goals Made 1-19
0
Field Goals Made 20-29
0
Field Goals Made 30-39
0
Field Goals Made 40-49
1
Field Goals Made 50+
1
Total Kicking Points
15
Team Games Played
2
Touchback Percentage
92
Average Kickoff Return Yards
0.0
Kickoff Return Yards
0
Kickoff Returns
0
Kickoffs: Total
0-0
FG: Good-Attempts
2-3
Punting
Punts
1
Punt Yards
42
Long Punt
42
Gross Average Punt Yards
42.0
Net Average Punt Yards
42.0
Punts Blocked
0
Punts Inside 20
0
Touchbacks
0
Fair Catches
0
Punt Returns
1
Punt Return Yards
0
Average Punt Return Yards
0.0
Team Games Played
2
Punt: Total Yards
1-42
Scoring
Rushing Touchdowns
2
Receiving Touchdowns
6
Return Touchdowns
0
Total Touchdowns
8
Field Goals
2
Kick Extra Points
9
Total Two Point Conversions
0
Total Points
69
Total Points Per Game
34.5