Illinois Fighting Illini Roster

5-7 (Overall)
4-5 (Conf.)
Standing: 5th (West)

Big 10 (West)
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Champaign, IL
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Stadium: Memorial Stadium (60,670)
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Surface: FieldTurf Revolution 360

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

Updated: 11/16/2021 4:55PM ET

Player	#	Pos.	HT	WT	Class	High School	Hometown
Active Players
Adams, Tony	6	CB	5111v	205v	SR	St. Louis University	Belleville, IL
Althaus, Lucas	40	TE	6060	230	FR	Alwood	Alpha, IL
Avery, Calvin	93	DT	6020	335	JR	Bishop Dunne	Dallas, TX
Badovinac, Jack	72	OG	6010	300	GR/TR	Loyola Academy	Wilmette, IL
Barker, Daniel	87	TE	6030v	251v	JR	Deerfield Beach	Fort Lauderdale, FL
Barlev, Zachary	68	OG	6050	300	FR	Plainfield East	Bolingbrook, IL
Barnes, Bryce	48	OLB	6020	255	SO	Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley	Gibson City, IL
Barnes, Tarique	44	ILB	6010	230	SO	Cordova	Memphis, TN
Battle, Keion	83	WR	6010	190	RS FR/TR	Oswego East	Plainfield, IL
Bobak, Christian	29	CB	6000	195	RS SR	Hinsdale Central	Hinsdale, IL
Bobak, Matthew	27	RB	5110	190	RS FR	Hinsdale Central	Hinsdale, IL
Brown, Chase	2	RB	5110	205	RS SO/TR	Saint Stephen's Episcopal (FL)	London, Ontario, Canada
Brown, Sydney	30	SS	5101v	194v	JR	St. Stephen's Episcopal (FL)	London, Ontario, Canada
Brown, Verdis	52	DT	6040	345	RS SO	IMG Academy	Chicago, IL
Bryant, Alec	90	OLB	6030	240	RS FR/TR	Shadow Creek	Pearland, TX
Bryant, Pat	13	WR	6030	195	FR	Atlantic Coast	Jacksonville, FL
Campbell, Dalevon	19	WR	6040	215	SO	Fort Bend Marshall	Missouri City, TX
Carney Jr., Owen	99	OLB	6025v	273v	SR	Miami Central	Miami, FL
Cerniglia Jr., Mike	48	TE	6030	240	RS FR/TR	Memorial	Madison, WI
Coghlan, Sean	51	ILB	6000	220	RS JR	St. Rita	Chicago, IL
Coleman, Seth	49	OLB	6050	235	RS FR	Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy	Melbourne, FL
Collier, Samari	16	QB	6020	230	FR	DeSoto	Dallas, TX
Cooper, Shammond	40	OLB	6020	220	RS FR	Trinity Catholic	St. Louis, MO
Cronin, Tommy	70	OG	6040	305	RS FR	Oak Park and River Forest	Oak Park, IL
Curry, Kionte	1	S	6000	195	FR	Cocoa	Mims, FL
Dan Jr., Desmond	10	WR	6030	195	GR/TR	Checotah	Muskogee, OK
Darkangelo, Isaac	38	ILB	6010	235	JR/TR	Detroit Catholic Central	Brighton, MI
Edwards, Daniel	2	CB	5110	160	FR	Winter Park	Winter Park, FL
Engel, Preston	41	TE	6000	250	RS SO	Normal Community	Normal, IL
Epstein, Mike	26	RB	6000	205	SR	St. Thomas Aquinas	Fort Lauderdale, FL
Fedanzo, Nick	24	RB	6000	205	RS FR	Montini Catholic	Lombard, IL
Ford, Luke	82	TE	6060	260	JR/TR	Carterville	Carterville, IL
Gay, Isaiah	92	OLB	6030	245	SR	Northern Nash	Nashville, NC
Gesky, Josh	73	OT	6050	300	FR	Manteno	Manteno, IL
Green, Prince	15	DB	6030	205	FR	Griffin	Griffin, GA
Griffin, Caleb	5	PK/WR	6030	225	RS SO	Danville	Danville, IL
Hale, Devin	53	OL	6000	310	FR	Sacred Heart-Griffin	Springfield, IL
Hall, Aidan	39	LS	6020	205	RS FR	Benet Academy	Glen Ellyn, IL
Hansen, Jake	35	ILB	6010v	235v	RS SR	East Lake	Tarpon Springs, FL
Hansen, Lane	36	LS	6000	220	FR	East Lake	East Lake, FL
Hart Jr., Calvin	5	ILB	6010	230	RS SO/TR	American Heritage	Fort Lauderdale, FL
Hayden, Chase	22	RB	5100	205	GR/TR	St. George's Independent School	Memphis, TN
Hayes, Blake	14	PT	6042v	220v	SR	Brighton	Melbourne, Australia
Hickey, Owen	84	WR	6020	180	RS FR	St. Viator	Des Plaines, IL
Hightower, Brian	7	WR	6030	215	JR/TR	IMG Academy	Leimert Park, CA
Holmes, Ezekiel	33	OLB	6050	245	RS SO	Hirschi	Wichita Falls, TX
Hudson, Prather	24	S	5110	200	GR/TR	Brookstone	Columbus, GA
Jeresaty, Blake	55	OG	6020	305	GR/TR	Bishop England	Charleston, SC
Johnson, DJ	26	OLB	6040	225	FR	South Gwinnett	Snellville, GA
Johnson, Ryan	17	QB	6040	200	RS JR/TR	Ashwaubenon	Green Bay, WI
Jones-Watkins, Jaden	37	DB	6000	185	SO	Fisher	Fisher, IL
Joseph, Kerby	25	S	6010	200	JR	Jones	Orlando, FL
Kirts, Evan	57	OT	6050	300	RS FR	Brother Rice	Evergreen Park, IL
Kramer, Doug	65	OC	6020v	306v	RS SR	Hinsdale Central	Hinsdale, IL
Kreutz, Josh	64	OC	6020	280	FR	Loyola Academy	Bannockburn, IL
Leitzsey, Tailon	32	CB	6000	185	RS SR/TR	Riverside	Laurel, MD
Lindenman, Ty	15	WR	5060	165	RS FR	Shawnee Mission Northwest	Shawnee, KS
Love III, Reggie	23	RB	5110	195	RS FR	Trinity Catholic	St. Louis, MO
Lowe, Vederian	79	OT	6043v	322v	SR	Auburn	Rockford, IL
Manning, Mike	27	DB	5080	190	SO/TR	Lincoln-Way East	Frankfort, IL
Marchese, Michael	42	TE	6040	235	SR	Stevenson	Vernon Hills, IL
Martin, Jartavius	21	S	6000	195	JR	Lehigh Acres	Lehigh Acres, FL
McConnell, Sed	55	DL	6030	280	FR	Westlake	Atlanta, GA
McCourt, James	17	PK	6010	215	RS SR	St. Thomas Aquinas	Parkland, FL
McCray, Josh	0	RB	6010	240	FR	Enterprise	Enterprise, AL
McEachern, Alec	46	ILB	6010	225	RS JR	Benet Academy	Plainfield, IL
Meed, Ryan	34	ILB	6010	225	RS FR	Canarsie	Brooklyn, NY
Moore, Griffin	43	TE	6040	245	RS FR	Bloomington	Bloomington, IL
Navarro III, Donny	86	WR	5110	185	RS JR/TR	Neuqua Valley	Naperville, IL
Newton, Jer'Zhan	94	DT	6020	290	RS FR	Clearwater Central	St. Petersburg, FL
Nicholson, Tahveon	10	CB	5110	175	RS FR	Palmetto Prep / Lee	Jacksonville, FL
Norwood, Jakari	3	RB	5100	185	RS SO	Deerfield Beach	Pompano Beach, FL
Odeluga, Kenenna	39	ILB	6010	225	FR	Mount Carmel	South Holland, IL
Okpala, Moses	69	OT	6070	295	RS FR	Ladue Horton Watkins	St. Louis, MO
Palczewski, Alex	63	OT	6060v	318v	SR	Prospect	Mount Prospect, IL
Pate, Deon	98	DT	6020	265	RS JR	Trinity Christian Academy	Jacksonville, FL
Pearl, Julian	54	OG	6060	310	RS SO	Danville	Danville, IL
Perry II, Roderick	96	DT	6006v	326V	GR/TR	Cary	Raleigh, NC
Peters, Brandon	18	QB	6041v	230v	GR/TR	Avon	Avon, IN
Pihlstrom, Alex	75	OG	6060	300	RS JR	Glenbard West	Glen Ellyn, IL
Plohr, Josh	59	OC	6030	300	RS FR	Christian Brothers College	St. Louis, MO
Rajkovic, Marko	43	OLB	6040	235	FR	Franklin	Franklin, WI
Randolph Jr., Keith	88	DT	6050	300	RS FR	Belleville West	Belleville, IL
Reiman, Tip	89	TE	6050	250	RS FR	O'Gorman	Rapid City, SD
Robertson, Hugh	19	PT	6020	225	RS FR	Assumption College-Kilmore	Castlemaine, Australia
Robinson, Matt	12	QB	6010	190	RS SO	JSerra Catholic	San Juan Capistrano, CA
Rosenthal, Max	49	TE	6020	260	RS JR/TR	New Trier	Winnetka, IL
Rosiek, Dylan	28	ILB	6010	215	FR	East Lake	East Lake, FL
Sandy, Carlos	11	WR	5090	185	RS SO	Cardinal Gibbons	Dania Beach, FL
Schultz, Ben	36	OLB	6030	230	RS FR	Central	Champaign, IL
Scott, Miles	85	WR	5110	190	FR	Thornton Fractional North	Dolton, IL
Sitkowski, Artur	9	QB	6050	225	RS SO/TR	IMG Academy / Old Bridge	Old Bridge, NJ
Slaughter, Jordyn	66	OG	6050	320	RS SO	Althoff Catholic	Belleville, IL
Smith, Eddie	8	S	6000	200	RS SO/TR	Salmen	Slidell, LA
Snyder II, DD	3	DB	6000	175	FR	Tampa Catholic	Tampa, FL
Spann, Deuce	6	WR	6040	195	RS FR	Lakewood	St. Petersburg, FL
Strain, Tyler	20	CB	5090	175	FR	Pace	Fort Worth, TX
Tabel, Ethan	56	LS	6000	230	RS SR	Barrington	Barrington, IL
Taylor, Coran	9	S	6020	200	RS SO	Peoria	Peoria, IL
Thomas, Dylan	22	DB	5110	190	RS SO	Monticello	Monticello, IL
Thompson, Khmari	4	WR	6010	210	RS SO/TR	Central Gwinnett	Lawrenceville, GA
Tolson, Khalan	45	ILB	5111v	227v	JR	Admiral Farragut Academy	St. Petersburg, FL
Villanueva, Kalen	54	ILB	6010	210	FR	Justice	Falls Church, VA
Vining, Peyton	80	WR	6020	200	RS JR/TR	St. Stephen's Episcopal	Bradenton, FL
Washington, Casey	14	WR	6020	190	SO	Pflugerville	Round Rock, TX
Washington, Joriell	41	S	6030	200	FR	Fort Myers Senior	Fort Myers, FL
Williams, Isaiah	1	WR	5100	180	RS FR	Trinity Catholic	St. Louis, MO
Wisecarver, Brody	67	OG	6050	300	FR	Osage	Chesterfield, MO
Witherspoon, Devon	31	CB	6000	180	SO	Pine Forest	Pensacola, FL
Woods, Jamal	91	DT	6020	290	SR	Hueytown	Hueytown, AL
Zapf, Terry	62	OT	6060	310	SO/TR	New Trier	Winnetka, IL
Zardzin, Luke	42	ILB	6000	205	FR	Prospect	Mount Prospect, IL