what is the roster for the illinois fighting illini

The 2026 roster for Illinois includes Christian Abney, Jacob Alexander, Kenyon Alston, Jordan Anderson and Matthew Bailey.

	NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
1	86	Christian Abney C. Abney	TE	6'6"	260	SR
2	11	Jacob Alexander J. Alexander	LB	6'4"	245	FR
3	3	Kenyon Alston K. Alston	WR	6'2"	195	FR
4	23	Jordan Anderson J. Anderson	RB	6'4"	240	SR
5	7	Matthew Bailey M. Bailey	DB	6'2"	225	SR
6	55	Tony Balanganayi T. Balanganayi	DL	6'4"	290	FR
7	43	Joe Barna J. Barna	DL	6'4"	280	JR
8	24	Javari Barnett J. Barnett	RB	6'1"	235	FR
9	57	Zach Barrett Z. Barrett	OL	6'3"	295	JR
10	33	Grant Beerman G. Beerman	LB	6'5"	240	SO
11	28	Kayden Bennett K. Bennett	LB	6'1"	235	FR
12	2	Carson Boyd C. Boyd	QB	6'0"	190	SO
13	91	Cameron Brooks C. Brooks	DL	6'3"	305	SO
14	4	Daniel Brown D. Brown	LB	6'1"	255	SR
15	19	Nate Cichy N. Cichy	WR	6'1"	195	FR
16	6	Juice Clarke J. Clarke	DB	6'1"	185	SR
17	21	Ben Clawson B. Clawson	DB	6'0"	210	SR
18	7	Michael Clayton II M. Clayton II	QB	6'4"	205	FR
19	13	Hudson Clement H. Clement	WR	6'1"	215	SR
20	31	Murphy Clement M. Clement	RB	6'0"	215	JR
21	35	Kaedyn Cobbs K. Cobbs	DB	6'1"	220	FR
22	37	Caden Considine C. Considine	DB	6'0"	215	FR
23	32	Tywan Cox T. Cox	DB	5'10"	190	SO
24	51	Parker Crim P. Crim	DL	6'3"	270	FR
25	98	Joshua Davis J. Davis	DL	6'3"	285	SO

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More Illinois Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,440

Houser

RUSH

391

Laughery

REC

608

Dixon

Team Rankings

PPG

31.8

57th

OPP PPG

27.8

114th

RUSH YDS/G

150.8

89th

PASS YDS/G

254.7

51st

2026 Big 10 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
10	Northwestern	1-1	4-1
11	Oregon	1-1	3-2
12	Illinois	1-2	3-3
13	Michigan	0-2	3-2
14	Rutgers	0-2	1-4

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/24	ORE	@	ILL	1:00 PM
Sat 10/31	ILL	@	MD	1:00 PM
Fri 11/6	NEB	@	ILL	8:00 PM
Fri 11/13	ILL	@	UCLA	9:00 PM
Sat 11/21	IOWA	@	ILL	1:00 PM

Last Game

Illinois

3 - 3

Final

Michigan State

2 - 4

Sat 10 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,257

Atkinson

2,045

Maiava

1,868

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

835

Riley

828

Roberts

793

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

932

Legree

916

Smith

720

Hernandez

Pass TD Leaders

21

Atkinson

18

Maiava

17

Taylor

Rush TD Leaders

12

Baugh

12

Hawkins

10

Daniels

Rec TD Leaders

12

Legree

11

Smith

9

Dixon

QB Rating Leaders

212.2

Mensah

200.5

Hoover

198.6

Stockton

Sack Leaders

9.5

Simmons

8.0

Umanmielen

7.0

Esqillion

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.6

46.2

44.2

44.0

43.4

42.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.8

10.3

10.6

11.0

11.8

12.2

Total Yards Rankings

554.8

533.8

531.6

524.8

522.3

521.4

Rush Yards Rankings

333.2

325.6

299.4

295.5

263.6

253.2

Pass Yards Rankings

391.2

347.0

341.0

337.8

334.4

322.4

Sack Leaders

24.0

22.0

20.0

19.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	5	1	.833
2	Oregon State	4	2	.667
3	Fresno State	4	2	.667
4	San Diego State	2	4	.333
5	Utah State	2	4	.333
6	Colorado State	2	3	.400
7	Texas State	2	3	.400
8	Washington State	1	5	.167

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	5	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	5	0	1.000
3	Utah	5	0	1.000
4	Baylor	4	1	.800
5	Oklahoma State	4	1	.800
6	Arizona	5	1	.833
7	Houston	5	1	.833
8	Cincinnati	4	1	.800
9	Arizona State	3	2	.600
10	Iowa State	3	3	.500
11	UCF	3	3	.500
12	Kansas State	3	2	.600
13	Colorado	2	3	.400
14	Kansas	2	3	.400
15	TCU	2	3	.400
16	West Virginia	3	3	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	4	3	.571
2	Ohio	4	2	.667
3	Western Michigan	4	2	.667
4	Bowling Green	2	4	.333
5	Buffalo	3	3	.500
6	Toledo	4	2	.667
7	Central Michigan	3	3	.500
8	Miami (OH)	3	3	.500
9	UMass	4	2	.667
10	Kent State	2	4	.333
11	Akron	1	5	.167
12	Ball State	1	5	.167
13	Sacramento State	1	5	.167

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	6	0	1.000
2	Alabama	5	1	.833
3	Kentucky	5	1	.833
4	Mississippi State	4	1	.800
5	Missouri	5	1	.833
6	Tennessee	5	1	.833
7	Ole Miss	4	1	.800
8	Oklahoma	3	2	.600
9	Florida	4	2	.667
10	Texas	4	1	.800
11	LSU	4	2	.667
12	Auburn	3	2	.600
13	South Carolina	3	3	.500
14	Texas A&M	3	3	.500
15	Vanderbilt	3	3	.500
16	Arkansas	2	4	.333

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	6	0	1.000
2	UCLA	5	0	1.000
3	Ohio State	5	1	.833
4	Wisconsin	4	1	.800
5	USC	6	1	.857
6	Purdue	3	3	.500
7	Iowa	5	1	.833
8	Nebraska	5	1	.833
9	Minnesota	4	2	.667
10	Northwestern	4	1	.800
11	Oregon	3	2	.600
12	Illinois	3	3	.500
13	Michigan	3	2	.600
14	Rutgers	1	4	.200
15	Penn State	3	3	.500
16	Washington	3	3	.500
17	Maryland	2	4	.333
18	Michigan State	2	4	.333

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	5	1	.833
2	Jacksonville State	4	2	.667
3	Florida International	3	2	.600
4	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
5	Western Kentucky	2	4	.333
6	Delaware	2	3	.400
7	Middle Tennessee	2	3	.400
8	Kennesaw State	1	4	.200
9	Missouri State	1	4	.200
10	Sam Houston	1	4	.200

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Memphis	5	1	.833
2	UTSA	5	1	.833
3	North Texas	4	2	.667
4	Florida Atlantic	4	1	.800
5	East Carolina	3	2	.600
6	Army	3	2	.600
7	UAB	3	3	.500
8	Temple	2	4	.333
9	South Florida	4	2	.667
10	Navy	2	3	.400
11	Tulane	2	3	.400
12	Tulsa	3	3	.500
13	Rice	1	5	.167
14	Charlotte	0	6	.000

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	5	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	5	1	.833
3	Clemson	3	2	.600
4	Pittsburgh	5	1	.833
5	SMU	4	1	.800
6	Virginia	4	2	.667
7	California	3	3	.500
8	Georgia Tech	2	3	.400
9	Louisville	3	3	.500
10	Duke	4	1	.800
11	North Carolina	3	2	.600
12	Virginia Tech	4	2	.667
13	Florida State	3	3	.500
14	NC State	3	3	.500
15	Stanford	2	4	.333
16	Boston College	2	3	.400
17	Syracuse	2	3	.400

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	4	2	.667
2	New Mexico	4	1	.800
3	North Dakota State	5	1	.833
4	Air Force	4	1	.800
5	Wyoming	3	3	.500
6	San Jose State	3	3	.500
7	Nevada	2	3	.400
8	Northern Illinois	0	5	.000
9	UTEP	1	5	.167
10	Hawai'i	1	5	.167

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	0	1.000
2	UConn	3	3	.500

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	6	0	1.000
2	South Alabama	4	2	.667
3	Georgia State	4	1	.800
4	Louisiana Tech	3	2	.600
5	Troy	3	2	.600
6	Louisiana	4	2	.667
7	Georgia Southern	2	4	.333
8	Coastal Carolina	2	4	.333
9	Old Dominion	2	4	.333
10	Appalachian State	3	2	.600
11	Southern Miss	1	4	.200
12	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000
13	Marshall	3	3	.500
14	Arkansas State	2	4	.333