Illinois Fighting Illini

2023 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS	BIRTHPLACE
78	Isaiah Adams I. Adams	OL	6'5"	315	SR	Ajax, ON, CAN
86	Weston Adams W. Adams	WR	5'11"	200	FR	Shell, WY, USA
09	Luke Altmyer L. Altmyer	QB	6'2"	200	SO	Starkville, MS, USA
85	Tanner Arkin T. Arkin	TE	6'4"	265	SO	Fort Collins, CO, USA
25	Jared Badie J. Badie	LB	6'3"	225	FR	Aurora, IL, USA
02	Matthew Bailey M. Bailey	DB	6'2"	205	SO	Moline, IL, USA
68	Zach Barlev Z. Barlev	OL	6'5"	300	SO	Bolingbrook, IL, USA
48	Bryce Barnes B. Barnes	DL	6'2"	270	SR	Gibson City, IL, USA
44	Tarique Barnes T. Barnes	LB	6'1"	225	SR
83	Keion Battle K. Battle	WR	6'1"	200	SO	Naperville, IL, USA
80	Hank Beatty H. Beatty	WR	5'11"	185	SO	Rochester, IL, USA
88	Henry Boyer H. Boyer	TE	6'6"	265	FR	Chicago, IL, USA
11	Alex Bray A. Bray	DL	6'4"	260	FR	Chesterfield, MO, USA
90	Alec Bryant A. Bryant	LB	6'3"	240	SO	Houston, TX, USA
13	Pat Bryant P. Bryant	WR	6'3"	190	JR	Jacksonville, FL, USA
32	CJ Bufkin	DB	5'11"	200	JR	Chicago, IL, USA
21	Clayton Bush C. Bush	DB	6'1"	210	SR
25	Juice Clarke J. Clarke	DB	6'1"	170	FR	Fort Myers, FL, USA
44	Ben Clawson B. Clawson	DB	6'0"	210	FR	Arlington Heights, IL, USA
49	Seth Coleman S. Coleman	DL	6'5"	230	JR	Melbourne, FL, USA
72	Zylon Crisler Z. Crisler	OL	6'6"	330	JR	Perkinston, MS, USA
01	Kionte Curry K. Curry	DB	6'0"	200	SO	Cocoa, FL, USA
74	Dylan Davis D. Davis	OL	6'4"	300	SO	Sarasota, FL, USA
06	Denzel Daxon D. Daxon	DL	6'2"	320	SR	Nassau,, BHS
23	TeRah Edwards T. Edwards	DL	6'2"	320	JR	Groveport, OH, USA
02	Malik Elzy M. Elzy	WR	6'2"	210	FR	Chicago, IL, USA
03	Kaden Feagin K. Feagin	RB	6'3"	250	FR	Atwood, IL, USA
24	Nick Fedanzo N. Fedanzo	RB	6'0"	205	JR	Lombard, IL, USA
73	Josh Gesky J. Gesky	OL	6'5"	325	SO	Manteno, IL, USA
11	Caleb Griffin C. Griffin	K	6'3"	215	SR	Danville, IL, USA
35	Grayson Griffin G. Griffin	DB	5'11"	190	FR	Aurora, IL, USA
39	Aidan Hall A. Hall	LS	6'2"	205	JR	Glen Ellyn, IL, USA
36	Lane Hansen L. Hansen	LS	6'0"	220	SO	East Lake, FL, USA
00	Nicario Harper N. Harper	DB	6'0"	205	SR
75	Brandon Henderson B. Henderson	OL	6'5"	335	FR	East St. Louis, IL, USA
06	Ashton Hollins A. Hollins	WR	6'5"	180	FR	Mobile, AL, USA
33	Ezekiel Holmes E. Holmes	DL	6'3"	225	SR	Wichita Falls, TX, USA
45	Malachi Hood M. Hood	LB	6'2"	220	FR	Plainfield, IL, USA
17	Gabe Jacas G. Jacas	LB	6'3"	265	SO	Port St. Lucie, FL, USA
02	Saboor Karriem S. Karriem	DB	6'3"	195	FR	Newark, NJ, USA
57	Evan Kirts E. Kirts	DL	6'5"	300	JR	Evergreen Park, IL, USA
41	James Kreutz J. Kreutz	LB	6'0"	210	FR	Bannockburn, IL, USA
64	Josh Kreutz J. Kreutz	OL	6'2"	280	SO	Bannockburn, IL, USA
21	Aidan Laughery A. Laughery	RB	5'11"	200	FR	Gibson City, IL, USA
28	Reggie Love III R. Love III	RB	5'11"	200	JR	St. Louis, MO, USA
26	Mike Manning M. Manning	DB	5'8"	190	JR	Frankfort, IL, USA
12	Elijah Mc-Cantos E. Mc-Cantos	DB	6'0"	180	FR	Little Haiti, FL, USA
55	Sed McConnell S. McConnell	DL	6'3"	280	SO	Atlanta, GA, USA
00	Josh McCray J. McCray	RB	6'1"	240	SO	St. Augustine, FL, USA
34	Ryan Meed R. Meed	LB	6'1"	220	JR	Brooklyn, NY, USA
18	Chase Miller C. Miller	WR	6'1"	180	FR	Baltimore, MD, USA
08	Shawn Miller S. Miller	WR	6'1"	205	FR	Chandler, AZ, USA
56	Magnus Moller M. Moller	OL	6'9"	310	FR	Vejle,, DNK
43	Griffin Moore G. Moore	TE	6'4"	245	JR	Bloomington, IL, USA
94	Jer'Zhan Newton J. Newton	DL	6'2"	270	JR	St. Petersburg, FL, USA
23	Tahveon Nicholson T. Nicholson	DB	5'11"	170	JR	Jacksonville, FL, USA
39	Kenenna Odeluga K. Odeluga	LB	6'1"	210	SO	South Holland, IL, USA
65	Joey Okla J. Okla	OL	6'2"	320	FR	Hartford, WI, USA
24	David Olano D. Olano	K	5'11"	170	FR	Naperville, IL, USA
04	John Paddock J. Paddock	QB	6'0"	190	SR
22	Kaleb Patterson K. Patterson	DB	6'1"	190	SO	Jackson, MS, USA
54	Julian Pearl J. Pearl	OL	6'6"	305	SR
98	Fabrizio Pinton F. Pinton	K/P	6'3"	230	SO	Houston, TX, USA
40	Ronan Poynton R. Poynton	LB	6'2"	225	FR	Solon, IA, USA
19	Eian Pugh E. Pugh	WR	6'3"	170	FR	Oak Park, IL, USA
88	Keith Randolph Jr. K. Randolph Jr.	DL	6'5"	260	JR
89	Tip Reiman T. Reiman	TE	6'5"	230	JR	Rapid City, SD, USA
47	Mac Resetich M. Resetich	DB	6'0"	200	FR	Spring Valley, IL, USA
19	Hugh Robertson H. Robertson	P	6'2"	225	SO	Melbourne,, AUS
09	Tyson Rooks T. Rooks	DB	6'4"	190	FR	St. Simons Island, GA, USA
28	Dylan Rosiek D. Rosiek	LB	6'1"	215	SO	East Lake, FL, USA
36	Ben Schultz B. Schultz	LB	6'3"	230	JR	Champaign, IL, USA
85	Miles Scott M. Scott	WR	5'11"	190	SO	Dolton, IL, USA
14	Xavier Scott X. Scott	DB	5'11"	185	SO	Riviera Beach, FL, USA
66	Jordyn Slaughter J. Slaughter	OL	6'5"	305	SR	Belleville, IL, USA
13	Calvin Smith C. Smith	LB	6'4"	230	FR	Ocoee, FL, USA
20	Tyler Strain T. Strain	DB	5'9"	170	SO	Pace, FL, USA
05	Zachary Tobe Z. Tobe	DB	6'2"	180	FR	Ocoee, FL, USA
37	Solomon Turner S. Turner	DB	6'2"	220	SR
56	Jeremiah Warren J. Warren	DL	6'3"	305	FR	Belleville, MI, USA
8	Casey Washington C. Washington	WR	6'2"	190	SR
71	Hunter Whitenack H. Whitenack	OL	6'7"	345	SO	New Carlisle, IN, USA
07	Kenari Wilcher K. Wilcher	WR	6'0"	185	FR	Clewiston, FL, USA
1	Isaiah Williams I. Williams	QB	5'10"	180	JR
42	Luke Zardzin L. Zardzin	LB	6'0"	200	SO	Mount Prospect, IL, USA

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CFB 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

4,379

Mestemaker

3,973

Mensah

3,937

Chambliss

Rush Yards Leaders

1,659

Cook

1,649

Hardy

1,567

Lacy

Rec Yards Leaders

1,291

Scudero

1,278

Bell

1,264

Young

Pass TD Leaders

41

Mendoza

34

Mensah

34

Mestemaker

Rush TD Leaders

25

Hawkins

24

Lacy

18

Hellums

Rec TD Leaders

15

Sarratt

14

Brown

13

Cooper

QB Rating Leaders

182.9

Mendoza

177.5

Sayin

170.4

Pavia

Sack Leaders

14.5

Bailey

14.5

Tucker

12.5

Smith

CFB 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings

45.1

42.0

41.6

41.3

40.5

39.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.3

11.7

11.8

13.3

14.8

15.4

Total Yards Rankings

512.4

489.7

488.7

482.9

472.8

472.1

Rush Yards Rankings

285.6

266.3

261.4

254.9

246.8

241.5

Pass Yards Rankings

340.2

318.0

313.3

309.6

296.0

292.8

Sack Leaders

50.0

46.0

45.0

43.0

41.0

CFB 2025 Standings

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Duke	9	5	.643
2	Virginia	11	3	.786
3	Miami	13	2	.867
4	Pittsburgh	8	5	.615
5	SMU	9	4	.692
6	Georgia Tech	9	4	.692
7	California	7	6	.538
8	Clemson	7	6	.538
9	NC State	8	5	.615
10	Louisville	9	4	.692
11	Wake Forest	9	4	.692
12	Stanford	4	8	.333
13	Florida State	5	7	.417
14	North Carolina	4	8	.333
15	Virginia Tech	3	9	.250
16	Boston College	2	10	.167
17	Syracuse	3	9	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	12	2	.857
2	Alabama	11	4	.733
3	Ole Miss	13	2	.867
4	Texas A&M	11	2	.846
5	Texas	10	3	.769
6	Oklahoma	10	3	.769
7	Vanderbilt	10	3	.769
8	Missouri	8	5	.615
9	Tennessee	8	5	.615
10	LSU	7	6	.538
11	Kentucky	5	7	.417
12	Florida	4	8	.333
13	Auburn	5	7	.417
14	Mississippi State	5	8	.385
15	South Carolina	4	8	.333
16	Arkansas	2	10	.167

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	15	0	1.000
2	Ohio State	12	2	.857
3	Oregon	13	2	.867
4	Michigan	9	4	.692
5	USC	9	4	.692
6	Iowa	9	4	.692
7	Illinois	9	4	.692
8	Minnesota	8	5	.615
9	Washington	9	4	.692
10	Nebraska	7	6	.538
11	Northwestern	7	6	.538
12	Penn State	7	6	.538
13	UCLA	3	9	.250
14	Rutgers	5	7	.417
15	Wisconsin	4	8	.333
16	Maryland	4	8	.333
17	Michigan State	4	8	.333
18	Purdue	2	10	.167

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	10	4	.714
2	New Mexico	9	4	.692
3	San Diego State	9	4	.692
4	Boise State	9	5	.643
5	Fresno State	9	4	.692
6	Hawaii	9	4	.692
7	Utah State	6	7	.462
8	Air Force	4	8	.333
9	Wyoming	4	8	.333
10	Nevada	3	9	.250
11	San José State	3	9	.250
12	Colorado State	2	10	.167

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	12	2	.857
2	Tulane	11	3	.786
3	Navy	11	2	.846
4	South Florida	9	4	.692
5	East Carolina	9	4	.692
6	Memphis	8	5	.615
7	Army	7	6	.538
8	UTSA	7	6	.538
9	Temple	5	7	.417
10	Florida Atlantic	4	8	.333
11	Rice	5	8	.385
12	UAB	4	8	.333
13	Tulsa	4	8	.333
14	Charlotte	1	11	.083

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	10	2	.833
2	UConn	9	4	.692

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Texas Tech	12	2	.857
2	BYU	12	2	.857
3	Utah	11	2	.846
4	Houston	10	3	.769
5	Arizona	9	4	.692
6	Arizona State	8	5	.615
7	Iowa State	8	4	.667
8	Kansas State	6	6	.500
9	TCU	9	4	.692
10	Cincinnati	7	6	.538
11	Baylor	5	7	.417
12	Kansas	5	7	.417
13	UCF	5	7	.417
14	West Virginia	4	8	.333
15	Colorado	3	9	.250
16	Oklahoma State	1	11	.083

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Washington State	7	6	.538
2	Oregon State	2	10	.167

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Western Michigan	10	4	.714
2	Miami (OH)	7	7	.500
3	Ohio	9	4	.692
4	Toledo	8	5	.615
5	Central Michigan	7	6	.538
6	Akron	5	7	.417
7	Buffalo	5	7	.417
8	Kent State	5	7	.417
9	Eastern Michigan	4	8	.333
10	Ball State	4	8	.333
11	Bowling Green	4	8	.333
12	Northern Illinois	3	9	.250
13	UMass	0	12	.000

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	JMU	12	2	.857
2	Troy	8	6	.571
3	Old Dominion	10	3	.769
4	Southern Miss	7	6	.538
5	Coastal Carolina	6	7	.462
6	Louisiana	6	7	.462
7	Georgia Southern	7	6	.538
8	Arkansas State	7	6	.538
9	Marshall	5	7	.417
10	Texas State	7	6	.538
11	Appalachian State	5	8	.385
12	South Alabama	4	8	.333
13	Georgia State	1	11	.083
14	Louisiana-Monroe	3	9	.250

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Kennesaw State	10	4	.714
2	Jacksonville State	9	5	.643
3	Western Kentucky	9	4	.692
4	Louisiana Tech	8	5	.615
5	Missouri State	7	6	.538
6	FIU	7	6	.538
7	Delaware	7	6	.538
8	Liberty	4	8	.333
9	Middle Tennessee	3	9	.250
10	New Mexico State	4	8	.333
11	UTEP	2	10	.167
12	Sam Houston	2	10	.167