Illinois Fighting Illini

2026 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS	BIRTHPLACE
86	Christian Abney C. Abney	TE	6'6"	260	SR	Zionsville, IN, USA
11	Jacob Alexander J. Alexander	LB	6'4"	245	FR	Chicago, IL, USA
3	Kenyon Alston K. Alston	WR	6'2"	195	FR	Orlando, FL, USA
23	Jordan Anderson J. Anderson	RB	6'4"	240	SR	Naperville, IL, USA
7	Matthew Bailey M. Bailey	DB	6'2"	225	SR	Moline, IL, USA
55	Tony Balanganayi T. Balanganayi	DL	6'4"	290	FR	Palatine, IL, USA
43	Joe Barna J. Barna	DL	6'4"	280	JR	Wheaton, IL, USA
24	Javari Barnett J. Barnett	RB	6'1"	235	FR	Tampa, FL, USA
57	Zach Barrett Z. Barrett	OL	6'3"	295	JR	Orland Park, IL, USA
33	Grant Beerman G. Beerman	LB	6'5"	240	SO	West Chester, OH, USA
28	Kayden Bennett K. Bennett	LB	6'1"	235	FR	Windsor, CT, USA
2	Carson Boyd C. Boyd	QB	6'0"	190	SO	St. Louis, MO, USA
91	Cameron Brooks C. Brooks	DL	6'3"	305	SO	Chicago, IL, USA
4	Daniel Brown D. Brown	LB	6'1"	255	SR	Kansas City, KS, USA
19	Nate Cichy N. Cichy	WR	6'1"	195	FR	Mount Prospect, IL, USA
6	Juice Clarke J. Clarke	DB	6'1"	185	SR	Fort Myers, FL, USA
21	Ben Clawson B. Clawson	DB	6'0"	210	SR	Arlington Heights, IL, USA
7	Michael Clayton II M. Clayton II	QB	6'4"	205	FR	Orlando, FL, USA
13	Hudson Clement H. Clement	WR	6'1"	215	SR	Martinsburg, WV, USA
31	Murphy Clement M. Clement	RB	6'0"	215	JR	Martinsburg, WV, USA
35	Kaedyn Cobbs K. Cobbs	DB	6'1"	220	FR	Denton, TX, USA
37	Caden Considine C. Considine	DB	6'0"	215	FR	Byron, IL, USA
32	Tywan Cox T. Cox	DB	5'10"	190	SO	Miami, FL, USA
51	Parker Crim P. Crim	DL	6'3"	270	FR	Lima, OH, USA
98	Joshua Davis J. Davis	DL	6'3"	285	SO	Pinola, MS, USA
17	Collin Dixon C. Dixon	WR	6'1"	215	SR	Tallmadge, OH, USA
8	Jacob Eberhart J. Eberhart	WR	6'4"	220	FR	St. Louis, MO, USA
45	Robert Edmonson R. Edmonson	LB	6'2"	240	SR	Houston, TX, USA
12	Dane Eisenmenger D. Eisenmenger	QB	6'4"	215	FR	Philo, IL, USA
16	Logan Farrell L. Farrell	TE	6'3"	255	SO	Arlington Heights, IL, USA
52	Pat Farrell P. Farrell	DL	6'5"	285	SR	Oak Lawn, IL, USA
83	Kaden Feagin K. Feagin	TE	6'3"	260	SR	Atwood, IL, USA
22	Deuce Fillmore D. Fillmore	DB	5'11"	190	SR	Biloxi, MS, USA
29	James Finley IV J. Finley IV	DB	6'2"	195	SO	Portage, IN, USA
20	John Forster J. Forster	RB	5'10"	195	SO	Saddle Brook, NJ, USA
76	Dylan Frechette D. Frechette	OL	6'6"	325	SO	Central Falls, RI, USA
56	Guillermo Gallardo G. Gallardo	DL	6'3"	315	SR	Bloomington, IL, USA
34	Erik Gayle E. Gayle	LB	6'3"	240	SO	Cincinnati, OH, USA
18	Jack Gray J. Gray	P	6'2"	210	FR	Adelaide,, AUS
49	Zach Haber Z. Haber	LS	5'10"	220	SR	Durango, CO, USA
3	Nick Hankins Jr. N. Hankins Jr.	DB	6'0"	205	FR	Belleville, IL, USA
66	Brandon Hansen B. Hansen	OL	6'6"	320	JR	Mundelein, IL, USA
82	Jacob Harvey J. Harvey	WR	6'0"	200	FR	Mount Zion, IL, USA
16	Tanner Heckel T. Heckel	DB	5'11"	195	JR	Lyndon, KS, USA
75	Brandon Henderson B. Henderson	OL	6'5"	320	SR	East St. Louis, IL, USA
56	JJ Hirdes	OL	6'6"	290	SO	Coopersville, MI, USA
89	Tanner Hollinger T. Hollinger	TE	6'5"	245	JR	Stromsburg, NE, USA
24	Will Holmes W. Holmes	DL	6'4"	260	JR	Detroit, MI, USA
4	Katin Houser K. Houser	QB	6'3"	225	SR	Anaheim, CA, USA
90	Carter Janki C. Janki	DL	6'5"	295	SR	Redding, CT, USA
54	Demetrius John D. John	DL	6'3"	295	JR	Columbus, OH, USA
9	RJ Jones III	WR	6'0"	175	SO	Fort Pierce, FL, USA
28	Karson Kaiser K. Kaiser	WR	6'1"	175	JR	Weston, FL, USA
26	Ismael Kante I. Kante	LB	6'2"	240	SR	Brooklyn Park, MN, USA
80	Eddie Kasper E. Kasper	WR	5'10"	170	SR	Burlington, WI, USA
71	Nathan Knapik N. Knapik	OL	6'7"	300	JR	Kennewick, WA, USA
10	James Kreutz J. Kreutz	LB	6'2"	240	SR	Bannockburn, IL, USA
21	Aidan Laughery A. Laughery	RB	5'11"	200	SR	Gibson City, IL, USA
99	King Liggins K. Liggins	DL	6'3"	300	FR	Crete, IL, USA
14	Andre Lovett Jr. A. Lovett Jr.	DB	6'1"	190	SO	Blue Island, IL, USA
44	Patrick Mahoney III P. Mahoney III	LS	6'2"	210	SR	Northbrook, IL, USA
72	Christian Martin C. Martin	OL	6'7"	310	SR	St. Rose, LA, USA
70	Maika Matelau M. Matelau	OL	6'3"	305	SO	Ontario, CA, USA
68	Michael McDonough M. McDonough	OL	6'3"	315	SO	Tinley Park, IL, USA
55	TJ McMillen	OL	6'3"	300	SR	Naperville, IL, USA
37	Ethan Moczulski E. Moczulski	K	5'11"	195	SR	Spokane, WA, USA
5	Jakwon Morris J. Morris	DB	6'0"	185	JR	Tupelo, MS, USA
81	Leslie Mosley Jr. L. Mosley Jr.	WR	5'10"	175	FR	Belle Glade, FL, USA
18	Mason Muragin M. Muragin	LB	6'4"	250	SR	Macomb, MI, USA
6	Jershaun Newton J. Newton	WR	6'0"	215	SO	St. Petersburg, FL, USA
27	Lucas Osada L. Osada	K	6'1"	195	JR	Charlottesville, VA, USA
38	Jack Paris J. Paris	LB	6'2"	225	SO	River Forest, IL, USA
9	Alex Perry A. Perry	WR	6'5"	220	SR	Port Charlotte, FL, USA
1	Jayshon Platt J. Platt	WR	6'1"	195	SR	North Port, FL, USA
96	Darrell Prater D. Prater	DL	6'3"	310	SR	Fort Payne, AL, USA
53	Kai Pritchard K. Pritchard	OL	6'5"	290	FR	Little Egg Harbor Township, NJ, USA
0	Nas Rankin N. Rankin	WR	6'0"	170	FR	Chicago, IL, USA
27	Corey Rashad C. Rashad	RB	5'8"	185	SR	Chicago, IL, USA
81	Lars Rau L. Rau	P	6'3"	195	JR	Novato, CA, USA
59	Jake Renfro J. Renfro	OL	6'4"	320	SR	Mokena, IL, USA
0	Mac Resetich M. Resetich	DB	6'0"	210	SR	Spring Valley, IL, USA
40	Ean Rhea E. Rhea	LB	6'2"	240	SR	Glade Spring, VA, USA
10	Ty Robinson T. Robinson	WR	6'4"	205	SR	Denver, CO, USA
73	Griffin Rousseau G. Rousseau	OL	6'7"	315	SO	Stoughton, WI, USA
65	Dezmond Schuster D. Schuster	OL	6'5"	330	SR	Gonzales, LA, USA
13	Xanai Scott X. Scott	DB	5'11"	210	SO	Riviera Beach, FL, USA
1	Xavier Scott X. Scott	DB	5'11"	195	SR	Riviera Beach, FL, USA
15	Kingston Shaw K. Shaw	DL	6'3"	260	FR	Apopka, FL, USA
48	Carter Smith C. Smith	DL	6'3"	250	JR	Rolling Meadows, IL, USA
52	Champ Smith C. Smith	OL	6'6"	330	FR	Fort Pierce, FL, USA
84	Grant Smith G. Smith	TE	6'5"	225	SO	Forsyth, IL, USA
14	Maurice Smith Jr. M. Smith Jr.	TE	6'4"	255	SR	Fort Pierce, FL, USA
23	Jaylen Stewart J. Stewart	LB	6'2"	240	FR	Houston, TX, USA
74	Zafir Stewart Z. Stewart	OL	6'6"	325	JR	Philadelphia, PA, USA
88	Davin Stoffel D. Stoffel	TE	6'6"	265	SR	Mosinee, WI, USA
25	Des Straughton D. Straughton	DB	6'0"	210	SO	Detroit, MI, USA
94	Connor Sullivan C. Sullivan	DL	6'4"	290	SO	Glenview, IL, USA
79	TJ Taylor	OL	6'5"	330	JR	Santa Clarita, CA, USA
62	Casey Thomann C. Thomann	OL	6'8"	330	FR	Olney, IL, USA
20	Almirian Thomas A. Thomas	DB	5'11"	180	FR	Fort Myers, FL, USA
8	Cameron Thomas C. Thomas	LB	6'0"	220	FR	Cincinnati, OH, USA
17	Isaiah Thomison I. Thomison	DL	6'3"	290	SR	Fayetteville, TN, USA
87	BJ Thurman	TE	6'4"	235	SO	Berkeley, CA, USA
11	Brayden Trimble B. Trimble	WR	6'1"	195	SO	Mount Zion, IL, USA
78	Eddie Tuerk E. Tuerk	OL	6'4"	315	JR	La Grange, IL, USA
85	Will Vala III W. Vala III	TE	6'3"	245	FR	Downers Grove, IL, USA
5	Ca'Lil Valentine C. Valentine	RB	5'11"	205	JR	Hayward, CA, USA
99	Landen Von Seggern L. Von Seggern	TE	6'4"	280	FR	Omaha, NE, USA
51	Alfred Washington A. Washington	OL	6'7"	310	SR	Pensacola, FL, USA
25	Nelsyn Wheeler N. Wheeler	RB	5'9"	205	FR	Grand Island, NE, USA
95	Isaiah White I. White	DL	6'2"	325	SO	Indianapolis, IN, USA
92	Deon Williams D. Williams	DL	6'2"	305	SO	Las Vegas, NV, USA
12	Isaiah Williams I. Williams	DB	6'2"	210	FR	Houston, TX, USA
9	Lavon Williams L. Williams	DB	5'10"	195	SR	San Antonio, TX, USA
30	Tony Williams T. Williams	LB	5'11"	235	FR	Jacksonville, FL, USA
22	Cedric Wyche II C. Wyche II	RB	5'10"	210	SO	Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,604

Atkinson

2,326

Mestemaker

2,303

Maiava

Rush Yards Leaders

963

Riley

957

Bishop

923

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

1,040

Legree

984

Smith

952

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

24

Atkinson

22

Mensah

21

Stokes

Rush TD Leaders

16

Hawkins

16

Hellums

13

Baugh

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

12

Smith

11

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

204.6

Mensah

185.9

Stockton

184.5

Sayin

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

9.0

Umanmielen

9.0

Osunsanmi

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.0

43.1

43.0

42.7

41.4

41.1

Opp PPG Rankings

11.3

12.0

12.5

13.4

13.9

Total Yards Rankings

551.9

529.1

527.0

525.7

517.7

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

345.7

337.4

307.7

272.0

271.4

261.6

Pass Yards Rankings

384.9

341.0

340.7

323.1

317.9

Sack Leaders

34.0

33.0

29.0

28.0

27.0

26.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	6	1	.857
2	Oregon State	5	2	.714
3	Texas State	4	3	.571
4	San Diego State	3	5	.375
5	Fresno State	4	3	.571
6	Colorado State	3	4	.429
7	Utah State	2	5	.286
8	Washington State	1	7	.125

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	7	0	1.000
2	Ohio State	6	1	.857
3	Indiana	7	1	.875
4	Northwestern	6	1	.857
5	Minnesota	5	2	.714
6	Wisconsin	5	2	.714
7	USC	6	2	.750
8	Purdue	3	4	.429
9	Illinois	4	3	.571
10	Oregon	4	3	.571
11	Iowa	5	2	.714
12	Nebraska	5	2	.714
13	Michigan	4	3	.571
14	Washington	4	3	.571
15	Rutgers	2	5	.286
16	Penn State	3	4	.429
17	Maryland	2	5	.286
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Kentucky	7	1	.875
2	Georgia	6	1	.857
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Florida	5	2	.714
5	Ole Miss	5	2	.714
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Tennessee	6	2	.750
8	Oklahoma	4	3	.571
9	Missouri	5	2	.714
10	Texas	5	2	.714
11	Mississippi State	4	3	.571
12	Auburn	4	3	.571
13	South Carolina	4	3	.571
14	Arkansas	3	4	.429
15	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	6	1	.857
2	Jacksonville State	5	2	.714
3	New Mexico State	3	4	.429
4	Middle Tennessee	4	3	.571
5	Western Kentucky	3	4	.429
6	Delaware	3	4	.429
7	Florida International	3	4	.429
8	Missouri State	2	5	.286
9	Kennesaw State	1	6	.143
10	Sam Houston	1	6	.143

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	5	2	.714
2	James Madison	7	1	.875
3	Appalachian State	5	2	.714
4	Georgia Southern	3	4	.429
5	South Alabama	4	3	.571
6	Louisiana	5	3	.625
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Georgia State	4	3	.571
9	Troy	3	4	.429
10	Coastal Carolina	2	5	.286
11	Southern Miss	2	5	.286
12	Louisiana-Monroe	1	6	.143
13	Marshall	4	3	.571
14	Old Dominion	2	6	.250

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	7	0	1.000
2	SMU	6	1	.857
3	Wake Forest	6	1	.857
4	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
5	Louisville	4	3	.571
6	Clemson	4	3	.571
7	North Carolina	4	3	.571
8	Duke	5	2	.714
9	Boston College	4	3	.571
10	Pittsburgh	5	3	.625
11	Stanford	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	4	.500
13	California	3	5	.375
14	Florida State	3	4	.429
15	NC State	3	4	.429
16	Georgia Tech	2	5	.286
17	Syracuse	3	4	.429

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	6	1	.857
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	4	3	.571
4	North Dakota State	6	2	.750
5	Air Force	5	2	.714
6	Nevada	3	4	.429
7	San Jose State	4	4	.500
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	6	.143
10	Northern Illinois	0	7	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	1	.857
2	UConn	4	3	.571

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	6	2	.750
2	Toledo	6	2	.750
3	Western Michigan	5	3	.625
4	Buffalo	5	3	.625
5	Miami (OH)	5	3	.625
6	Eastern Michigan	4	5	.444
7	Kent State	3	5	.375
8	Ball State	3	5	.375
9	Bowling Green	2	6	.250
10	UMass	4	4	.500
11	Central Michigan	3	5	.375
12	Akron	1	7	.125
13	Sacramento State	1	7	.125

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	7	1	.875
2	North Texas	5	2	.714
3	Army	5	2	.714
4	Memphis	6	2	.750
5	Florida Atlantic	5	2	.714
6	UAB	4	3	.571
7	Charlotte	1	6	.143
8	Temple	2	5	.286
9	South Florida	5	2	.714
10	East Carolina	3	4	.429
11	Tulane	3	4	.429
12	Tulsa	4	4	.500
13	Navy	2	5	.286
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	7	0	1.000
2	BYU	6	1	.857
3	Arizona	6	1	.857
4	Texas Tech	6	1	.857
5	Oklahoma State	5	2	.714
6	Houston	6	2	.750
7	Baylor	4	3	.571
8	Cincinnati	5	2	.714
9	Arizona State	4	3	.571
10	UCF	4	3	.571
11	West Virginia	5	3	.625
12	Kansas State	4	3	.571
13	Iowa State	3	4	.429
14	Kansas	3	4	.429
15	TCU	3	4	.429
16	Colorado	2	5	.286