2026 Illinois Fighting Illini Roster - NCAA College Football

OFFENSE	POS	CLS	HT	WT
Christian Abney ^#86	TE	SR	6'6"	260 lbs
Kenyon Alston ^#3	WR	FR	6'2"	195 lbs
Jordan Anderson ^#23	RB	-	6'4"	240 lbs
Javari Barnett ^#24	RB	FR	6'1"	235 lbs
Zach Barrett ^#57	OL	JR	6'3"	295 lbs
Carson Boyd ^#2	QB	SO	6'0"	190 lbs
Nate Cichy ^#19	WR	FR	6'1"	195 lbs
Michael Clayton II ^#7	QB	FR	6'4"	205 lbs
Hudson Clement ^#13	WR	-	6'1"	215 lbs
Murphy Clement ^#31	RB	JR	6'0"	215 lbs
Collin Dixon ^#17	WR	SR	6'1"	215 lbs
Jacob Eberhart ^#8	WR	FR	6'4"	220 lbs
Dane Eisenmenger ^#12	QB	FR	6'4"	215 lbs
Logan Farrell ^#16	TE	SO	6'3"	255 lbs
Kaden Feagin ^#83	TE	SR	6'3"	260 lbs
John Forster ^#20	RB	SO	5'10"	195 lbs
Dylan Frechette ^#76	OL	SO	6'6"	325 lbs
Brandon Hansen ^#66	OL	JR	6'6"	320 lbs
Jacob Harvey ^#82	WR	FR	6'0"	200 lbs
Brandon Henderson ^#75	OL	SR	6'5"	320 lbs
JJ Hirdes ^#56	OL	SO	6'6"	290 lbs
Tanner Hollinger ^#89	TE	JR	6'5"	245 lbs
Katin Houser ^#4	QB	-	6'3"	225 lbs
RJ Jones III ^#9	WR	SO	6'0"	175 lbs
Karson Kaiser ^#28	WR	JR	6'1"	175 lbs
Eddie Kasper ^#80	WR	-	5'10"	170 lbs
Nathan Knapik ^#71	OL	JR	6'7"	300 lbs
Aidan Laughery ^#21	RB	-	5'11"	200 lbs
Christian Martin ^#72	OL	SR	6'7"	310 lbs
Maika Matelau ^#70	OL	SO	6'3"	305 lbs
Michael McDonough ^#68	OL	SO	6'3"	315 lbs
TJ McMillen ^#55	OL	SR	6'3"	300 lbs
Leslie Mosley Jr. ^#81	WR	FR	5'10"	175 lbs
Jershaun Newton ^#6	WR	SO	6'0"	215 lbs
Alex Perry ^#9	WR	-	6'5"	220 lbs
Jayshon Platt ^#1	WR	-	6'1"	195 lbs
Kai Pritchard ^#53	OL	FR	6'5"	290 lbs
Nas Rankin ^#0	WR	FR	6'0"	170 lbs
Corey Rashad ^#27	RB	SR	5'8"	185 lbs
Jake Renfro ^#59	OL	SR	6'4"	320 lbs
Ty Robinson ^#10	WR	SR	6'4"	205 lbs
Griffin Rousseau ^#54	OL	SO	6'7"	315 lbs
Dezmond Schuster ^#65	OL	SR	6'5"	330 lbs
Champ Smith ^#52	OL	FR	6'6"	330 lbs
Grant Smith ^#84	TE	SO	6'5"	225 lbs
Maurice Smith Jr. ^#14	TE	-	6'4"	255 lbs
Zafir Stewart ^#74	OL	JR	6'6"	325 lbs
Davin Stoffel ^#88	TE	SR	6'6"	265 lbs
TJ Taylor ^#79	OL	JR	6'5"	330 lbs
Casey Thomann ^#62	OL	FR	6'8"	330 lbs
BJ Thurman ^#87	TE	SO	6'4"	235 lbs
Brayden Trimble ^#11	WR	SO	6'1"	195 lbs
Eddie Tuerk ^#78	OL	JR	6'4"	315 lbs
Will Vala III ^#85	TE	FR	6'3"	245 lbs
Ca'Lil Valentine ^#5	RB	JR	5'11"	205 lbs
Landen Von Seggern ^#99	TE	FR	6'4"	280 lbs
Alfred Washington ^#51	OL	SR	6'7"	310 lbs
Nelsyn Wheeler ^#25	RB	FR	5'9"	205 lbs
Cedric Wyche II ^#22	RB	SO	5'10"	210 lbs

DEFENSE	POS	CLS	HT	WT
Jacob Alexander ^#11	LB	FR	6'4"	245 lbs
Matthew Bailey ^#7	DB	-	6'2"	225 lbs
Tony Balanganayi ^#55	DL	FR	6'4"	290 lbs
Joe Barna ^#43	DL	JR	6'4"	280 lbs
Grant Beerman ^#33	LB	SO	6'5"	240 lbs
Kayden Bennett ^#28	LB	FR	6'1"	235 lbs
Cameron Brooks ^#91	DL	SO	6'3"	305 lbs
Daniel Brown ^#4	LB	-	6'1"	255 lbs
Juice Clarke ^#6	DB	SR	6'1"	185 lbs
Ben Clawson ^#21	DB	-	6'0"	210 lbs
Kaedyn Cobbs ^#35	DB	FR	6'1"	220 lbs
Caden Considine ^#37	DB	FR	6'0"	215 lbs
Tywan Cox ^#32	DB	SO	5'10"	190 lbs
Parker Crim ^#51	DL	FR	6'3"	270 lbs
Joshua Davis ^#98	DL	SO	6'3"	285 lbs
Robert Edmonson ^#45	LB	SR	6'2"	240 lbs
Pat Farrell ^#52	DL	SR	6'5"	285 lbs
Deuce Fillmore ^#22	DB	SR	5'11"	190 lbs
James Finley IV ^#29	DB	SO	6'2"	195 lbs
Guillermo Gallardo ^#56	DL	-	6'3"	315 lbs
Erik Gayle ^#34	LB	SO	6'3"	240 lbs
Nick Hankins Jr. ^#3	DB	FR	6'0"	205 lbs
Tanner Heckel ^#16	DB	JR	5'11"	195 lbs
Will Holmes ^#24	DL	JR	6'4"	260 lbs
Carter Janki ^#90	DL	-	6'5"	295 lbs
Demetrius John ^#54	DL	JR	6'3"	295 lbs
Ismael Kante ^#26	LB	-	6'2"	240 lbs
James Kreutz ^#10	LB	-	6'2"	240 lbs
King Liggins ^#99	DL	FR	6'3"	300 lbs
Andre Lovett Jr. ^#14	DB	SO	6'1"	190 lbs
Jakwon Morris ^#5	DB	JR	6'0"	185 lbs
Mason Muragin ^#18	LB	SR	6'4"	250 lbs
Jack Paris ^#38	LB	SO	6'2"	225 lbs
Darrell Prater ^#96	DL	-	6'3"	310 lbs
Mac Resetich ^#0	DB	SR	6'0"	210 lbs
Ean Rhea ^#40	LB	-	6'2"	240 lbs
Xanai Scott ^#13	DB	SO	5'11"	210 lbs
Xavier Scott ^#1	DB	-	5'11"	195 lbs
Kingston Shaw ^#15	DL	FR	6'3"	260 lbs
Carter Smith ^#48	DL	JR	6'3"	250 lbs
Jaylen Stewart ^#23	LB	FR	6'2"	240 lbs
Des Straughton ^#25	DB	SO	6'0"	210 lbs
Connor Sullivan ^#94	DL	SO	6'4"	290 lbs
Almirian Thomas ^#20	DB	FR	5'11"	180 lbs
Cameron Thomas ^#8	LB	FR	6'0"	220 lbs
Isaiah Thomison ^#17	DL	SR	6'3"	290 lbs
Isaiah White ^#95	DL	SO	6'2"	325 lbs
Deon Williams ^#92	DL	SO	6'2"	305 lbs
Isaiah Williams ^#12	DB	FR	6'2"	210 lbs
Lavon Williams ^#9	DB	-	5'10"	195 lbs
Tony Williams ^#30	LB	FR	5'11"	235 lbs

SPECIAL TEAMS	POS	CLS	HT	WT
Jack Gray ^#18	P	FR	6'2"	210 lbs
Zach Haber ^#49	LS	SR	5'10"	220 lbs
Patrick Mahoney III ^#44	LS	SR	6'2"	210 lbs
Ethan Moczulski ^#37	K	-	5'11"	195 lbs
Lucas Osada ^#27	K	JR	6'1"	195 lbs
Lars Rau ^#81	P	JR	6'3"	195 lbs

PLAYER COUNT		AVG AGE	AVG HT	AVG WT
116	-	-	6'2"	243.6 lbs

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Christian Abney

Kenyon Alston

Jordan Anderson

Javari Barnett

Zach Barrett

Carson Boyd

Nate Cichy

Michael Clayton II

Hudson Clement

Murphy Clement

Collin Dixon

Jacob Eberhart

Dane Eisenmenger

Logan Farrell

Kaden Feagin

John Forster

Dylan Frechette

Brandon Hansen

Jacob Harvey

Brandon Henderson

JJ Hirdes

Tanner Hollinger

Katin Houser

RJ Jones III

Karson Kaiser

Eddie Kasper

Nathan Knapik

Aidan Laughery

Christian Martin

Maika Matelau

Michael McDonough

TJ McMillen

Leslie Mosley Jr.

Jershaun Newton

Alex Perry

Jayshon Platt

Kai Pritchard

Nas Rankin

Corey Rashad

Jake Renfro

Ty Robinson

Griffin Rousseau

Dezmond Schuster

Champ Smith

Grant Smith

Maurice Smith Jr.

Zafir Stewart

Davin Stoffel

TJ Taylor

Casey Thomann

BJ Thurman

Brayden Trimble

Eddie Tuerk

Will Vala III

Ca'Lil Valentine

Landen Von Seggern

Alfred Washington

Nelsyn Wheeler

Cedric Wyche II

Jacob Alexander

Matthew Bailey

Tony Balanganayi

Joe Barna

Grant Beerman

Kayden Bennett

Cameron Brooks

Daniel Brown

Juice Clarke

Ben Clawson

Kaedyn Cobbs