Illinois Fighting Illini Football Depth Chart
B1G
· Bret Bielema
· Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
3–3
2026 Record
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Illinois Fighting Illini Depth Chart 2026
Roster Build:
8 Ret. StartersReturning Starters
·
14 Transfers
·
33 Signees
OC:
Barry Lunney Jr.
Scheme:
Spread
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WR-X
Collin Dixon
#17
Wide Receiver
•
Jr
•
6'1 • 215 lbs
Season Stats
2026
REC
47
YDS
608
TD
9
AVG
12.9
Ty Robinson
#10
Wide Receiver
•
Sr
•
6'4 • 200 lbs
Transferred from
Ball State
Ball State
Season Stats
2026
REC
12
YDS
164
TD
3
AVG
13.7
KA
Kenyon Alston
#3
Wide Receiver
•
Fr
•
6'2 • 195 lbs
HS Signee
Bishop Moore Catholic
·
Orlando, FL
Season Stats
No stats available for this season
WR-SL
Brayden Trimble
#11
Wide Receiver
•
Fr
•
6'1 • 190 lbs
Season Stats
2026
REC
19
YDS
172
TD
0
AVG
9.1
Eddie Kasper
#80
Wide Receiver
•
Sr
•
5'10 • 165 lbs
Transferred from
Illinois State
Illinois State
Season Stats
2026
REC
1
YDS
7
TD
0
AVG
7
LM
Leslie Mosley Jr.
#81
Wide Receiver
•
Fr
•
5'10 • 160 lbs
HS Signee
Cardinal Newman
·
West Palm Beach, FL
Season Stats
No stats available for this season
LT
Christian Martin
#72
Offensive Line
•
Jr
•
6'7 • 300 lbs
Transferred from
Colorado State
Colorado State
Season Stats
No stats available for this season
Dezmond Schuster
#65
Offensive Line
•
Sr
•
6'5 • 335 lbs
Season Stats
No stats available for this season
AW
Alfred Washington
#51
Offensive Line
•
Jr
•
6'7 • 315 lbs
Season Stats
No stats available for this season
LG
MM
Maika Matelau
#70
Offensive Line
•
So
•
6'3 • 300 lbs
Season Stats
No stats available for this season
Brandon Hansen
#66
Offensive Line
•
Jr
•
6'6 • 330 lbs
Season Stats
No stats available for this season
Dylan Frechette
#76
Offensive Line
•
Fr
•
6'6 • 345 lbs
Season Stats
No stats available for this season
C
Jake Renfro
#59
Offensive Line
•
Sr
•
6'4 • 320 lbs
Transferred from
Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Season Stats
No stats available for this season
TJ McMillen
#55
Offensive Line
•
Jr
•
6'3 • 300 lbs
Season Stats
No stats available for this season
Michael McDonough
#68
Offensive Line
•
Fr
•
6'3 • 310 lbs
Season Stats
No stats available for this season
RG
Brandon Henderson
#75
Offensive Line
•
Sr
•
6'5 • 335 lbs
Season Stats
No stats available for this season
Eddie Tuerk
#78
Offensive Line
•
So
•
6'4 • 320 lbs
Season Stats
No stats available for this season
Griffin Rousseau
#54
Offensive Line
•
Fr
•
6'7 • 325 lbs
Season Stats
No stats available for this season
RT
Nathan Knapik
#71
Offensive Line
•
So
•
6'7 • 300 lbs
Season Stats
No stats available for this season
CS
Champ Smith
#52
Offensive Line
•
Fr
•
6'6 • 330 lbs
Season Stats
No stats available for this season
TT
TJ Taylor
#79
Offensive Line
•
Jr
•
6'5 • 340 lbs
Season Stats
No stats available for this season
TE
Christian Abney
#86
Tight End
•
Sr
•
6'6 • 255 lbs
Season Stats
2026
REC
3
YDS
13
TD
0
AVG
4.3
Kaden Feagin
#83
Tight End
•
Sr
•
6'3 • 260 lbs
Season Stats
2026
REC
5
YDS
32
TD
0
AVG
6.4
Davin Stoffel
#88
Tight End
•
Jr
•
6'6 • 260 lbs
Season Stats
2026
REC
3
YDS
38
TD
0
AVG
12.7
WR-Z
Hudson Clement
#13
Wide Receiver
•
Sr
•
6'1 • 215 lbs
Season Stats
2026
REC
27
YDS
404
TD
1
AVG
15
NR
Nas Rankin
Wide Receiver
•
Fr
•
6'0 • 170 lbs
HS Signee
Morgan Park
·
Chicago, IL
Season Stats
No stats available for this season
Jershaun Newton
#6
Wide Receiver
•
Fr
•
6'0 • 215 lbs
Season Stats
2026
CAR
1
YDS
1
TD
0
AVG
1
LONG
1
RB
Ca'Lil Valentine
#5
Runningback
•
Jr
•
5'11 • 200 lbs
Season Stats
2026
CAR
50
YDS
225
TD
1
AVG
4.5
LONG
51
Aidan Laughery
#21
Runningback
•
Sr
•
5'11 • 200 lbs
Season Stats
2026
CAR
62
YDS
391
TD
1
AVG
6.3
LONG
77
Jordan Anderson
#23
Runningback
•
Sr
•
6'4 • 240 lbs
Season Stats
2026
CAR
18
YDS
63
TD
2
AVG
3.5
LONG
22
QB
Katin Houser
#4
Quarterback
•
Sr
•
6'3 • 225 lbs
Transferred from
East Carolina
East Carolina
Season Stats
2026
CMP/ATT
122/184
YDS
1,440
TD/INT
12/4
CMP%
66.3%
Carson Boyd
#2
Quarterback
•
Fr
•
6'0 • 190 lbs
Season Stats
2026
CAR
2
YDS
15
TD
0
AVG
7.5
LONG
8
MC
Michael Clayton II
#7
Quarterback
•
Fr
•
6'4 • 210 lbs
HS Signee
Edison
·
Miami, FL
Season Stats
2026
CMP/ATT
6/8
YDS
88
TD/INT
2/0
CMP%
75%
Returning Starter
Transfer
Signee
DC:
Bobby Hauck
Scheme:
Multiple 3-3-5
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DE
Joe Barna
#43
Defensive Line
•
Jr
•
6'4 • 265 lbs
Season Stats
2026
TOT
18
SOLO
6
TFL
2.5
SACKS
0.5
QB HUR
1
PD
0
INT
0
Isaiah Thomison
#17
Defensive Line
•
Jr
•
6'3 • 285 lbs
Transferred from
Bowling Green
Bowling Green
Season Stats
2026
TOT
1
SOLO
0
TFL
0.5
SACKS
0
QB HUR
0
PD
0
INT
0
Will Holmes
#24
Linebacker
•
Jr
•
6'4 • 255 lbs
Transferred from
Utah State
Utah State
Season Stats
2026
TOT
15
SOLO
4
TFL
2
SACKS
1
QB HUR
4
PD
0
INT
0
NT
Darrell Prater
#96
Defensive Line
•
Sr
•
6'3 • 305 lbs
Transferred from
Jacksonville State
Jacksonville State
Season Stats
2026
TOT
12
SOLO
6
TFL
1
SACKS
0.5
QB HUR
0
PD
0
INT
0
Demetrius John
#54
Defensive Line
•
So
•
6'3 • 290 lbs
Season Stats
2026
TOT
9
SOLO
4
TFL
0
SACKS
0
QB HUR
0
PD
0
INT
0
Isaiah White
#95
Defensive Line
•
Fr
•
6'2 • 335 lbs
Season Stats
No stats available for this season
DT
Pat Farrell
#52
Defensive Line
•
Jr
•
6'5 • 285 lbs
Season Stats
2026
TOT
10
SOLO
6
TFL
0
SACKS
0
QB HUR
0
PD
1
INT
0
Carter Janki
#90
Defensive Line
•
Sr
•
6'5 • 295 lbs
Transferred from
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Season Stats
2026
TOT
10
SOLO
3
TFL
0.5
SACKS
0
QB HUR
3
PD
1
INT
0
Connor Sullivan
#94
Defensive Line
•
Fr
•
6'4 • 290 lbs
Transferred from
Washington State
Washington State
Season Stats
No stats available for this season
JACK
Mason Muragin
#18
Linebacker
•
Jr
•
6'4 • 250 lbs
Season Stats
2026
TOT
9
SOLO
2
TFL
0
SACKS
0
QB HUR
1
PD
0
INT
0
Erik Gayle
#34
Linebacker
•
Fr
•
6'3 • 230 lbs
Season Stats
No stats available for this season
NB
Xavier Scott
#1
Defensive Back
•
Sr
•
5'11 • 195 lbs
Season Stats
2026
TOT
19
SOLO
10
TFL
0.5
SACKS
0
QB HUR
0
PD
3
INT
0
DF
Deuce Fillmore
#22
Defensive Back
•
Sr
•
5'11 • 185 lbs
Transferred from
Georgia State
Georgia State
Season Stats
2026
TOT
5
SOLO
4
TFL
0
SACKS
0
QB HUR
0
PD
0
INT
0
AL
Andre Lovett Jr.
#14
Defensive Back
•
So
•
6'1 • 190 lbs
Season Stats
No stats available for this season
MLB
James Kreutz
#10
Linebacker
•
Sr
•
6'2 • 235 lbs
Season Stats
2026
TOT
34
SOLO
15
TFL
2.5
SACKS
1
QB HUR
0
PD
1
INT
0
Robert Edmonson
#45
Linebacker
•
Jr
•
6'2 • 230 lbs
Season Stats
2026
TOT
7
SOLO
5
TFL
0
SACKS
0
QB HUR
1
PD
0
INT
0
Jack Paris
#38
Linebacker
•
Fr
•
6'2 • 225 lbs
Season Stats
2026
TOT
7
SOLO
6
TFL
0.5
SACKS
0
QB HUR
0
PD
0
INT
0
WLB
Grant Beerman
#33
Linebacker
•
So
•
6'5 • 235 lbs
Season Stats
2026
TOT
13
SOLO
5
TFL
1
SACKS
0
QB HUR
1
PD
1
INT
0
Ismael Kante
#26
Linebacker
•
Sr
•
6'2 • 235 lbs
Season Stats
2026
TOT
37
SOLO
16
TFL
3.5
SACKS
0
QB HUR
1
PD
0
INT
1
CT
Cameron Thomas
#8
Linebacker
•
Fr
•
6'0 • 205 lbs
HS Signee
Lakota West
·
West Chester, OH
Season Stats
2026
TOT
5
SOLO
3
TFL
1
SACKS
0
QB HUR
0
PD
0
INT
0
RCB
Juice Clarke
#6
Defensive Back
•
Sr
•
6'1 • 180 lbs
Season Stats
2026
TOT
26
SOLO
17
TFL
0
SACKS
0
QB HUR
0
PD
5
INT
0
Tanner Heckel
#16
Defensive Back
•
Jr
•
5'11 • 195 lbs
Season Stats
2026
TOT
15
SOLO
9
TFL
2
SACKS
0
QB HUR
0
PD
1
INT
0
NH
Nick Hankins Jr.
#3
Defensive Back
•
Fr
•
6'0 • 200 lbs
HS Signee
Belleville West
·
Belleville, IL
Season Stats
2026
TOT
4
SOLO
3
TFL
0
SACKS
0
QB HUR
0
PD
0
INT
0
SS
Matthew Bailey
#7
Defensive Back
•
Sr
•
6'2 • 225 lbs
Season Stats
2026
TOT
41
SOLO
25
TFL
1
SACKS
0
QB HUR
1
PD
1
INT
1
Xanai Scott
#13
Defensive Back
•
Fr
•
5'11 • 205 lbs
Season Stats
2026
TOT
1
SOLO
0
TFL
0
SACKS
0
QB HUR
0
PD
0
INT
0
JE
Jacob Eberhart
#19
Defensive Back
•
Fr
•
6'4 • 215 lbs
HS Signee
Kirkwood
·
Saint Louis, MO
Season Stats
2026
TOT
1
SOLO
1
TFL
1
SACKS
0
QB HUR
0
PD
0
INT
0
FS
Mac Resetich
Defensive Back
•
Sr
•
6'0 • 210 lbs
Season Stats
2026
TOT
25
SOLO
20
TFL
0
SACKS
0
QB HUR
0
PD
2
INT
0
Lavon Williams
#9
Defensive Back
•
Sr
•
5'10 • 190 lbs
Season Stats
No stats available for this season
LCB
JM
Jakwon Morris
#5
Defensive Back
•
Jr
•
6'0 • 175 lbs
Season Stats
2026
TOT
10
SOLO
6
TFL
0
SACKS
0
QB HUR
0
PD
1
INT
0
James Finley IV
#29
Defensive Back
•
So
•
6'2 • 190 lbs
Transferred from
Northern Illinois
Northern Illinois
Season Stats
2026
TOT
1
SOLO
1
TFL
0
SACKS
0
QB HUR
0
PD
0
INT
0
RJ
RJ Jones III
#2
Defensive Back
•
Fr
•
6'0 • 175 lbs
Season Stats
No stats available for this season
Returning Starter
Transfer
Signee