#23
Illinois Fighting Illini Football Depth Chart
B1G
· Bret Bielema
· Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)
9–4
2025 Record
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Illinois Fighting Illini Depth Chart 2025
Roster Build:
13 Transfers
·
25 Signees
OC:
Barry Lunney Jr.
Scheme:
Spread
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WR-X
Hudson Clement
#13
Wide Receiver
•
Sr
•
6'1 • 215 lbs
Transferred from
West Virginia
West Virginia
Season Stats
2025
REC
36
YDS
454
TD
3
AVG
12.6
Alexander Capka-Jones
#7
Wide Receiver
•
Sr
•
6'4 • 190 lbs
Season Stats
2025
REC
2
YDS
31
TD
0
AVG
15.5
Ashton Hollins
#2
Wide Receiver
•
Sr
•
6'5 • 200 lbs
Season Stats
2025
REC
4
YDS
108
TD
1
AVG
27
WR-SL
Collin Dixon
#17
Wide Receiver
•
Jr
•
6'1 • 215 lbs
Season Stats
2025
REC
35
YDS
548
TD
5
AVG
15.7
Hank Beatty
#80
Wide Receiver
•
Sr
•
5'11 • 185 lbs
Season Stats
2025
REC
70
YDS
864
TD
3
AVG
12.3
Mario Sanders
#1
Wide Receiver
•
Sr
•
5'10 • 191 lbs
Season Stats
2025
REC
2
YDS
32
TD
0
AVG
16
LT
Dezmond Schuster
#63
Offensive Line
•
Sr
•
6'5 • 335 lbs
Season Stats
No stats available for this season
Tyler McMillan
#68
Offensive Line
•
Sr
•
6'5 • 325 lbs
Season Stats
No stats available for this season
LG
Josh Gesky
#73
Offensive Line
•
Sr
•
6'5 • 325 lbs
Season Stats
2025
TOT
1
SOLO
1
TFL
0
SACKS
0
QB HUR
0
PD
0
INT
0
Eddie Tuerk
#78
Offensive Line
•
So
•
6'4 • 320 lbs
Season Stats
No stats available for this season
Kellen Francis
#65
Offensive Line
•
So
•
6'5 • 320 lbs
Season Stats
No stats available for this season
C
Josh Kreutz
#64
Offensive Line
•
Sr
•
6'2 • 290 lbs
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
RG
Brandon Hansen
#66
Offensive Line
•
Jr
•
6'6 • 330 lbs
Season Stats
No stats available for this season
Brandon Henderson
#75
Offensive Line
•
Sr
•
6'5 • 335 lbs
Season Stats
No stats available for this season
RT
Melvin Priestly
#58
Offensive Line
•
Sr
•
6'4 • 315 lbs
Season Stats
No stats available for this season
Zafir Stewart
#74
Offensive Line
•
So
•
6'6 • 350 lbs
Season Stats
No stats available for this season
Nathan Knapik
#71
Offensive Line
•
So
•
6'7 • 300 lbs
Transferred from
Idaho
Idaho
Season Stats
No stats available for this season
TE-Y
Tanner Arkin
#85
Tight End
•
Sr
•
6'4 • 265 lbs
Season Stats
2025
REC
13
YDS
114
TD
2
AVG
8.8
Cole Rusk
#14
Tight End
•
Sr
•
6'5 • 245 lbs
Season Stats
2025
REC
19
YDS
217
TD
1
AVG
11.4
Tanner Hollinger
#89
Tight End
•
So
•
6'5 • 245 lbs
Season Stats
No stats available for this season
WR-Z
Malik Elzy
#88
Wide Receiver
•
Jr
•
6'2 • 214 lbs
Season Stats
2025
REC
7
YDS
84
TD
0
AVG
12
Justin Bowick
Wide Receiver
•
Sr
•
6'5 • 209 lbs
Season Stats
2025
REC
22
YDS
265
TD
5
AVG
12
Brayden Trimble
#11
Wide Receiver
•
Fr
•
6'1 • 190 lbs
HS Signee
Mt. Zion
·
Mt Zion, IL
Season Stats
No stats available for this season
RB
Aidan Laughery
#21
Runningback
•
Sr
•
5'11 • 200 lbs
Season Stats
2025
CAR
75
YDS
382
TD
3
AVG
5.1
LONG
57
Kaden Feagin
#83
Tight End
•
Sr
•
6'3 • 260 lbs
Season Stats
2025
REC
16
YDS
188
TD
2
AVG
11.8
Ca'Lil Valentine
#5
Runningback
•
Jr
•
5'11 • 200 lbs
Season Stats
2025
CAR
131
YDS
614
TD
4
AVG
4.7
LONG
25
QB
Luke Altmyer
#9
Quarterback
•
Sr
•
6'2 • 205 lbs
Season Stats
2025
CMP/ATT
246/365
YDS
3,007
TD/INT
22/5
CMP%
67.4%
Ethan Hampton
#5
Quarterback
•
Sr
•
6'3 • 220 lbs
Season Stats
2025
CMP/ATT
3/4
YDS
27
TD/INT
0/1
CMP%
75%
Returning Starter
Transfer
Signee
DC:
Aaron Henry
Scheme:
Multiple 3-4
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RDE
Tomiwa Durojaiye
#13
Defensive Line
•
Sr
•
6'4 • 291 lbs
Season Stats
2025
TOT
16
SOLO
10
TFL
4.5
SACKS
2
QB HUR
3
PD
1
INT
0
Eli Coenen
#96
Defensive Line
•
Jr
•
6'6 • 287 lbs
Season Stats
2025
TOT
12
SOLO
5
TFL
1.5
SACKS
1.5
QB HUR
1
PD
0
INT
0
Jeremiah Warren
#45
Defensive Line
•
Jr
•
6'2 • 305 lbs
Season Stats
2025
TOT
3
SOLO
3
TFL
0
SACKS
0
QB HUR
0
PD
0
INT
0
NT
Curt Neal
#92
Defensive Line
•
Sr
•
6'0 • 310 lbs
Season Stats
2025
TOT
16
SOLO
10
TFL
0.5
SACKS
0
QB HUR
1
PD
2
INT
0
Gentle Hunt
#92
Defensive Line
•
Sr
•
5'11 • 305 lbs
Season Stats
2025
TOT
9
SOLO
4
TFL
1.5
SACKS
0.5
QB HUR
0
PD
0
INT
0
Angelo McCullom
#94
Defensive Line
•
Jr
•
6'2 • 317 lbs
Season Stats
2025
TOT
19
SOLO
7
TFL
3
SACKS
1.5
QB HUR
2
PD
2
INT
0
LDE
James Thompson Jr.
#90
Defensive Line
•
Sr
•
6'6 • 300 lbs
Transferred from
Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Season Stats
2025
TOT
40
SOLO
17
TFL
3
SACKS
2
QB HUR
2
PD
1
INT
0
Pat Farrell
#52
Defensive Line
•
Jr
•
6'5 • 285 lbs
Season Stats
2025
TOT
11
SOLO
3
TFL
2
SACKS
1.5
QB HUR
0
PD
2
INT
0
Carter Hewitt
Defensive Line
•
Sr
•
6'5 • 290 lbs
Transferred from
Northern Iowa
Northern Iowa
Season Stats
No stats available for this season
OLB
Gabe Jacas
#17
Linebacker
•
Sr
•
6'3 • 275 lbs
Season Stats
2025
TOT
44
SOLO
23
TFL
13.5
SACKS
11
QB HUR
6
PD
1
INT
0
Joe Barna
#43
Defensive Line
•
Jr
•
6'4 • 265 lbs
Season Stats
2025
TOT
20
SOLO
7
TFL
2
SACKS
2
QB HUR
1
PD
2
INT
0
Leon Lowery Jr.
#9
Linebacker
•
Sr
•
6'3 • 245 lbs
Transferred from
Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Season Stats
2025
TOT
20
SOLO
11
TFL
3
SACKS
2
QB HUR
4
PD
0
INT
0
NB
Xavier Scott
#1
Defensive Back
•
Sr
•
5'11 • 195 lbs
Season Stats
2025
TOT
6
SOLO
3
TFL
1.5
SACKS
0
QB HUR
0
PD
2
INT
0
Tanner Heckel
#16
Defensive Back
•
Jr
•
5'11 • 195 lbs
Season Stats
2025
TOT
36
SOLO
26
TFL
3
SACKS
1.5
QB HUR
1
PD
2
INT
1
MLB
Dylan Rosiek
#28
Linebacker
•
Sr
•
6'1 • 235 lbs
Season Stats
2025
TOT
53
SOLO
29
TFL
3.5
SACKS
0
QB HUR
1
PD
3
INT
1
Kenenna Odeluga
#39
Linebacker
•
Sr
•
6'1 • 235 lbs
Season Stats
2025
TOT
22
SOLO
13
TFL
0.5
SACKS
0
QB HUR
0
PD
1
INT
0
James Kreutz
#10
Linebacker
•
Sr
•
6'2 • 235 lbs
Season Stats
2025
TOT
30
SOLO
16
TFL
3.5
SACKS
0
QB HUR
0
PD
3
INT
0
WLB
Malachi Hood
#45
Linebacker
•
Sr
•
6'2 • 228 lbs
Season Stats
2025
TOT
44
SOLO
28
TFL
1.5
SACKS
1
QB HUR
0
PD
1
INT
0
Jojo Hayden
Linebacker
•
Jr
•
6'2 • 245 lbs
Season Stats
2025
TOT
25
SOLO
12
TFL
1.5
SACKS
0
QB HUR
1
PD
0
INT
0
Luke Zardzin
#42
Linebacker
•
Sr
•
6'0 • 225 lbs
Season Stats
2025
TOT
5
SOLO
4
TFL
0
SACKS
0
QB HUR
0
PD
0
INT
0
RCB
Kaleb Patterson
#7
Defensive Back
•
Sr
•
6'1 • 192 lbs
Season Stats
2025
TOT
16
SOLO
13
TFL
0
SACKS
0
QB HUR
0
PD
1
INT
0
Tyson Rooks
#19
Defensive Back
•
Sr
•
6'4 • 215 lbs
Season Stats
2025
TOT
5
SOLO
2
TFL
0
SACKS
0
QB HUR
0
PD
1
INT
0
SS
Matthew Bailey
#7
Defensive Back
•
Sr
•
6'2 • 225 lbs
Season Stats
2025
TOT
76
SOLO
59
TFL
4
SACKS
0
QB HUR
1
PD
2
INT
0
Saboor Karriem
#24
Defensive Back
•
Sr
•
6'3 • 210 lbs
Season Stats
2025
TOT
21
SOLO
15
TFL
1
SACKS
0
QB HUR
0
PD
0
INT
0
Xanai Scott
#13
Defensive Back
•
Fr
•
5'11 • 205 lbs
HS Signee
Dwyer
·
Palm Beach, FL
Season Stats
No stats available for this season
FS
Miles Scott
#10
Defensive Back
•
Sr
•
5'11 • 210 lbs
Season Stats
2025
TOT
64
SOLO
50
TFL
4
SACKS
1
QB HUR
0
PD
4
INT
3
Mac Resetich
Defensive Back
•
Sr
•
6'0 • 210 lbs
Season Stats
2025
TOT
19
SOLO
12
TFL
0
SACKS
0
QB HUR
1
PD
0
INT
0
LCB
Torrie Cox Jr.
#5
Defensive Back
•
Sr
•
5'9 • 170 lbs
Season Stats
2025
TOT
50
SOLO
36
TFL
1
SACKS
0
QB HUR
0
PD
3
INT
1
Tyler Strain
#20
Defensive Back
•
Sr
•
5'9 • 195 lbs
Season Stats
2025
TOT
9
SOLO
7
TFL
0
SACKS
0
QB HUR
0
PD
0
INT
0
Returning Starter
Transfer
Signee