Illinois Fighting Illini

Head coach: Bret Bielema · since 2021 · 37-26 here
Home: Memorial Stadium · 60,670 seats · opened 1923
Surface: Artificial turf
Talent composite: #64 nationally
Last 12 seasons: 65-80
Best of those: 10-3 in 2024
Drafted since 1968: 101 picks, 10 in the first round
All time: 606-606-42 · .500
Winning seasons: 61 of 126
Most drafted: Offensive Tackle · 11 picks
Homegrown: 39 of 116 from IL

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Roster 116 players

College football has no public depth chart worth printing, so this is who is on the team rather than a guess at who starts.

Quarterbacks5

#	Name	Pos	Yr	Ht	Wt	Hometown
2	Carson Boyd	QB	Fr.	6′0″	190	St. Louis, MO
4	Katin Houser	QB	Sr.	6′3″	225	Anaheim, CA
6	Jershaun Newton	QB	Fr.	6′0″	215	St. Petersburg, FL
7	Michael Clayton II	QB	Fr.	6′4″	210	Orlando, FL
12	Dane Eisenmenger	QB	Fr.	6′4″	215	Tolono, IL

Running backs9

#	Name	Pos	Yr	Ht	Wt	Hometown
5	Ca'Lil Valentine	RB	Jr.	5′11″	200	Hayward, CA
20	John Forster	RB	Fr.	5′10″	195	Montvale, NJ
21	Aidan Laughery	RB	Sr.	5′11″	200	Gibson City, IL
22	Cedric Wyche II	RB	Fr.	5′10″	215	Fort Lauderdale, FL
23	Jordan Anderson	RB	Sr.	6′4″	240	Naperville, IL
24	Javari Barnett	RB	Fr.	6′1″	210	Tampa, FL
25	Nelsyn Wheeler	RB	Fr.	5′9″	205	Grand Island, NE
27	Corey Rashad	RB	Jr.	5′8″	185	Chicago, IL
31	Murphy Clement	RB	So.	6′0″	215	Martinsburg, WV

Wide receivers14

#	Name	Pos	Yr	Ht	Wt	Hometown
0	Nas Rankin	WR	Fr.	6′0″	170	Chicago, IL
1	Jayshon Platt	WR	Sr.	6′1″	185	North Port, FL
3	Kenyon Alston	WR	Fr.	6′2″	195	Orlando, FL
8	Davon Grant	WR	Fr.	6′4″	220	Dekalb, IL
9	Alex Perry	WR	Sr.	6′5″	210	Port Charlotte, FL
10	Ty Robinson	WR	Sr.	6′4″	200	Aurora, CO
11	Brayden Trimble	WR	Fr.	6′1″	190	Decatur, IL
13	Hudson Clement	WR	Sr.	6′1″	215	Martinsburg, WV
17	Collin Dixon	WR	Jr.	6′1″	215	Tallmadge, OH
19	Nate Cichy	WR	Fr.	6′1″	190	Mount Prospect, IL
28	Karson Kaiser	WR	So.	6′1″	170	Weston, FL
80	Eddie Kasper	WR	Sr.	5′10″	165	Burlington, WI
81	Leslie Mosley Jr.	WR	Fr.	5′10″	160	Belle Glade, FL
82	Jacob Harvey	WR	Fr.	6′0″	190	Mount Zion, IL

Tight ends9

#	Name	Pos	Yr	Ht	Wt	Hometown
14	Maurice Smith Jr.	TE	Sr.	6′4″	245	Fort Pierce, FL
16	Logan Farrell	TE	Fr.	6′3″	250	Arlington Heights, IL
83	Kaden Feagin	TE	Sr.	6′3″	260	Atwood, IL
84	Grant Smith	TE	Fr.	6′5″	230	Forsyth, IL
85	Will Vala III	TE	Fr.	6′3″	240	Downers Grove, IL
86	Christian Abney	TE	Sr.	6′6″	255	Zionsville, IN
87	BJ Thurman	TE	So.	6′4″	225	Berkeley, CA
88	Davin Stoffel	TE	Jr.	6′6″	260	Mosinee, WI
89	Tanner Hollinger	TE	So.	6′5″	245	Stromsburg, NE

Offensive line20

#	Name	Pos	Yr	Ht	Wt	Hometown
51	Alfred Washington	OL	Jr.	6′7″	315	Pensacola, FL
52	Champ Smith	OL	Fr.	6′6″	330	Fort Pierce, FL
53	Kai Pritchard	OL	Fr.	6′5″	290	Little Egg Harbor T, NJ
54	Griffin Rousseau	OL	Fr.	6′7″	325	Stoughton, WI
55	TJ McMillen	OL	Jr.	6′3″	300	Naperville, IL
56	JJ Hirdes	OL	Fr.	6′6″	295	Coopersville, MI
57	Zach Barrett	OL	So.	6′3″	295	Orland Park, IL
58	Landen Von Seggern	OL	Fr.	6′4″	280	Omaha, NE
59	Jake Renfro	OL	Sr.	6′4″	320	Mokena, IL
62	Casey Thomann	OL	Fr.	6′8″	325	Olney, IL
66	Brandon Hansen	OL	Jr.	6′6″	330	Mundelein, IL
68	Michael McDonough	OL	Fr.	6′3″	310	Tinley Park, IL
70	Maika Matelau	OL	So.	6′3″	300	Upland, CA
71	Nathan Knapik	OL	So.	6′7″	300	Kennewick, WA
72	Christian Martin	OL	Jr.	6′7″	300	Saint Rose, LA
74	Zafir Stewart	OL	So.	6′6″	350	Philadelphia, PA
75	Brandon Henderson	OL	Sr.	6′5″	335	East Saint Louis, IL
76	Dylan Frechette	OL	Fr.	6′6″	345	Central Falls, RI
78	Eddie Tuerk	OL	So.	6′4″	320	La Grange, IL
79	TJ Taylor	OL	Jr.	6′5″	340	Santa Clarita, CA

Defensive line17

#	Name	Pos	Yr	Ht	Wt	Hometown
15	Kingston Shaw	DL	Fr.	6′3″	250	Apopka, FL
17	Isaiah Thomison	DL	Jr.	6′3″	285	Fayetteville, TN
43	Joe Barna	DL	Jr.	6′4″	265	Wheaton, IL
51	Parker Crim	DL	Fr.	6′3″	255	Lima, OH
52	Pat Farrell	DL	Jr.	6′5″	285	Oak Lawn, IL
54	Demetrius John	DL	So.	6′3″	290	Columbus, OH
55	Tony Balanganayi	DL	Fr.	6′4″	285	Palatine, IL
56	Guillermo Gallardo	DL	Sr.	6′3″	320	Bloomington, IL
90	Carter Janki	DL	Sr.	6′5″	295	Redding, CT
91	Cameron Brooks	DL	Fr.	6′3″	300	Chicago, IL
92	Deon Williams	DL	So.	6′2″	270	Las Vegas, NV
93	Ean Rhea	DL	Sr.	6′2″	235	Glade Spring, VA
94	Connor Sullivan	DL	Fr.	6′4″	290	Glenview, IL
95	Isaiah White	DL	Fr.	6′2″	335	Indianapolis, IN
96	Darrell Prater	DL	Sr.	6′3″	305	Fort Payne, AL
98	Joshua Davis	DL	So.	6′3″	275	Mendenhall, MS
99	King Liggins	DL	Fr.	6′3″	295	Crete, IL

Linebackers15

#	Name	Pos	Yr	Ht	Wt	Hometown
4	Daniel Brown	LB	Sr.	6′1″	255	Kansas City, KS
8	Cameron Thomas	LB	Fr.	6′0″	205	Cincinnati, OH
10	James Kreutz	LB	Sr.	6′2″	235	Bannockburn, IL
11	Jacob Alexander	LB	Fr.	6′4″	245	Frankfort, IL
18	Mason Muragin	LB	Jr.	6′4″	250	Macomb, MI
23	Jaylen Stewart	LB	Fr.	6′2″	235	Houston, TX
24	Will Holmes	LB	Jr.	6′4″	255	Detroit, MI
26	Ismael Kante	LB	Sr.	6′2″	235	Brooklyn Park, MN
28	Kayden Bennett	LB	Fr.	6′1″	230	Windsor, CT
30	Tony Williams	LB	Fr.	5′11″	225	Jacksonville, FL
33	Grant Beerman	LB	So.	6′5″	235	West Chester, OH
34	Erik Gayle	LB	Fr.	6′3″	230	Cincinnati, OH
38	Jack Paris	LB	Fr.	6′2″	225	River Forest, IL
45	Robert Edmonson	LB	Jr.	6′2″	230	Houston, TX
48	Carter Smith	LB	So.	6′3″	240	Rolling Meadows, IL

Defensive backs21

#	Name	Pos	Yr	Ht	Wt	Hometown
0	Mac Resetich	DB	Sr.	6′0″	210	Spring Valley, IL
1	Xavier Scott	DB	Sr.	5′11″	195	Riviera Beach, FL
2	RJ Jones III	DB	Fr.	6′0″	175	Fort Pierce, FL
3	Nick Hankins Jr.	DB	Fr.	6′0″	200	Belleville, IL
5	Jakwon Morris	DB	Jr.	6′0″	175	Tupelo, MS
6	Juice Clarke	DB	Sr.	6′1″	180	Fort Myers, FL
7	Matthew Bailey	DB	Sr.	6′2″	225	Moline, IL
9	Lavon Williams	DB	Sr.	5′10″	190	San Antonio, TX
12	Isaiah Williams	DB	Fr.	6′2″	200	Houston, TX
13	Xanai Scott	DB	Fr.	5′11″	205	Riviera Beach, FL
14	Andre Lovett Jr.	DB	So.	6′1″	190	Blue Island, IL
16	Tanner Heckel	DB	Jr.	5′11″	195	Lyndon, KS
19	Jacob Eberhart	DB	Fr.	6′4″	215	St. Louis, MO
20	Almirian Thomas	DB	Fr.	5′11″	175	Fort Myers, FL
21	Ben Clawson	DB	Sr.	6′0″	205	Arlington Heights, IL
22	Deuce Fillmore	DB	Sr.	5′11″	185	Biloxi, MS
25	Des Straughton	DB	Fr.	6′0″	210	Detroit, MI
29	James Finley	DB	So.	6′2″	190	Portage, IN
32	Tywan Cox	DB	Fr.	5′10″	185	Miami, FL
35	Kaedyn Cobbs	DB	Fr.	6′1″	215	Denton, TX
37	Caden Considine	DB	Fr.	6′2″	210	Byron, IL

Specialists6

#	Name	Pos	Yr	Ht	Wt	Hometown
18	Jack Gray	P	Fr.	6′2″	210	Adelaide, SA
27	Lucas Osada	PK	So.	6′1″	195	Charlottesville, VA
37	Ethan Moczulski	PK	Sr.	5′11″	200	Spokane, WA
44	Patrick Mahoney III	LS	Jr.	6′2″	215	Northbrook, IL
49	Zach Haber	LS	Jr.	5′10″	220	Durango, CO
81	Lars Rau	P	So.	6′3″	205	Novato, CA

History

Season by season 1900–2025 · 126 seasons

Year	Record	League	Conf.
2025	9-4	Big Ten	5-4
2024	10-3	Big Ten	6-3
2023	5-7	Big Ten	3-6
2022	8-5	Big Ten	5-4
2021	5-7	Big Ten	4-5
2020	2-6	Big Ten	2-6
2019	6-7	Big Ten	4-5
2018	4-8	Big Ten	2-7
2017	2-10	Big Ten	0-9
2016	3-9	Big Ten	2-7
2015	5-7	Big Ten	2-6
2014	6-7	Big Ten	3-5
2013	4-8	Big Ten	1-7
2012	2-10	Big Ten	0-8
2011	7-6	Big Ten	2-6
2010	7-6	Big Ten	4-4
2009	3-9	Big Ten	2-6
2008	5-7	Big Ten	3-5
2007	9-4	Big Ten	6-3
2006	2-10	Big Ten	1-7
2005	2-9	Big Ten	0-9
2004	3-8	Big Ten	1-8
2003	1-11	Big Ten	0-10
2002	5-7	Big Ten	4-5
2001	10-2	Big Ten	9-1
2000	5-6	Big Ten	2-6
1999	8-4	Big Ten	4-4
1998	3-8	Big Ten	2-6
1997	0-11	Big Ten	0-8
1996	2-9	Big Ten	1-7
1995	5-5-1	Big Ten	3-4-1
1994	7-5	Big Ten	4-4
1993	5-6	Big Ten	5-3
1992	6-5-1	Big Ten	4-3-1
1991	6-6	Big Ten	4-4
1990	8-4	Big Ten	6-2
1989	10-2	Big Ten	7-1
1988	6-5-1	Big Ten	5-2-1
1987	3-7-1	Big Ten	2-5-1
1986	4-7	Big Ten	3-5
1985	6-5-1	Big Ten	5-2-1
1984	7-4	Big Ten	6-3
1983	10-2	Big Ten	9-0
1982	7-5	Big Ten	6-3
1981	7-4	Big Ten	6-3
1980	3-7-1	Big Ten	3-5
1979	2-8-1	Big Ten	1-6-1
1978	1-8-2	Big Ten	0-6-2
1977	3-8	Big Ten	2-6
1976	5-6	Big Ten	4-4
1975	5-6	Big Ten	4-4
1974	6-4-1	Big Ten	4-3-1
1973	5-6	Big Ten	4-4
1972	3-8	Big Ten	3-5
1971	5-6	Big Ten	5-3
1970	3-7	Big Ten	1-6
1969	0-10	Big Ten	0-7
1968	1-9	Big Ten	1-6
1967	4-6	Big Ten	3-4
1966	4-6	Big Ten	4-3
1965	6-4	Big Ten	4-3
1964	6-3	Big Ten	4-3
1963	8-1-1	Big Ten	5-1-1
1962	2-7	Big Ten	2-5
1961	0-9	Big Ten	0-7
1960	5-4	Big Ten	3-4
1959	5-3-1	Big Ten	4-2-1
1958	4-5	Big Ten	4-3
1957	4-5	Big Ten	3-4
1956	2-5-2	Big Ten	1-4-2
1955	5-3-1	Big Ten	3-3-1
1954	1-8	Big Ten	0-6
1953	7-1-1	Big Ten	5-1
1952	4-5	Western	2-5
1951	9-0-1	Western	5-0-1
1950	7-2	Western	4-2
1949	3-4-2	Western	3-3-1
1948	3-6	Western	2-5
1947	5-3-1	Western	3-3
1946	8-2	Western	6-1
1945	2-6-1	Western	1-4-1
1944	5-4-1	Western	3-3
1943	3-7	Western	2-4
1942	6-4	Western	3-2
1941	2-6	Western	0-5
1940	1-7	Western	0-5
1939	3-4-1	Western	3-3
1938	3-5	Western	2-3
1937	3-3-2	Western	2-3
1936	4-3-1	Western	2-2-1
1935	3-5	Western	1-4
1934	7-1	Western	4-1
1933	5-3	Western	3-2
1932	5-4	Western	2-4
1931	2-6	Western	0-6
1930	3-5	Western	1-4
1929	6-1-1	Western	3-1-1
1928	7-1	Western	4-1
1927	7-0-1	Western	5-0
1926	6-2	Western	2-2
1925	5-3	Western	2-2
1924	6-1-1	Western	3-1-1
1923	8-0	Western	5-0
1922	2-5	Western	2-4
1921	3-4	Western	1-4
1920	5-2	Western	4-2
1919	6-1	Western	6-1
1918	5-2	Western	4-0
1917	5-2-1	Western	2-2-1
1916	3-3-1	Western	2-2-1
1915	5-0-2	Western	3-0-2
1914	7-0	Western	6-0
1913	4-2-1	Western	2-2-1
1912	3-3-1	Western	1-3-1
1911	4-2-1	Western	2-2-1
1910	7-0	Western	4-0
1909	5-2	Western	3-1
1908	5-1-1	Western	4-1
1907	3-2	Western	3-2
1906	1-3-1	Western	1-3
1905	5-4	Western	0-3
1904	9-2-1	Western	3-1-1
1903	8-6	Western	1-5
1902	10-2-1	Western	4-2
1901	8-2	Western	4-2
1900	7-3-2	Western	1-3-2

Drafted 1968–2026 · 101 picks

Every pick back to the first common AFL–NFL draft in 1967, which is as far as the record goes.

Year	Player	Pos	Rd	To
2026	Gabe Jacas	Defensive Edge	2 (55)	New England
2026	J.C. Davis	Offensive Tackle	6 (192)	New York
2026	Miles Scott	Safety	7 (246)	Denver
2025	Pat Bryant	Wide Receiver	3 (74)	Denver
2024	Jer'Zhan Newton	Defensive Tackle	2 (36)	Washington
2024	Isaiah Adams	Offensive Tackle	3 (71)	Arizona
2024	Tip Reiman	Tight End	3 (82)	Arizona
2024	Casey Washington	Wide Receiver	6 (187)	Atlanta
2023	Devon Witherspoon	Cornerback	1 (5)	Seattle
2023	Jartavius Martin	Safety	2 (47)	Washington
2023	Sydney Brown	Safety	3 (66)	Philadelphia
2023	Chase Brown	Running Back	5 (163)	Cincinnati
2022	Kerby Joseph	Safety	3 (97)	Detroit
2022	Vederian Lowe	Offensive Tackle	6 (184)	Minnesota
2022	Doug Kramer	Center	6 (207)	Chicago
2021	Kendrick Green	Center	3 (87)	Pittsburgh
2021	Nate Hobbs	Cornerback	5 (167)	Las Vegas
2019	Nick Allegretti	Center	7 (216)	Kansas City
2017	Dawaune Smoot	Defensive End	3 (68)	Jacksonville
2016	Jihad Ward	Defensive End	2 (44)	Las Vegas
2016	Ted Karras	Offensive Guard	6 (221)	New England
2016	Clayton Fejedelem	Safety	7 (245)	Cincinnati
2013	Hugh Thornton	Offensive Guard	3 (86)	Indianapolis
2013	Akeem Spence	Defensive Tackle	4 (100)	Tampa Bay
2013	Terry Hawthorne	Cornerback	5 (150)	Pittsburgh
2013	Michael Buchanan	Defensive End	7 (226)	New England
2012	Whitney Mercilus	Defensive End	1 (26)	Houston
2012	A.J. Jenkins	Wide Receiver	1 (30)	San Francisco
2012	Jeff Allen	Offensive Guard	2 (44)	Kansas City
2012	Tavon Wilson	Safety	2 (48)	New England
2011	Corey Liuget	Defensive Tackle	1 (18)	Los Angeles
2011	Mikel Leshoure	Running Back	2 (57)	Detroit
2011	Martez Wilson	Outside Linebacker	3 (72)	New Orleans
2011	Nathan Bussey	Outside Linebacker	7 (243)	New Orleans
2010	Arrelious Benn	Wide Receiver	2 (39)	Tampa Bay
2010	Jon Asamoah	Offensive Guard	3 (68)	Kansas City
2010	Mike Hoomanawanui	Tight End	5 (132)	Los Angeles
2009	Vontae Davis	Cornerback	1 (25)	Miami
2009	Xavier Fulton	Offensive Tackle	5 (155)	Tampa Bay
2009	Will Davis	Defensive End	6 (204)	Arizona
2008	Rashard Mendenhall	Running Back	1 (23)	Pittsburgh
2007	Alan Ball	Defensive Back	7 (237)	Dallas
2005	Kelvin Hayden	Defensive Back	2 (60)	Indianapolis
2005	Duke Preston	Center	4 (122)	Buffalo
2004	Sean Bubin	Offensive Tackle	5 (159)	Jacksonville
2004	Christian Morton	Defensive Back	7 (233)	New England
2003	Eugene Wilson	Defensive Back	2 (36)	New England
2003	Brandon Lloyd	Wide Receiver	4 (124)	San Francisco
2003	David Diehl	Offensive Tackle	5 (160)	New York
2003	Tony Pashos	Offensive Tackle	5 (173)	Baltimore
2003	Walter Young	Wide Receiver	7 (226)	Carolina
2002	Kurt Kittner	Quarterback	5 (158)	Atlanta
2001	Marques Sullivan	Offensive Tackle	5 (144)	Buffalo
2001	Jameel Cook	Running Back	6 (174)	Tampa Bay
2000	Neil Rackers	Place Kicker	6 (169)	Cincinnati
2000	Danny Clark	Linebacker	7 (245)	Jacksonville
1999	J.P. Machado	Offensive Guard	6 (197)	New York
1998	Robert Holcombe	Running Back	2 (37)	Los Angeles
1997	Dennis Stallings	Linebacker	6 (181)	Tennessee
1995	Ken Dilger	Tight End	2 (48)	Indianapolis
1995	John Holecek	Linebacker	5 (144)	Buffalo
1995	Dana Howard	Linebacker	5 (168)	Dallas
1995	Scott Turner	Defensive Back	7 (226)	Washington
1994	Filmel Johnson	Defensive Back	7 (221)	Buffalo
1993	Brad Hopkins	Offensive Tackle	1 (13)	Tennessee
1992	Elbert Turner	Wide Receiver	7 (189)	Tennessee
1991	Henry Jones	Defensive Back	1 (26)	Buffalo
1991	Moe Gardner	Defensive Tackle	4 (87)	Atlanta
1991	Darrick Brownlow	Linebacker	5 (132)	Dallas
1991	Mel Agee	Defensive Tackle	6 (152)	Indianapolis
1991	Chris Green	Defensive Back	7 (191)	Miami
1990	Jeff George	Quarterback	1 (1)	Indianapolis
1990	Mike Bellamy	Wide Receiver	2 (50)	Philadelphia
1989	Keith Jones	Running Back	3 (62)	Atlanta
1986	Jack Trudeau	Quarterback	2 (47)	Indianapolis
1986	David Williams	Wide Receiver	3 (82)	Chicago
1986	Craig Swoope	Defensive Back	4 (83)	Tampa Bay
1986	Jim Juriga	Offensive Tackle	4 (104)	Denver
1986	Thomas Rooks	Running Back	6 (147)	Minnesota
1986	Chris White	Place Kicker	7 (172)	Indianapolis
1985	Mike Heaven	Defensive Back	4 (92)	Tampa Bay
1984	Mitchell Brookins	Wide Receiver	4 (95)	Buffalo
1984	Dwight Beverly	Running Back	6 (147)	Indianapolis
1984	Don Thorp	Defensive Tackle	6 (156)	New Orleans
1983	Tony Eason	Quarterback	1 (15)	New England
1983	Mike Bass	Place Kicker	6 (155)	New England
1982	Jack Squirek	Linebacker	2 (35)	Las Vegas
1982	Ron Ferrari	Linebacker	7 (195)	San Francisco
1981	John Gillen	Linebacker	5 (116)	Arizona
1979	Derwin Tucker	Defensive Back	4 (99)	Los Angeles
1979	John Sullivan	Linebacker	6 (147)	Chicago
1976	Lonnie Perrin	Running Back	5 (139)	Denver
1975	Revie Sorey	Offensive Guard	5 (110)	Chicago
1975	Tom Hicks	Linebacker	6 (151)	Chicago
1974	Gerry Sullivan	Center	7 (171)	Cleveland
1973	Mike Wells	Quarterback	4 (80)	Minnesota
1971	Doug Dieken	Offensive Tackle	6 (142)	Cleveland
1969	Rich Johnson	Running Back	3 (78)	Tennessee
1969	Tony Pleviak	Defensive End	5 (127)	Atlanta
1968	Cyril Pinder	Running Back	2 (39)	Philadelphia
1968	John Wright	Wide Receiver	2 (53)	Atlanta