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Illinois Football Roster

Illinois Fighting Illini · 2025 depth chart & players

UAB
ILL
Week 1 · Thu Sep 3
DUKE
ILL
Week 2 · Sat Sep 12
SIU
ILL
Week 3 · Sat Sep 19
ILL
OSU
Week 4 · Sat Sep 26
PUR
ILL
Week 5 · Sat Oct 3
ILL
MSU
Week 6 · Sat Oct 10
ORE
ILL
Week 8 · Sat Oct 24
ILL
MD
Week 9 · Sat Oct 31
NEB
ILL
Week 10 · Fri Nov 6
ILL
UCLA
Week 11 · Fri Nov 13
IOWA
ILL
Week 12 · Sat Nov 21
NU
ILL
Week 13 · Sat Nov 28

Full roster

Illinois football roster

117 players · 2025 season

Synced roster for 2025. Updated August 24, 2026.

Schedule

QB · 5

# Player Class Ht/Wt Hometown
9 Luke Altmyer SR 74 / 205 Starkville, MS
4 Carson Boyd FR 72 / 185 St. Louis, MO
10 Ethan Hampton SR 75 / 220 Elburn, IL
— Jershaun Newton FR 72 / 220 St. Petersburg, FL
12 Trey Petty FR 72 / 210 Starkville, MS

RB · 8

# Player Class Ht/Wt Hometown
25 Aaron Ball FR 71 / 195 Chicago, IL
3 Kaden Feagin JR 75 / 250 Atwood, IL
— John Forster FR 70 / 190 Montvale, NJ
21 Aidan Laughery JR 71 / 200 Gibson City, IL
22 Petey Olaleye SO 67 / 205 Frankfort, IL
27 Corey Rashad SO 68 / 185 Chicago, IL
5 Ca'Lil Valentine SO 71 / 190 Hayward, CA
— Cedric Wyche II FR 70 / 205 Fort Lauderdale, FL

WR · 13

# Player Class Ht/Wt Hometown
18 Michael Bartolotta SR 74 / 215 Orland Park, IL
80 Hank Beatty SR 71 / 185 Rochester, IL
0 Justin Bowick JR 76 / 200 Powder Springs, GA
7 Alexander Capka-Jones SR 76 / 190 Oak Park, CA
13 Hudson Clement JR 73 / 205 Martinsburg, WV
17 Collin Dixon SO 73 / 210 Tallmadge, OH
8 Malik Elzy JR 74 / 215 Chicago, IL
83 Tysean Griffin FR 70 / 165 Chicago, IL
2 Ashton Hollins JR 77 / 190 Lucedale, MS
28 Karson Kaiser FR 73 / 170 Weston, FL
87 Tyler McClure SR 74 / 200 Champaign, IL
1 Mario Sanders II JR 70 / 190 Minneapolis, MN
11 Brayden Trimble FR 73 / 175 Decatur, IL

TE · 10

# Player Class Ht/Wt Hometown
— Christian Abney JR 78 / 255 Zionsville, IN
23 Jordan Anderson JR 76 / 240 Naperville, IL
85 Tanner Arkin SR 76 / 265 Fort Collins, CO
— Logan Farrell FR 75 / 240 Arlington Heights, IL
39 Jake Furtney FR 76 / 235 St. Charles, IL
89 Tanner Hollinger FR 77 / 225 Stromsburg, NE
39 Trey Peters FR 77 / 220 Mahomet, IL
14 Cole Rusk SR 77 / 250 Rock Island, IL
84 Grant Smith FR 77 / 225 Forsyth, IL
88 Davin Stoffel SO 78 / 260 Mosinee, WI

OL · 19

# Player Class Ht/Wt Hometown
57 Zach Barrett FR 75 / 280 Orland Park, IL
74 J.C. Davis SR 77 / 320 Oakland, CA
65 Kellen Francis SO 77 / 320 Princeville, IL
— Dylan Frechette FR 78 / 310 Central Falls, RI
73 Josh Gesky SR 77 / 325 Manteno, IL
66 Brandon Hansen SO 78 / 335 Mundelein, IL
75 Brandon Henderson JR 77 / 335 East Saint Louis, IL
56 JJ Hirdes FR 78 / 280 Coopersville, MI
72 Ayden Knapik SR 78 / 295 Kennewick, WA
— Nathan Knapik FR 79 / 290 Kennewick, WA
64 Josh Kreutz SR 74 / 290 Bannockburn, IL
68 Michael McDonough FR 75 / 295 Tinley Park, IL
— Tyler McMillan JR 78 / 320 Detroit, MI
55 TJ McMillen SO 75 / 295 Naperville, IL
58 Melvin Priestly SR 76 / 315 East Saint Louis, IL
54 Griffin Rousseau FR 79 / 325 Stoughton, WI
63 Dezmond Schuster SR 77 / 335 Gonzales, LA
79 Zafir Stewart FR 78 / 355 Philadelphia, PA
78 Eddie Tuerk FR 76 / 325 La Grange, IL

DL · 14

# Player Class Ht/Wt Hometown
91 Cameron Brooks FR 75 / 305 Chicago, IL
96 Eli Coenen SO 79 / 275 Baldwin, WI
36 Tomiwa Durojaiye JR 77 / 300 Philadelphia, PA
93 Henry Engel SO 74 / 295 Lena, IL
52 Pat Farrell SO 77 / 280 Oak Lawn, IL
56 Guillermo Gallardo JR 75 / 315 Bloomington, IL
— Carter Hewitt SR 77 / 290 Jewell, IA
92 Gentle Hunt SR 71 / 305 High Springs, FL
54 Demetrius John FR 75 / 270 Columbus, OH
44 Angelo McCullom SO 74 / 290 Pickerington, OH
99 Curt Neal JR 72 / 300 Cornelius, NC
90 James Thompson Jr. SR 78 / 300 Cincinnati, OH
8 Jeremiah Warren SO 75 / 305 Belleville, MI
— Isaiah White FR 74 / 320 Indianapolis, IN

LB · 20

# Player Class Ht/Wt Hometown
47 Easton Baker FR 72 / 200 Stansbury Park, UT
43 Joe Barna SO 76 / 265 Wheaton, IL
33 Grant Beerman FR 77 / 220 West Chester, OH
4 Daniel Brown JR 73 / 250 Kansas City, KS
3 Alec Bryant SR 75 / 250 —
34 Erik Gayle FR 75 / 215 Cincinnati, OH
30 Jojo Hayden SO 74 / 220 East Saint Louis, IL
45 Malachi Hood JR 74 / 225 Plainfield, IL
17 Gabe Jacas SR 75 / 275 Port Saint Lucie, FL
26 Ismael Kante JR 74 / 225 Brooklyn Park, MN
41 James Kreutz JR 74 / 225 Bannockburn, IL
41 Clayton Leonard JR 76 / 290 Danforth, IL
9 Leon Lowery Jr. SR 75 / 245 Elizabeth, NJ
18 Mason Muragin SO 76 / 245 Macomb, MI
49 Harrysson Ngassa FR 76 / 210 Chicago, IL
39 Kenenna Odeluga SR 73 / 235 South Holland, IL
— Jack Paris FR 74 / 215 River Forest, IL
28 Dylan Rosiek SR 73 / 235 East Lake, FL
48 Carter Smith FR 75 / 215 Rolling Meadows, IL
42 Luke Zardzin SR 72 / 225 Mount Prospect, IL

DB · 22

# Player Class Ht/Wt Hometown
7 Matthew Bailey JR 74 / 215 Moline, IL
6 Jaheim Clarke JR 73 / 175 Fort Myers, FL
21 Ben Clawson JR 72 / 205 Arlington Heights, IL
31 Murphy Clement FR 72 / 205 Martinsburg, WV
— Tywan Cox FR 70 / 175 Miami, FL
5 Torrie Cox Jr. SR 69 / 170 Miami Gardens, FL
35 Grayson Griffin SR 71 / 200 Aurora, IL
29 TJ Griffin JR 72 / 220 Hickory Hills, IL
16 Tanner Heckel SO 71 / 185 Lyndon, KS
22 RJ Jones III FR 72 / 175 Fort Pierce, FL
2 Saboor Karriem JR 75 / 195 West Orange, NJ
15 Andre Lovett Jr. FR 73 / 175 Blue Island, IL
1 Kaleb Patterson JR 73 / 190 Jackson, MS
0 Mac Resetich JR 72 / 205 Spring Valley, IL
12 Amar Reynolds FR 72 / 180 Fort Pierce, FL
19 Tyson Rooks JR 76 / 205 Saint Simons Island, GA
10 Miles Scott SR 71 / 210 Dolton, IL
13 Xanai Scott FR 71 / 185 Riviera Beach, FL
14 Xavier Scott SR 71 / 190 Riviera Beach, FL
20 Tyler Strain SR 69 / 195 Fort Worth, TX
— Des Straughton FR 72 / 195 Detroit, MI
24 Vernon Woodward III FR 73 / 195 DeLand, FL

LS · 2

# Player Class Ht/Wt Hometown
36 Lane Hansen SR 72 / 215 East Lake, FL
44 Patrick Mahoney III SO 74 / 210 Northbrook, IL

PK · 2

# Player Class Ht/Wt Hometown
24 David Olano JR 71 / 180 Naperville, IL
— Lucas Osada SO 73 / 200 Charlottesville, VA

P · 2

# Player Class Ht/Wt Hometown
40 Keelan Crimmins SR 75 / 225 Melbourne, VIC
— Lars Rau SO 74 / 200 Novato, CA

What is the Illinois football roster?

Illinois 2026 football roster — every player by position with jersey, class year, and hometown on FantasyHQ.

The Illinois football roster lists the 2026 FBS squad by position. Open the team hub for schedule, rankings, and conference context.

Last updated:

What is the Illinois football record?

Illinois finished 2025 at 9-4 (5-4 in Big Ten). The 2026 mark updates on FantasyHQ as games finalize — https://fantasyhq.co/cfb-hq/teams/illinois.

When does Illinois play next?

Illinois plays UAB in Week 1 (Thu Sep 3). Full slate: https://fantasyhq.co/cfb-hq/teams/illinois/schedule.

Where is the Illinois roster?

The 2026 Illinois roster (117 players) is at https://fantasyhq.co/cfb-hq/teams/illinois/roster.

Who is the Illinois head coach?

Coach info appears on the Illinois team hub when available.

Where are Big Ten standings?

Open Big Ten standings at https://fantasyhq.co/cfb-hq/standings/big-ten.

Is the Illinois team page free?

Yes. Team hubs, schedules, rosters, and CFB tools are free in the browser.