2025 Illinois Fighting Illini Roster

No Name Pos Yr Ht Wt Hometown Last School
86 Christian Abney TE JR 6-6 255 Zionsville, IN Zionsville / Ball State
9 Luke Altmyer QB SR 6-2 215 Starkville, MS Starkville / Mississippi
23 Jordan Anderson TE JR 6-4 240 Naperville, IL Joliet Catholic
85 Tanner Arkin TE SR 6-4 265 Fort Collins, CO Fossil Ridge / Colorado State
7 Matthew Bailey DB JR 6-2 215 Moline, IL Moline
47 Easton Baker LB FR 6-0 220 Stansbury, UT Stansbury
25 Aaron Ball RB FR 5-11 205 Chicago, IL St. Laurence
43 Joe Barna OLB SO 6-4 265 Wheaton, IL Wheaton North
57 Zach Barrett OL FR 6-3 295 Orland Park, IL Carl Sandburg
18 Michael Bartolotta WR SR 6-2 215 Orland Park, IL Marist / Iowa Central CC
80 Hank Beatty WR SR 5-11 185 Rochester, IL Rochester
33 Grant Beerman LB FR 6-5 230 West Chester, OH Lakota West
0 Justin Bowick WR JR 6-4 210 Powder Springs, GA Pace Academy / Ball State
4 Carson Boyd QB FR 6-0 190 St. Louis, MO Cardinal Ritter
91 Cameron Brooks DL FR 6-3 305 Chicago, IL Homewood-Flossmoor
4 Daniel Brown OLB JR 6-1 250 Kansas City, KS Bishop Ward / Hutchinson CC
3 Alec Bryant OLB SR 6-3 250 Houston, TX Shadow Creek / Virginia Tech
7 Alexander Capka-Jones WR SR 6-4 195 Oak Park, CA Oak Park / Moorpark College
6 Juice Clarke DB JR 6-1 175 Ft. Myers, FL Riverdale
21 Ben Clawson DB JR 6-0 205 Arlington Heights, IL Hersey
13 Hudson Clement WR JR 6-1 215 Martinsburg, WV Martinsburg / West Virginia
31 Murphy Clement RB FR 6-0 215 Martinsburg, WV Martinsburg / West Virginia
96 Eli Coenen DL SO 6-7 290 Baldwin, WI Baldwin-Woodville / Bemidji State
32 Tywan Cox DB FR 5-10 175 Miami, FL Miami Northwestern
5 Torrie Cox Jr. DB SR 5-9 170 Miami, FL Chaminade-Madonna Prep / Ohio
40 Keelan Crimmins P SR 6-3 230 Spotswood, Australia Victoria University / Purdue
74 J.C. Davis OL SR 6-5 335 Oakland, CA McClymonds / New Mexico
17 Collin Dixon WR SO 6-1 215 Tallmadge, OH Tallmadge
36 Tomiwa Durojaiye DL JR 6-5 300 Philadelphia, PA Middletown (Del.) / Florida State
8 Malik Elzy WR JR 6-2 225 Chicago, IL Simeon
16 Logan Farrell TE FR 6-2 260 Arlington Heights, IL John Hersey
52 Pat Farrell DL SO 6-5 280 Oak Lawn, IL St. Rita
3 Kaden Feagin RB JR 6-3 255 Atwood, IL ALAH
20 John Forster RB FR 5-10 195 Montvale, NJ St. Joseph Regional
65 Kellen Francis OL SO 6-5 320 Princeville, IL Princeville / Butler CC (Kan.)
76 Dylan Frechette OL FR 6-6 310 Central Falls, RI Cardinal Newman (Fla.)
82 Jake Furtney TE FR 6-4 250 St. Charles, IL St. Charles North
56 Guillermo Gallardo DL JR 6-3 320 Bloomington, IL Normal Community / New Mexico Military Institute
34 Erik Gayle OLB FR 6-3 230 Cincinnati, OH Withrow
73 Josh Gesky OL SR 6-5 335 Manteno, IL Manteno
35 Grayson Griffin DB SR 5-11 200 Aurora, IL St. Francis
29 TJ Griffin LB JR 6-0 220 Hickory Hills, IL Amos Alonzo Stagg
83 Tysean Griffin WR FR 5-10 180 Chicago, IL Morgan Park
10 Ethan Hampton QB JR 6-3 230 Elburn, IL Aurora Christian / Northern Illinois
66 Brandon Hansen OL SO 6-6 335 Mundelein, IL Mundelein
36 Lane Hansen LS SR 6-0 235 East Lake, FL East Lake
30 Jojo Hayden LB SO 6-2 245 East St. Louis, IL East St. Louis
16 Tanner Heckel DB SO 5-11 195 Lyndon, KS Lyndon
75 Brandon Henderson OL JR 6-5 335 East St. Louis, IL East St. Louis
94 Carter Hewitt DL SR 6-5 300 Jewell, IA South Hamilton / Northern Iowa
56 JJ Hirdes OL FR 6-6 290 Coopersville, MI Coopersville
89 Tanner Hollinger TE FR 6-5 230 Stromsburg, NE Cross County
2 Ashton Hollins WR JR 6-5 195 Lucedale, MS George County
45 Malachi Hood LB JR 6-2 235 Plainfield, IL Joliet Catholic
92 Gentle Hunt DL SR 5-11 295 High Springs, FL Gainesville / Florida A&M
17 Gabe Jacas OLB SR 6-3 270 Port St. Lucie, FL Fort Pierce Central
54 Demetrius John DL FR 6-3 280 Columbus, OH Dublin Coffman
22 RJ Jones III DB FR 6-0 175 Fort Pierce, FL Vero Beach
28 Karson Kaiser WR FR 6-1 170 Weston, FL Champaign Centennial (Ill.)
26 Ismael Kante OLB JR 6-2 235 Brooklyn Park, MN Park Center / Iowa Central CC
2 Saboor Karriem DB JR 6-3 210 West Orange, NJ West Orange
72 Ayden Knapik OL SR 6-6 305 Kennewick, WA Kennewick / Idaho
71 Nathan Knapik OL FR 6-7 300 Kennewick, WA Kennewick / Idaho
41 James Kreutz LB JR 6-2 225 Bannockburn, IL Loyola Academy
64 Josh Kreutz OL SR 6-2 290 Bannockburn, IL Loyola Academy
21 Aidan Laughery RB JR 5-11 200 Gibson City, IL GCMS
51 Clayton Leonard OLB JR 6-4 250 Danforth, IL Iroquois West
15 Andre Lovett Jr. DB FR 6-1 190 Blue Island, IL Eisenhower
9 Leon Lowery Jr. OLB SR 6-3 255 Elizabeth, NJ North Brunswick / Wisconsin
44 Patrick Mahoney III LS SO 6-2 225 Northbrook, IL Glenbrook North
87 Tyler McClure WR SR 6-2 205 Champaign, IL Centennial / Kaskaskia College
44 Angelo McCullom DL SO 6-2 300 Pickerington, OH Pickerington North
68 Michael McDonough OL FR 6-3 310 Tinley Park, IL Andrew
70 Tyler McMillan OL JR 6-5 335 Detroit, MI River Rouge / Southeast Missouri
55 TJ McMillen OL SO 6-3 295 Naperville, IL St. Francis
18 Mason Muragin OLB SO 6-4 250 Macomb, MI De La Salle
99 Curt Neal DL JR 6-0 310 Cornelius, NC Hough / Wisconsin
15 Jershaun Newton QB FR 6-0 215 St. Petersburg, FL Clearwater Central Catholic
39 Kenenna Odeluga LB SR 6-1 235 South Holland, IL Mount Carmel
24 David Olano K JR 5-11 180 Naperville, IL Naperville North
27 Lucas Osada K SO 6-1 200 Charlottesville, VA Woodberry Forest / North Carolina
38 Jack Paris LB FR 6-2 220 River Forest, IL Fenwick
1 Kaleb Patterson DB JR 6-1 195 Jackson, MS Terry / Pearl River CC
39 Trey Peters TE FR 6-5 230 Mahomet, IL Mahomet-Seymour
12 Trey Petty QB FR 6-0 205 Starkville, MS Starkville
58 Melvin Priestly OL SR 6-4 305 St. Louis, MO East St. Louis (Ill.) / Grambling State
27 Corey Rashad RB SO 5-8 185 Chicago, IL Marist
81 Lars Rau P SO 6-3 215 Novato, CA San Marin / Texas State
0 Mac Resetich DB JR 6-0 210 Spring Valley, IL Spring Valley Hall
12 Amar Reynolds DB FR 6-0 190 Fort Pierce, FL Vero Beach
19 Tyson Rooks DB JR 6-4 205 St. Simons Island, GA Glynn Academy
28 Dylan Rosiek LB SR 6-1 235 East Lake, FL East Lake
54 Griffin Rousseau OL FR 6-7 320 Stoughton, WI Stoughton
14 Cole Rusk TE SR 6-5 250 Rock Island, IL Rock Island / Murray State
1 Mario Sanders II WR JR 5-10 195 Minneapolis, MN Minneapolis North / Iowa Central CC
63 Dezmond Schuster OL SR 6-5 335 Gonzales, LA East Ascension / Hutchinson CC (Kan.)
10 Miles Scott DB SR 5-11 210 Dolton, IL St. Thomas More (Conn.)
13 Xanai Scott DB FR 5-11 205 Riviera Beach, FL Cardinal Newman
14 Xavier Scott DB SR 5-11 195 Riviera Beach, FL Dwyer
48 Carter Smith OLB FR 6-3 245 Rolling Meadows, IL Fremd
84 Grant Smith TE FR 6-5 225 Forsyth, IL Maroa-Forsyth
79 Zafir Stewart OL FR 6-6 350 Philadelphia, PA Imhotep Charter
88 Davin Stoffel TE SO 6-6 260 Mosinee, WI Mosinee / South Dakota State
20 Tyler Strain DB SR 5-9 200 Pace, FL Pace
25 Des Straughton DB FR 6-0 210 Detroit, MI Roseville
90 James Thompson Jr. DL SR 6-6 310 Cincinnati, OH Roger Bacon / Wisconsin
11 Brayden Trimble WR FR 6-1 190 Mt. Zion, IL Mt. Zion
78 Eddie Tuerk OL FR 6-4 320 La Grange, IL Lyons Township
11 Donovan Turner DB JR 6-2 190 Long Beach, CA Long Beach Poly / Long Beach City College
5 Ca'Lil Valentine RB SO 5-11 200 Hayward, CA Chandler (Ariz.)
8 Jeremiah Warren DL SO 6-3 310 Belleville, MI Belleville
95 Isaiah White DL FR 6-2 335 Indianapolis, IN Ben Davis
24 Vernon Woodward III DB FR 6-1 200 DeLand, FL Winter Park
22 Cedric Wyche II RB FR 5-10 215 Ft. Lauderdale, FL St. Thomas Aquinas
42 Luke Zardzin LB SR 6-0 225 Mount Prospect, IL Prospect