Illinois Fighting Illini Football
Illinois Fighting Illini Football
2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
213.6 PYPG
142.4 RYPG
25.9 PPG
356.0 TotY/G

Illinois Fighting Illini Football Roster

Quarterback
No Player Pos Ht Wt (lbs) School Year Hometown
9 QB 6' 2'' 205 Junior Starkville, MS
11 QB 6' 0'' 210 Junior Spring Grove, IL
10 QB 6' 2'' 215 Sophomore Sicklerville, NJ
12 QB 6' 3'' 220 Junior Austin, TX
0
player-image Trey Petty
QB 6' 0'' 210 Freshman Starkville, MS
16 QB 6' 2'' 200 Sophomore Ardmore, OK
Running Back
No Player Pos Ht Wt (lbs) School Year Hometown
23 RB 6' 3'' 240 Sophomore Naperville, IL
25
player-image Aaron Ball
RB 5' 10'' 195 Freshman Chicago, IL
3 RB 6' 2'' 250 Sophomore Atwood, IL
21 RB 5' 10'' 200 Sophomore Gibson City, IL
6 RB 6' 0'' 235 Junior Enterprise, AL
22
player-image Petey Olaleye
RB 5' 6'' 205 Sophomore Frankfort, IL
27 RB 5' 8'' 185 Sophomore Chicago, IL
5
player-image Ca'Lil Valentine
RB 5' 10'' 190 Freshman Hayward, CA
Wide Receiver
No Player Pos Ht Wt (lbs) School Year Hometown
86 WR 5' 10'' 200 Sophomore Shell, WY
18
player-image Michael Bartolotta
WR 6' 2'' 215 Junior Orland Park, IL
80 WR 5' 10'' 185 Junior Rochester, IL
13 WR 6' 2'' 200 Senior Jacksonville, FL
15 WR 6' 3'' 190 Junior Oak Park, CA
17 WR 6' 0'' 210 Sophomore Tallmadge, OH
8 WR 6' 2'' 215 Sophomore Chicago, IL
4 WR 6' 0'' 190 Senior Dallas, TX
20
player-image Morrison Giggetts
WR 5' 8'' 180 Freshman Chicago, IL
83
player-image Tysean Griffin
WR 5' 10'' 165 Freshman Chicago, IL
2 WR 6' 5'' 190 Sophomore Lucedale, MS
28
player-image Karson Kaiser
WR 6' 0'' 170 Freshman Weston, FL
87 WR 6' 2'' 200 Junior Champaign, IL
81
player-image Carlos Orr-Gillespie
WR 6' 2'' 200 Freshman Etowah, TN
1
player-image Mario Sanders II
WR 5' 10'' 190 Sophomore Minneapolis, MN
7 WR 6' 0'' 185 Sophomore Clewiston, FL
Tight Ends
No Player Pos Ht Wt (lbs) School Year Hometown
85 TE 6' 3'' 265 Junior Fort Collins, CO
88 TE 6' 5'' 270 Sophomore Chicago, IL
39
player-image Jake Furtney
TE 6' 3'' 235 Freshman St. Charles, IL
84
player-image Carson Goda
TE 6' 2'' 235 Senior Bradenton, FL
89
player-image Tanner Hollinger
TE 6' 5'' 225 Freshman Stromsburg, NE
41 TE 6' 3'' 290 Sophomore Danforth, IL
42
player-image Jake Petrow
TE 6' 2'' 210 Freshman Chicago, IL
14
player-image Cole Rusk
TE 6' 5'' 250 Junior Rock Island, IL
43 TE 6' 5'' 230 Sophomore Chicago, IL
Offensive Line
No Player Pos Ht Wt (lbs) School Year Hometown
70 OL 6' 5'' 305 Sophomore South Brunswick, NJ
57
player-image Zach Barrett
OL 6' 2'' 280 Freshman Orland Park, IL
72 OL 6' 5'' 335 Senior Crystal Springs, MS
74 OL 6' 5'' 320 Senior Oakland, CA
60 OL 6' 3'' 305 Sophomore Oak Park, IL
65
player-image Kellen Francis
OL 6' 5'' 320 Sophomore Princeville, IL
73 OL 6' 5'' 325 Junior Manteno, IL
53 OL 6' 0'' 300 Junior Springfield, IL
66
player-image Brandon Hansen
OL 6' 5'' 335 Freshman Mundelein, IL
75 OL 6' 5'' 335 Sophomore East St. Louis, IL
64 OL 6' 2'' 290 Junior Bannockburn, IL
55 OL 6' 2'' 295 Sophomore Naperville, IL
56 OL 6' 9'' 315 Sophomore Vejle,
58
player-image Melvin Priestly
OL 6' 3'' 315 Junior St. Louis, MO
63 OL 6' 5'' 335 Junior Gonzales, LA
67
player-image Steven Scott III
OL 6' 5'' 285 Freshman Milwaukee, WI
79
player-image Zafir Stewart
OL 6' 5'' 355 Freshman Philadelphia, PA
62 OL 6' 2'' 290 Sophomore Arlington Heights, IL
71 OL 6' 7'' 340 Junior New Carlisle, IN
78 OL 6' 5'' 330 Junior Colts Neck, NJ
Defensive Line
No Player Pos Ht Wt (lbs) School Year Hometown
11 DL 6' 3'' 270 Sophomore Chesterfield, MO
6 DL 6' 3'' 275 Senior Kissimmee, FL
23 DL 6' 2'' 305 Senior Groveport, OH
93 DL 6' 2'' 295 Sophomore Lena, IL
52 DL 6' 5'' 280 Sophomore Oak Lawn, IL
56
player-image Guillermo Gallardo
DL 6' 2'' 315 Junior Bloomington, IL
33 DL 6' 5'' 270 Senior Wichita Falls, TX
92
player-image Gentle Hunt
DL 5' 10'' 305 Senior High Springs, FL
44
player-image Angelo McCullom
DL 6' 2'' 290 Freshman Pickerington, OH
27 DL 6' 2'' 320 Sophomore Monroe, LA
78
player-image Eddie Tuerk
DL 6' 3'' 325 Freshman La Grange, IL
55 DL 6' 2'' 305 Sophomore Belleville, MI
Linebackers
No Player Pos Ht Wt (lbs) School Year Hometown
47
player-image Easton Baker
LB 6' 0'' 200 Freshman Stansbury, UT
43
player-image Joe Barna
LB 6' 3'' 265 Freshman Wheaton, IL
4
player-image Daniel Brown
LB 6' 0'' 250 Junior Kansas City, KS
3 LB 6' 2'' 250 Junior Houston, TX
9 LB 6' 5'' 250 Senior Melbourne, FL
29 LB 6' 0'' 220 Sophomore Hickory Hills, IL
30 LB 6' 2'' 220 Sophomore East Saint Louis, IL
45 LB 6' 2'' 225 Sophomore Plainfield, IL
17 LB 6' 2'' 275 Junior Port St. Lucie, FL
54
player-image Demetrius John
LB 6' 2'' 270 Freshman Columbus, OH
41 LB 6' 2'' 225 Sophomore Bannockburn, IL
34 LB 6' 0'' 230 Senior Brooklyn, NY
18 LB 6' 3'' 245 Sophomore Macomb, MI
49
player-image Harrysson Ngassa
LB 6' 3'' 210 Freshman Chicago, IL
39 LB 6' 0'' 235 Junior South Holland, IL
40 LB 6' 2'' 220 Sophomore Solon, IA
28 LB 6' 0'' 235 Junior East Lake, FL
48
player-image Carter Smith
LB 6' 2'' 215 Freshman Rolling Meadows, IL
42 LB 6' 0'' 225 Junior Mount Prospect, IL
Special
No Player Pos Ht Wt (lbs) School Year Hometown
27 K 5' 10'' 190 Sophomore Spokane, WA
24 K 5' 10'' 180 Sophomore Naperville, IL
98 K 6' 2'' 230 Junior Houston, TX
31 P 6' 0'' 215 Sophomore El Paso, IL
19 P 6' 2'' 225 Junior Melbourne,
51 LS 6' 2'' 210 Senior Glen Ellyn, IL
36 LS 6' 0'' 215 Junior East Lake, FL
44 LS 6' 2'' 210 Sophomore Northbrook, IL
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