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'' 215 Senior Starkville, MS
4
player-image Carson Boyd
QB 6' 0'' 185 Freshman St. Louis, MO
10 QB 6' 2'' 230 Senior Elburn, IL
15
player-image Jershaun Newton
QB 6' 0'' 215 Freshman St. Petersburg, FL
12
player-image Trey Petty
QB 6' 0'' 205 Sophomore Starkville, MS
Running Back
No Player Pos Ht Wt (lbs) School Year Hometown
25
player-image Aaron Ball
RB 5' 10'' 205 Sophomore Chicago, IL
31
player-image Murphy Clement
RB 6' 0'' 215 Sophomore Martinsburg, WV
3 RB 6' 2'' 255 Junior Atwood, IL
20
player-image John Forster
RB 5' 10'' 195 Freshman Montvale, NJ
21 RB 5' 10'' 200 Junior Gibson City, IL
27 RB 5' 8'' 185 Sophomore Chicago, IL
5
player-image Ca'Lil Valentine
RB 5' 10'' 200 Sophomore Hayward, CA
22
player-image Cedric Wyche II
RB 5' 10'' 215 Freshman Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Wide Receiver
No Player Pos Ht Wt (lbs) School Year Hometown
18
player-image Michael Bartolotta
WR 6' 2'' 215 Senior Orland Park, IL
80 WR 5' 10'' 185 Senior Rochester, IL
0
player-image Justin Bowick
WR 6' 3'' 210 Junior Powder Springs, GA
7 WR 6' 3'' 195 Senior Oak Park, CA
13 WR 6' 0'' 215 Junior Martinsburg, WV
17 WR 6' 0'' 215 Sophomore Tallmadge, OH
8 WR 6' 2'' 225 Junior Chicago, IL
83
player-image Tysean Griffin
WR 5' 10'' 180 Sophomore Chicago, IL
2 WR 6' 5'' 195 Junior Lucedale, MS
28
player-image Karson Kaiser
WR 6' 0'' 175 Sophomore Weston, FL
87 WR 6' 2'' 205 Senior Champaign, IL
1
player-image Mario Sanders II
WR 5' 10'' 195 Junior Minneapolis, MN
11
player-image Brayden Trimble
WR 6' 0'' 190 Freshman Mount Zion, IL
Tight Ends
No Player Pos Ht Wt (lbs) School Year Hometown
86 TE 6' 5'' 255 Junior Zionsville, IN
23 TE 6' 3'' 240 Junior Naperville, IL
85 TE 6' 3'' 265 Senior Fort Collins, CO
16
player-image Logan Farrell
TE 6' 2'' 260 Freshman Arlington Heights, IL
82
player-image Jake Furtney
TE 6' 3'' 250 Sophomore St. Charles, IL
89
player-image Tanner Hollinger
TE 6' 5'' 230 Sophomore Stromsburg, NE
39
player-image Trey Peters
TE 6' 5'' 230 Freshman Mahomet, IL
14
player-image Cole Rusk
TE 6' 5'' 250 Senior Rock Island, IL
84
player-image Grant Smith
TE 6' 5'' 225 Freshman Forsyth, IL
88
player-image Davin Stoffel
TE 6' 5'' 260 Sophomore Mosinee, WI
Offensive Line
No Player Pos Ht Wt (lbs) School Year Hometown
57
player-image Zach Barrett
OL 6' 2'' 295 Sophomore Orland Park, IL
74 OL 6' 5'' 335 Senior Oakland, CA
65
player-image Kellen Francis
OL 6' 5'' 320 Sophomore Princeville, IL
76
player-image Dylan Frechette
OL 6' 5'' 310 Freshman Central Falls, RI
73 OL 6' 5'' 335 Senior Manteno, IL
66
player-image Brandon Hansen
OL 6' 5'' 335 Sophomore Mundelein, IL
75 OL 6' 5'' 335 Junior East St. Louis, IL
56
player-image JJ Hirdes
OL 6' 5'' 290 Freshman Coopersville, MI
72
player-image Ayden Knapik
OL 6' 5'' 305 Senior Kennewick, WA
71
player-image Nathan Knapik
OL 6' 7'' 300 Sophomore Kennewick, WA
64 OL 6' 2'' 290 Senior Bannockburn, IL
68
player-image Michael McDonough
OL 6' 2'' 310 Freshman Tinley Park, IL
70
player-image Tyler McMillan
OL 6' 5'' 335 Junior Detroit, MI
55 OL 6' 2'' 295 Sophomore Naperville, IL
58
player-image Melvin Priestly
OL 6' 3'' 305 Senior St. Louis, MO
54
player-image Griffin Rousseau
OL 6' 7'' 320 Freshman Stoughton, WI
63 OL 6' 5'' 335 Senior Gonzales, LA
79
player-image Zafir Stewart
OL 6' 5'' 350 Sophomore Philadelphia, PA
78
player-image Eddie Tuerk
OL 6' 3'' 320 Sophomore La Grange, IL
Defensive Line
No Player Pos Ht Wt (lbs) School Year Hometown
91
player-image Cameron Brooks
DL 6' 2'' 305 Freshman Chicago, IL
96
player-image Eli Coenen
DL 6' 7'' 290 Sophomore Baldwin, WI
36 DL 6' 5'' 300 Junior Philadelphia, PA
52 DL 6' 5'' 280 Sophomore Oak Lawn, IL
56
player-image Guillermo Gallardo
DL 6' 2'' 320 Junior Bloomington, IL
94
player-image Carter Hewitt
DL 6' 5'' 300 Senior Jewell, IA
92
player-image Gentle Hunt
DL 5' 10'' 295 Senior High Springs, FL
54
player-image Demetrius John
DL 6' 2'' 280 Sophomore Columbus, OH
44
player-image Angelo McCullom
DL 6' 2'' 300 Sophomore Pickerington, OH
99 DL 6' 0'' 310 Junior Cornelius, NC
90 DL 6' 5'' 310 Senior Cincinnati, OH
8 DL 6' 2'' 310 Sophomore Belleville, MI
95
player-image Isaiah White
DL 6' 2'' 335 Freshman Indianapolis, IN
Linebackers
No Player Pos Ht Wt (lbs) School Year Hometown
47
player-image Easton Baker
LB 6' 0'' 220 Sophomore Stansbury, UT
43
player-image Joe Barna
LB 6' 3'' 265 Sophomore Wheaton, IL
33
player-image Grant Beerman
LB 6' 5'' 230 Freshman West Chester, OH
4
player-image Daniel Brown
LB 6' 0'' 250 Junior Kansas City, KS
3 LB 6' 2'' 250 Senior Houston, TX
34
player-image Erik Gayle
LB 6' 2'' 230 Freshman Cincinnati, OH
30 LB 6' 2'' 245 Sophomore East Saint Louis, IL
45 LB 6' 2'' 235 Junior Plainfield, IL
17 LB 6' 2'' 270 Senior Port St. Lucie, FL
26
player-image Ismael Kante
LB 6' 2'' 235 Junior Brooklyn Park, MN
41 LB 6' 2'' 225 Junior Bannockburn, IL
51 LB 6' 3'' 250 Junior Danforth, IL
9 LB 6' 2'' 255 Senior Elizabeth, NJ
18 LB 6' 3'' 250 Sophomore Macomb, MI
49
player-image Harrysson Ngassa
LB 6' 3'' 225 Sophomore Chicago, IL
39 LB 6' 0'' 235 Senior South Holland, IL
38
player-image Jack Paris
LB 6' 2'' 220 Freshman River Forest, IL
28 LB 6' 0'' 235 Senior East Lake, FL
48
player-image Carter Smith
LB 6' 2'' 245 Sophomore Rolling Meadows, IL
42 LB 6' 0'' 225 Senior Mount Prospect, IL
Special
No Player Pos Ht Wt (lbs) School Year Hometown
24 K 5' 10'' 180 Junior Naperville, IL
27
player-image Lucas Osada
K 6' 0'' 200 Sophomore Charlottesville, VA
40 P 6' 2'' 230 Senior Spotswood,
81
player-image Lars Rau
P 6' 2'' 215 Sophomore Novato, CA
36 LS 6' 0'' 235 Senior East Lake, FL
44 LS 6' 2'' 225 Sophomore Northbrook, IL
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