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Illinois Fighting Illini (@IlliniFootball)
Bret Bielema (6th year) (37-26) #34
Record: 0 - 0 (0 - 0) | Proj: 8 - 4 (#28) | SOS: (#44)
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Illinois's 2026 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/5	Illinois vs UAB	-28
Sat 9/12	Illinois vs Duke	-8.5
Sat 9/19	Illinois vs Southern Illinois	-36.5
Sat 9/26	Illinois at Ohio State	+19.5
Sat 10/3	Illinois vs Purdue	-17.5
Sat 10/10	Illinois at Michigan State	-10
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/24	Illinois vs Oregon	+11.5
Sat 10/31	Illinois at Maryland	-8.5
Sat 11/7	Illinois vs Nebraska	-8.5
Sat 11/14	Illinois at UCLA	-7.5
Sat 11/21	Illinois vs Iowa	+1.5
Sat 11/28	Illinois vs Northwestern	-11

Record Prediction: 8 - 4 #28
Schedule Rating: #44
Future 2027 Schedule

Illinois's 2025 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Fri 8/29	Illinois vs Western Illinois	-48.5	62.5	W 52 - 3	U	Y
Sat 9/6	Illinois at Duke	-2.5	49.0	W 45 - 19	O	Y
Sat 9/13	Illinois vs Western Michigan	-27.5	50.5	W 38 - 0	U	Y
Sat 9/20	Illinois at Indiana	+7.0	51.5	L 10 - 63	O	N
Sat 9/27	Illinois vs USC	+6.5	62.5	W 34 - 32	O	Y
Sat 10/4	Illinois at Purdue	-7.5	55.5	W 43 - 27	O	Y
Sat 10/11	Illinois vs Ohio State	+15.5	51.5	L 16 - 34	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/25	Illinois at Washington	+3.5	54.5	L 25 - 42	O	N
Sat 11/1	Illinois vs Rutgers	-13.5	63.5	W 35 - 13	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/15	Illinois vs Maryland	-15.5	51.5	W 24 - 6	U	Y
Sat 11/22	Illinois at Wisconsin	-8.5	42.5	L 10 - 27	U	N
Sat 11/29	Illinois vs Northwestern	-7.0	44.5	W 20 - 13	U	N
Tue 12/30	Illinois vs Tennessee	+3.0	62.5	W 30 - 28	U	Y

2025 Schedule Rating: #25
2025 Record: 9 - 4 (B1G: 5 - 4)
Spread Record 8 - 4 - 1 | O/U 5 - 8

Opponents: 2 Elite, 2 Good, 4 Avg, 2 Bad, 1 Poor

Reg Season Opponents: 4 Elite, 0 Good, 3 Avg, 2 Bad, 2 Poor

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Illinois's 2024 Schedule
Thu 8/29	Illinois vs Eastern Illinois	-28.5	50.5	W 45 - 0	U	Y
Sat 9/7	Illinois vs Kansas	+4.5	58.5	W 23 - 17	U	Y
Sat 9/14	Illinois vs Central Michigan	-21.5	49.5	W 30 - 9	U	N
Fri 9/20	Illinois at Nebraska	+9.5	41.5	W 31 - 24	O	Y
Sat 9/28	Illinois at Penn State	+19.5	48.0	L 7 - 21	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/12	Illinois vs Purdue	-22.5	47.5	W 50 - 49	O	N
Sat 10/19	Illinois vs Michigan	+6.0	44.0	W 21 - 7	U	Y
Sat 10/26	Illinois at Oregon	+22.5	54.0	L 9 - 38	U	N
Sat 11/2	Illinois vs Minnesota	+2.5	47.0	L 17 - 25	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/16	Illinois vs Michigan State	-2.0	47.5	W 38 - 16	O	Y
Sat 11/23	Illinois at Rutgers	+2.0	48.0	W 38 - 31	O	Y
Sat 11/30	Illinois vs Northwestern	-8.5	42.5	W 38 - 28	O	Y
Tue 12/31	Illinois vs South Carolina	+9.5	50.0	W 21 - 17	U	Y

Illinois's 2023 Schedule
Sat 9/2	Illinois vs Toledo	-7.0	45.5	W 30 - 28	O	N
Fri 9/8	Illinois at Kansas	+3.5	57.5	L 23 - 34	U	N
Sat 9/16	Illinois vs Penn State	+14.0	47.5	L 13 - 30	U	N
Sat 9/23	Illinois vs Florida Atlantic	-16.0	45.5	W 23 - 17	U	N
Sat 9/30	Illinois at Purdue	+1.0	54.0	L 19 - 44	O	N
Fri 10/6	Illinois vs Nebraska	-3.5	43.0	L 7 - 20	U	N
Sat 10/14	Illinois at Maryland	+13.5	52.0	W 27 - 24	U	Y
Sat 10/21	Illinois vs Wisconsin	+3.0	40.5	L 21 - 25	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/4	Illinois at Minnesota	+1.5	43.0	W 27 - 26	O	Y
Sat 11/11	Illinois vs Indiana	-4.5	43.5	W 48 - 45	O	N
Sat 11/18	Illinois at Iowa	+2.5	33.5	L 13 - 15	U	Y
Sat 11/25	Illinois vs Northwestern	-5.0	46.5	L 43 - 45	O	N

Illinois's 2022 Schedule
Sat 8/27	Illinois vs Wyoming	-14.0	42.5	W 38 - 6	O	Y
Fri 9/2	Illinois at Indiana	+1.0	47.5	L 20 - 23	U	N
Sat 9/10	Illinois vs Virginia	-4.0	55.0	W 24 - 3	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Thu 9/22	Illinois vs Chattanooga	-20.0	44.5	W 31 - 0	U	Y
Sat 10/1	Illinois at Wisconsin	+6.5	43.0	W 34 - 10	O	Y
Sat 10/8	Illinois vs Iowa	-3.5	36.5	W 9 - 6	U	N
Sat 10/15	Illinois vs Minnesota	+4.5	40.0	W 26 - 14	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/29	Illinois at Nebraska	-7.5	50.5	W 26 - 9	U	Y
Sat 11/5	Illinois vs Michigan State	-16.5	41.0	L 15 - 23	U	N
Sat 11/12	Illinois vs Purdue	-6.0	44.0	L 24 - 31	O	N
Sat 11/19	Illinois at Michigan	+17.0	41.5	L 17 - 19	U	Y
Sat 11/26	Illinois at Northwestern	-15.0	38.0	W 41 - 3	O	Y
Mon 1/2	Illinois vs Mississippi State	+3.5	46.5	L 10 - 19	U	N

Illinois's 2021 Schedule
Sat 8/28	Illinois vs Nebraska	+6.5	52.0	W 30 - 22	U	Y
Sat 9/4	Illinois vs UTSA	-4.5	52.0	L 30 - 37	O	N
Sat 9/11	Illinois at Virginia	+10.5	57.0	L 14 - 42	U	N
Fri 9/17	Illinois vs Maryland	+7.0	61.5	L 17 - 20	U	Y
Sat 9/25	Illinois at Purdue	+10.5	53.5	L 9 - 13	U	Y
Sat 10/2	Illinois vs Charlotte	-10.0	54.0	W 24 - 14	U	N
Sat 10/9	Illinois vs Wisconsin	+12.5	42.0	L 0 - 24	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/23	Illinois at Penn State	+24.5	46.0	W 20 - 18	U	Y
Sat 10/30	Illinois vs Rutgers	+1.5	41.5	L 14 - 20	U	N
Sat 11/6	Illinois at Minnesota	+14.5	44.5	W 14 - 6	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/20	Illinois at Iowa	+12.0	37.5	L 23 - 33	O	Y
Sat 11/27	Illinois vs Northwestern	-7.0	45.0	W 47 - 14	O	Y

2026 class: 230 points   #27
2025 class: 204 points   #53
2024 class: 199 points   #49
2023 class: 206 points   #46
2022 class: 193 points   #46

Average Class Ranking:   #44
Average Recruiting Points: 206

Four Year Crootin Profile
Improving Average P4
4 Year Class: #42 - Best: #27 Worst: #53

CFB Crootin Averages
Big Ten Class: 231  #38
Power 4 Class: 229  #38
FBS Class: 198  #70

2021 class: 166 points   #72
2020 class: 162 points   #86
2019 class: 187 points   #61
2018 class: 186 points   #62
2017 class: 185 points   #46

Average Class Ranking:   #65
Average Recruiting Points: 177

Transfer Portal Classes
2026 Portal Class #59 - 17 players, 85 Avg
2025 Portal Class #43 - 18 players, 86 Avg
2024 Portal Class #46 - 13 players, 87 Avg
2023 Portal Class #64 - 7 players, 88 Avg

Transfer Portal Classes

Transfer Portal Classes
2022 Portal Class #99 - 9 players, 84 Avg
2021 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg
2020 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg
2019 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg

Offensive Coordinator Barry Lunney Jr. (been OC for 3 years) #55

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Katin Houser (Tr)	269	408	66%	3300	19	6	8.1
Ty Robinson (Tr)	2	3	67%	77	0	0	25.7

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Ca'Lil Valentine	131	614	4	4.7	25
Kaden Feagin	122	507	7	4.2	26
Aidan Laughery	75	382	3	5.1	57
Katin Houser (Tr)	85	193	9	2.3	14

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Alex Perry (Tr)	56	840	9	15.0	64
Jayshon Platt (Tr)	46	720	5	15.7	48
Collin Dixon	35	548	5	15.7	61
Hudson Clement	36	454	3	12.6	27

(Tr) - new transfer in 2026

Defensive Coordinator Bobby Hauck (in his first season) #68

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Matthew Bailey	76	4	0	1	2
Robert Edmonson (Tr)	47	4	1	5	0
William Holmes (Tr)	45	7	2	5	0
James Thompson Jr.	40	3	2	2	1

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Darrell Prater (Tr)	21	4	4	0	0
William Holmes (Tr)	45	7	2	5	0
James Thompson Jr.	40	3	2	2	1
Joe Barna	20	2	2	1	2

Pass D	Tack	TFL	PD
Jaheim Clarke	30	1	7
James Kreutz	30	4	3
Deuce Fillmore (Tr)	39	0	3

Returning Production
Overall Returning Production: 61% #74
Offense Returning Production: 54% #109
Defense Returning Production: 69% #19
Illinois's Official Roster

Transfer Portal
2026 Portal Class #59
17 Commits, 85.1 Avg Rating
25% of 2026 Roster from Portal, 17% TY

Team Talent
2026 Talent Rating: 914.00 #30
Offense Talent #37 | Defense Talent #40
2025 #37 | 2024 #65 | 2023 #63 | 2022 #56

2026 - 2023 Records
2026 Record: 0 - 0
2026 Conf Record: 0 - 0
Spread: 0 - 0 - 0 | Totals: 0 - 0

2025 Record: 9 - 4
2025 Conf Record: 5 - 4
Spread: 8 - 4 - 1 | Totals: 5 - 8

2024 Record: 10 - 3
2024 Conf Record: 6 - 3
Spread: 9 - 4 - 0 | Totals: 5 - 8

2023 Record: 5 - 7
2023 Conf Record: 3 - 6
Spread: 3 - 9 - 0 | Totals: 6 - 6

Four Year Record: 24 - 14
Four Year Record vs. Spread: 20 - 17 - 1
Four Year Conference Record: 14 - 13

2022 - 2019 Records
2022 Record: 8 - 5
2022 Conf Record: 5 - 4
Spread: 8 - 5 - 0 | Totals: 4 - 9

2021 Record: 5 - 7
2021 Conf Record: 4 - 5
Spread: 7 - 4 - 1 | Totals: 3 - 9

2020 Record: 2 - 6
2020 Conf Record: 2 - 6
Spread: 2 - 5 - 1 | Totals: 4 - 4

2019 Record: 6 - 7
2019 Conf Record: 4 - 5
Spread: 8 - 5 - 0 | Totals: 6 - 7

Eight Year Record: 45 - 39
Eight Year Record vs. Spread: 45 - 36 - 3
Eight Year Conference Record: 32 - 33

Illinois Recent Bowl History
Date	Bowl	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
2025	City Bowl	Illinois vs Tennessee	+3.0	62.5	W 30 - 28
2024	Citrus Bowl	Illinois vs South Carolina	+9.5	50.0	W 21 - 17
2022	Reliaquest Bowl	Illinois vs Mississippi State	+3.5	46.5	L 10 - 19
2019	Redbox Bowl	Illinois vs California	+6.0	47.5	L 20 - 35

Power Ranking Stats (2025)

Teams	Offense PPA	Offense Expl	Offense Success	Offense Pts Per Opp	Avg Start FP	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Defense PPA	Defense Expl	Defense Success	Defense Pts Per Opp	Opponent FP
2025	.21 (39)	1.17 (118)	48% (15)	4.21 (29)	30.3 (39)	42%	57%	.2 (96)	1.19 (37)	45% (114)	4.33 (125)	28.3 (52)

Teams	Offense PPA	Offense Expl	Offense Success	Offense Pts Per Opp	Avg Start FP	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Defense PPA	Defense Expl	Defense Success	Defense Pts Per Opp	Opponent FP
2024	.25 (31)	1.31 (44)	45% (45)	4.23 (39)	30.2 (46)	44%	50%	.18 (76)	1.1 (8)	46% (115)	3.48 (37)	27.5 (31)

More Stats (2025)

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs
2025	13	30:54	21.2	42%	57%	4.6	39.5	0.8	1.2	4.9	2.2	1

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs
2024	13	26:52	18.7	44%	50%	5.1	39	0.9	1.5	3.8	2.2	1

Overall Stats (2025)

Teams	Games	PPG	Home	Road	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
2025 Offense	13	29.4	31.3	26.6	47.8% (15)	4.21 (29)	0.8	21	374	138	236	3.9	51% (59)	48% (76)	48% (15)	48% (14)	16% (70)	.21 (39)
2025 Defense	13	23.6	14.4	35.6	45.2% (114)	4.33 (125)	1.2	-	-	-	-	-	44% (10)	54% (122)	41% (53)	49% (133)	15% (75)	.2 (96)

Teams	Games	PPG	Home	Road	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
2024 Offense	13	28.3	32	21.3	44.6% (45)	4.23 (39)	0.9	19	338	140	198	4.4	53% (50)	47% (83)	45% (51)	44% (44)	18% (103)	.25 (31)
2024 Defense	13	21.7	17.6	28.5	46.3% (115)	3.48 (37)	1.5	-	-	-	-	-	48% (37)	52% (95)	50% (127)	43% (90)	13% (117)	.18 (76)

Run Game Stats (2025)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
2025 Offense	13	51% (59)	48% (15)	35.2	138.2	3.9	21 (40)	.08 (87)	3.04 (52)	73% (56)	10% (87)	0.8 (131)
2025 Defense	13	44% (10)	41% (53)	-	-	-	-	.07 (50)	2.88 (70)	75% (97)	9% (80)	0.92 (51)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
2024 Offense	13	53% (50)	45% (51)	31.8	140	4.4	20 (67)	.13 (67)	3.14 (49)	81% (17)	11% (107)	0.91 (95)
2024 Defense	13	48% (37)	50% (127)	-	-	-	-	.19 (108)	3.57 (132)	75% (75)	8% (120)	0.8 (5)

Pass Game Stats (2025)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
2025 Offense	13	48% (76)	48% (14)	19.3	28.6	235.8	8.2	12.2	23 (33)	6 (7)	.41 (21)	1.6 (56)	29% (34)	37% (14)	.37 (43)	6% (51)	1.9 (111)
2025 Defense	13	54% (122)	49% (133)	-	-	-	-	-	-	6 (123)	.32 (102)	1.3 (5)	28% (126)	36% (130)	.39 (112)	6% (67)	2 (62)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
2024 Offense	13	47% (83)	44% (44)	15.4	25.5	197.8	7.8	12.9	21 (51)	5 (6)	.38 (16)	1.8 (15)	31% (62)	31% (81)	.42 (31)	6% (82)	2.3 (5)
2024 Defense	13	52% (95)	43% (90)	-	-	-	-	-	-	12 (39)	.19 (44)	1.4 (17)	28% (117)	34% (111)	.37 (97)	6% (84)	1.9 (40)

Overall

Team Info

Power #28SP+ #24

Record Prediction: 8 - 4 #28

Coaching staff Rank #55

Record

0 - 0
B1G 0 - 0

Vs Spread0 - 0 - 0Totals0 - 0

One Score Games '25: (3-0)(17-12 under B.B.)

5 Year Profile

Consistent Average P4

'26 Profile

Up to Top 25 Contenders

Performance #24

Special Teams #91

Returning Production

From 2025

63% #69

QB Katin Houser (ECU Portal) likely starter

Offense 54% #109

Defense 69% #19

Returning Starters: 11 (Off: 4) - (Def: 7)

Proj Portal Starters: 7 (Off: 2) - (Def: 5)

Exp'd Depth: 5 (Off: 3) - (Def: 2)

OL Prod: 22% #1311 starters, 0 exp'd depth

OL Snaps: 2,096 #107From Portal: 1003 #62

Rush Prod: 94% #27

Rec Prod: 85% #25

Front Seven: 68% #24

Secondary: 70% #31

Roster

Talent Info

Talent #30

Blue Chips (9%) #44

Offense Talent #37

Defense Talent #40

Portal Class #5917 players (85 Avg)

Crootin '26 Class #274 YR Class Rating #42

Talent Profile

Improving Average P4

25% of Roster from Portal, 17% TY

42% of '26 Roster are New (Fr + Portals)

(OC) Barry Lunney Jr. 3

#55

(DC) Bobby Hauck 1

#68

2026 Schedule

Information

SOS #44

Illinois plays 2 opps off a byeSIU & MD

OppsElite: 2, Good: 2, Avg: 4, Bad: 2, Poor: 1

2025 Record: 9 - 4 (8 - 4 - 1) (B1G: 5 - 4)

2024 Record: 10 - 3 (9 - 4 - 0) (B1G: 6 - 3)

Win History

Past 5 years 7

Avg under Bret B 7.4

4 Yr Record (24 - 14)

8 Yr Record (45 - 39)

Notes

Live Team Notes

Vibes: V high, 19 wins in past 2, love HC B.B.

New DC Bobby Hauck was Montana's HC (7 yrs)

Getting CB Scott back after missing LY a huge boost

QB Houser (ECU) a great add. No proven depth

RB has top 3 back. Very good stable w depth

WR has 4 exp'd & productive starters. Nice rotation

OL rebuild w 2 portals & 3 JUCO's. Big ?

DL counting on 5 G5 portals. Have exp but ?

LB should be good unit w exp and depth options

DBs return a lot but torched LY. Must improve

Roster Experience

Snaps & Starter Info

Snaps Returning

13,734 (63%) #65

97%of Snaps by Upperclass

Offense: 7,097 #59

Defense: 6,637 #66

Players with Starting Exp (26) 11 on Off, 15 on Def

Upperclass

Starters 10 of 22 (45.5%)2-Deep 15 of 44 (34.1%)

Senior/Gr starters: 7 (31.8%) (Off: 3, Def: 4)

Upperclass Two-Deep: 15 of 44 (34.1%)

Upperclass on Roster: 50%(61 of 122)

Portals

Top '26 Incoming Portals

Katin Houser (QB)3★ (.88)

Robert Edmonson (LB)3★ (.87)

Alex Perry (WR)3★ (.86)

Isaiah Thomison (DL)3★ (.86)

William Holmes (EDGE)3★ (.86)

Lavon Williams (S)3★ (.86)

Darrell Prater (DL)3★ (.86)

Jake Renfro (IOL)3★ (.86)

Top Players

Top Performers on Roster

Katin Houser (QB)(3300 Yds, 19 TD)

Alex Perry (WR)(840 Yds, 9 TD)

Lavon Williams (S)(1 Int, 1 Pd)

Matthew Bailey (S)(0 Int, 2 Pd)

Jayshon Platt (WR)(720 Yds, 5 TD)

Brandon Henderson (G)(C- Block Grade)

Carter Janki (DT)(0 Tac, 0 TFL)

Christian Martin (T)(D+ Block Grade)

Recruits

Top '26 Incoming Recruits

Nick Hankins (CB)4★ (.95)

Micah Smith (IOL)4★ (.92)

Nasir Rankin (ATH)4★ (.91)

Kai Pritchard (IOL)4★ (.90)

Jacob Eberhart (LB)4★ (.90)

Javari Barnett (RB)3★ (.89)

Parker Crim (EDGE)3★ (.89)

Cam Thomas (LB)3★ (.89)

Overall

Four Year Ratings Profile

Offense

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Defense

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