| Quarterbacks | Yr | H/W | Passing | Rushing | Pass Grade | Run Grade | Pass PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #9 Luke Altmyer (QB) | SR ('1) | 6'2"/200 | 211/347 (61%), 2717 Yds, 22 TD / 6 INT | 99 Car, 217 Yds, (2.2 YPC), 4 TD, 8 FUM | B+ | C+ | #32 | 822 (98%) | 0.90 | MISS ('23) |
| #2 Ethan Hampton (QB) | SR ('1) | 6'3"/216 | 143/245 (58%), 1608 Yds, 12 TD / 6 INT | 53 Car, 129 Yds, (2.4 YPC), 2 TD, 5 FUM | B- | B+ | #102 | 663 (47.4%) | 0.86 | NIU ('25) |
| #00 Jershaun Newton (QB) | FR ('3) | 6'0"/205 | 0 | 0.88 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Trey Petty (QB) | SO ('2) | 6'0"/210 | 0 | 0.87 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #00 Carson Boyd (QB) | FR ('3) | 5'10"/178 | 0 | 0.87 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| Running Backs | Yr | H/W | Rushing | Receiving | Run Grade | Rec Grade | Rush PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #21 Aidan Laughery (RB) | JR ('2) | 5'11"/200 | 97 Car, 589 Yds, (6.1 YPC), 4 TD, 0 FUM | 9 Rec, 32 Yds, (3.6 YPR), 0 TD | A- | C+ | #104 | 223 (26%) | 0.88 | 3* HS ('22) |
| #3 Kaden Feagin (RB) | JR ('2) | 6'3"/250 | 67 Car, 306 Yds, (4.6 YPC), 3 TD, 0 FUM | 5 Rec, 37 Yds, (7.4 YPR), 0 TD | A- | B+ | #357 | 169 (20%) | 0.9 | 4* HS ('23) |
| #5 Ca'Lil Valentine (RB) | SO ('3) | 5'11"/180 | 53 Car, 212 Yds, (4 YPC), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 5 Rec, 30 Yds, (6 YPR), 0 TD | B+ | D+ | #566 | 101 (12%) | 0.9 | 4* HS ('24) |
| #23 Jordan Anderson (RB) | JR ('2) | 6'4"/245 | 6 Car, 12 Yds, (2 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | C+ | C- | #313 | 22 (3%) | 0.86 | 3* HS ('22) |
| #00 Cedric Wyche (RB) | FR ('3) | 5'9"/200 | 0 | 0.88 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 John Forster (RB) | FR ('3) | 5'10"/185 | 0 | 0.88 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #26 Murphy Clement (RB) | SO ('2) | 6'2"/200 | 0 | 0.82 | WVU ('25) | |||||
| Wide Receivers | Yr | H/W | Receiving | Rushing | Rec Grade | Block Grade | Rec PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #3 Hudson Clement (WR) | JR ('1) | 6'1"/198 | 51 Rec, 741 Yds, (14.5 YPR), 5 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | A | D | #44 | 702 (38.4%) | 0.86 | WVU ('25) |
| #1 Justin Bowick (WR) | SR ('1) | 6'4"/192 | 20 Rec, 383 Yds, (19.2 YPR), 3 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | B- | #239 | 78 (4.2%) | 0.88 | BALL ('25) |
| #80 Hank Beatty (WR) | SR ('1) | 5'11"/185 | 20 Rec, 294 Yds, (14.7 YPR), 1 TD, 2 FUM | 1 Car, 11 Yds, 0 TD | A- | B- | #277 | 220 (20%) | 0.85 | 3* HS ('22) |
| #17 Collin Dixon (WR) | SO ('2) | 6'1"/200 | 18 Rec, 264 Yds, (14.7 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B+ | B+ | #483 | 329 (30%) | 0.87 | 3* HS ('23) |
| #8 Malik Elzy (WR) | JR ('2) | 6'2"/210 | 4 Rec, 77 Yds, (19.3 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B | C | #637 | 137 (13%) | 0.92 | 4* HS ('23) |
| #2 Ashton Hollins (WR) | JR ('2) | 6'5"/190 | 2 Rec, 40 Yds, (20 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B+ | A | 36 (3%) | 0.85 | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #15 A. Capka-Jones (WR) | SR ('1) | 6'4"/185 | 2 Rec, 21 Yds, (10.5 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C- | C+ | #757 | 109 (10%) | 0 | NA |
| JR ('2) | 5'11"/200 | 0 | 0 | NA | ||||||
| #83 Tysean Griffin (WR) | SO ('2) | 5'10"/165 | 0 | 0.89 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #00 Brayden Trimble (WR) | FR ('3) | 6'2"/170 | 0 | 0.89 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #1 Mario Sanders II (WR) | JR ('1) | 5'10"/190 | 0 | 0.86 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #19 Tyson Rooks (WR) | JR ('1) | 6'4"/195 | 0 | 0.85 | 3* HS ('22) | |||||
| Tight Ends | Yr | H/W | Receiving | Rec Grade | Run Block Grade | Pass Block Grade | Rec PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #85 Tanner Arkin (TE) | SR ('1) | 6'4"/265 | 16 Rec, 111 Yds, (6.9 YPR), 3 TD, 0 FUM | D+ | A+ | C | 748 (69%) | 0.86 | CSU ('23) | |
| #87 Christian Abney (TE) | JR ('2) | 6'5"/233 | 5 Rec, 50 Yds, (10 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | F | B- | C- | 413 (22.8%) | 0.85 | BALL ('25) | |
| #76 Clayton Leonard (TE) | JR ('2) | 6'4"/290 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | B- | 1 (0%) | 0.83 | 3* HS ('22) | |||
| #39 Jake Furtney (TE) | SO ('3) | 6'4"/230 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | B- | B- | C+ | 4 (0%) | 0 | NA | |
| #14 Cole Rusk (TE) | SR ('0) | 6'5"/250 | 0 | 0.90 | MURR ('24) | |||||
| #00 Logan Farrell (TE) | FR ('3) | 6'3"/235 | 0 | 0.88 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Grant Smith (TE) | FR ('3) | 6'5"/225 | 0 | 0.85 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #89 Tanner Hollinger (TE) | SO ('2) | 6'5"/225 | 0 | 0.84 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| Offensive Lineman | Yr | H/W | Snaps | Grade | Run Block | Pass Block | Rating | Origin | ||
| #74 J.C. Davis (T) | GR ('1) | 6'5"/320 | 824 (99%) | B | B (46%) | B+ (54%) | 0.90 | UNM ('24) | ||
| #58 Melvin Priestly (T) | SR ('1) | 6'4"/300 | 826 (99%) | C | C+ (46%) | C+ (54%) | 0.85 | GRAM ('24) | ||
| #66 Brandon Hansen (T) | SO ('3) | 6'6"/330 | 1 | 0 | 0.85 | 3* HS ('24) | ||||
| JR ('2) | 6'9"/310 | 9 (1%) | B- | B- (67%) | B+ (33%) | 0 | 3* HS ('22) | |||
| #63 Dezmond Schuster (T) | SR ('1) | 6'5"/345 | 12 (1%) | A- | A- (100%) | F (0%) | 0.86 | 3* HS ('23) | ||
| #00 JJ Hirdes (OT) | FR ('3) | 6'5"/275 | 0.84 | 3* HS ('25) | ||||||
| #73 Josh Gesky (G) | SR ('1) | 6'5"/325 | 813 (94%) | B- | C (46%) | B- (54%) | 0.82 | 3* HS ('21) | ||
| #75 Brandon Henderson (G) | JR ('2) | 6'5"/335 | 380 (44%) | B | B+ (51%) | C- (49%) | 0.87 | 3* HS ('23) | ||
| #64 Josh Kreutz (C) | SR ('1) | 6'2"/290 | 824 (97%) | B- | B (46%) | C+ (54%) | 0.85 | 3* HS ('21) | ||
| #55 TJ McMillen (C) | SO ('2) | 6'3"/295 | 29 (3%) | B | B (69%) | A- (31%) | 0.86 | 3* HS ('23) | ||
| #00 Michael McDonough (IOL) | FR ('3) | 6'3"/275 | 0.87 | 3* HS ('25) | ||||||
| #00 Dylan Frechette (IOL) | FR ('3) | 6'5"/335 | 0.84 | 3* HS ('25) | ||||||
| #00 Griffin Rousseau (IOL) | FR ('3) | 6'7"/305 | 0.86 | 3* HS ('25) | ||||||
| #79 Zafir Stewart (OL) | SO ('2) | 6'6"/345 | 0.86 | 3* HS ('24) | ||||||
| #36 Lane Hansen (LS) | SR ('0) | 6'0"/220 | 0 | NA | ||||||
| Defensive Line | Yr | H/W | Defensive Stats | Pass Defense | Run D | Pass Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #90 James Thompson Jr. (DE) | GR ('1) | 6'5"/295 | D+ (43%) | C- (57%) | 7 (0.6%) | 0.92 | WIS ('25) | |||
| #00 Erik Gayle (DE) | FR ('3) | 6'3"/215 | 0 | 0.87 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #92 Curt Neal (DT) | JR ('1) | 6'0"/290 | 30 Tac, 14 Solo, 4 TFL, 1 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | F (56%) | B (44%) | D+ (0%) | 434 (23.4%) | 0.84 | WIS ('25) |
| #55 Jeremiah Warren (DT) | SO ('2) | 6'3"/305 | 10 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ (46%) | C (54%) | C+ (0%) | 187 (17%) | 0.85 | 3* HS ('23) |
| #52 Pat Farrell (DT) | SO ('2) | 6'5"/265 | 4 Tac, 2 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ (54%) | C- (46%) | 108 (10%) | 0.86 | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #19 Tomiwa Durojaiye (DT) | JR ('1) | 6'4"/280 | 3 Tac, 3 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- (59%) | A- (41%) | 32 (1.8%) | 0.87 | FSU ('25) | |
| #92 Gentle Hunt (DT) | GR (0) | 5'11"/295 | 2 Tac, 1 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ (12%) | A- (88%) | C+ (0%) | 33 (3%) | 0.84 | FAMU ('24) |
| #44 Angelo McCullom (DT) | SO ('3) | 6'2"/285 | 2 Tac, 1 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- (50%) | B (50%) | 16 (1%) | 0.86 | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #78 Eddie Tuerk (DT) | SO ('3) | 6'4"/290 | C- (100%) | 3 (0%) | 0.88 | 3* HS ('24) | ||||
| #54 Demetrius John (DL) | SO ('2) | 6'3"/260 | 0 | 0.87 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #00 Isaiah White (DL) | FR ('3) | 6'3"/270 | 0 | 0.87 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Cameron Brooks (DL) | FR ('3) | 6'3"/270 | 0 | 0.86 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| Linebackers | Yr | H/W | Defensive Stats | Pass Defense | Run D | Pass Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #17 Gabe Jacas (LB) | SR ('1) | 6'3"/265 | 71 Tac, 38 Solo, 13 TFL, 8 Sacks, 9 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- (43%) | A+ (50%) | D (7%) | 692 (140%) | 0.85 | 3* HS ('22) |
| #28 Dylan Rosiek (LB) | SR ('1) | 6'1"/230 | 61 Tac, 25 Solo, 3 TFL, 2 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ (50%) | B (7%) | A (43%) | 420 (85%) | 0.83 | 3* HS ('21) |
| #41 James Kreutz (LB) | JR ('2) | 6'0"/225 | 54 Tac, 26 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B (41%) | F (5%) | C- (54%) | 403 (82%) | 0.83 | 3* HS ('22) |
| #3 Alec Bryant (LB) | SR ('1) | 6'3"/245 | 22 Tac, 15 Solo, 2 TFL, 2 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- (38%) | B+ (48%) | C- (14%) | 349 (71%) | 0.9 | VT ('21) |
| #43 Joe Barna (LB) | SO ('3) | 6'4"/260 | 15 Tac, 7 Solo, 2 TFL, 2 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B (44%) | B+ (47%) | F (9%) | 158 (32%) | 0.86 | 3* HS ('24) |
| #45 Malachi Hood (LB) | JR ('2) | 6'2"/230 | 14 Tac, 8 Solo, 2 TFL, 2 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- (28%) | A (8%) | B- (64%) | 135 (27%) | 0.86 | 3* HS ('22) |
| #30 Jojo Hayden (LB) | SO ('2) | 6'2"/225 | 10 Tac, 4 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ (39%) | D (39%) | C (22%) | 141 (29%) | 0.86 | 3* HS ('23) |
| #39 Kenenna Odeluga (LB) | SR ('1) | 6'1"/240 | 7 Tac, 4 Solo, 2 TFL, 2 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- (30%) | D+ (45%) | C- (25%) | 77 (16%) | 0 | NA |
| #42 Luke Zardzin (LB) | SR ('1) | 6'0"/225 | 7 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- (23%) | F (13%) | B+ (64%) | 61 (12%) | 0 | NA |
| #8 Leon Lowery (LB) | GR ('1) | 6'3"/252 | D+ (41%) | B (59%) | 158 (32%) | 0.84 | 3* HS ('20) | |||
| #00 Grant Beerman (LB) | FR ('3) | 6'4"/220 | 0 | 0.89 | 4* HS ('25) | |||||
| #47 Easton Baker (LB) | SO ('2) | 6'0"/210 | 0 | 0.86 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #4 Daniel Brown (LB) | SR ('1) | 6'1"/230 | B- (15%) | A- (59%) | B (26%) | 34 (7%) | 0.88 | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #18 Mason Muragin (LB) | SO ('2) | 6'4"/245 | 0 | 0.85 | 3* HS ('23) | |||||
| Secondary | Yr | H/W | Defensive Stats | Pass Defense | Run D | Pass Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #14 Xavier Scott (CB) | SR ('1) | 5'11"/190 | 49 Tac, 43 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 6 PD, 4 INT (1 TDS) | A+ (42%) | A+ (0%) | A (58%) | 793 (65%) | 0.85 | 3* HS ('22) |
| #25 Jaheim Clarke (CB) | JR ('2) | 6'1"/170 | 34 Tac, 26 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 5 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- (35%) | B (65%) | 344 (28%) | 0.85 | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #22 Kaleb Patterson (CB) | JR ('2) | 6'1"/190 | 32 Tac, 25 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 3 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- (41%) | A- (59%) | 564 (46%) | 0.87 | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #5 Torrie Cox Jr. (CB) | SR ('1) | 5'9"/170 | 26 Tac, 20 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 4 PD, 3 INT (0 TDS) | B+ (39%) | D (1%) | B (60%) | 462 (38%) | 0.85 | OHIO ('24) |
| #20 Tyler Strain (CB) | SR ('1) | 5'9"/190 | 5 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ (39%) | D (61%) | 75 (6%) | 0.83 | 3* HS ('21) | |
| #16 Tanner Heckel (CB) | SO ('3) | 5'11"/175 | 3 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C (25%) | C+ (75%) | 4 (0%) | 0.85 | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #21 Ben Clawson (CB) | JR ('2) | 6'0"/210 | C+ (100%) | 1 (0%) | 0 | NA | ||||
| #00 Robert Jones (CB) | FR ('3) | 5'11"/165 | 0 | 0.86 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #7 Matthew Bailey (S) | JR ('2) | 6'2"/205 | 94 Tac, 43 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 5 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | B- (42%) | B+ (3%) | A+ (55%) | 876 (91%) | 0.83 | 3* HS ('22) |
| #10 Miles Scott (S) | SR ('1) | 5'11"/210 | 54 Tac, 32 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 4 PD, 2 INT (0 TDS) | C (43%) | D+ (1%) | A (57%) | 815 (85%) | 0.78 | 2* HS ('20) |
| #26 Mac Resetich (S) | JR ('2) | 6'0"/200 | 20 Tac, 16 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | A (30%) | A (2%) | A- (68%) | 176 (18%) | 0.86 | 3* HS ('23) |
| #2 Saboor Karriem (S) | JR ('2) | 6'3"/195 | 7 Tac, 4 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ (49%) | B+ (51%) | 35 (4%) | 0.9 | 4* HS ('23) | |
| #00 Tywan Cox (S) | FR ('3) | 5'9"/165 | 0 | 0.87 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Desmond Straughton (S) | FR ('3) | 6'1"/192 | 0 | 0.87 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Andre Lovett (S) | FR ('3) | 5'11"/175 | 0 | 0.87 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Xanai Scott (S) | FR ('3) | 5'10"/180 | 0 | 0.85 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #35 Grayson Griffin (DB) | SR ('0) | 5'11"/190 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | 0 | 0 | NA | |||
| #24 Vernon Woodward III (DB) | SO ('2) | 6'1"/185 | 0 | 0.87 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #12 Amar Reynolds (DB) | SO ('2) | 6'0"/170 | 0 | 0.85 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #29 TJ Griffin (DB) | JR ('1) | 6'0"/205 | 0 | 0.84 | 3* HS ('22) | |||||
| Kickers | Yr | H/W | Field Goals | XPs | Points | FG Grade | Kickoffs | Rating | Origin | |
| #24 David Olano (K) | JR ('2) | 5'11"/170 | 17/20 (85%), Long 50 Yds | 38/39 | 89 Pts | A | 0.82 | 3* HS ('23) | ||
| #97 Lucas Osada (K) | SO ('3) | 6'1"/190 | 1/1 | 1 Pts | B | 0.83 | UNC ('25) | |||
| Punters | Yr | H/W | Punts | Acc | Grade | Rank | Rating | Origin | ||
| #30 Keelan Crimmins (P) | SR ('1) | 6'3"/208 | 64, 2871 YDS (44.9 YPP), Long 64 YDS | 17 In 20, 3 TB | C | B+ | 0.78 | PUR ('25) |
Total Team Talent for '25 is: 824, #41 in CFB. 0.86 Avg Per Player. Blue Chip Ratio 9.38%
Breakdown - Offense: 350.86 (47) Defense: 334.16 (46) ST: 17.88 (3)
96 Total players, 18 from Transfer Portal. 15.1% of roster is from the Portal.
17 from the '25 Transfer Portal. 14.3% of roster is from this years Portal, 25 players left via portal after '24.
Roster Breakdown: 0 elite players, 0 great players, 9 very good players, 44 good players, 33 JAGS, 2 low JAGS, 0 JAG- players
Snaps by class: FR: 0 (0%), SO: 1605 (9%), JR: 6050 (32%), SR: 9975 (53%), GR: 1091 (6%)
23 players have no stats and no recruiting/portal ratings excluded from totals.
QB Exp: (100%), Prod: (100%) Luke Altmyer returns, their starting QB from last year. Ethan Hampton was brought in via the Portal.
RB Exp: (61%), Prod: (73%) lost their lead Rusher, but returns their #2 Aidan Laughery, from last year.
Illinois lost their top 2 WR's from last year.
WR Exp: (59%), Prod: (59%) OL Experience: T: (100%): G: (69%): C: (100%):
Illinois OL: 4 starters back, 1 with multi game experience, 0 more with some game experience.
Portal OL: 0 potential OL starters from '25 Portal, 0 more Portals have experience.
DL Experience: DE: (0%) DT: (28%)
LB Experience: (100%)
Secondary Experience: CB: (92%) S: (99%)
Kicker Experience: (71%), Punter: (36%)
Return Experience - QB 100%, Skill Players 55%, Off Line 90%, Front Seven 43%, Secondary 96% | Offense 76% - Defense 64%
Return Off Production - Pass Yds: 100%, Rush Yds: 73%, Rec Yds: 59%,
Return Def Production - Tackles: 74%, Sacks: 81%, QB Hurries: 46%, TFLs: 78%, Pass Def: 85%, INTs: 92%