Illinois's 2025 Team Roster/Depth Chart Outlook
Official Roster not available yetDef Snap % are best estimates. DE/LB are mixed depending on the team.
Quarterbacks
| Player | H/W | Passing | Rushing | Pass | Run | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #9 Luke Altmyer SR | 6'2"/205 | 246/365 (67%), 3007 Yds, 22 TD / 5 INT | 100 Car, 242 Yds, (2.4 YPC), 5 TD, 4 FUM | B- | B- | #14 | 844 (48%) | MISS ('23) | |
| #10 Ethan Hampton SR | 6'3"/220 | 3/4 (75%), 27 Yds, 0 TD / 1 INT | 0 Car, 0 Yds, (0 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | NIU ('25) | |||||
| #00 Jershaun Newton FR | 6'0"/220 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #4 Carson Boyd FR | 6'0"/185 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #12 Trey Petty FR | 6'0"/210 | 3* HS ('24) |
Running Backs
| Player | H/W | Rushing | Receiving | Run | Rec | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #3 Kaden Feagin JR | 6'3"/250 | 122 Car, 507 Yds, (4.2 YPC), 7 TD, 2 FUM | 16 Rec, 188 Yds, (11.8 YPR), 2 TD | B+ | C+ | #539 | 411 (48%) | 4* HS ('23) | |
| #5 Ca'Lil Valentine SO | 5'11"/190 | 131 Car, 614 Yds, (4.7 YPC), 4 TD, 3 FUM | 10 Rec, 55 Yds, (5.5 YPR), 0 TD | B- | D+ | #289 | 249 (29%) | 4* HS ('24) | |
| #21 Aidan Laughery JR | 5'11"/200 | 75 Car, 382 Yds, (5.1 YPC), 3 TD, 0 FUM | 9 Rec, 54 Yds, (6 YPR), 0 TD | B- | C- | #272 | 193 (23%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #00 John Forster FR | 5'10"/190 | 3* HS ('25) |
Wide Receivers
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rushing | Rec | Block | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #17 Collin Dixon SO | 6'1"/210 | 35 Rec, 548 Yds, (15.7 YPR), 5 TD, 0 FUM | 2 Car, 5 Yds, 0 TD | C+ | A | #229 | 607 (35%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #80 Hank Beatty SR | 5'11"/185 | 70 Rec, 864 Yds, (12.3 YPR), 3 TD, 1 FUM | 4 Car, 46 Yds, 1 TD | B+ | A- | #19 | 587 (33%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #13 Hudson Clement JR | 6'1"/205 | 36 Rec, 454 Yds, (12.6 YPR), 3 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C+ | B | #176 | 529 (30%) | WVU ('25) | |
| #7 A. Capka-Jones SR | 6'4"/190 | 2 Rec, 31 Yds, (15.5 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C | C+ | #762 | 54 (3%) | NA | |
| #11 Brayden Trimble FR | 6'1"/175 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C- | B- | 7 (0%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||
| #00 Justin Bowick JR | 6'4"/200 | 22 Rec, 265 Yds, (12 YPR), 5 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | #211 | BALL ('25) | ||||
| #8 Malik Elzy JR | 6'2"/215 | 7 Rec, 84 Yds, (12 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | #744 | 4* HS ('23) | ||||
| #2 Ashton Hollins JR | 6'5"/190 | 4 Rec, 108 Yds, (27 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | #596 | 3* HS ('22) | ||||
| #1 Mario Sanders II JR | 5'10"/190 | 2 Rec, 32 Yds, (16 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | #741 | 3* HS ('24) | ||||
| #18 Michael Bartolotta SR | 6'2"/215 | NA | |||||||
| #87 Tyler McClure SR | 6'2"/200 | NA | |||||||
| #83 Tysean Griffin FR | 5'10"/165 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||||
| #28 Karson Kaiser FR | 6'1"/170 | NA |
Tight Ends
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rec | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #85 Tanner Arkin SR | 6'4"/265 | 13 Rec, 114 Yds, (8.8 YPR), 2 TD, 0 FUM | C- | A+ | C- | 684 (65%) | CSU ('23) | |
| #00 Christian Abney JR | 6'6"/255 | 1 Rec, 12 Yds, (12 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C- | A | B+ | 194 (18%) | BALL ('25) | |
| #88 Davin Stoffel SO | 6'6"/260 | 1 Rec, 24 Yds, (24 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | D+ | A- | B+ | 115 (11%) | SDSU ('25) | |
| #23 Jordan Anderson JR | 6'4"/240 | 3 Rec, 12 Yds, (4 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C | A | A- | 56 (5%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #89 Tanner Hollinger FR | 6'5"/225 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C- | D+ | 5 (0%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #00 Logan Farrell FR | 6'3"/240 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | B- | 1 (0%) | 3* HS ('25) | |||
| #14 Cole Rusk SR | 6'5"/250 | 19 Rec, 217 Yds, (11.4 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | MURR ('24) | |||||
| #84 Grant Smith FR | 6'5"/225 | 3* HS ('25) |
Offensive Line
| Player | H/W | Grade | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #58 Melvin Priestly (T) SR | 6'4"/315 | C+ | A- | B | 817 (47%) | GRAM ('24) | |
| #74 J.C. Davis (T) SR | 6'5"/320 | A- | A+ | A- | 776 (44%) | UNM ('24) | |
| #00 Nathan Knapik (T) FR | 6'7"/290 | B- | A | B | 80 (5%) | IDHO ('25) | |
| #63 Dezmond Schuster (T) SR | 6'5"/335 | C+ | B+ | A | 29 (2%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #79 Zafir Stewart (T) FR | 6'6"/355 | C | B- | B+ | 5 (0%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #73 Josh Gesky (G) SR | 6'5"/325 | B- | A- | B+ | 849 (49%) | 3* HS ('21) | |
| #75 Brandon Henderson (G) JR | 6'5"/335 | C- | C+ | B- | 818 (47%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #66 Brandon Hansen (G) SO | 6'6"/335 | D+ | C- | A+ | 67 (4%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #78 Eddie Tuerk (G) FR | 6'4"/325 | C- | C+ | B+ | 6 (0%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #64 Josh Kreutz (C) SR | 6'2"/290 | C- | B | C- | 782 (45%) | 3* HS ('21) | |
| #55 TJ McMillen (C) SO | 6'3"/295 | B- | A- | B+ | 88 (5%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #72 Ayden Knapik (OL) SR | 6'6"/295 | IDHO ('25) | |||||
| #68 Michael McDonough (OL) FR | 6'3"/295 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| 6'9"/310 | 3* HS ('22) | ||||||
| #00 Tyler McMillan (OL) JR | 6'6"/320 | SEMO ('25) | |||||
| #54 Griffin Rousseau (OL) FR | 6'7"/325 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #56 JJ Hirdes (OL) FR | 6'6"/280 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Dylan Frechette (OL) FR | 6'6"/310 | 3* HS ('25) |
Defensive Line
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #56 Guillermo Gallardo (DE) JR | 6'3"/315 | C- | 1 (0%) | NA | |||||
| #90 James Thompson Jr. (DT) SR | 6'6"/300 | 40 Tac, 17 Solo, 3 TFL, 2 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | C | C+ | 402 (54%) | WIS ('25) | |
| #52 Pat Farrell (DT) SO | 6'5"/280 | 11 Tac, 3 Solo, 2 TFL, 2 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | C- | C | 203 (27%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #92 Gentle Hunt (DT) SR | 5'11"/305 | 9 Tac, 4 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | C- | C+ | 162 (22%) | FAMU ('24) | |
| #00 Carter Hewitt (DT) SR | 6'5"/290 | C- | C- | 27 (4%) | UNI ('25) | ||||
| #54 Demetrius John (DT) FR | 6'3"/270 | C | C- | 20 (3%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||||
| #91 Cameron Brooks (DT) FR | 6'3"/305 | C | 3 (0%) | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Isaiah White (DT) FR | 6'2"/320 | C | 2 (0%) | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #44 Angelo McCullom (DL) SO | 6'2"/290 | 19 Tac, 7 Solo, 3 TFL, 2 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #36 Tomiwa Durojaiye (DL) JR | 6'5"/300 | 16 Tac, 10 Solo, 5 TFL, 2 Sacks, 3 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | FSU ('25) | |||||
| #99 Curt Neal (DL) JR | 6'0"/300 | 16 Tac, 10 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | WIS ('25) | |||||
| #96 Eli Coenen (DL) SO | 6'7"/275 | 12 Tac, 5 Solo, 2 TFL, 2 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | BEM ('25) | |||||
| #8 Jeremiah Warren (DL) SO | 6'3"/305 | 3 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | 3* HS ('23) |
Linebackers
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #17 Gabe Jacas SR | 6'3"/275 | 44 Tac, 23 Solo, 14 TFL, 11 Sacks, 6 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | A- | C- | 529 (130%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #28 Dylan Rosiek SR | 6'1"/235 | 53 Tac, 29 Solo, 4 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 3 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C | B- | 430 (106%) | 3* HS ('21) | |
| #3 Alec Bryant SR | 6'3"/250 | 26 Tac, 9 Solo, 3 TFL, 1 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | C+ | C- | 387 (95%) | VT ('21) | |
| #43 Joe Barna SO | 6'4"/265 | 20 Tac, 7 Solo, 2 TFL, 2 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | B- | D | 323 (79%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #9 Leon Lowery Jr. SR | 6'3"/245 | 20 Tac, 11 Solo, 3 TFL, 2 Sacks, 4 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (1 TDS) | C- | C- | C+ | 272 (67%) | WIS ('25) | |
| #41 James Kreutz JR | 6'2"/225 | 30 Tac, 16 Solo, 4 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 3 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | C- | D | 241 (59%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #4 Daniel Brown JR | 6'1"/250 | 11 Tac, 4 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | C+ | D+ | 212 (52%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #39 Kenenna Odeluga SR | 6'1"/235 | 22 Tac, 13 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | D- | D+ | 173 (43%) | NA | |
| #26 Ismael Kante JR | 6'2"/225 | 8 Tac, 3 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | D+ | B | 55 (14%) | NA | |
| #42 Luke Zardzin SR | 6'0"/225 | 5 Tac, 4 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | C | D+ | 30 (7%) | NA | |
| #33 Grant Beerman FR | 6'5"/220 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C+ | C | 15 (4%) | 4* HS ('25) | |
| #18 Mason Muragin SO | 6'4"/245 | C | C- | 5 (1%) | 3* HS ('23) | ||||
| #45 Malachi Hood JR | 6'2"/225 | 44 Tac, 28 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | 3* HS ('22) | |||||
| #30 Jojo Hayden SO | 6'2"/220 | 25 Tac, 12 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | 3* HS ('23) | |||||
| #48 Carter Smith FR | 6'3"/215 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | NA | |||||
| #34 Erik Gayle FR | 6'3"/215 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #47 Easton Baker FR | 6'0"/200 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||||
| #41 Clayton Leonard JR | 6'4"/290 | 3* HS ('22) |
Secondary
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #5 Torrie Cox Jr. (CB) SR | 5'9"/170 | 50 Tac, 36 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 3 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | D | C- | 690 (55%) | OHIO ('24) | |
| #6 Jaheim Clarke (CB) JR | 6'1"/175 | 30 Tac, 22 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 7 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | D+ | C | 533 (42%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #16 Tanner Heckel (CB) SO | 5'11"/185 | 36 Tac, 26 Solo, 3 TFL, 2 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 2 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | B | C | 506 (40%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #14 Xavier Scott (CB) SR | 5'11"/190 | 6 Tac, 3 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | C | C+ | 151 (12%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #20 Tyler Strain (CB) SR | 5'9"/195 | 9 Tac, 7 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | C- | C | 139 (11%) | 3* HS ('21) | |
| #35 Grayson Griffin (CB) SR | 5'11"/200 | 3 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | 1 (0%) | NA | |||
| #00 Robert Jones III (CB) FR | 5'11"/165 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #10 Miles Scott (S) SR | 5'11"/210 | 64 Tac, 50 Solo, 4 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 4 PD, 3 INT (0 TDS) | A- | B | B- | 786 (92%) | 2* HS ('20) | |
| #7 Matthew Bailey (S) JR | 6'2"/215 | 76 Tac, 59 Solo, 4 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | B | C+ | 693 (81%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #00 Mac Resetich (S) JR | 6'0"/205 | 19 Tac, 12 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | C- | D+ | 217 (25%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #13 Xanai Scott (S) FR | 5'11"/185 | C | 12 (1%) | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #2 Saboor Karriem (DB) JR | 6'3"/195 | 21 Tac, 15 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | 4* HS ('23) | |||||
| #1 Kaleb Patterson (DB) JR | 6'1"/190 | 16 Tac, 13 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | 3* HS ('23) | |||||
| #19 Tyson Rooks (DB) JR | 6'4"/205 | 5 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | 3* HS ('22) | |||||
| #15 Andre Lovett Jr. (DB) FR | 6'1"/175 | 3 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #21 Ben Clawson (DB) JR | 6'0"/205 | 2 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | NA | |||||
| #12 Amar Reynolds (DB) FR | 6'0"/180 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #24 Vernon Woodward III (DB) FR | 6'1"/195 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||||
| #00 Tywan Cox (DB) FR | 5'10"/175 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #22 RJ Jones III (DB) FR | 6'0"/175 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #29 TJ Griffin (DB) JR | 6'0"/220 | 3* HS ('22) | |||||||
| #31 Murphy Clement (DB) FR | 6'0"/205 | WVU ('25) |
Kickers
| Player | H/W | FG | XP | Pts | FG G | KO G | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #24 David Olano JR | 5'11"/180 | 20/23 (87%), Long 47 Yds | 44/44 | 104 Pts | 3* HS ('23) | |||
| #00 Lucas Osada SO | 6'1"/200 | F | UNC ('25) |
Punters
| Player | H/W | Punts | Acc | Grade | Rank | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #40 Keelan Crimmins SR | 6'3"/225 | 36, 1580 YDS (43.9 YPP), Long 60 YDS | 9 In 20, 6 TB | C- | A+ | PUR ('25) | |
| #00 Lars Rau SO | 6'2"/200 | TXST ('25) |
Roster & Program Overview
HC Bret Bielema returnsOC Barry Lunney Jr. returnsDC Aaron Henry returns
Players with Starting experience3114 off • 17 def
Team Talent874#37 in CFB
Avg Talent / Player0.86Blue-chip 11.25%
Roster Size10526 portal (20.2%)
Off: 48 Talent: (#39)
Def: 53 Talent: (#46)
ST: 4
New Portal In: 19 (14.7%)
Portal Losses: 27
Unrated/No Stats: 24
Total Team Snaps: 19051
Elite: 0
Top 100: 0
Top 250: 9
Top 100 Pos: 47
JAG: 35
Low JAG: 2
JAG-: 1
FR Snaps: 382 (2%)
SO Snaps: 2697 (14%)
JR Snaps: 4964 (26%)
SR Snaps: 11008 (58%)
GR Snaps: 0 (0%)
84% Snaps by Upperclassmen
24 players on roster have not played, have no stats and no recruiting/portal ratings.
Class Breakdown
| Category | GR | SR | JR | SO | FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters Returning | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Portal Starters 2025 portal | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Experienced Depth | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Off Starters Returning | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Off Depth Returning | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Def Starters Returning | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Def Depth Returning | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Positions Summary
Unit
Returning
(starters/exp'd depth)
(starters/exp'd depth)
Portal Adds
(starters/exp'd depth)
(starters/exp'd depth)
Snaps
(total/portal)
(total/portal)
Outlook
Experience - Production - Notes
Experience - Production - Notes
QBQB
1 (0)
0 (0)
844(0)
Exp 48% • Prod 99% — Luke Altmyer returns, their starting QB from last year. Ethan Hampton was brought in via the portal.
RBHB
1 (2)
0 (0)
853(0)
Exp 100% • Prod 100% — lost their lead Rusher, but returns their #2 Aidan Laughery, from last year.
WR/TEWR + TE
3 (0)
1 (1)
2839(0)
Exp 51% • Prod 100% — Illinois lost their top 2 WR's from last year.
OLT + G + C
4 (1)
0 (0)
4317(0)
T 49% • G 50% • C 50% — Illinois OL: 5 starters back, 0 with multi game experience, 1 more with some game experience. Portal OL: 0 potential starters from '25 Portal, 0 more portals have experience.
DLDE + DT
0 (2)
1 (0)
820(0)
DE 0% • DT 55% — DL experience and continuity summary.
LBLB
3 (4)
0 (1)
2672(0)
LB 219% — LB experience and continuity summary.
SecondaryCB + S
4 (2)
0 (0)
3728(0)
CB 80% • S 100% — Secondary experience and continuity summary.
Team Snaps: Offense 8853 (0 portal) 100% returning, (0% via Portal) • Defense 7220 (0 portal) 100% returning, (0% via Portal)
Note: The units rarely add up to a full team of starters/depth in preseason, as inexperienced depth/portals will need to emerge
Note: The units rarely add up to a full team of starters/depth in preseason, as inexperienced depth/portals will need to emerge