Illinois · depth chart

offense / defense / special teams two-deeps + position-group breakdowns · via Ourlads, updated 09/11/2026 10:35PM ET

QB1 starter · 4 deep

FR 3 · SR 1 · 1 TR

RB1 starter · 5 deep

FR 2 · JR 1 · SR 2

WR3 starters · 10 deep

FR 6 · JR 1 · SR 3 · 3 TR

TE1 starter · 5 deep

FR 1 · JR 1 · SR 3 · 3 TR

OL5 starters · 16 deep

FR 4 · SO 4 · JR 5 · SR 3 · 7 TR

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd	4th
WR-X	17 Collin Dixon RS JR	10 Ty Robinson RS SR TR	3 Kenyon Alston FR	82 Jacob Harvey FR
WR-Z	13 Hudson Clement RS SR TR	0 Nas Rankin FR	6 Jershaun Newton RS FR	—
WR-SL	11 Brayden Trimble RS FR	80 Eddie Kasper RS SR TR	81 Leslie Mosley Jr. FR	—
LT	72 Christian Martin RS JR TR	65 Dezmond Schuster RS SR TR	51 Alfred Washington RS JR TR	—
LG	70 Maika Matelau SO TR	66 Brandon Hansen JR	76 Dylan Frechette RS FR	—
C	59 Jake Renfro RS SR TR	55 TJ McMillen RS JR	68 Michael McDonough RS FR	—
RG	75 Brandon Henderson SR	78 Eddie Tuerk RS SO	54 Griffin Rousseau RS FR	—
RT	71 Nathan Knapik RS SO TR	52 Champ Smith FR	79 TJ Taylor JR TR	74 Zafir Stewart RS SO
TE	86 Christian Abney SR TR	83 Kaden Feagin SR	88 Davin Stoffel RS JR TR	14 Maurice Smith Jr. RS SR TR
QB	4 Katin Houser RS SR TR	2 Carson Boyd RS FR	7 Michael Clayton II FR	12 Dane Eisenmenger FR
RB	5 Ca'Lil Valentine JR	21 Aidan Laughery RS SR	23 Jordan Anderson RS SR	22 Cedric Wyche II RS FR

DL3 starters · 11 deep

FR 4 · SO 1 · JR 4 · SR 2 · 5 TR

LB4 starters · 12 deep

FR 5 · SO 1 · JR 2 · SR 4 · 3 TR

DB4 starters · 13 deep

FR 6 · SO 1 · JR 2 · SR 4 · 3 TR

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd	4th
DE	43 Joe Barna JR	17 Isaiah Thomison RS JR TR	24 Will Holmes JR TR	51 Parker Crim FR
NT	96 Darrell Prater RS SR TR	54 Demetrius John RS SO	95 Isaiah White RS FR	—
DT	52 Pat Farrell RS JR	90 Carter Janki RS SR TR	94 Connor Sullivan RS FR TR	91 Cameron Brooks RS FR
JACK	18 Mason Muragin RS JR	34 Erik Gayle RS FR	—	—
WLB	33 Grant Beerman SO	26 Ismael Kante RS SR TR	8 Cameron Thomas FR	—
MLB	10 James Kreutz RS SR	45 Robert Edmonson RS JR TR	38 Jack Paris RS FR	30 Tony Williams FR
LCB	5 Jakwon Morris JR TR	29 James Finley IV SO TR	2 RJ Jones III RS FR	32 Tywan Cox RS FR
SS	7 Matthew Bailey RS SR	13 Xanai Scott RS FR	8 Jacob Eberhart FR	—
FS	0 Mac Resetich SR	9 Lavon Williams RS SR TR	—	—
RCB	6 Juice Clarke SR	16 Tanner Heckel JR	3 Nick Hankins Jr. FR	20 Almirian Thomas FR
NB	1 Xavier Scott RS SR	22 Deuce Fillmore RS SR TR	14 Andre Lovett Jr. RS FR	—

Specialists5 starters · 10 deep

FR 2 · SO 4 · JR 2 · SR 2 · 7 TR

Returners2 starters · 2 deep

JR 1 · SR 1 · 1 TR

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Injury report

staff-entered · reflects on this chart and the advance report

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