Illinois Fighting Illini Depth Chart 2026

Unit

Tags · year-class · 3-SO = third-year soph

JobStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

Offense

11 starting jobsPrimary personnel · 11

×5

4Katin HouserQB15-SR—

PORTAL 2Carson BoydQB22-FR—7Michael Clayton IIQB3FR (3)15Jershaun NewtonQB42-FR

12Dane EisenmengerQB5

×9

5Ca'Lil ValentineRB13-JR—ALSO KR 21Aidan LaugheryRB25-SR—23Jordan AndersonRB35-SR 20John ForsterRB42-FR

22Cedric Wyche IIRB5

X×5

17Collin DixonX14-JR—9Alex PerryX25-SR—

PORTAL 0Kenyon AlstonX3FR (3)82Jacob HarveyX4FR (3)

28Karson KaiserX5

Z×5

1Jayshon PlattZ15-SR—

PORTALALSO KR 10Ty RobinsonZ25-SR—

PORTAL 7Nas RankinZ3FR (4)8Davon GrantZ4FR (3)

19Nate CichyZ5

SLOT×4

13Hudson ClementSLOT15-SR—

PORTAL 11Brayden TrimbleSLOT22-FR—83Eddie KasperSLOT35-SR

PORTALALSO PR 81Leslie Mosley Jr.SLOT4FR (3)

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86Christian AbneyTE14-SR—

PORTAL 3Kaden FeaginTE24-SR—88Davin StoffelTE34-JR

PORTAL 14Maurice Smith Jr.TE45-SR

PORTAL

85Will Vala IIITE5

LT×5

72Christian MartinLT14-JR—

PORTAL 52Champ SmithLT2FR (4)—51Alfred WashingtonLT34-JR

PORTAL 53Kai PritchardLT4FR (4)

57Zach BarrettLT5

LG×4

70Maika MatelauLG12-SO—PORTAL 66Brandon HansenLG23-JR—76Dylan FrechetteLG32-FR 62Casey ThomannLG4FR (3)

C×4

59Jake RenfroC15-SR—

PORTAL 55TJ McMillenC24-JR—68Michael McDonoughC32-FR 58Landen Von SeggernC4FR (3)

RG×4

75Brandon HendersonRG14-SR—78Eddie TuerkRG23-SO—54Griffin RousseauRG32-FR 56JJ HirdesRG42-FR

RT×4

71Nathan KnapikRT13-SO—

PORTAL 79TJ TaylorRT23-JR—PORTAL 74Zafir StewartRT33-SO 65Dezmond SchusterRT44-SR

Defense

11 starting jobsBase front · Nickel sub

DT×8

90Carter JankiDT15-SR—

PORTAL 52Pat FarrellDT24-JR—94Connor SullivanDT32-FR

PORTAL 91Cameron BrooksDT42-FR

55Tony BalanganayiDT5

NT×6

96Darrell PraterNT15-SR—

PORTAL 54Demetrius JohnNT23-SO—95Isaiah WhiteNT32-FR 99King LigginsNT4FR (3)

98Joshua DavisNT5 92Deon WilliamsNT6

EDGE

DE×3

43Joe BarnaDE13-JR—17Isaiah ThomisonDE24-JR—

PORTAL 51Parker CrimDE3FR (3)

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EDGE

JACK×4

4Daniel BrownJACK15-SR—PORTAL 18Mason MuraginJACK24-JR—24Will HolmesJACK33-JR

PORTAL 34Erik GayleJACK42-FR

WLB×5

33Grant BeermanWLB12-SO—26Ismael KanteWLB25-SR—

PORTAL 8Cameron ThomasWLB3FR (3)23Jaylen StewartWLB4FR (3)

11Jacob AlexanderWLB5

MLB×6

10James KreutzMLB15-SR—45Robert EdmonsonMLB24-JR—

PORTAL 38Jack ParisMLB32-FR 37Caden ConsidineMLB4FR (3)

30Tony WilliamsMLB5↓4 28Kayden BennettMLB6

LCB×7

5Jakwon MorrisLCB13-JR—

PORTAL 3Nick Hankins Jr.LCB2FR (4)—2RJ Jones IIILCB32-FR 32Tywan CoxLCB42-FR

29James FinleyLCB5↓3

PORTAL

RCB×4

6Juice ClarkeRCB14-SR—16Tanner HeckelRCB23-JR—20Almirian ThomasRCB3FR (3)25Des StraughtonRCB42-FR

NB×4

1Xavier ScottNB15-SR—22Deuce FillmoreNB25-SR—

PORTAL 14Andre Lovett Jr.NB32-FR 21Ben ClawsonNB44-SR

FS×2

0Mac ResetichFS14-SR—9Lavon WilliamsFS25-SR—

PORTAL

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SS×3

7Matthew BaileySS15-SR—13Xanai ScottSS22-FR—19Jacob EberhartSS3FR (4)

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Special Teams

6 starting jobsCoverage & return units

×2

37Ethan MoczulskiKO15-SR—

PORTAL 27Lucas OsadaKO23-SO—

PORTAL

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×2

1Jayshon PlattKR15-SR—

PORTALALSO WR 5Ca'Lil ValentineKR23-JR—ALSO RB

—open

×2

44Patrick Mahoney IIILS14-JR—49Zach HaberLS24-JR—

PORTAL

—open

×2

37Ethan MoczulskiPK15-SR—

PORTAL 27Lucas OsadaPK23-SO—

PORTAL

—open

×1

83Eddie KasperPR15-SR—

PORTALALSO WR

—open

×2

81Lars RauPT13-SO—

PORTAL 18Jack GrayPT2FR (3)—

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Offense

11 starting jobs

Primary personnel · 11

QB5 listed

Katin Houser#4QB15-SR—

PORTAL QB22Carson Boyd2-FR QB37Michael Clayton IIFR (3)QB415Jershaun Newton2-FR

RB9 listed

Ca'Lil Valentine#5RB13-JR—ALSO KR RB221Aidan Laughery5-SR RB323Jordan Anderson5-SR RB420John Forster2-FR

WRX5 listed

Collin Dixon#17X14-JR—X29Alex Perry5-SR

PORTAL X30Kenyon AlstonFR (3)X482Jacob HarveyFR (3)

WRZ5 listed

Jayshon Platt#1Z15-SR—

PORTALALSO KR Z210Ty Robinson5-SR

PORTAL Z37Nas RankinFR (4)Z48Davon GrantFR (3)

WRSLOT4 listed

Hudson Clement#13SLOT15-SR—

PORTAL SLOT211Brayden Trimble2-FR SLOT383Eddie Kasper5-SR

PORTALALSO PR SLOT481Leslie Mosley Jr.FR (3)

TE9 listed

Christian Abney#86TE14-SR—

PORTAL TE23Kaden Feagin4-SR TE388Davin Stoffel4-JR

PORTAL TE414Maurice Smith Jr.5-SR

PORTAL

OLLT5 listed

Christian Martin#72LT14-JR—

PORTAL LT252Champ SmithFR (4)LT351Alfred Washington4-JR

PORTAL LT453Kai PritchardFR (4)

OLLG4 listed

Maika Matelau#70LG12-SO—PORTAL LG266Brandon Hansen3-JR LG376Dylan Frechette2-FR LG462Casey ThomannFR (3)

OLC4 listed

Jake Renfro#59C15-SR—

PORTAL C255TJ McMillen4-JR C368Michael McDonough2-FR C458Landen Von SeggernFR (3)

OLRG4 listed

Brandon Henderson#75RG14-SR—RG278Eddie Tuerk3-SO RG354Griffin Rousseau2-FR RG456JJ Hirdes2-FR

OLRT4 listed

Nathan Knapik#71RT13-SO—

PORTAL RT279TJ Taylor3-JRPORTAL RT374Zafir Stewart3-SO RT465Dezmond Schuster4-SR

Defense

11 starting jobs

Base front · Nickel sub

DLDT8 listed

Carter Janki#90DT15-SR—

PORTAL DT252Pat Farrell4-JR DT394Connor Sullivan2-FR

PORTAL DT491Cameron Brooks2-FR

DLNT6 listed

Darrell Prater#96NT15-SR—

PORTAL NT254Demetrius John3-SO NT395Isaiah White2-FR NT499King LigginsFR (3)

EDGEDE3 listed

Joe Barna#43DE13-JR—DE217Isaiah Thomison4-JR

PORTAL DE351Parker CrimFR (3)

EDGEJACK4 listed

Daniel Brown#4JACK15-SR—PORTAL JACK218Mason Muragin4-JR JACK324Will Holmes3-JR

PORTAL JACK434Erik Gayle2-FR

LBWLB5 listed

Grant Beerman#33WLB12-SO—WLB226Ismael Kante5-SR

PORTAL WLB38Cameron ThomasFR (3)WLB423Jaylen StewartFR (3)

LBMLB6 listed

James Kreutz#10MLB15-SR—MLB245Robert Edmonson4-JR

PORTAL MLB338Jack Paris2-FR MLB437Caden ConsidineFR (3)

CBLCB7 listed

Jakwon Morris#5LCB13-JR—

PORTAL LCB23Nick Hankins Jr.FR (4)LCB32RJ Jones III2-FR LCB432Tywan Cox2-FR

CBRCB4 listed

Juice Clarke#6RCB14-SR—RCB216Tanner Heckel3-JR RCB320Almirian ThomasFR (3)RCB425Des Straughton2-FR

CBNB4 listed

Xavier Scott#1NB15-SR—NB222Deuce Fillmore5-SR

PORTAL NB314Andre Lovett Jr.2-FR NB421Ben Clawson4-SR

SFS2 listed

Mac Resetich#0FS14-SR—FS29Lavon Williams5-SR

PORTAL

SSS3 listed

Matthew Bailey#7SS15-SR—SS213Xanai Scott2-FR SS319Jacob EberhartFR (4)

Special Teams

6 starting jobs

Coverage & return units

KO2 listed

Ethan Moczulski#37KO15-SR—

PORTAL KO227Lucas Osada3-SO

PORTAL

KR2 listed

Jayshon Platt#1KR15-SR—

PORTALALSO WR KR25Ca'Lil Valentine3-JRALSO RB

LS2 listed

Patrick Mahoney III#44LS14-JR—LS249Zach Haber4-JR

PORTAL

PK2 listed

Ethan Moczulski#37PK15-SR—

PORTAL PK227Lucas Osada3-SO

PORTAL

PR1 listed

Eddie Kasper#83PR15-SR—

PORTALALSO WR

PT2 listed

Lars Rau#81PT13-SO—

PORTAL PT218Jack GrayFR (3)

Program & Venue

Program

Illinois Fighting Illini

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Conference Big TenFootball began 1890Location Champaign, Illinois

Home

Gies Memorial Stadium

60,670Listed capacity

Location Champaign, Illinois

Coaching staff

Head coachBret Bielema

Offensive coordinatorBarry Lunney Jr.

Defensive coordinatorBobby Hauck

Identity

Orange Primary

Blue Secondary