Illinois Fighting Illini Depth Chart 2026

Unit

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

JobStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

Offense

11 starting jobsPrimary personnel · 11

×4

4Katin Houser

QB15-SR91% snaps '25

PORTAL 2Carson BoydQB22-FR—7Michael Clayton IIQB3FR (3)12Dane EisenmengerQB4FR

×9

5Ca'Lil Valentine

RB13-JR—ALSO KR 21Aidan Laughery

RB25-SR—23Jordan AndersonRB35-SR 22Cedric Wyche IIRB42-FR

X×5

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

6Jershaun NewtonX5

Z×5

1Jayshon Platt

Z15-SR—

PORTALALSO KR 10Ty RobinsonZ25-SR—

PORTAL 0Nas RankinZ3FR (4)8Davon GrantZ4FR (3)

28Karson KaiserZ5

SLOT×6

13Hudson Clement

SLOT15-SR—

PORTAL 11Brayden TrimbleSLOT22-FR—81Leslie Mosley Jr.SLOT3FR (3)80Eddie KasperSLOT45-SR

PORTALALSO PR

8Jacob EberhartSLOT5 19Nate CichySLOT6

×10

86Christian Abney

TE14-SR—

PORTAL 83Kaden Feagin

TE24-SR—88Davin StoffelTE34-JR

PORTAL 14Maurice Smith Jr.TE45-SR

LT×4

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

PORTAL 56JJ HirdesLT42-SO

LG×4

70Maika MatelauLG12-SO—PORTAL 66Brandon HansenLG23-JR—76Dylan FrechetteLG32-FR 57Zach BarrettLG43-JR

C×4

59Jake Renfro

C15-SR—

PORTAL 55TJ McMillenC24-JR—68Michael McDonoughC32-FR 65Dezmond SchusterC4GR

RG×4

75Brandon Henderson

RG14-SR—78Eddie TuerkRG23-SO—54Griffin RousseauRG32-FR 53Kai PritchardRG4FR (4)

RT×4

71Nathan KnapikRT13-SO—

PORTAL 79TJ TaylorRT23-JR—PORTAL 74Zafir StewartRT33-SO 62Casey ThomannRT4FR (3)

Defense

12 starting jobsBase front · Nickel sub

DT×6

90Carter JankiDT15-SR—

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

PORTAL 91Cameron BrooksDT42-FR

55Tony BalanganayiDT5 15Kingston ShawDT6

NT×5

96Darrell PraterNT15-SR—

PORTAL 54Demetrius JohnNT23-SO—95Isaiah WhiteNT32-FR 92Deon WilliamsNT42-SO

48Carter SmithNT5

EDGE

DE×5

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

PORTAL 51Parker CrimDE3FR (3)98Joshua DavisDE42-SO

56Guillermo GallardoDE5

EDGE

JACK×5

24Will HolmesJACK13-JR—

PORTAL 18Mason MuraginJACK24-JR—4Daniel BrownJACK35-SRPORTAL 34Erik GayleJACK42-FR

99King LigginsJACK5

WLB×3

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

PORTAL 8Cameron ThomasWLB3FR (3)

—open

MLB×5

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

PORTAL 38Jack ParisMLB32-FR 30Tony WilliamsMLB4FR (3)

37Caden ConsidineMLB5

LB×4

40Ean RheaLB1GR—

PORTAL 11Jacob AlexanderLB2FR (3)—28Kayden BennettLB3FR (3)23Jaylen StewartLB4FR (3)

LCB×5

5Jakwon MorrisLCB13-JR—

PORTAL 3Nick Hankins Jr.LCB2FR (4)—32Tywan CoxLCB32-FR 2RJ Jones IIILCB42-FR

29James Finley IVLCB5

PORTAL

RCB×4

6Juice Clarke

RCB14-SR—20Almirian ThomasRCB2FR (3)—16Tanner Heckel

RCB33-JR 35Kaedyn CobbsRCB4FR (3)

NB×3

1Xavier Scott

NB15-SR—22Deuce FillmoreNB25-SR—

PORTAL 14Andre Lovett Jr.NB32-FR

—open

FS×4

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

PORTAL 21Ben ClawsonFS3GR 12Isaiah WilliamsFS4FR (3)

SS×3

7Matthew Bailey

SS15-SR—13Xanai ScottSS22-FR—25Des StraughtonSS32-SO

—open

Special Teams

5 starting jobsCoverage & return units

×2

37Ethan MoczulskiKO15-SR—

PORTAL 27Lucas OsadaKO23-SO—

PORTAL

—open

×2

1Jayshon Platt

KR15-SR—

PORTALALSO WR 5Ca'Lil Valentine

KR23-JR—ALSO RB

—open

×2

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

PORTAL

—open

×1

80Eddie KasperPR15-SR—

PORTALALSO WR

—open

×2

81Lars RauPT13-SO—

PORTAL 18Jack GrayPT2FR (3)—

—open

Offense

11 starting jobs

Primary personnel · 11

PosStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

QB4Katin Houser 2Carson Boyd 7Michael Clayton II 12Dane Eisenmenger

RB5Ca'Lil Valentine 21Aidan Laughery 23Jordan Anderson 22Cedric Wyche II20John Forster27Corey Rashad31Murphy Clement24Javari Barnett25Nelsyn Wheeler

WRX17Collin Dixon 9Alex Perry 3Kenyon Alston 82Jacob Harvey6Jershaun Newton

WRZ1Jayshon Platt 10Ty Robinson 0Nas Rankin 8Davon Grant28Karson Kaiser

WRSLOT13Hudson Clement 11Brayden Trimble 81Leslie Mosley Jr.80Eddie Kasper8Jacob Eberhart19Nate Cichy

TE86Christian Abney 83Kaden Feagin 88Davin Stoffel 14Maurice Smith Jr.85Will Vala III89Tanner Hollinger16Logan Farrell84Grant Smith87BJ Thurman99Landen Von Seggern

OLLT72Christian Martin 52Champ Smith 51Alfred Washington 56JJ Hirdes

OLLG70Maika Matelau 66Brandon Hansen 76Dylan Frechette 57Zach Barrett

OLC59Jake Renfro 55TJ McMillen 68Michael McDonough 65Dezmond Schuster

OLRG75Brandon Henderson 78Eddie Tuerk 54Griffin Rousseau 53Kai Pritchard

OLRT71Nathan Knapik 79TJ Taylor 74Zafir Stewart 62Casey Thomann

Defense

12 starting jobs

Base front · Nickel sub

PosStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

DLDT90Carter Janki 52Pat Farrell 94Connor Sullivan 91Cameron Brooks55Tony Balanganayi15Kingston Shaw

DLNT96Darrell Prater 54Demetrius John 95Isaiah White 92Deon Williams48Carter Smith

EDGEDE43Joe Barna 17Isaiah Thomison 51Parker Crim 98Joshua Davis56Guillermo Gallardo

EDGEJACK24Will Holmes 18Mason Muragin 4Daniel Brown 34Erik Gayle99King Liggins

LBWLB33Grant Beerman 26Ismael Kante 8Cameron Thomas—

LBMLB10James Kreutz 45Robert Edmonson 38Jack Paris 30Tony Williams37Caden Considine

LBLB40Ean Rhea 11Jacob Alexander 28Kayden Bennett 23Jaylen Stewart

CBLCB5Jakwon Morris 3Nick Hankins Jr.32Tywan Cox 2RJ Jones III29James Finley IV

CBRCB6Juice Clarke 20Almirian Thomas 16Tanner Heckel 35Kaedyn Cobbs

CBNB1Xavier Scott 22Deuce Fillmore 14Andre Lovett Jr.—

SFS0Mac Resetich 9Lavon Williams 21Ben Clawson 12Isaiah Williams

SSS7Matthew Bailey 13Xanai Scott 25Des Straughton—

Special Teams

5 starting jobs

Coverage & return units

PosStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

KO37Ethan Moczulski 27Lucas Osada——

KR1Jayshon Platt 5Ca'Lil Valentine——

LS44Patrick Mahoney III 49Zach Haber——

PR80Eddie Kasper———

PT81Lars Rau 18Jack Gray——

Offense

11 starting jobs

Primary personnel · 11

QB4 listed

Katin Houser

#4QB15-SR91% snaps '25

PORTAL QB22Carson Boyd2-FR QB37Michael Clayton IIFR (3)QB412Dane EisenmengerFR

RB9 listed

Ca'Lil Valentine

#5RB13-JR—ALSO KR RB221Aidan Laughery

5-SR RB323Jordan Anderson5-SR RB422Cedric Wyche II2-FR

WRX5 listed

Collin Dixon

#17X14-JR—X29Alex Perry

5-SR

PORTAL X33Kenyon AlstonFR (3)X482Jacob HarveyFR (3)

WRZ5 listed

Jayshon Platt

#1Z15-SR—

PORTALALSO KR Z210Ty Robinson5-SR

PORTAL Z30Nas RankinFR (4)Z48Davon GrantFR (3)

WRSLOT6 listed

Hudson Clement

#13SLOT15-SR—

PORTAL SLOT211Brayden Trimble2-FR SLOT381Leslie Mosley Jr.FR (3)SLOT480Eddie Kasper5-SR

PORTALALSO PR

TE10 listed

Christian Abney

#86TE14-SR—

PORTAL TE283Kaden Feagin

4-SR TE388Davin Stoffel4-JR

PORTAL TE414Maurice Smith Jr.5-SR

PORTAL

OLLT4 listed

Christian Martin

#72LT14-JR—

PORTAL LT252Champ SmithFR (4)LT351Alfred Washington4-JR

PORTAL LT456JJ Hirdes2-SO

OLLG4 listed

Maika Matelau#70LG12-SO—PORTAL LG266Brandon Hansen3-JR LG376Dylan Frechette2-FR LG457Zach Barrett3-JR

OLC4 listed

Jake Renfro

#59C15-SR—

PORTAL C255TJ McMillen4-JR C368Michael McDonough2-FR C465Dezmond SchusterGR

OLRG4 listed

Brandon Henderson

#75RG14-SR—RG278Eddie Tuerk3-SO RG354Griffin Rousseau2-FR RG453Kai PritchardFR (4)

OLRT4 listed

Nathan Knapik#71RT13-SO—

PORTAL RT279TJ Taylor3-JRPORTAL RT374Zafir Stewart3-SO RT462Casey ThomannFR (3)

Defense

12 starting jobs

Base front · Nickel sub

DLDT6 listed

Carter Janki#90DT15-SR—

PORTAL DT252Pat Farrell4-JR DT394Connor Sullivan2-FR

PORTAL DT491Cameron Brooks2-FR

DLNT5 listed

Darrell Prater#96NT15-SR—

PORTAL NT254Demetrius John3-SO NT395Isaiah White2-FR NT492Deon Williams2-SO

EDGEDE5 listed

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

PORTAL DE351Parker CrimFR (3)DE498Joshua Davis2-SO

EDGEJACK5 listed

Will Holmes#24JACK13-JR—

PORTAL JACK218Mason Muragin4-JR JACK34Daniel Brown5-SRPORTAL JACK434Erik Gayle2-FR

LBWLB3 listed

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

PORTAL WLB38Cameron ThomasFR (3)

LBMLB5 listed

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

PORTAL MLB338Jack Paris2-FR MLB430Tony WilliamsFR (3)

LBLB4 listed

Ean Rhea#40LB1GR—

PORTAL LB211Jacob AlexanderFR (3)LB328Kayden BennettFR (3)LB423Jaylen StewartFR (3)

CBLCB5 listed

Jakwon Morris#5LCB13-JR—

PORTAL LCB23Nick Hankins Jr.FR (4)LCB332Tywan Cox2-FR LCB42RJ Jones III2-FR

CBRCB4 listed

Juice Clarke

#6RCB14-SR—RCB220Almirian ThomasFR (3)RCB316Tanner Heckel

3-JR RCB435Kaedyn CobbsFR (3)

CBNB3 listed

Xavier Scott

#1NB15-SR—NB222Deuce Fillmore5-SR

PORTAL NB314Andre Lovett Jr.2-FR

SFS4 listed

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

PORTAL FS321Ben ClawsonGR FS412Isaiah WilliamsFR (3)

SSS3 listed

Matthew Bailey

#7SS15-SR—SS213Xanai Scott2-FR SS325Des Straughton2-SO

Special Teams

5 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 Valentine

3-JRALSO RB

LS2 listed

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

PORTAL

PR1 listed

Eddie Kasper#80PR15-SR—

PORTALALSO WR

PT2 listed

Lars Rau#81PT13-SO—

PORTAL PT218Jack GrayFR (3)

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SEP 12

4:59 PM

Brayden Trimble

WR

INJURY

Injury reported

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SEP 12

4:37 PM

Matthew Bailey

S

ELIGIBILITY

Ruled eligible

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SEP 12

3:46 PM

Mac Resetich

S

INJURY

Injury reported

INJURY SPECIFIED: SHOULDER

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SEP 12

2:58 PM

Maika Matelau

OL

STATUS

Ruled out against Duke

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SEP 12

2:58 PM

Brandon Henderson

OL

STATUS

Ruled out against Duke

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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 coach

Offensive coordinator

Defensive coordinator

Identity

Orange Primary

Blue Secondary