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#45 Robert Edmonson

Class  RS JR/TRFrom  Colorado State (transfer)Ht / Wt  6'2" · 230 lbHometown  Houston, TX · Shadow Creek

Depth-chart placement

Current role

MLB2

Placement

Backup

Room

Linebacker

Experience

4-JR

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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LB room context

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Robert Edmonson holds the MLB · Backup spot in Illinois Fighting Illini’s linebacker room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

WLB · StarterGrant BeermanStarter

MLB · StarterJames KreutzStarter

WLB · BackupIsmael KanteBackup

MLB · BackupRobert EdmonsonBackup

Transfer history

2026Colorado State→Illinois Fighting Illini

Background & career

Robert Edmonson is a redshirt junior member of the Illinois roster. He is from Houston, TX and attended Shadow Creek. He joined the program as a transfer from Colorado State.

Colorado Statethrough 2025

Illinois2026 — present

Previous schoolColorado StateOriginHouston, TX · Shadow Creek