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Illinois Fighting Illini Roster 2026
Offense
| Name | POS | HT | WT | Class | Birthplace | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 6' 1" | 190 lbs | FR | Mount Zion, IL | |
| WR | 6' 4" | 200 lbs | SR | Aurora, CO | |
| WR | 6' 0" | 170 lbs | FR | Chicago, IL | |
| WR | 6' 1" | 185 lbs | SR | North Port, FL | |
| WR | 6' 5" | 210 lbs | SR | Port Charlotte, FL | |
| WR | 5' 10" | 160 lbs | FR | Belle Glade, FL | |
| WR | 5' 10" | 165 lbs | SR | Burlington, WI | |
| WR | 6' 1" | 170 lbs | SO | Weston, FL | |
| WR | 6' 0" | 190 lbs | FR | Mount Zion, IL | |
| WR | 6' 4" | 220 lbs | FR | Dekalb, IL | |
| WR | 6' 1" | 215 lbs | JR | Tallmadge, OH | |
| WR | 6' 1" | 215 lbs | SR | Martinsburg, WV | |
| WR | 6' 1" | 190 lbs | FR | Mount Prospect, IL | |
| WR | 6' 2" | 195 lbs | FR | Orlando, FL | |
| TE | 6' 3" | 240 lbs | FR | Downers Grove, IL | |
| TE | 6' 4" | 225 lbs | SO | Berkeley, CA | |
| TE | 6' 6" | 260 lbs | JR | Mosinee, WI | |
| TE | 6' 4" | 245 lbs | SR | Fort Pierce, FL | |
| TE | 6' 5" | 230 lbs | FR | Forsyth, IL | |
| TE | 6' 5" | 245 lbs | SO | Stromsburg, NE | |
| TE | 6' 3" | 260 lbs | SR | Atwood, IL | |
| TE | 6' 3" | 250 lbs | FR | Arlington Heights, IL | |
| TE | 6' 6" | 255 lbs | SR | Zionsville, IN | |
| RB | 5' 10" | 215 lbs | FR | Fort Lauderdale, FL | |
| RB | 5' 9" | 205 lbs | FR | Grand Island, NE | |
| RB | 5' 11" | 200 lbs | JR | Hayward, CA | |
| RB | 5' 8" | 185 lbs | JR | Chicago, IL | |
| RB | 5' 11" | 200 lbs | SR | Gibson City, IL | |
| RB | 5' 10" | 195 lbs | FR | Montvale, NJ | |
| RB | 6' 0" | 215 lbs | SO | Martinsburg, WV | |
| RB | 6' 1" | 210 lbs | FR | Tampa, FL | |
| RB | 6' 4" | 240 lbs | SR | Naperville, IL | |
| QB | 6' 0" | 215 lbs | FR | St. Petersburg, FL | |
| QB | 6' 3" | 225 lbs | SR | Anaheim, CA | |
| QB | 6' 4" | 215 lbs | FR | Tolono, IL | |
| QB | 6' 4" | 210 lbs | FR | Orlando, FL | |
| QB | 6' 0" | 190 lbs | FR | St. Louis, MO | |
| OL | 6' 7" | 315 lbs | JR | Pensacola, FL | |
| OL | 6' 4" | 280 lbs | FR | Omaha, NE | |
| OL | 6' 4" | 320 lbs | SO | La Grange, IL | |
| OL | 6' 8" | 325 lbs | FR | Olney, IL | |
| OL | 6' 5" | 340 lbs | JR | Santa Clarita, CA | |
| OL | 6' 6" | 350 lbs | SO | Philadelphia, PA | |
| OL | 6' 6" | 330 lbs | FR | Fort Pierce, FL | |
| OL | 6' 7" | 325 lbs | FR | Stoughton, WI | |
| OL | 6' 4" | 320 lbs | SR | Mokena, IL | |
| OL | 6' 5" | 290 lbs | FR | Little Egg Harbor T, NJ | |
| OL | 6' 3" | 300 lbs | JR | Naperville, IL | |
| OL | 6' 3" | 310 lbs | FR | Tinley Park, IL | |
| OL | 6' 3" | 300 lbs | SO | Upland, CA | |
| OL | 6' 7" | 300 lbs | JR | Saint Rose, LA | |
| OL | 6' 7" | 300 lbs | SO | Kennewick, WA | |
| OL | 6' 6" | 295 lbs | FR | Coopersville, MI | |
| OL | 6' 5" | 335 lbs | SR | East St. Louis, IL | |
| OL | 6' 6" | 330 lbs | JR | Mundelein, IL | |
| OL | 6' 6" | 345 lbs | FR | Central Falls, RI | |
| OL | 6' 3" | 295 lbs | SO | Orland Park, IL |
Defense
| Name | POS | HT | WT | Class | Birthplace | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 5' 11" | 225 lbs | FR | Jacksonville, FL | |
| LB | 6' 0" | 205 lbs | FR | Cincinnati, OH | |
| LB | 6' 2" | 235 lbs | FR | Houston, TX | |
| LB | 6' 3" | 240 lbs | SO | Rolling Meadows, IL | |
| LB | 6' 2" | 225 lbs | FR | River Forest, IL | |
| LB | 6' 4" | 250 lbs | JR | Macomb, MI | |
| LB | 6' 2" | 235 lbs | SR | Bannockburn, IL | |
| LB | 6' 2" | 235 lbs | SR | Brooklyn Park, MN | |
| LB | 6' 4" | 255 lbs | JR | Detroit, MI | |
| LB | 6' 3" | 230 lbs | FR | Cincinnati, OH | |
| LB | 6' 2" | 230 lbs | JR | Houston, TX | |
| LB | 6' 1" | 255 lbs | SR | Kansas City, KS | |
| LB | 6' 1" | 230 lbs | FR | Windsor, CT | |
| LB | 6' 5" | 235 lbs | SO | West Chester, OH | |
| LB | 6' 4" | 245 lbs | FR | Frankfort, IL | |
| DL | 6' 2" | 270 lbs | SO | Las Vegas, NV | |
| DL | 6' 2" | 335 lbs | FR | Indianapolis, IN | |
| DL | 6' 3" | 285 lbs | JR | Fayetteville, TN | |
| DL | 6' 4" | 290 lbs | FR | Glenview, IL | |
| DL | 6' 3" | 250 lbs | FR | Apopka, FL | |
| Ean Rhea93 | DL | 6' 2" | 235 lbs | SR | Glade Spring, VA |
| DL | 6' 3" | 305 lbs | SR | Fort Payne, AL | |
| DL | 6' 3" | 295 lbs | FR | Crete, IL | |
| DL | 6' 3" | 290 lbs | SO | Columbus, OH | |
| DL | 6' 5" | 295 lbs | SR | Redding, CT | |
| DL | 6' 3" | 320 lbs | SR | Bloomington, IL | |
| DL | 6' 5" | 285 lbs | JR | Oak Lawn, IL | |
| DL | 6' 3" | 275 lbs | SO | Mendenhall, MS | |
| DL | 6' 3" | 255 lbs | FR | Lima, OH | |
| DL | 6' 3" | 300 lbs | FR | Chicago, IL | |
| DL | 6' 4" | 265 lbs | JR | Wheaton, IL | |
| DL | 6' 4" | 285 lbs | FR | Palatine, IL | |
| DB | 5' 10" | 190 lbs | SR | San Antonio, TX | |
| DB | 6' 2" | 200 lbs | FR | Houston, TX | |
| DB | 5' 11" | 175 lbs | FR | Fort Myers, FL | |
| DB | 6' 0" | 210 lbs | FR | Detroit, MI | |
| DB | 5' 11" | 195 lbs | SR | Riviera Beach, FL | |
| DB | 5' 11" | 205 lbs | FR | Riviera Beach, FL | |
| DB | 6' 0" | 210 lbs | SR | Spring Valley, IL | |
| DB | 6' 0" | 175 lbs | JR | Tupelo, MS | |
| DB | 6' 1" | 190 lbs | SO | Blue Island, IL | |
| DB | 6' 0" | 175 lbs | FR | Fort Pierce, FL | |
| DB | 5' 11" | 195 lbs | JR | Lyndon, KS | |
| DB | 6' 0" | 200 lbs | FR | Belleville, IL | |
| DB | 6' 2" | 190 lbs | SO | Portage, IN | |
| DB | 5' 11" | 185 lbs | SR | Biloxi, MS | |
| DB | 6' 4" | 215 lbs | FR | St. Louis, MO | |
| DB | 5' 10" | 185 lbs | FR | Miami, FL | |
| DB | 6' 2" | 210 lbs | FR | Byron, IL | |
| DB | 6' 1" | 215 lbs | FR | Denton, TX | |
| DB | 6' 0" | 205 lbs | SR | Arlington Heights, IL | |
| DB | 6' 1" | 180 lbs | SR | Fort Myers, FL | |
| DB | 6' 2" | 225 lbs | SR | Moline, IL |
Coach Bret Bielema