Receiver, Illinois, 2008–⁠11

Fred Sykes

Number
No. 17
Height
6′0″
Hometown
Tampa, FL

Fred Sykes played receiver at Illinois (2008–⁠11).

Career highs

2receiving touchdowns, career highat Cincinnati, 2009

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2008*Illinois1215613.0150
2009Illinois10757.5221
2010Illinois78512.1027
2011Illinois3103.304
Career3232610.2350

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2008Illinois17WR
2009Illinois17WR
2010Illinois17WR
2011Illinois17WR6′0″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Game by game

2011 Illinois 3 games, 3 catches, 10 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 17vs.Arizona StateW 17–⁠141404
Oct 8atIndianaW 41–⁠201404
Nov 19vs.WisconsinL 17–⁠281202
2010 Illinois 4 games, 7 catches, 85 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 11vs.Southern IllinoisW 35–⁠3222012
Oct 23vs.IndianaW 43–⁠131707
Oct 30vs.PurdueW 44–⁠10224018
Nov 13vs.MinnesotaL 34–⁠38232027
2009 Illinois 6 games, 10 catches, 75 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 5vs.MissouriL 9–⁠3731807
Sep 12vs.Illinois StateW 45–⁠17111011
Oct 3vs.Penn StateL 17–⁠351707
Oct 17atIndianaL 14–⁠271404
Oct 24atPurdueL 14–⁠241303
Nov 27atCincinnatiL 36–⁠49332221
2008 Illinois 7 games, 12 catches, 156 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 30vs.MissouriL 42–⁠52237020
Sep 6vs.Eastern IllinoisW 47–⁠2121208
Sep 13vs.LouisianaW 20–⁠171707
Oct 4atMichiganW 45–⁠20225021
Oct 11vs.MinnesotaL 20–⁠271000
Oct 25atWisconsinL 17–⁠27325010
Nov 1vs.IowaW 27–⁠24150150

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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