Teams Eastern Illinois 2022 Roster ← 2021 2023 → 2022 Eastern Illinois roster 107 players: 31 freshmen, 22 sophomores, 11 juniors, 5 seniors, 38 with no class listed. From 20 states and 2 other countries; the most from Illinois (48) and Ohio (8). The 2022 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 8 Receivers 16 Tight ends 8 Offensive line 16 Defensive line 16 Linebackers 9 Defensive backs 21 Specialists 7
Quarterbacks 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 6 Jonah O’Brien QB 6′4″ 210 Bartlett, IL 853 passing yards, 9 TD 6 Dominique Shoffner QB 6′1″ 201 Apex, NC 626 passing yards, 7 TD; 418 rushing yards, 5 TD 12 Ira Armstead QB Transfer from Virginia 6′4″ 225 South Bend, IN 8 returns, 171 yards 8 Zach Weir QB Fr. 6′3″ 200 Grafton, WI 96 passing yards 12 Justin Kowalak QB 6′0″ 205 Crystal Lake, IL 9 passing yards 16 Kevin Conway QB 6′2″ 205 New Lenox, IL 0 passing yards
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 3 Jaelin Benefield RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 170 Pearland, TX 379 rushing yards, 1 TD 1 Markenzy Pierre RB Sr. 5′11″ 230 Orlando, FL 362 rushing yards 29 Kendi Young RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 200 Calumet City, IL 280 rushing yards, 1 TD 9 M.J. Flowers RB 6′1″ 220 Cincinnati, OH 118 rushing yards 35 Zeke Lewis RB 6′0″ 205 Decatur, IL 8 rushing yards 1 Jay Pearson RB RS 6′0″ 210 Mckees Rocks, PA 26 Tyler Clark RB So. 5′10″ 205 Chicago, IL 32 Ty Schultz RB Fr. 5′10″ 195 Lockport, IL
Receivers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 33 Nile Hill WR So. 5′11″ 190 Chicago, IL 26 catches, 239 yards, 2 TD 4 Justin Thomas WR Jr. 6′1″ 190 Wixom, MI 17 catches, 210 yards, 2 TD 13 Cooper Willman WR Fr. 6′1″ 205 Sterling, IL 16 catches, 199 yards 0 Justin Bowick WR 6′5″ 209 Atlanta, GA 13 catches, 250 yards, 3 TD 6 DeAirious Smith WR Fr. 6′0″ 180 Lexington, KY 12 catches, 127 yards, 2 TD 2 DeWayne Cooks Jr. WR So. 6′2″ 160 Tulsa, OK 8 catches, 83 yards, 1 TD 7 Isaiah Hill WR Jr. 5′11″ 190 Shorewood, IL 5 catches, 77 yards 86 Lazerick Eatman WR So. 5′10″ 180 Willowbrook, IL 3 catches, 37 yards, 1 TD 7 Cam Thompson WR 6′0″ 200 Boardman, OH 1 return, 13 yards 9 Tim Pope WR Fr. 6′2″ 195 Cincinnati, OH 14 Kirk Pinkston Jr. WR Jr. 5′10″ 170 Indianapolis, IN 15 Will Shumpert WR So. 6′6″ 220 Saint Louis, MO 75 Matthew Bean WR Fr. 6′6″ 265 Lima, OH 81 Jordyn Turner WR Fr. 6′5″ 230 Bothell, WA 85 Josh St. Preux WR Fr. 5′11″ 190 Chicago, IL 89 Daniel Luoma WR Fr. 6′2″ 225 Porvoo, Finland
Tight ends 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 80 Jay Vallie TE Sr. 6′3″ 255 Grand Blanc, MI 12 catches, 113 yards, 2 TD 11 Anthony Manaves TE 6′4″ 235 Chicago, IL 11 catches, 63 yards 39 Jason Gleyzer TE Fr. 5′10″ 190 Highland Park, IL 44 Nick Stricker TE Jr. 6′2″ 245 Lemont, IL 49 Grant Edwards TE 2★ 2-star recruit So. 6′1″ 245 Springfield, IL 82 Joe McNab TE Fr. 6′6″ 260 Madison Heights, MI 86 Jaxson Isaac TE RS 6′6″ 230 Regina, SK 87 Alex Ginnever TE RS 6′5″ 230 Wentzville, MO
Offensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 58 Anthony Imperio OL Jr. 6′4″ 300 Auburn, AL 59 Alex Parades OL So. 6′1″ 325 Bolingbrook, IL 62 Michael McNicholas OL So. 6′4″ 315 Lombard, IL 65 Carson Fichtel OL RS 6′3″ 310 Heath, TX 67 Chad Strickland OL Jr. 6′5″ 295 Salem, AL 68 Simon France OL So. 6′1″ 270 Elyria, OH 70 Joshua Johnson OL Fr. 6′4″ 360 Westerville, OH 71 Brody Rankin OL Fr. 6′3″ 310 Charleston, IL 72 Elkhanan Tanelus OL Jr. 6′2″ 335 Naples, FL 73 Terrance Shaw OL Jr. 6′3″ 300 Clearwater, FL 74 William Redden OL Fr. 6′6″ 320 Malvern, PA 75 Johnathan Arellano OL Fr. 6′3″ 325 Lancaster, CA 76 Bryce Burnett OL Fr. 6′4″ 270 Danville, IL 77 Ivan Gleyzer OL Jr. 6′4″ 290 Lincolnshire, IL 78 Max Stineman OL So. 6′4″ 325 Ewa Beach, HI 79 Rasheed Anderson OL Fr. 6′5″ 360 Oak Park, IL
Defensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 92 Colby Smith DL Fr. 6′0″ 290 Dunnellon, FL 2 tackles, 1 INT 14 Braylon Willis DL So. 6′4″ 245 Lafayette, LA 2 tackles, 0.5 sacks 93 Cameron Leach DL Jr. 6′1″ 295 Chicago, IL 3 tackles 97 Tim Varga DL 6′3″ 255 Elk Grove Village, IL 3 tackles 6 Joel Barrows DL 6′3″ 250 Chicago, IL 2 tackles 94 Jordan Miles DL 6′2″ 245 Indianapolis, IN 1 tackle 99 Jaron Hacha DL 5′11″ 305 Frankfort, IL 1 tackle 0 Alton Jefferson DL 6′0″ 300 Louisville, KY 46 Ameer Aqel DL So. 6′2″ 250 Orland Hills, IL 47 Albert Pontrelli DL Fr. 6′2″ 220 Lemont, IL 50 Luke Wagner DL RS 6′4″ 230 Washington, PA 55 Terence Simon Jr. DL So. 6′1″ 275 Inglewood, CA 56 Tre’Jon Lewis DL 6′4″ 275 Manor, TX 90 Michael Young Jr. DL So. 6′0″ 240 Warren, MI 95 Drake Van Hyfte DL Fr. 6′4″ 255 Annawan, IL 98 Connor Corrigan DL So. 6′3″ 250 Naperville, IL
Linebackers 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 11 Elijawah Tolbert LB 6′1″ 230 Country Club Hills, IL 11 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 3 INT 16 Colin Bohanek LB 6′0″ 227 Chicago, IL 7 tackles, 2 INT 19 Phoenix Porter LB 6′1″ 220 Fairfield, OH 5 tackles 11 Alex Oyawale LB So. 6′0″ 220 Murrieta, CA 1 tackle 48 Michael Jarosz LB So. 6′1″ 245 Wheaton, IL 1 tackle 5 Anthony Shockey LB 6′1″ 235 Lombard, IL 8 Foday Jalloh LB 6′2″ 220 West Lawn, PA 23 Logan Brown LB So. 6′2″ 215 Effingham, IL 51 Payton Orth LB 5′11″ 220 Frankfort, IL
Defensive backs 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 24 Jordan Vincent S So. 5′10″ 190 Lincolnshire, IL 8 tackles, 3 INT 2 Mark Aitken DB 5′9″ 175 Chicago, IL 16 returns, 386 yards 7 Tyris Harvey DB 5′11″ 175 Olympia Fields, IL 1 tackle, 2 INT 39 Elijah Ball S Transfer from Purdue Sr. 6′1″ 205 Indianapolis, IN 5 tackles, 1 INT 27 Zay Gentry DB 6′0″ 190 Anna, TX 6 returns, 72 yards 22 Kaelin Drakeford DB 6′3″ 201 Harrodsburg, KY 4 tackles 9 Elijah Benoit DB Sr. 6′0″ 180 Brandon, FL 3 tackles 13 Nick Coates DB 5′9″ 185 Louisville, KY 3 tackles 3 Russell Dandy DB Jr. 6′0″ 170 Hinesville, GA 2 tackles 13 Trey Shaw III S Fr. 6′1″ 195 Nashville, TN 1 tackle 28 Brandon Guido S 5′9″ 190 Naperville, IL 1 return, 22 yards 30 Diego Oliver DB 2★ 2-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 180 Chicago, IL 1 tackle 42 Henry Woods Jr. DB So. 5′10″ 175 New Lenox, IL 1 tackle 0 NiJhay Burt CB RS 5′11″ 188 Homestead, PA 24 Collin Tyson S Fr. 6′0″ 190 Kansas City, MO 25 A.J. Sanders S Fr. 6′0″ 195 Pickerington, OH 29 Blake Ruffin DB 6′3″ 205 Louisville, KY 31 Chris Williams DB Fr. 6′2″ 190 Peoria, IL 36 Chauncey Lee DB Fr. 5′9″ 175 Bellwood, IL 41 Mike Smith Jr. DB Fr. 6′0″ 170 Rockford, IL Bryce Dewberry S Sr. 5′10″ 215 Mcdonough, GA
Mark Aitken, Joel Barrows, Anthony Manaves, Colin Bohanek, Tyler Clark, Diego Oliver, Nile Hill, Josh St. Preux, Cameron Leach Anthony Shockey, Chauncey Lee, Michael Jarosz, Michael McNicholas Tyris Harvey, Payton Orth, Brett Galletti, Jaron Hacha Ty Schultz, Nick Stricker, Albert Pontrelli, Alex Parades Alton Jefferson, Nick Coates, Blake Ruffin Kirk Pinkston Jr., Elijah Ball, Jordan Miles Brandon Guido, Jack Valente, Connor Corrigan Trey Wilhoit, Corry Wilhoit III M.J. Flowers, Tim Pope Kevin Conway, Henry Woods Jr. Jordan Vincent, Ivan Gleyzer Joe McNab, Michael Young Jr. Justin Bowick NiJhay Burt Jay Pearson Markenzy Pierre DeWayne Cooks Jr. Jaelin Benefield Russell Dandy Justin Thomas DeAirious Smith Dominique Shoffner Jonah O’Brien Cam Thompson Isaiah Hill Foday Jalloh Zach Weir Elijah Benoit Alex Oyawale Elijawah Tolbert Ira Armstead Justin Kowalak Cooper Willman Trey Shaw III Braylon Willis Will Shumpert Phoenix Porter Kaelin Drakeford Collin Tyson A.J. Sanders Zay Gentry Kendi Young Chris Williams Zeke Lewis William Orth Jason Gleyzer Mike Smith Jr. Grant Edwards Luke Wagner Stone Galloway Terence Simon Jr. Tre’Jon Lewis Anthony Imperio Cody Green Carson Fichtel Simon France Joshua Johnson Brody Rankin Elkhanan Tanelus Terrance Shaw William Redden Johnathan Arellano Matthew Bean Bryce Burnett Max Stineman Rasheed Anderson Jay Vallie Jordyn Turner Lazerick Eatman Alex Ginnever Colby Smith Tim Varga Bryce Dewberry IL 48 OH 8 FL 7 KY 5 PA 5 Hometowns of the 2022 Eastern Illinois roster; the five states sending the most labeled with their players. Hover a dot for names. Map: us-atlas (public domain).
Where the roster comes from By state Illinois 48 Ohio 8 Florida 7 Kentucky 5 Pennsylvania 5 Texas 5 Michigan 4 Indiana 4 Top counties Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 18 Will County, Illinois pop. 701,000 8 DuPage County, Illinois pop. 930,000 7 Marion County, Indiana pop. 976,000 3 Jefferson County, Kentucky pop. 783,000 3 Hometowns placed in their counties with the US Census Bureau’s Gazetteer files. Populations from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Which states send the most FBS players for their size .
Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2022 production (yards, tackles, kicks), then by number. Hometowns are each player’s latest on file. Transfers are this season’s arrivals through the portal; stars are the player’s 247Sports composite rating as a recruit.
