2023 Eastern Illinois roster

45 players: 2 freshmen, 9 sophomores, 8 juniors, 3 seniors, 23 with no class listed. From 17 states and 2 other countries; the most from Illinois (15) and Kentucky (4). The 2023 season.

Our source’s roster for 2023 is partial: 45 names, most without a position or size. Rosters are complete from about 2010.

Quarterbacks 2

No.	Player	Class		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2023
17	Pierce Holley QB	Jr.		6′2″	215	Arvada, CO	2,599 passing yards, 15 TD
12	Ira Armstead QB			6′4″	225	South Bend, IN	3 tackles

Running backs 4

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2023
9	M.J. Flowers RB		6′1″	220	Cincinnati, OH	790 rushing yards, 7 TD
22	Kevin Daniels RB3-star recruit	So.	6′2″	225	Glendale, AZ	297 rushing yards, 2 TD
29	Kendi Young RB3-star recruit		5′11″	200	Calumet City, IL	148 rushing yards
6	Juwon Farri RB	Sr.	5′10″	195	Germantown, MD	65 rushing yards, 1 TD

Receivers 8

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2023
	Eli Mirza WR					51 catches, 633 yards, 3 TD
4	Justin Thomas WR	Sr.	6′1″	190	Wixom, MI	37 catches, 454 yards, 4 TD
0	Justin Bowick WR		6′5″	209	Atlanta, GA	27 catches, 416 yards, 4 TD
6	DeAirious Smith WR	So.	6′0″	180	Lexington, KY	27 catches, 477 yards, 2 TD
13	Cooper Willman WR	So.	6′1″	205	Sterling, IL	6 catches, 69 yards
86	Lazerick Eatman WR	Jr.	5′10″	180	Willowbrook, IL	4 catches, 41 yards
89	Daniel Luoma WR	So.	6′2″	225	Porvoo, Finland	2 catches, 13 yards
2	DeWayne Cooks Jr. WR	Jr.	6′2″	160	Tulsa, OK	1 catch, 37 yards

Tight ends 1

No.	Player	Class		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2023
11	Anthony Manaves TE			6′4″	235	Chicago, IL	13 catches, 98 yards, 1 TD

Defensive line 8

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2023
6	Joel Barrows DL		6′3″	250	Chicago, IL	4 tackles
92	Colby Smith DL	So.	6′0″	290	Dunnellon, FL	3 tackles
56	Tre’Jon Lewis DL		6′4″	275	Manor, TX	2 tackles
95	Drake Van Hyfte DL	So.	6′4″	255	Annawan, IL	2 tackles
0	Alton Jefferson DL		6′0″	300	Louisville, KY	1 tackle
14	Braylon Willis DL	Jr.	6′4″	245	Lafayette, LA	1 tackle
50	Luke Wagner DL	Fr.	6′4″	230	Washington, PA	1 tackle
55	Terence Simon Jr. DL	Jr.	6′1″	275	Inglewood, CA	1 tackle

Linebackers 6

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2023
5	Anthony Shockey LB		6′1″	235	Lombard, IL	11 tackles, 1 INT
11	Elijawah Tolbert LB		6′1″	230	Country Club Hills, IL	11 tackles, 1 INT
11	Alex Oyawale LB	Jr.	6′0″	220	Murrieta, CA	4 tackles
19	Phoenix Porter LB		6′1″	220	Fairfield, OH	3 tackles
51	Payton Orth LB	So.	5′11″	220	Frankfort, IL	2 tackles
48	Michael Jarosz LB	Jr.	6′1″	245	Wheaton, IL	1 tackle

Defensive backs 10

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2023
29	Blake Ruffin DB		6′3″	205	Louisville, KY	4 tackles, 4 INT
2	Mark Aitken DB		5′9″	175	Chicago, IL	17 returns, 339 yards
7	Tyris Harvey DB		5′11″	175	Olympia Fields, IL	4 tackles, 2 INT
0	NiJhay Burt CB	Fr.	5′11″	188	Homestead, PA	2 INT
3	Russell Dandy DB	Sr.	6′0″	170	Hinesville, GA	5 tackles, 1 INT
22	Kaelin Drakeford DB		6′3″	201	Harrodsburg, KY	5 tackles
25	Christopher Sharp DB		5′11″	180	St. Louis, MO	1 INT
27	Zay Gentry DB		6′0″	190	Anna, TX	2 returns, 33 yards
26	Malik Rainey CB		5′11″	180	Chicago, IL	1 tackle
28	Brandon Guido S	So.	5′9″	190	Naperville, IL	1 tackle

Specialists 4

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2023
53	Stone Galloway PK	Jr.	5′11″	210	Collinsville, IL	4 of 13 field goals
93	Jacob Horvath P		6′1″	190	Melbourne, VIC	49 punts, 37.4 average
	Julian Patino K					3 of 3 field goals
37	William Orth PK	So.	5′10″	155	Ames, IA	1 of 3 extra points

Athletes and others 2

No.	Player	Class		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2023
	Jacob Horvath						4 punts, 42.5 average
	Nicholas Oliveira-Chace						2 tackles

Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2023 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.