Teams Eastern Illinois 2025 Roster ← 2024 2026 → 2025 Eastern Illinois roster 111 players: 26 freshmen, 19 sophomores, 34 juniors, 17 seniors, 15 with no class listed. From 22 states and 1 other country; the most from Illinois (36) and California (16). The 2025 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 7 Receivers 13 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 18 Defensive line 20 Linebackers 15 Defensive backs 19 Specialists 7
Quarterbacks 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 7 Cole Lacrue QB Transfer from Wisconsin So. 6′1″ 210 Broomfield, CO 853 passing yards, 4 TD; 498 rushing yards, 7 TD 15 Connor Wolf QB 2★ 2-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 210 Ada, MI 1,074 passing yards, 8 TD 9 Brady Ford QB 2★ 2-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 205 Toledo, OH 54 passing yards 7 Blainey Dowling QB So. 6′2″ 205 Chicago, IL 16 Kevin Conway QB Jr. 6′2″ 205 New Lenox, IL
Receivers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 6 DeAirious Smith WR Sr. 6′0″ 180 Lexington, KY 27 catches, 365 yards, 3 TD 13 Cooper Willman WR Sr. 6′1″ 205 Sterling, IL 23 catches, 333 yards, 2 TD 7 C.J. Nelson WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 180 North Richland Hills, TX 22 catches, 393 yards, 3 TD 0 Carlyun Neal WR Fr. 5′11″ 190 Cincinnati, OH 9 returns, 116 yards 8 Landers Green WR Jr. 6′4″ 195 Wharton, NJ 16 catches, 258 yards, 1 TD 89 Kenny Ajose WR Fr. 6′6″ 225 Akron, OH 3 catches, 17 yards 4 Quenton Rogers WR Sr. 6′2″ 190 Mahomet, IL 5 Surahz Buncom WR 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′3″ 180 Chula Vista, CA 12 Collin Willard WR Fr. 5′11″ 200 North Olmsted, OH 80 Johnovan Wysinger WR Fr. 6′1″ 185 Chicago, IL 83 Taiye Ajose WR Fr. 6′5″ 225 Akron, OH 84 Jeremy Reeves WR Fr. 6′4″ 205 Chicago, IL 86 Jack Tremblay WR Jr. 6′0″ 210 Frankfort, IL
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 13 Alex Herrera TE Jr. 6′2″ 240 Linden, CA 21 catches, 222 yards 87 Alex Ginnever TE Jr. 6′5″ 230 Wentzville, MO 11 catches, 75 yards 82 Joe McNab TE Sr. 6′6″ 260 Madison Heights, MI 6 catches, 58 yards, 2 TD 81 Max Loveall TE Fr. 6′3″ 220 Richmond, IL 1 tackle 30 Joey Sprinkle TE Jr. 6′4″ 240 Monticello, IL 81 Chase McConnell TE Fr. 6′6″ 235 Lebanon, TN 88 Trayvon Moore TE Sr. 6′4″ 235 Hattiesburg, MS
Offensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 56 Nic DiSanto OL Jr. 6′5″ 320 Wyandotte, MI 57 Panayiotis Mihalopoulos OL So. 6′3″ 310 Chicago, IL 58 Dante Thompson OL Sr. 6′1″ 330 Montgomery Village, MD 64 Cody Weaver OL Jr. 6′6″ 330 Turlock, CA 65 Carson Fichtel OL Jr. 6′3″ 310 Heath, TX 67 Dejan Guzina OL RS 6′8″ 325 Delta, BC 69 Kwan Johnson OL Fr. 6′5″ 305 Blue Island, IL 70 Alejandro Arellano OL Jr. 6′3″ 300 Sterling, IL 71 Jourden Hale-Frater OL Jr. 6′4″ 350 Cincinnati, OH 72 Brandin Carpenter OL Fr. 6′6″ 315 Pasadena, CA 72 Sandro Malicevic OL Jr. 6′5″ 332 Saratoga, CA 73 Chuck Lanier OL Fr. 6′6″ 260 Springfield, IL 73 Jordan Yandila OL So. 6′4″ 300 Snohomish, WA 74 Rahfeeq Katumbusi OL 2★ 2-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 320 Chicago, IL 75 Johnathan Arellano OL Sr. 6′3″ 325 Lancaster, CA 76 Dominic Fasano OL RS 6′3″ 300 Plainfield, IL 78 Joseph Solomon OL Sr. 6′5″ 305 Indianapolis, IN 79 Aidan Hubble OL Jr. 6′7″ 305 Boulder, CO
Defensive line 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 45 Samuel Robles DL Jr. 6′2″ 255 Alief, TX 2 tackles 59 Tyler Fortis DL 2★ 2-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 295 Park Ridge, IL 2 tackles 95 Drake Van Hyfte DL Sr. 6′4″ 255 Annawan, IL 2 tackles 0 Alton Jefferson DL Sr. 6′0″ 300 Louisville, KY 1 tackle 59 Knowledge Davis DL Jr. 6′3″ 260 Humble, TX 1 tackle 93 Isaiah Hare DL 2★ 2-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 295 Mount Washington, KY 1 tackle 9 Trevon Piggee-Blake DL So. 6′1″ 305 St. Louis, MO 41 Aidan Archibald DL Fr. 6′2″ 250 Charleston, IL 42 Isaac Engle DL So. 6′1″ 230 Highlands Ranch, CO 43 Tovie Martin DL Jr. 6′4″ 230 Clovis, CA 48 Maximo Vaughn DL So. 6′5″ 245 San Diego, CA 52 Barron Sholl DL 2★ 2-star recruit RS 6′4″ 255 Rockford, IL 53 King Smith DT So. 6′2″ 311 Decatur, IL 55 James Collins II DL Jr. 6′2″ 295 Mesquite, TX 56 Christian Takatch DL Jr. 6′3″ 250 Sunbury, OH 90 Gerliaer Ervin DL Jr. 6′4″ 260 Baltimore, MD 92 Tyler Miller DL Jr. 6′3″ 295 Brooklyn Park, MN 95 Kefa Pereira DT Jr. 6′1″ 305 San Antonio, TX 96 Cole Silzer DL So. 6′3″ 300 Lockport, IL 97 Tray Ross DL Fr. 6′4″ 250 Danville, IN
Linebackers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 1 Tylan Foster LB Sr. 5′11″ 225 Houston, TX 11 tackles 5 Ja’Wuan Nickson LB Jr. 6′0″ 240 Tuscaloosa, AL 6 tackles 34 Jordyn Stewart LB Fr. 6′1″ 230 Homewood, IL 5 tackles 45 Jesse Garza LB Jr. 6′2″ 235 Nipomo, CA 2 tackles 11 Noah Williams LB Jr. 5′11″ 210 Dallas, TX 19 Phoenix Porter LB Sr. 6′1″ 220 Fairfield, OH 32 Cale Kimbro LB RS 6′2″ 225 Mattoon, IL 38 Reed Blake-Thomas LB 2★ 2-star recruit RS 6′0″ 240 Brighton, MI 39 Davian Humphrey LB RS 6′2″ 230 Chicago, IL 41 Isaiah Richardson LB So. 6′5″ 230 Suwanee, GA 41 Kennyan Chandler LB Fr. 5′11″ 235 Kankakee, IL 45 Caden Telleson LB So. 5′11″ 220 Redondo Beach, CA 50 Jett Reese LB Fr. 6′2″ 235 Chicago, IL 51 Steven Arteaga LB Jr. 6′0″ 220 Murrieta, CA 59 Brock VanDeveer LB Fr. 5′11″ 225 Mahomet, IL
Defensive backs 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2025 4 Moses Alexander DB Sr. 6′3″ 195 Galveston, TX 13 tackles, 3 INT 22 Isaiah Houi DB So. 5′10″ 175 Rockton, IL 8 tackles, 1 INT 4 Dillon Conway S Fr. 6′3″ 230 Chicago, IL 6 tackles, 1 INT 8 Nick Vecchiarelli S Jr. 6′0″ 220 Howell, NJ 8 tackles 1 Saipeti Maiava Jr S Jr. 5′11″ 200 Fontana, CA 7 tackles 21 Kaleb Lyons DB 6′0″ 195 Antioch, TN 2 tackles, 1 INT 37 Taylor Goodson S Jr. 5′10″ 205 Suwanee, GA 6 returns, 106 yards 7 Jihad McCall S Sr. 6′0″ 205 Jersey City, NJ 5 tackles 8 Tienne Fridge S Sr. 6′2″ 210 Sacramento, CA 5 tackles 15 Brandon Worsley S Jr. 6′0″ 200 San Marcos, CA 1 INT 14 Le’Javier Payne DB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′8″ 180 Chicago, IL 1 catch, 5 yards 2 Bruce Mitchell DB Transfer from Mississippi Valley State So. 6′0″ 200 Little Rock, AR 3 Daniel Autrey DB So. 6′2″ 205 Glendale, CA 6 Jerry Addo-Boateng DB Jr. 6′1″ 190 Sanford, FL 12 Salah Hill DB Jr. 5′11″ 180 Norfolk, VA 25 Christopher Sharp DB 5′11″ 180 St. Louis, MO 26 Makhi Wilson S So. 6′0″ 185 Bettendorf, IA 27 Josh Brown S Fr. 6′1″ 205 Suwanee, GA 29 Kham Boecker S Jr. 6′0″ 210 Toledo, OH
Dillon Conway, Blainey Dowling, Le’Javier Payne, Davian Humphrey, Jett Reese, Panayiotis Mihalopoulos, Rahfeeq Katumbusi, Johnovan Wysinger, Jeremy Reeves Carlyun Neal, Charles Kellom, Jourden Hale-Frater Josh Brown, Taylor Goodson, Isaiah Richardson Alton Jefferson, Micheal Curry Jr Daniel Autrey, Brandin Carpenter Quenton Rogers, Brock VanDeveer Cole Lacrue, Aidan Hubble Brady Ford, Kham Boecker Trevon Piggee-Blake, Christopher Sharp Cooper Willman, Alejandro Arellano Kevin Conway, Drew Schiller Cale Kimbro, Aidan Archibald Zeke Lewis, King Smith James Collins II, Carson Fichtel Taiye Ajose, Kenny Ajose Jack Tremblay, Brett Galletti Jacarre Fleming Jay Pearson Saipeti Maiava Jr Tylan Foster Bruce Mitchell Moses Alexander Ja’Wuan Nickson Surahz Buncom DeAirious Smith Jerry Addo-Boateng C.J. Nelson Jihad McCall Landers Green Nick Vecchiarelli Tienne Fridge Noah Williams Collin Willard Salah Hill Alex Herrera Mason Miller Brandon Worsley Connor Wolf Phoenix Porter Chris Caldwell Kaleb Lyons Isaiah Houi Makhi Wilson Joey Sprinkle Jordyn Stewart Reed Blake-Thomas Kennyan Chandler Aaron Rice Isaac Engle Tovie Martin Caden Telleson Jesse Garza Samuel Robles Nico Carrier Maximo Vaughn Steven Arteaga Barron Sholl Christian Takatch Nic DiSanto Dante Thompson Knowledge Davis Tyler Fortis Ruben Popoca Cody Weaver Sandro Malicevic Chuck Lanier Jordan Yandila Johnathan Arellano Dominic Fasano Joseph Solomon Chase McConnell Max Loveall Joe McNab Jefferson McKinnon Alex Ginnever Trayvon Moore Gerliaer Ervin Tyler Miller Isaiah Hare Kefa Pereira Cole Silzer Tray Ross Jesse Lajes IL 36 CA 16 OH 11 TX 9 MI 5 Hometowns of the 2025 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 36 California 16 Ohio 11 Texas 9 Michigan 5 Kentucky 4 Georgia 4 Colorado 3 Top counties Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 12 Will County, Illinois pop. 701,000 6 Los Angeles County, California pop. 9.8 million 4 Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 3 San Diego County, California pop. 3.3 million 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’ 2025 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.
