Teams Eastern Illinois 2026 Roster ← 2025 2026 Eastern Illinois roster 106 players: 19 freshmen, 29 sophomores, 30 juniors, 28 seniors. From 23 states and 4 other countries; the most from California (22) and Illinois (22). The 2026 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 7 Receivers 13 Tight ends 6 Offensive line 18 Defensive line 19 Linebackers 10 Defensive backs 19 Specialists 9
Receivers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 2 Devin Whitlock WR Jr. 5′7″ 160 Monessen, PA 15 catches, 70 yards 3 Samuel Gonzalez WR Jr. 6′1″ 185 Daytona Beach, FL 11 catches, 218 yards 84 Jeremy Reeves WR So. 6′4″ 205 Chicago, IL 10 catches, 178 yards, 2 TD 8 Landers Green WR Sr. 6′4″ 195 Wharton, NJ 6 catches, 116 yards, 1 TD 6 Eli Evans WR Jr. 6′1″ 190 Lacey, WA 3 catches, 20 yards 0 Carlyun Neal WR So. 5′11″ 190 Cincinnati, OH 2 catches, 21 yards 9 Ayden Billups WR Jr. 6′1″ 185 San Diego, CA 1 return, 0 yards 11 Kenny Ajose WR So. 6′6″ 225 Akron, OH 1 return, 2 yards 5 Taiye Ajose WR So. 6′6″ 230 Akron, OH 12 Jadhari Young WR Jr. 6′0″ 205 Stafford, VA 80 Johnovan Wysinger WR So. 6′1″ 185 Chicago, IL 83 Niko Menos WR Fr. 6′2″ 200 Roselle, IL 86 O.J. Powell WR Fr. 6′3″ 195 Villa Park, IL
Tight ends 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 87 Alex Ginnever TE Sr. 6′5″ 230 Wentzville, MO 4 catches, 59 yards, 1 TD 82 Whitten Weems TE Jr. 6′5″ 255 Crawford, TX 2 catches, 8 yards 88 Abbas Clark TE So. 6′3″ 240 Lake Elsinore, CA 1 catch, 5 yards 33 Chris Viveros TE So. 6′4″ 215 Frisco, TX 36 Jesse Eaton TE Fr. 6′5″ 220 Clarksville, TN 81 Max Loveall TE So. 6′3″ 220 Richmond, IL
Offensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 67 Dejan Guzina OL Fr. 6′8″ 325 Delta, BC 1 tackle 70 Alejandro Arellano OL Sr. 6′3″ 300 Sterling, IL 1 tackle 57 Panayiotis Mihalopoulos OL Jr. 6′3″ 310 Chicago, IL 61 Antonie De Lau OL Sr. 6′7″ 320 Willemstad, Curacao 62 Cole Roberson OL Jr. 6′3″ 305 River Forest, IL 63 Nick Thomas OL Fr. 6′4″ 295 Hannibal, MO 65 Carson Fichtel OL Sr. 6′3″ 310 Heath, TX 66 Jalin Strowder OL Fr. 6′1″ 340 Mundelein, IL 69 Tatum Bentley OL Jr. 6′3″ 290 Cedar Park, TX 71 Peter Williams OL Fr. 6′5″ 340 San Diego, CA 72 Brandin Carpenter OL So. 6′6″ 315 Pasadena, CA 73 Jordan Yandila OL Jr. 6′4″ 300 Snohomish, WA 74 Rahfeeq Katumbusi OL 2★ 2-star recruit So. 6′3″ 320 Chicago, IL 75 David Trujillo OL Jr. 6′2″ 310 Ontario, CA 76 Dominic Fasano OL Fr. 6′3″ 300 Plainfield, IL 77 Gianni Pangallo OL Jr. 6′6″ 310 Farmingdale, NY 78 Grady Farley OL Fr. 6′6″ 280 Brookfield, WI 79 Aidan Hubble OL Sr. 6′7″ 305 Boulder, CO
Defensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 41 Aidan Archibald DL So. 6′2″ 250 Charleston, IL 23 tackles, 3.5 sacks 45 Erik Hehl DL Sr. 6′0″ 245 Newport Beach, CA 20 tackles, 1 sack 42 Isaac Engle DL Jr. 6′1″ 230 Highlands Ranch, CO 17 tackles, 1 sack 9 Trevon Piggee-Blake DL Jr. 6′1″ 305 St. Louis, MO 16 tackles 55 James Collins II DL Sr. 6′2″ 295 Mesquite, TX 16 tackles 13 Premiere Whitley DL Sr. 6′2″ 285 San Diego, CA 13 tackles, 0.5 sacks 53 Daniel Viramontes DL Jr. 6′1″ 275 Anaheim, CA 4 tackles 96 Micah Williams DL So. 6′2″ 250 Jacksonville, FL 4 tackles 48 Maximo Vaughn DL Jr. 6′5″ 245 San Diego, CA 2 tackles 52 Barron Sholl DL 2★ 2-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 255 Rockford, IL 1 tackle 59 Tyler Fortis DL 2★ 2-star recruit So. 6′3″ 295 Park Ridge, IL 1 tackle 98 Adam Kaminski DL So. 6′7″ 260 Cambridge, ON 1 tackle 44 Joel Jameson DL Sr. 6′7″ 265 Walla Walla, WA 56 Christian Markum DL Jr. 6′0″ 275 Jacksonville, FL 92 Aidan Flores DL Jr. 6′1″ 280 Sparks, NV 93 Osvaldo Avila DL Jr. 6′2″ 290 Chula Vista, CA 95 Leon Muller DL Sr. 6′4″ 250 Munich, Germany 97 David Uzoma DL Jr. 6′2″ 250 Los Angeles, CA 99 Joey Hiner DL Jr. 6′0″ 290 Chula Vista, CA
Linebackers 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 5 Ja’Wuan Nickson LB Sr. 6′0″ 240 Tuscaloosa, AL 49 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 2 INT 43 Lonnie Burt LB Transfer from Portland State Jr. 6′0″ 225 Portland, OR 46 tackles 19 Mafileo Tupou LB Sr. 5′11″ 240 Riverside, CA 22 tackles 16 Micah Valenzuela LB So. 6′0″ 225 Pacoima, CA 14 tackles 11 Noah Williams LB Sr. 5′11″ 210 Dallas, TX 11 tackles 34 Jordyn Stewart LB So. 6′1″ 230 Homewood, IL 11 tackles 39 Davian Humphrey LB Fr. 6′2″ 230 Chicago, IL 9 tackles 32 Cale Kimbro LB Fr. 6′2″ 225 Mattoon, IL 2 tackles 30 Dajon Doss LB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′1″ 220 Lancaster, CA 1 tackle 50 Jacob Simmons LB Fr. 6′1″ 200 Charlotte, NC
Defensive backs 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 15 Brandon Worsley S Sr. 6′0″ 200 San Marcos, CA 25 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 2 INT 21 Kaleb Lyons DB Sr. 6′0″ 195 Antioch, TN 29 tackles, 1 INT 8 Nick Vecchiarelli S Sr. 6′0″ 220 Howell, NJ 30 tackles 0 Nasir Maryland DB Sr. 6′2″ 200 Ramsey, NJ 28 tackles 6 Jerry Addo-Boateng DB Sr. 6′1″ 190 Sanford, FL 17 tackles, 1 INT 4 Dillon Conway S So. 6′3″ 230 Chicago, IL 18 tackles 1 Saipeti Maiava Jr S Sr. 5′11″ 200 Fontana, CA 16 tackles 27 Josh Brown S So. 6′1″ 205 Suwanee, GA 15 tackles 25 Christopher Sharp DB Jr. 5′11″ 180 St. Louis, MO 14 tackles 24 Alex Koulovatos S So. 6′2″ 205 Charlotte, NC 13 tackles 7 Collin Henry DB So. 6′3″ 185 La Verne, CA 5 tackles 14 Le’Javier Payne DB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′8″ 180 Chicago, IL 2 tackles 29 Kham Boecker S Sr. 6′0″ 210 Toledo, OH 2 tackles 2 Bruce Mitchell DB Jr. 6′0″ 200 Little Rock, AR 1 tackle 26 Makhi Wilson S Jr. 6′0″ 185 Bettendorf, IA 1 catch, 10 yards 3 Daniel Autrey DB Jr. 6′2″ 205 Glendale, CA 12 Salah Hill DB Sr. 5′11″ 180 Norfolk, VA 20 Nephi Maiava S Fr. 5′8″ 190 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 23 Kendall Ayersman DB Sr. 6′1″ 175 Las Vegas, NV
Specialists 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 46 Cade Cox P Sr. 6′0″ 175 Redding, CA 51 punts, 42.9 average 47 Drew Schiller PK So. 6′1″ 185 New Lenox, IL 2 of 3 field goals 38 Matthew Toledo LS So. 6′0″ 225 Fairfield, OH 1 tackle 37 Calvin Ogawa PK Fr. 6′1″ 200 San Diego, CA 40 Alex Stoyanovich PK So. 5′9″ 175 South Lyon, MI 51 Jacob Gettman P So. 6′0″ 185 Daytona Beach, FL 85 Jefferson McKinnon LS So. 6′0″ 225 Copley, OH 89 Danny Mahoney LS Fr. 6′1″ 230 Carol Stream, IL Jaxon Cummings LS Jr. 6′0″ 215 Chapel Hill, TX
Dillon Conway, Le’Javier Payne, Davian Humphrey, Panayiotis Mihalopoulos, Rahfeeq Katumbusi, Johnovan Wysinger, Jeremy Reeves Ayden Billups, Premiere Whitley, Calvin Ogawa, Maximo Vaughn, Peter Williams Carlyun Neal, Charles Kellom Saipeti Maiava Jr, Nephi Maiava Daniel Autrey, Brandin Carpenter Samuel Gonzalez, Jacob Gettman Taiye Ajose, Kenny Ajose Cole Lacrue, Aidan Hubble Collin Henry, David Trujillo Trevon Piggee-Blake, Christopher Sharp Alex Koulovatos, Jacob Simmons Cale Kimbro, Aidan Archibald James Collins II, Carson Fichtel Christian Markum, Micah Williams Tyler Fortis, Cole Roberson Osvaldo Avila, Joey Hiner Nasir Maryland Jacarre Fleming Bruce Mitchell Devin Whitlock Ja’Wuan Nickson Eli Evans Jerry Addo-Boateng Landers Green Nick Vecchiarelli Noah Williams Jadhari Young Salah Hill Jazel Riley IV Logan Duhachek Brandon Worsley Jeremiah Salem Micah Valenzuela Payton Faker Mafileo Tupou Jeremiah Cadet Kaleb Lyons Tyren Buggs Kendall Ayersman Makhi Wilson Josh Brown Micheal Curry Jr Kham Boecker Dajon Doss Azeon Nelson Chris Viveros Jordyn Stewart Zeke Lewis Jesse Eaton Matthew Toledo Alex Stoyanovich Isaac Engle Lonnie Burt Joel Jameson Erik Hehl Cade Cox Drew Schiller Barron Sholl Daniel Viramontes Nick Thomas Jalin Strowder Tatum Bentley Alejandro Arellano Jordan Yandila Dominic Fasano Gianni Pangallo Grady Farley Max Loveall Whitten Weems Niko Menos Jefferson McKinnon O.J. Powell Alex Ginnever Abbas Clark Danny Mahoney Aidan Flores David Uzoma CA 22 IL 22 OH 7 FL 6 TX 7 Hometowns of the 2026 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 California 22 Illinois 22 Ohio 7 Texas 7 Florida 6 Colorado 5 Missouri 5 Washington 4 Top counties Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 10 San Diego County, California pop. 3.3 million 8 Los Angeles County, California pop. 9.8 million 6 San Bernardino County, California pop. 2.2 million 3 DuPage County, Illinois pop. 930,000 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’ 2026 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.
