2018 Illinois State roster

34 players: 2 freshmen, 1 sophomore, 1 junior, 30 with no class listed. From 10 states; the most from Illinois (11) and Texas (5). The 2018 season.

Our source’s roster for 2018 is partial: 34 names, most without a position or size. Rosters are complete from about 2010.

Quarterbacks 2

No.	Player	Class		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2018
7	Brady Davis QB			6′4″	205	Starkville, MS	271 passing yards, 2 TD
5	Malachi Broadnax QB			6′3″	205	Desoto, TX	1 tackle

Running backs 4

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2018
25	James Robinson RB3-star recruit	5′10″	215	Ewa Beach, HI	184 rushing yards, 2 TD
21	Markel Smith RB	5′11″	225		65 rushing yards, 1 TD
8	Jordan Birch RB	6′1″	235	Andover, KS	10 rushing yards
33	Nick Kielbasa RB	5′10″	220	Huntley, IL	8 rushing yards

Receivers 4

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2018
11	Spencer Schnell WR	5′9″	180	Lubbock, TX	5 catches, 69 yards
83	Andrew Edgar WR	6′1″	190	Chicago, IL	5 catches, 111 yards
2	Kentre Patterson WR2-star recruit	6′1″	180	East Lansing, MI	1 tackle
	Braxton Haley WR				1 catch, 8 yards

Tight ends 2

No.	Player	Class		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2018
87	Robert Gillum TE			6′5″	255	Kansas City, MO	1 tackle
85	Tylor Petkovich TE			6′6″	245	Lewisville, TX	1 catch, 12 yards, 1 TD

Offensive line 1

No.	Player	Class		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2018
79	Trey Georgie OL			6′5″	305	LAWRENCE, KS	2 tackles

Defensive line 6

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2018
11	Romeo McKnight DE	So.	6′5″	260	Crystal Lake, IL	2 tackles, 2 sacks
92	Matt Swaine DE2-star recruit		6′7″	230	Fairfield, TX	4 tackles
94	Jason Lewan DL		6′6″	305	Yorkville, IL	4 tackles
99	John Ridgeway DL2-star recruit	Fr.	6′6″	325	Bloomington, IL	4 tackles
51	Ryan Guhl DL		6′2″	240	Indianapolis, IN	3 tackles
96	Jacob Powell DL		6′1″	270	Hartland, WI	1 tackle

Linebackers 7

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2018
39	Zackary Mathews LB	6′1″	240	Rockford, IL	10 tackles
95	Jason Harris LB	6′4″	248	Barrington, IL	6 tackles
23	Tuvone Clark LB	6′2″	245		4 tackles
47	DeMarco Washington LB	6′3″	235	Peoria, IL	3 tackles
50	Ty DeForest LB	6′0″	240	Marshall, WI	2 tackles
5	Zeke Vandenburgh LB	6′3″	235	Freeport, IL	1 tackle
40	Decxavier Kelly-Martin LB	6′3″	215	Plainfield, IL	1 tackle

Defensive backs 4

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2018
24	Devin Taylor DB	Fr.	6′1″	200	Lansing, MI	8 tackles, 1 INT
2	Willie Edwards DB	Jr.	6′1″	190	Wichita, KS	6 tackles
24	Christian Uphoff DB		6′3″	190	Washington, IL	1 tackle, 1 INT
9	Mitchell Brees S		6′3″	210	Krum, TX	3 tackles

Specialists 2

No.	Player	Class		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2018
41	J.T. Bohlken PK			6′0″	210	Jefferson City, MO	7 punts, 51.4 average
52	Sam Fenlason PK			6′2″	199	San Diego, CA	5 of 5 extra points

Athletes and others 2

No.	Player	Class		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2018
	Luther Kirk						6 tackles
	Luke Bennyhoff						1 tackle

Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2018 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.