2019 Illinois State roster
29 players: 2 freshmen, 2 sophomores, 1 junior, 1 senior, 23 with no class listed. From 11 states; the most from Illinois (11) and Missouri (3). The 2019 season.
Our source’s roster for 2019 is partial: 29 names, most without a position or size. Rosters are complete from about 2010.
Quarterbacks 1
| No. | Player | Class | Ht | Wt | Hometown | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Brady Davis QB | 6′4″ | 205 | Starkville, MS | 187 passing yards, 1 TD |
Running backs 1
| No. | Player | Class | Ht | Wt | Hometown | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 |  James Robinson RB3-star recruit | 5′10″ | 215 | Ewa Beach, HI | 16 rushing yards |
Receivers 4
| No. | Player | Class | Ht | Wt | Hometown | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Taylor Grimes WR | Fr. | 5′11″ | 188 | Godley, TX | 6 catches, 109 yards, 1 TD |
| Braxton Haley WR | 3 catches, 31 yards | |||||
| 8 | Kacper Rutkiewicz WR | 5′8″ | 178 | Mount Prospect, IL | 2 catches, 27 yards | |
| 0 | Cole Blackman WR | 6′1″ | 210 | Glen Allen, VA | 2 rushing yards |
Tight ends 1
| No. | Player | Class | Ht | Wt | Hometown | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87 | Robert Gillum TE | 6′5″ | 255 | Kansas City, MO | 1 catch, 10 yards |
Defensive line 5
| No. | Player | Class | Ht | Wt | Hometown | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Romeo McKnight DE | Jr. | 6′5″ | 260 | Crystal Lake, IL | 5 tackles, 1.5 sacks |
| 99 | John Ridgeway DL2-star recruit | So. | 6′6″ | 325 | Bloomington, IL | 8 tackles |
| 93 | Brandon Simon DE | 6′0″ | 250 | Newark, NJ | 3 tackles | |
| 94 | Jason Lewan DL | 6′6″ | 305 | Yorkville, IL | 3 tackles | |
| 90 | Steven Podkulski DL | 6′4″ | 290 | Joliet, IL | 2 tackles |
Linebackers 6
| No. | Player | Class | Ht | Wt | Hometown | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Dylan Draka LB | 6′0″ | 240 | Wheeling, IL | 7 tackles, 1 INT | |
| 23 | Tuvone Clark LB | 6′2″ | 245 | 7 tackles, 1 sack | ||
| 5 | Zeke Vandenburgh LB | 6′3″ | 235 | Freeport, IL | 5 tackles, 0.5 sacks | |
| 31 | Aaron Mends LB | Sr. | 6′0″ | 228 | Kansas City, MO | 3 tackles |
| 50 | Ty DeForest LB | 6′0″ | 240 | Marshall, WI | 2 tackles | |
| 47 | DeMarco Washington LB | 6′3″ | 235 | Peoria, IL | 1 tackle |
Defensive backs 6
| No. | Player | Class | Ht | Wt | Hometown | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Christian Uphoff DB | 6′3″ | 190 | Washington, IL | 6 tackles | |
| 3 | Charles Woods CB | 5′11″ | 191 | Dallas, TX | 3 tackles | |
| 24 | Devin Taylor DB | So. | 6′1″ | 200 | Lansing, MI | 3 tackles |
| 1 | Iverson Brown S2-star recruit | 6′1″ | 190 | Fairview Heights, IL | 1 tackle | |
| 8 | Trenton Hatfield S | Fr. | 6′2″ | 203 | Muncie, IN | 1 tackle |
| 22 | Clayton Isbell S | 6′2″ | 220 | Naperville, IL | 1 tackle |
Specialists 2
| No. | Player | Class | Ht | Wt | Hometown | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | J.T. Bohlken PK | 6′0″ | 210 | Jefferson City, MO | 9 punts, 43.8 average | |
| 52 | Sam Fenlason PK | 6′2″ | 199 | San Diego, CA | 1 of 1 field goal |
Athletes and others 3
| No. | Player | Class | Ht | Wt | Hometown | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luther Kirk | 9 tackles | |||||
| Jeff Proctor | 3 returns, 54 yards | |||||
| Luke Bennyhoff | 1 tackle |
Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2019 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.