2021 Illinois State roster
36 players: 9 freshmen, 5 sophomores, 2 juniors, 20 with no class listed. From 11 states; the most from Illinois (12) and Missouri (6). The 2021 season.
Our source’s roster for 2021 is partial: 36 names, most without a position or size. Rosters are complete from about 2010.
Quarterbacks 1
| No. | Player | Class | Ht | Wt | Hometown | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Jackson Waring QB | Fr. | 6′3″ | 215 | Ankeny, IA | −2 rushing yards |
Running backs 4
| No. | Player | Class | Ht | Wt | Hometown | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel White RB | So. | 5′9″ | 175 | Lauderhill, FL | 4 rushing yards |
| 4 | Cole Mueller RB | 6′1″ | 215 | Wentzville, MO | 6 rushing yards | |
| 22 | Pha’leak Brown RB | Fr. | 5′10″ | 205 | Chester, SC | 1 rushing yard |
| 46 | Timothy McCloyn II FB | 6′0″ | 240 | Crystal Lake, IL | 2 rushing yards |
Receivers 5
| No. | Player | Class | Ht | Wt | Hometown | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Bryce Jefferson WR2-star recruit | 5′10″ | 200 | Wentzville, MO | 29 passing yards | |
| 7 | Jabari Khepera WR3-star recruit | Fr. | 5′10″ | 195 | Glenn Heights, TX | 2 catches, −2 yards |
| 8 | Kacper Rutkiewicz WR | 5′8″ | 178 | Mount Prospect, IL | 1 return, 21 yards | |
| 17 | Mitchell Lewis WR | Fr. | 6′5″ | 223 | Lisle, IL | 1 catch, 8 yards |
| Jalen Carr WR | 5′9″ | 175 | Orlando, FL | 13 rushing yards |
Tight ends 1
| No. | Player | Class | Ht | Wt | Hometown | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Tanner Taula TE2-star recruit | Jr. | 6′6″ | 260 | Independence, MO | 1 catch, 4 yards |
Defensive line 6
| No. | Player | Class | Ht | Wt | Hometown | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93 | Brandon Simon DE | So. | 6′0″ | 250 | Newark, NJ | 5 tackles |
| 96 | Jacob Powell DL | 6′1″ | 270 | Hartland, WI | 4 tackles | |
| 91 | Josh Dinga DL | So. | 6′6″ | 270 | Sun Prairie, WI | 2 tackles |
| 92 | Braydon Deming DL | Jr. | 6′4″ | 255 | Billings, MT | 2 tackles |
| 13 | Jude Okolo DL | Fr. | 6′4″ | 290 | North Plainfield, NJ | 1 tackle |
| 99 | Noah Hickcox DLTransfer from Minnesota | 6′4″ | 315 | Rockford, IL | 1 tackle |
Linebackers 7
| No. | Player | Class | Ht | Wt | Hometown | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Zeke Vandenburgh LB | 6′3″ | 235 | Freeport, IL | 7 tackles, 1 sack | |
| 8 | Kenton Wilhoit LB2-star recruit | Fr. | 6′2″ | 235 | Oak Grove, MO | 9 tackles |
| 12 | Shanon Reid LB | 6′1″ | 233 | Fort Myers, FL | 8 tackles | |
| 49 | Jacob Bellizzi LB | Fr. | 6′1″ | 235 | Des Plaines, IL | 3 tackles |
| 18 | Jeremiah Jordan LB | Fr. | 6′2″ | 235 | Chicago, IL | 2 tackles |
| 24 | Damien Jackson LB | So. | 6′3″ | 230 | Elkhart, IN | 2 tackles |
| 32 | Cade Campos LB | Fr. | 6′1″ | 210 | Lemont, IL | 1 tackle |
Defensive backs 5
| No. | Player | Class | Ht | Wt | Hometown | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Braden Price S | 6′1″ | 195 | Wheeling, WV | 6 tackles | |
| 22 | Clayton Isbell S | 6′2″ | 220 | Naperville, IL | 5 tackles | |
| 26 | Jarrell Jackson DB | 5′9″ | 180 | Marengo, IL | 4 tackles | |
| 1 | Iverson Brown S2-star recruit | 6′1″ | 190 | Fairview Heights, IL | 2 tackles | |
| 21 | Peyton Jones DB | 6′1″ | 185 | Kansas City, MO | 1 tackle |
Specialists 2
| No. | Player | Class | Ht | Wt | Hometown | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | J.T. Bohlken PK | 6′0″ | 210 | Jefferson City, MO | 9 punts, 49.8 average | |
| 48 | Joey Malinowski LS | So. | 6′1″ | 245 | Bloomington, IL | 2 tackles |
Athletes and others 5
| No. | Player | Class | Ht | Wt | Hometown | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Gomez | 5 tackles | |||||
| Joey Lombardi | 2 tackles | |||||
| Max Sobkowicz | 2 tackles | |||||
| Kevin Brown | 1 return, 7 yards | |||||
| Austin Nagel | 1 catch, 7 yards |
Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2021 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.