2023 Illinois State roster

31 players: 8 freshmen, 10 sophomores, 2 juniors, 1 senior, 10 with no class listed. From 10 states; the most from Illinois (12) and Wisconsin (3). The 2023 season.

Our source’s roster for 2023 is partial: 31 names, most without a position or size. Rosters are complete from about 2010.

Quarterbacks 2

No.	Player	Class		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2023
5	Zack Annexstad QB	Jr.		6′3″	220	Norseland, MN	2,111 passing yards, 17 TD
16	Tommy Rittenhouse QB	So.		5′11″	195	Geneva, IL	335 passing yards, 2 TD

Running backs 6

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2023
0	Mason Blakemore RB		6′2″	215	Centralia, IL	940 rushing yards, 12 TD
4	Cole Mueller RB	So.	6′1″	215	Wentzville, MO	408 rushing yards, 5 TD
32	Wenkers Wright RB	So.	6′1″	205	Floyds Knobs, IN	255 rushing yards, 2 TD
6	Josh Robinson RB3-star recruit	Fr.	6′1″	205	Bolingbrook, IL	146 rushing yards, 1 TD
45	Cal Martine FB	So.	5′11″	230	Appleton, WI	60 rushing yards
11	Scotty Presson Jr. FB	So.	6′3″	230	Florissant, MO	1 return, 0 yards

Receivers 7

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2023
2	Daniel Sobkowicz WR	So.	6′3″	205	Arlington Heights, IL	68 catches, 923 yards, 10 TD
	Cam Grandy WR					59 catches, 581 yards, 3 TD
80	Eddie Kasper WR		5′10″	165	Burlington, WI	47 catches, 420 yards, 1 TD
	Jalen Carr WR		5′9″	175	Orlando, FL	18 catches, 135 yards, 1 TD
13	Braden Contreras WR	So.	6′4″	190	Hillsdale, IL	6 returns, 34 yards
1	Camo Nelson WR	So.	6′1″	190	Dallas, TX	11 catches, 82 yards, 1 TD
6	I’Shawn Stewart WR	Sr.	5′10″	165	Bolingbrook, IL	5 catches, 70 yards

Tight ends 3

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2023
85	Javon Charles TE	So.	6′5″	245	Glenn Heights, TX	4 catches, 19 yards, 1 TD
11	Max Ziebarth TE	Fr.	6′5″	250	Hudson, IL	1 catch, 7 yards, 1 TD
81	Brett Spaulding TE2-star recruit	Fr.	6′6″	230	Franklin, WI	1 catch, 3 yards

Defensive line 2

No.	Player	Class		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2023
11	Steven Curtis DL3-star recruit	Fr.		6′5″	264	Palm Beach, FL	1 INT
95	Jake Anderson DL2-star recruit	Fr.		6′4″	305	Davis, IL

Linebackers 2

No.	Player	Class		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2023
10	LaVoise-Deontae McCoy LB3-star recruit			6′1″	230	Flossmoor, IL	2 INT
49	Jacob Bellizzi LB	Jr.		6′1″	235	Des Plaines, IL	1 INT

Defensive backs 4

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2023
2	Mark Cannon Jr. S2-star recruit	Fr.	6′3″	213	Evanston, IL	3 INT
21	Jeff Bowens DB		5′9″	165	Southfield, MI	1 INT
22	Keondre Jackson DB		6′3″	195	Freeport, IL	1 INT
9	Rylan Crawford DB2-star recruit	Fr.	6′3″	205	Leo, IN	2 catches, 11 yards, 1 TD

Specialists 2

No.	Player	Class		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2023
31	Ian Wagner PK	So.			215	Sierra Vista, AZ	8 of 9 field goals
96	Josh Jasek PK	Fr.		6′1″	175	Iowa City, IA	0 of 1 field goal

Athletes and others 3

No.	Player	Class		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2023
	Amir Abdullah						1 INT
	C.J. Hodgdon						1 INT
	Brad Vierneisel						5 catches, 37 yards

Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2023 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.