2005 Illinois roster

23 players. From 3 states; the most from Illinois (5). The 2005 season.

Our source’s roster for 2005 is partial: 23 names, most without a position or size. Rosters are complete from about 2010.

Quarterbacks 2

No.	Player		Hometown	2005
	Tim Brasic QB			1,979 passing yards, 11 TD
	Chris Pazan QB			182 passing yards, 1 TD

Running backs 3

Player	Hometown	2005
Pierre Thomas RB		664 rushing yards, 5 TD
Rashard Mendenhall RB4-star recruit	Skokie, IL	218 rushing yards
Jason Davis RB		11 catches, 162 yards, 1 TD

Receivers 7

Player	Hometown	2005
Kyle Hudson WR	Mattoon, IL	31 catches, 469 yards, 1 TD
DaJuan Warren WR		21 catches, 205 yards
Kendrick Jones WR		20 catches, 275 yards, 1 TD
Melvin Bryant II WR		17 catches, 176 yards, 2 TD
Jody Ellis WR2-star recruit	Evanston, IL	15 catches, 156 yards, 1 TD
Derrick McPhearson WR		13 catches, 89 yards, 1 TD
Franklin Payne WR		7 catches, 77 yards

Defensive backs 1

No.	Player		Hometown	2005
	Alan Ball DB			1 INT

Specialists 2

No.	Player		Hometown	2005
	Jason Reda K2-star recruit		Rock Island, IL	13 of 20 field goals
	Steve Weatherford P			67 punts, 42.6 average

Athletes and others 8

Player	Hometown	2005
James Cooper		1 INT
Justin Harrison	Bloomington, IL	1 INT
Frank Lenti Jr.		5 catches, 35 yards
Russ Weil		2 catches, 22 yards
Greg McClendon	Columbus, GA	1 catch, 3 yards
Justin Ijei
Kevin Mitchell 3-star recruit	Fort Wayne, IN
Spencer Jensen

Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2005 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.