2007 Illinois roster

31 players. From 7 states; the most from Illinois (9) and Ohio (3). The 2007 season.

Our source’s roster for 2007 is partial: 31 names, most without a position or size. Rosters are complete from about 2010.

Running backs 3

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2007
	Rashard Mendenhall RB4-star recruit		Skokie, IL	1,681 rushing yards, 17 TD
22	Daniel Dufrene RB	5′11″	Ft. Lauderdale, FL	294 rushing yards, 2 TD
28	Troy Pollard RB	5′8″	Jacksonville, FL	148 rushing yards

Receivers 9

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2007
9	Arrelious Benn WR5-star recruit	6′2″		Washington, DC	54 catches, 676 yards, 2 TD
	Kyle Hudson WR			Mattoon, IL	22 returns, 128 yards
	Jacob Willis WR				22 catches, 330 yards, 3 TD
	DaJuan Warren WR				10 returns, 18 yards
	Brian Gamble WR			Massillon, OH	16 catches, 170 yards, 1 TD
10	Eddie McGee WR	6′4″		Washington, DC	444 passing yards, 2 TD
17	Jeff Cumberland WR4-star recruit	6′5″		Columbus, OH	12 catches, 243 yards, 3 TD
	Will Judson WR				6 catches, 30 yards
12	Chris James WR4-star recruit	5′11″	195	Orange, TX

Tight ends 1

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2007
16	Michael Hoomanawanui TE		6′5″		Bloomington, IL	5 catches, 64 yards, 2 TD

Defensive line 1

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2007
30	Rahkeem Smith DL		6′1″	265	Lombard, IL	1 catch, 8 yards

Linebackers 1

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2007
	J Leman LB					1 INT

Defensive backs 2

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2007
	Vontae Davis CB					4 INT
28	Dere Hicks DB		5′10″	175	Roanoke, VA	2 INT

Specialists 3

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2007
	Jason Reda K2-star recruit			Rock Island, IL	16 of 18 field goals
87	Anthony Santella P	6′2″		Wauconda, IL	64 punts, 37.7 average
37	Kyle Yelton P	6′0″	190	Chesterton, IN	1 punt, 39.0 average

Athletes and others 11

Player	Hometown	2007
Kevin Mitchell 3-star recruit	Fort Wayne, IN	5 INT
Antonio Steele		2 INT
Justin Harrison	Bloomington, IL	1 INT
Justin Sanders		1 INT
Marcus Thomas 3-star recruit	Chicago, IL	1 INT
Russ Weil		29 rushing yards
Joe Morgan	Canton, OH	3 catches, 32 yards
Marques Wilkins 3-star recruit	Decatur, IL	3 catches, 78 yards, 1 TD
Walter Mendenhall		57 rushing yards
Justin Ijei		6 rushing yards
Brit Miller

Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2007 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.