2010 Illinois roster

97 players. From 19 states; the most from Illinois (43) and Florida (14). The 2010 season.

Quarterbacks 4

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2010
2	Nathan Scheelhaase QB4-star recruit	6′3″		Kansas City, MO	1,825 passing yards, 17 TD
7	Chandler Whitmer QB	5′11″	190	Downers Grove, IL
13	Sean McGushin QB	6′2″	215	St. Charles, IL
14	Sean Anderson QB	6′4″	200	Tinley Park, IL

Running backs 9

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2010
5	Mikel Leshoure RB	6′0″		Champaign, IL	1,697 rushing yards, 17 TD
21	Jason Ford RB	6′0″		Belleville, IL	480 rushing yards, 7 TD
28	Troy Pollard RB	5′8″		Jacksonville, FL	109 rushing yards
23	Bud Golden RB4-star recruit	6′0″		Cincinnati, OH	32 rushing yards
35	Jay Prosch RB	6′0″		Mobile, AL	1 catch, 1 yard
41	Zach Becker FB	6′3″		Homer, IL	1 catch, 7 yards
27	Ronald Stewart RB	5′6″		Chicago, IL
32	Ean Days RB	5′11″	205	Kingsland, GA
49	Chris Willett FB	6′2″	235	Liberty, MO

Receivers 13

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2010
8	A.J. Jenkins WR4-star recruit	6′0″		Jacksonville, FL	56 catches, 746 yards, 7 TD
15	Darius Millines WR3-star recruit	5′11″		Boynton Beach, FL	22 returns, 430 yards
11	Jarred Fayson WR4-star recruit	6′0″		Tampa, FL	38 catches, 355 yards, 1 TD
10	Eddie McGee WR	6′4″		Washington, DC	8 catches, 62 yards
17	Fred Sykes WR	6′0″		Tampa, FL	7 catches, 85 yards
12	Ryan Lankford WR3-star recruit	6′0″		Jacksonville, FL	6 catches, 129 yards, 1 TD
80	Spencer Harris WR	6′3″		Greenwood, AR	4 catches, 48 yards, 1 TD
8	Miles Osei WR	6′0″		Mt. Prospect, IL	6 rushing yards
12	Chris James WR4-star recruit	5′11″	195	Orange, TX	2 catches, 27 yards, 1 TD
9	Steve Hull WR	6′2″		Cincinnati, OH
20	Fritz Rock WR	6′1″		Golden Valley, MN
81	Jake Kumerow WR	6′4″		Bartlett, IL
82	Anthony Williams WR	6′4″	202	Chesapeake, VA

Tight ends 5

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2010
89	Evan Wilson TE	6′6″	Woodstock, GA	10 catches, 135 yards, 2 TD
88	Justin Lattimore TE	6′3″	Tampa, FL	1 catch, 33 yards, 1 TD
33	Russell Ellington TE	6′2″	Homewood, IL
83	Eddie Viliunas TE	6′4″	LaGrange Park, IL
86	Tim Russell TE	6′6″	St. Charles, IL

Offensive line 17

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2010
71	Jeff Allen OL	6′5″		Chicago, IL	1 catch, 2 yards
52	Alex Hill OL3-star recruit	6′3″	310	Slidell, LA
55	Anterio Jackson OL	6′2″	300	Chicago, IL
56	Shawn Afryl OL	6′3″	310	Skokie, IL
58	Andrew Carter OL4-star recruit	6′4″	290	Tallahassee, FL
61	Tyler Sands OL	6′5″	300	Boyertown, PA
64	Nate Swanson OL	6′8″	325	Manlius, IL
65	Joe VanderHeyden OL	6′3″	280	Rockford, IL
66	Randall Hunt OL	6′6″	315	Hightstown, NJ
67	Jake Feldmeyer OL	6′4″	295	Centerville, OH
68	Simon Cvijanovic OL	6′6″	310	Cleveland, OH
70	Corey Lewis OL	6′6″		Cresco, PA
72	Hugh Thornton OL	6′5″	310	Oberlin, OH
73	Jack Cornell OL	6′6″	315	Quincy, IL
74	Michael Heitz OL3-star recruit	6′6″	310	Vermont, IL
76	Graham Pocic OL4-star recruit	6′7″	310	Lemont, IL
78	Ryan Palmer OL	6′7″	310	Canton, OH

Defensive line 14

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown
44	Austin Teitsma DL	6′2″	290	Glen Ellyn, IL
54	Justin Staples DL	6′4″	240	Lakewood, OH
59	Tim Kynard DL	6′3″	270	Toledo, OH
79	Craig Wilson DL	6′5″	320	Harvey, IL
85	Whitney Mercilus DL	6′4″	265	Akron, OH
90	D.J. Woods DL	6′3″	214	Tampa, FL
91	Glenn Foster DL	6′4″		Chicago, IL
93	Corey Liuget DL4-star recruit	6′3″	300	Miami, FL
94	Akeem Spence DL	6′1″	305	Fort Walton Beach, FL
95	Jake Howe DL	6′3″	305	McHenry, IL
96	Wisdom Onyegbule DL	6′3″	285	Bolingbrook, IL
97	Clay Nurse DL	6′3″	260	Beltsville, MD
98	Daryle Ballew DL	6′1″	310	Cincinnati, OH
99	Michael Buchanan DL	6′6″		Homewood, IL

Linebackers 13

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2010
2	Martez Wilson LB5-star recruit	6′4″		Chicago, IL	1 INT
18	Nate Bussey LB	6′2″		Washington, DC	1 INT
38	Ian Thomas LB	6′1″		Berwyn Heights, MD	1 INT
45	Jonathan Brown LB	6′1″		Memphis, TN	1 INT
25	Ashante Williams LB	5′11″		Mayfield, OH	1 return, 4 yards
8	Brandon Denmark LB	6′3″	220	Tallanassee, FL
34	Alex Porter LB	6′0″	230	Kenilworth, IL
40	Beau Sullivan LB	5′11″	215	Decatur, IL
42	Aaron Gress LB	6′0″	220	Exeter, CA
48	Nate Palmer LB	6′3″	220	Chicago, IL
51	Evan Frierson LB	6′2″	230	Washington, DC
53	Dustin Jefferson LB	6′0″	240	Kankakee, IL
55	Houston Bates LB	6′3″	250	Covington, LA

Defensive backs 14

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2010
21	Jack Ramsey DB	5′11″		Chicago, IL	35 returns, 134 yards
9	Trulon Henry DB	6′1″		Washington, DC	3 INT
4	Patrick Nixon-Youman DB4-star recruit	5′10″		Jacksonville, FL	2 INT
1	Terry Hawthorne DB4-star recruit	6′0″		East St. Louis, IL	1 INT
3	Tavon Wilson DB	6′0″		Washington, DC	1 INT
26	Justin Green DB4-star recruit	5′11″		Louisville, KY	1 return, 19 yards
6	Joelil Thrash DB	6′0″	200	Washington, DC
7	Supo Sanni DB	6′3″		Chicago Heights, IL
9	Earnest Thomas DB3-star recruit	6′2″		Orchard Lake, MI
22	Nick Forzley DB	5′9″	185	Lemont, IL
23	Ben Mathis DB	6′3″	205	Springfield, IL
27	Antonio Gully DB	6′1″	190	St. Louis, MO
28	Tisunge Mkwezalamba DB	5′11″	190	Champaign, IL
29	Kaeman Mitchell DB	5′9″	180	Champaign, IL

Specialists 8

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2010
13	Derek Dimke PK	6′0″		Rockford, IL	24 of 29 field goals
87	Anthony Santella P	6′2″		Wauconda, IL	64 punts, 44.8 average
12	Patrick Dunn P	5′9″	175	Chicago, IL
36	Brad Janitz P	6′5″	215	Cincinnati, OH
37	Nick Immekus PK	6′0″		Wheaton, IL
39	Abe Oliver LS	5′11″	160	Philadelphia, PA
46	Zak Pedersen LS	6′2″	230	Joliet, IL
84	Matt Eller PK	6′2″		Jacksonville, FL

Hometowns of the 2010 Illinois roster; the five states sending the most labeled with their players. Hover a dot for names. Map: us-atlas (public domain).

Where the roster comes from

By state

Illinois 43
Florida 14
Ohio 12
Washington, D.C. 6
Missouri 3
Pennsylvania 3
Georgia 2
Maryland 2

Top counties

Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 19
District of Columbia, Washington, D.C. pop. 681,000 6
Duval County, Florida pop. 1 million 5
Hillsborough County, Florida pop. 1.5 million 4
DuPage County, Illinois pop. 930,000 4

Hometowns placed in their counties with the US Census Bureau’s Gazetteer files. Populations from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–⁠2024 5-year estimates. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Which states send the most FBS players for their size.

Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2010 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.