Teams Illinois 2012 Roster ← 2011 2013 → 2012 Illinois roster 107 players. From 17 states; the most from Illinois (47) and Ohio (16). The 2012 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 5 Receivers 15 Tight ends 6 Offensive line 18 Defensive line 14 Linebackers 16 Defensive backs 18 Specialists 10
Running backs 5 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2012 5 Donovonn Young RB 6′0″ Houston, TX 571 rushing yards, 3 TD 6 RB 5′10″ Naperville, IL 312 rushing yards 22 Dami Ayoola RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ Ft. Lauderdale, FL 117 rushing yards, 2 TD 41 Zach Becker FB 6′3″ Homer, IL 7 rushing yards 23 Devin Church RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′8″ Southfield, MI
Receivers 15 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2012 12 Ryan Lankford WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ Jacksonville, FL 37 catches, 469 yards, 5 TD 15 Darius Millines WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ Boynton Beach, FL 32 catches, 319 yards 80 Spencer Harris WR 6′3″ Greenwood, AR 21 catches, 252 yards, 2 TD 9 Steve Hull WR 6′2″ Cincinnati, OH 2 INT 19 Justin Hardee WR 6′1″ Cleveland, OH 17 catches, 192 yards 8 Miles Osei WR 6′0″ Mt. Prospect, IL 6 catches, 50 yards 19 Kenny Knight WR 6′4″ Detroit, MI 5 catches, 52 yards 20 Fritz Rock WR 6′1″ Golden Valley, MN 5 catches, 50 yards 7 Hayden Daniels WR 6′4″ 200 Naperville, IL 12 Chris James WR 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 195 Orange, TX 24 James Hallendorff WR 6′2″ 205 Vernon Hills, IL 29 Peter Bonahoom WR 6′2″ 200 Arlington Heights, IL 31 Leslie Poole WR 5′11″ 185 Schaumburg, IL 80 Jeremey Whitlow WR 6′2″ 215 Cleveland, OH 85 Tim Lukas WR 6′4″ 200 Mt. Prospect, IL
Tight ends 6 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2012 3 Jon Davis TE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ Louisville, KY 102 rushing yards, 1 TD 83 Eddie Viliunas TE 6′4″ LaGrange Park, IL 8 catches, 66 yards, 2 TD 11 TE 6′6″ Naperville, IL 3 catches, 32 yards 89 Evan Wilson TE 6′6″ Woodstock, GA 2 catches, 9 yards 86 Tim Russell TE 6′6″ St. Charles, IL 88 Justin Lattimore TE 6′3″ Tampa, FL
Offensive line 18 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2012 52 Alex Hill OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 310 Slidell, LA 53 Ryan Klachko OL 6′4″ 305 Springfield, IL 55 Chris Boles OL 6′4″ 320 Toledo, OH 56 Shawn Afryl OL 6′3″ 310 Skokie, IL 60 Tony Durkin OL 6′3″ 290 Tinley Park, IL 61 Tyler Sands OL 6′5″ 300 Boyertown, PA 66 Scott McDowell OL 6′5″ 300 Hinsdale, IL 67 Jake Feldmeyer OL 6′4″ 295 Centerville, OH 68 Simon Cvijanovic OL 6′6″ 310 Cleveland, OH 69 OL 6′4″ 310 Indianapolis, IN 70 Corey Lewis OL 6′6″ Cresco, PA 71 Joe Spencer OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ Mason, OH 72 OL 6′5″ 310 Oberlin, OH 73 Chris O’Connor OL 6′5″ 300 Tinley Park, IL 74 Michael Heitz OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′6″ 310 Vermont, IL 75 Pat Flavin OL 6′7″ 300 Lisle, IL 76 Graham Pocic OL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′7″ 310 Lemont, IL 78 Ryan Nowicki OL 6′5″ 290 Glendale, AZ
Defensive line 14 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2012 99 DL 6′6″ Homewood, IL 1 INT 6 Darrius Caldwell DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 230 Atlanta, GA 9 Kenny Nelson DL 6′6″ 250 Detroit, MI 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 87 Daniel Rhodes DL 6′3″ 290 Charlotte, NC 91 DL 6′4″ Chicago, IL 93 Teko Powell DL 6′3″ 300 Miami, FL 94 DL 6′1″ 305 Fort Walton Beach, FL 95 Jake Howe DL 6′3″ 305 McHenry, IL 96 Robbie Bain DL 6′3″ 300 Bolingbrook, IL 97 Vontrell Williams DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 300 Chicago, IL 98 John Valentine DL 6′5″ 250 St. Louis, MO
Linebackers 16 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2012 25 Ashante Williams LB 5′11″ Mayfield, OH 1 INT 43 Mason Monheim LB 6′1″ Orrville, OH 1 INT 10 B.J. Bello LB 6′3″ 225 New Lenox, IL 17 T.J. Neal LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ McKeeseport, PA 22 LaKeith Walls LB 6′2″ Cleveland, OH 28 Ta’Jarvis Fuller LB 6′1″ 190 Fort Myers, FL 29 Nelson Lugo LB 5′11″ 200 Franklin Park, IL 33 Zepheniah Grimes LB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 225 Bamberg, SC 39 Nejee Robinson LB 6′2″ 240 Chicago, IL 40 Beau Sullivan LB 5′11″ 215 Decatur, IL 40 Mike Svetina LB 6′2″ Brunswick, OH 42 Ralph Cooper LB 6′1″ 240 Winnsboro, SC 45 Jonathan Brown LB 6′1″ Memphis, TN 48 Henry Dickinson LB 6′4″ 230 Memphis, TN 55 Houston Bates LB 6′3″ 250 Covington, LA 90 DeJazz Woods LB 6′3″ 255 Tampa, FL
Defensive backs 18 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2012 1 Terry Hawthorne DB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ East St. Louis, IL 15 returns, 264 yards 17 Tommy Davis S 5′11″ East St. Louis, IL 11 returns, 26 yards 9 Earnest Thomas DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ Orchard Lake, MI 1 INT 26 Justin Green DB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ Louisville, KY 5 returns, 118 yards 2 V’Angelo Bentley DB 5′10″ Cleveland, OH 3 Taylor Barton DB 6′1″ Orlando, FL 4 Patrick Nixon-Youman DB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′10″ Jacksonville, FL 7 Supo Sanni DB 6′3″ Chicago Heights, IL 15 Jevaris Little DB 6′0″ St. Petersburg, FL 21 Jack Ramsey DB 5′11″ Chicago, IL 22 Nick Forzley DB 5′9″ 185 Lemont, IL 23 Ben Mathis DB 6′3″ 205 Springfield, IL 23 Davontay Kwaaning DB 5′11″ 190 Chicago, IL 27 Eaton Spence DB 6′0″ Belle Glade, FL 29 Kaeman Mitchell DB 5′9″ 180 Champaign, IL 31 Nick North DB 6′1″ 200 Hollywood, FL 32 Daniel Quintana S 6′2″ 200 Berwyn, IL 37 Austin Abner DB 6′0″ 195 Fort Thomas, KY
Specialists 10 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2012 18 Justin DuVernois P 6′1″ Plantation, FL 73 punts, 41.9 average 17 Taylor Zalewski PK 6′3″ Orland Park, IL 4 of 7 field goals 37 Nick Immekus PK 6′0″ Wheaton, IL 4 of 5 field goals 13 Ryan Frain P 6′2″ Indianapolis, IN 36 Brad Janitz P 6′5″ 215 Cincinnati, OH 46 Zak Pedersen LS 6′2″ 230 Joliet, IL 54 Zach Hirth LS 6′4″ 220 Eureka, MO 56 Michael Martin LS 6′4″ Champaign, IL 83 Brennen VanMieghem PK 6′2″ 190 Metamora, IL 87 Garrett Stroup P 5′11″ 190 Rockford, IL
Reilly O’Toole, James Nudera, Nick Immekus, Austin Teitsma, Scott McDowell, Pat Flavin V’Angelo Bentley, Justin Hardee, LaKeith Walls, Simon Cvijanovic, Jeremey Whitlow Josh Ferguson, Hayden Daniels, Matt LaCosse, Sean McGushin, Tim Russell Jack Ramsey, Davontay Kwaaning, Nejee Robinson, Glenn Foster, Vontrell Williams Terry Hawthorne, Tommy Davis, John Valentine Miles Osei, Leslie Poole, Tim Lukas Taylor Zalewski, Tony Durkin, Chris O’Connor Nick Forzley, Graham Pocic, Robbie Bain Jon Davis, Justin Green Patrick Nixon-Youman, Ryan Lankford Earnest Thomas, Devin Church Kenny Nelson, Kenny Knight Steve Hull, Brad Janitz B.J. Bello, Zak Pedersen Ryan Frain, Ted Karras Ben Mathis, Ryan Klachko James Hallendorff, Peter Bonahoom Kaeman Mitchell, Michael Martin Nelson Lugo, Shawn Afryl Jonathan Brown, Henry Dickinson Chris Boles, Tim Kynard Justin Lattimore, DeJazz Woods Nathan Scheelhaase Taylor Barton Donovonn Young Darrius Caldwell Supo Sanni Chase Haslett Chris James Darius Millines Jevaris Little Justin DuVernois Fritz Rock Dami Ayoola Ashante Williams Eaton Spence Ta’Jarvis Fuller Nick North Daniel Quintana Zepheniah Grimes Austin Abner Beau Sullivan Mike Svetina Zach Becker Ralph Cooper Mason Monheim Alex Hill Justin Staples Zach Hirth Houston Bates Tyler Sands Jake Feldmeyer Corey Lewis Joe Spencer Hugh Thornton Michael Heitz Ryan Nowicki Spencer Harris Brennen VanMieghem Eddie Viliunas Daniel Rhodes Garrett Stroup Evan Wilson Teko Powell Akeem Spence Jake Howe Michael Buchanan IL 47 OH 16 FL 14 MI 4 MO 4 Hometowns of the 2012 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 47 Ohio 16 Florida 14 Missouri 4 Michigan 4 Kentucky 3 Pennsylvania 3 Texas 2 Top counties Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 20 DuPage County, Illinois pop. 930,000 9 Cuyahoga County, Ohio pop. 1.2 million 7 Broward County, Florida pop. 2 million 3 Will County, Illinois pop. 701,000 3 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’ 2012 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.
Josh Ferguson RB
Matt LaCosse TE
Ted Karras OL
Hugh Thornton OL
Michael Buchanan DL
Glenn Foster DL
Akeem Spence DL