2014 Illinois roster

116 players. From 19 states; the most from Illinois (48) and Ohio (17). The 2014 season.

Quarterbacks 5

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2014
12	Wes Lunt QB4-star recruit	6′4″		Rochester, IL	1,763 passing yards, 14 TD
4	Reilly O’Toole QB	6′4″		Wheaton, IL	1,344 passing yards, 10 TD
15	Aaron Bailey QB4-star recruit	6′2″		Bolingbrook, IL	120 rushing yards, 1 TD
3	Jeff George Jr. QB	6′3″	220	Indianapolis, IN
7	Chayce Crouch QB	6′4″	230	Newark, OH

Running backs 7

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2014
6	Josh Ferguson RB	5′10″		Naperville, IL	735 rushing yards, 8 TD
5	Donovonn Young RB	6′0″		Houston, TX	379 rushing yards, 6 TD
23	Devin Church RB3-star recruit	5′8″		Southfield, MI	13 rushing yards
22	Kendrick Foster RB	5′9″	190	Peoria, IL
26	Cameron Tucker RB	5′8″		River Forest, IL
30	Julian Hylton RB2-star recruit	6′1″	210	Tinley Park, IL
38	Brandon Roberts RB	6′3″	250	Peoria, IL

Receivers 17

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2014
18	Mike Dudek WR	5′11″	195	Naperville, IL	76 catches, 1,038 yards, 6 TD
8	Geronimo Allison WR	6′4″		Tampa, FL	41 catches, 598 yards, 5 TD
11	Malik Turner WR3-star recruit	6′3″	200	Springfield, IL	25 catches, 256 yards, 1 TD
9	Martize Barr WR	5′11″		Washington D.C., DC	19 catches, 249 yards, 3 TD
19	Justin Hardee WR	6′1″		Cleveland, OH	19 catches, 240 yards, 1 TD
16	Marchie Murdock WR	6′1″	205	Arlington, TX	1 catch, 17 yards
4	D.J. Taylor WR	6′0″		Ft. Lauderdale, FL
4	Dionte Taylor WR	6′0″	190	Ft. Lauderdale, FL
12	Chris James WR4-star recruit	5′11″	195	Orange, TX
15	Tyrin Stone-Davis WR	6′3″	200	Philadelphia, PA
21	Man Berg WR	6′2″	190	Sherman Oaks, CA
31	Leslie Poole WR	5′11″	185	Schaumburg, IL
80	Jeremey Whitlow WR	6′2″	215	Cleveland, OH
81	Raphael Barr WR	6′2″	200	Etiwanda, CA
82	Kameron Fry WR	6′1″	200	Urbana, IL
82	Samuel Harlib WR	6′0″	180	Las Vegas, NV
88	Zach Grant WR	6′0″		Springfield, IL

Tight ends 10

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2014
3	Jon Davis TE4-star recruit	6′3″		Louisville, KY	15 catches, 175 yards, 3 TD
11	Matt LaCosse TE	6′6″		Naperville, IL	14 catches, 117 yards, 3 TD
47	Tim Clary TE	6′2″		Spring Grove, IL	1 return, 11 yards
87	Tyler White TE	6′5″		Kalamazoo, MI	2 catches, 17 yards, 1 TD
30	Jim Nudera TE	6′1″	240	Elmhurst, IL
36	Austin Roberts TE3-star recruit	6′2″	245	Rice Lake, WI
39	Nathan Echard TE	6′2″	230	Eureka, MO
45	Henry McGrew TE3-star recruit	6′3″	245	Overland Park, KS
83	Trevor Kanteman TE	6′4″	245	Woodland Hills, CA
89	Dallas Hinkhouse TE	6′5″	245	Clive, IA

Offensive line 18

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown
52	Alex Hill OL3-star recruit	6′3″	310	Slidell, LA
53	Nick Allegretti OL	6′4″	320	Frankfort, IL
55	Chris Boles OL	6′4″	320	Toledo, OH
57	Austin Schmidt OL	6′6″	300	Galena, OH
60	Tony Durkin OL	6′3″	290	Tinley Park, IL
64	Steve Dumezich OL	6′5″	285	Chicago, IL
65	Jake Angona OL	6′3″	275	Naperville, IL
66	Scott McDowell OL	6′5″	300	Hinsdale, IL
67	Christian DiLauro OL	6′5″	300	Uniontown, OH
68	Simon Cvijanovic OL	6′6″	310	Cleveland, OH
69	Ted Karras OL	6′4″	310	Indianapolis, IN
70	Peter Cvijanovic OL	6′6″	290	Concord Township, OH
71	Joe Spencer OL3-star recruit	6′4″		Mason, OH
73	Chris O’Connor OL	6′5″	300	Tinley Park, IL
74	Michael Heitz OL3-star recruit	6′6″	310	Vermont, IL
75	Pat Flavin OL	6′7″	300	Lisle, IL
76	Jesse Chadwell OL	6′5″	285	Clarkston, MI
78	Harry Black OL	6′5″	285	Orlando, FL

Defensive line 15

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown
2	Sean Adesanya DL	6′3″	240	Rahway, NJ
5	James Crawford DL	6′2″	235	Deerfield, FL
6	Carroll Phillips DL	6′3″		Miami, FL
9	Kenny Nelson DL	6′6″	250	Detroit, MI
16	Rob Bain DL	6′3″		Bolingbrook, IL
17	Jihad Ward DL	6′6″	295	Philadelphia, PA
42	Joe Fotu DL	6′3″	285	East Oakland, CA
44	Austin Teitsma DL	6′2″	290	Glen Ellyn, IL
91	Dawuane Smoot DL	6′3″		Groveport, OH
92	Abe Cajuste DL	6′3″	290	Miami, FL
93	Teko Powell DL	6′3″	300	Miami, FL
94	Tito Odenigbo DL	6′3″	300	Centerville, OH
95	Jake Howe DL	6′3″	305	McHenry, IL
97	Paul James III DL3-star recruit	6′4″	255	Miami, FL
99	Jarrod Clements DL	6′3″	290	Dayton, OH

Linebackers 17

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2014
43	Mason Monheim LB	6′1″		Orrville, OH	2 INT
17	T.J. Neal LB3-star recruit	6′1″		McKeeseport, PA	1 INT
9	Earnest Thomas III LB	6′2″	210	Orchard Lake, MI
10	B.J. Bello LB	6′3″	225	New Lenox, IL
14	Eric Finney LB	6′0″	220	Riverside, CA
22	LaKeith Walls LB	6′2″		Cleveland, OH
26	Cedric Doxy LB	6′2″	220	Calumet City, IL
29	Nelson Lugo LB	5′11″	200	Franklin Park, IL
33	Tre Watson LB	6′2″	236	Tampa, FL
33	Zepheniah Grimes LB3-star recruit	5′11″	225	Bamberg, SC
35	Sean White LB	6′0″		Casey, IL
40	Jason Goldsmith LB	6′2″	215	Highland Park, IL
40	Mike Svetina LB	6′2″		Brunswick, OH
42	Ralph Cooper LB	6′1″	240	Winnsboro, SC
48	Tate Gordon LB	6′2″	200	Lincoln, IL
49	Conner Schmidt LB	5′11″	195	Lincoln, IL
90	DeJazz Woods LB	6′3″	255	Tampa, FL

Defensive backs 18

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2014
2	V’Angelo Bentley DB	5′10″		Cleveland, OH	44 returns, 815 yards
24	Darius Mosely DB3-star recruit	5′11″		O’Fallon, IL	12 returns, 92 yards
3	Taylor Barton DB	6′1″		Orlando, FL	1 INT
9	Earnest Thomas DB3-star recruit	6′2″		Orchard Lake, MI	1 INT
27	Eaton Spence DB	6′0″		Belle Glade, FL	1 INT
1	Jaylen Dunlap DB	6′1″	190	Chicago, IL
2	Patrick Nelson DB	6′0″	216	Chicago, IL
4	Darwyn Kelly DB	6′1″	210	Upper Marlboro, MD
7	Caleb Day DB3-star recruit	6′1″		Hilliard, OH
8	Dillan Cazley DB	5′10″		Charleston, IL
15	Jevaris Little DB	6′0″		St. Petersburg, FL
20	Clayton Fejedelem DB	6′1″		Lemont, IL
21	Zane Petty DB	6′1″	205	Corning, CA
23	Davontay Kwaaning DB	5′11″	190	Chicago, IL
25	Sean Arowolaju DB	6′0″	195	Matteson, IL
29	T.J. Moss DB	5′11″	195	Carpentersville, IL
31	Nick North DB	6′1″	200	Hollywood, FL
37	Dennis Thurow DB	6′1″	205	Naperville, IL

Specialists 9

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2014
18	Justin DuVernois P	6′1″		Plantation, FL	77 punts, 44.0 average
38	David Reisner PK	6′0″		Bartlett, IL	6 of 11 field goals
17	Taylor Zalewski PK	6′3″		Orland Park, IL	3 of 6 field goals
13	Ryan Frain P	6′2″		Indianapolis, IN	1 punt, 34.0 average
40	Ryan Tucker P	6′3″	200	Chicago, IL
41	Nick Kyburz P	6′0″	215	Chesterfield, MO
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

Hometowns of the 2014 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 48
Ohio 17
Florida 16
Michigan 6
California 6
Indiana 3
Texas 3
Pennsylvania 3

Top counties

Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 15
DuPage County, Illinois pop. 930,000 11
Cuyahoga County, Ohio pop. 1.2 million 5
Miami-Dade County, Florida pop. 2.7 million 4
Broward County, Florida pop. 2 million 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’ 2014 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.