2016 Illinois roster

97 players: 17 freshmen, 7 sophomores, 73 with no class listed. From 21 states and 1 other country; the most from Illinois (32) and Florida (13). The 2016 season.

Quarterbacks 5

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
12	Wes Lunt QB4-star recruit		6′4″		Rochester, IL	1,376 passing yards, 8 TD
3	Jeff George Jr. QB	Fr.	6′3″	220	Indianapolis, IN	470 passing yards, 4 TD
7	Chayce Crouch QB		6′4″	230	Newark, OH	176 rushing yards, 2 TD
10	Cam Thomas QB	Fr.	6′2″	200	Chicago Heights, IL
16	Cam Miller QB	RS	6′1″	220	Evergreen Park, IL

Running backs 7

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
22	Kendrick Foster RB		5′9″	190	Peoria, IL	720 rushing yards, 7 TD
2	Reggie Corbin RB	Fr.	5′10″	200	Upper Marlboro, MD	523 rushing yards, 2 TD
30	Julian Hylton RB2-star recruit		6′1″	210	Tinley Park, IL	11 tackles, 1 INT
5	Ke’Shawn Vaughn RB4-star recruit		5′10″	218	Antioch, TN	301 rushing yards, 3 TD
6	Tre Nation RB3-star recruit		5′11″		Leeds, AL	59 rushing yards
38	Brandon Roberts RB		6′3″	250	Peoria, IL	2 tackles
25	Dre Brown RB3-star recruit	Fr.	5′11″	210	DeKalb, IL

Receivers 16

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
12	Chris James WR4-star recruit		5′11″	195	Orange, TX	23 tackles, 0.5 sacks
11	Malik Turner WR3-star recruit		6′3″	200	Springfield, IL	48 catches, 712 yards, 6 TD
88	Zach Grant WR		6′0″		Springfield, IL	26 catches, 265 yards, 1 TD
19	Justin Hardee WR		6′1″		Cleveland, OH	25 catches, 314 yards
9	Sam Mays WR	So.	6′3″	200	Missouri City, TX	13 catches, 158 yards, 1 TD
4	D.J. Taylor WR		6′0″		Ft. Lauderdale, FL	7 catches, 65 yards
8	Dominic Thieman WR		6′3″	190	Ft. Lauderdale, FL	6 catches, 32 yards
86	Desmond Cain WR		5′11″		Delray Beach, FL	5 catches, 61 yards, 1 TD
13	Caleb Reams WR3-star recruit	Fr.	6′2″	230	Gurnee, IL	2 catches, 9 yards
16	Zarrian Holcombe WR3-star recruit		6′6″	235	Houston, TX	1 tackle
15	Trenard Davis WR	Fr.	6′0″	195	Boynton Beach, FL
18	Mike Dudek WR		5′11″	195	Naperville, IL
21	Man Berg WR		6′2″	190	Sherman Oaks, CA
37	Zac Holman WR		6′1″	190	Cronulla, Australia
80	M.J. McGriff WR	RS	5′8″	190	Vero Beach, FL
82	Samuel Harlib WR		6′0″	180	Las Vegas, NV

Tight ends 10

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
39	Nathan Echard TE		6′2″	230	Eureka, MO	9 tackles
10	Justice Williams TE	Fr.	6′3″	225	Frisco, TX	6 tackles
45	Henry McGrew TE3-star recruit		6′3″	245	Overland Park, KS	5 tackles
80	Ainslie Johnson TE		6′2″		Anaheim, CA	6 catches, 86 yards, 2 TD
87	Tyler White TE		6′5″		Kalamazoo, MI	6 catches, 43 yards
89	Andrew Davis TE		6′6″		Marion, IA	5 catches, 39 yards
36	Austin Roberts TE3-star recruit	So.	6′2″	245	Rice Lake, WI	2 catches, 5 yards
19	Louis Dorsey TE	RS	6′6″	235	Jacksonville, FL
83	Bobby Walker TE	Fr.	6′4″	240	Golf, IL
88	Brandon Jones TE		6′5″	240	Columbia, MO

Offensive line 17

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
66	Jordan Fagan OL		6′6″	290	Chula Vista, CA	2 tackles
74	Connor Brennan OL		6′5″		Sonoma, CA	1 tackle
52	Adam Solomon OL		6′6″	305	Indianapolis, IN
53	Nick Allegretti OL	So.	6′4″	320	Frankfort, IL
57	Austin Schmidt OL		6′6″	300	Galena, OH
63	Alex Palczewski OL		6′6″	315	Mount Prospect, IL
65	Doug Kramer OL		6′2″	300	Hinsdale, IL
67	Christian DiLauro OL		6′5″	300	Uniontown, OH
68	Matt Long OL		6′4″	300	Coal City, IL
71	Joe Spencer OL3-star recruit		6′4″		Mason, OH
71	Zeke Martin OL		6′5″	300	Medina, OH
72	Gabe Megginson OL4-star recruit		6′5″	305	Jacksonville, IL
74	Andrew Trainer OL		6′7″	305	Alexandria, VA
74	Richie Petitbon OL	Fr.	6′4″	305	Annapolis, MD
76	Darta Lee OL		6′3″	315	Fresno, TX
78	Harry Black OL		6′5″	285	Orlando, FL
79	Zach Heath OL		6′4″	300	Penryn, CA

Defensive line 12

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
6	Carroll Phillips DL		6′3″		Miami, FL	56 tackles, 9 sacks
91	Dawuane Smoot DL		6′3″		Groveport, OH	56 tackles, 5 sacks
14	Gimel President DL		6′4″		Mt. Pleasant, SC	40 tackles, 4.5 sacks
11	Chunky Clements DL		6′3″		Dayton, OH	36 tackles, 3.5 sacks
16	Rob Bain DL		6′3″		Bolingbrook, IL	31 tackles, 1 sack
55	Jamal Milan DL3-star recruit	Fr.	6′3″	300	Chicago, IL	27 tackles, 1 sack
5	James Crawford DL		6′2″	235	Deerfield, FL	18 tackles
94	Tito Odenigbo DL	So.	6′3″	300	Centerville, OH	15 tackles, 1 sack
95	Kenyon Jackson DL	Fr.	6′0″	290	Little Rock, AR	18 tackles
96	Tymir Oliver DL	Fr.	6′4″	290	Philadelphia, PA	3 tackles
2	Sean Adesanya DL	RS	6′3″	240	Rahway, NJ
97	Bobby Roundtree DL	RS	6′5″	255	Largo, FL

Linebackers 10

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
47	Hardy Nickerson LB		6′0″		Oakland, CA	107 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 INT
33	Tre Watson LB	So.	6′2″	236	Tampa, FL	102 tackles
2	Julian Jones LB		6′2″	220	Atlanta, GA	32 tackles
9	Dele Harding LB3-star recruit	Fr.	6′1″	230	Elkton, MD	13 tackles
40	Mike Svetina LB		6′2″		Brunswick, OH	10 tackles
35	Jake Hansen LB		6′1″	230	Tarpon Springs, FL	8 tackles
3	Del’Shawn Phillips LB	So.	6′2″	230	Highland Park, MI
34	Christion Abercrombie LB		6′1″	230	Atlanta, GA
41	Jimmy Marchese LB	RS	6′2″	220	Vernon Hills, IL
44	Drew Murtaugh LB		6′3″	225	Crystal Lake, IL

Defensive backs 15

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
2	Patrick Nelson DB	Fr.	6′0″	216	Chicago, IL	75 tackles, 0.5 sacks
1	Jaylen Dunlap DB		6′1″	190	Chicago, IL	62 tackles
7	Stanley Green DB	Fr.	5′11″	190	East Saint Louis, IL	62 tackles
3	Taylor Barton DB		6′1″		Orlando, FL	40 tackles, 1 INT
24	Darius Mosely DB3-star recruit		5′11″		O’Fallon, IL	32 tackles, 2 INT
8	Dillan Cazley DB		5′10″		Charleston, IL	21 tackles, 1 INT
31	Cameron Watkins DB	Fr.	6′0″	203	Madison, TN	21 tackles
4	Darwyn Kelly DB		6′1″	210	Upper Marlboro, MD	18 tackles
23	Frank Sumpter DB		5′10″	185	Cleveland, OH	10 tackles
27	Ahmari Hayes DB		6′3″	190	Davis, CA	8 tackles
7	Caleb Day DB3-star recruit		6′1″		Hilliard, OH	3 tackles
7	Kendall Smith DB		6′1″	205	Bolingbrook, IL
10	James Knight DB		5′10″	200	East Saint Louis, IL
26	Evan Jones DB		6′2″	190	Atlanta, GA
28	Nolan Bernat DB	Fr.	5′10″	185	Bartlett, IL

Specialists 5

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2016
43	Chase McLaughlin PK	So.	6′1″	190	Cypress, TX	12 of 17 field goals
13	Ryan Frain P		6′2″		Indianapolis, IN	53 punts, 40.1 average
38	David Reisner PK		6′0″		Bartlett, IL	23 punts, 40.6 average
56	Michael Martin LS		6′4″		Champaign, IL	1 tackle
40	Ryan Tucker P		6′3″	200	Chicago, IL

Hometowns of the 2016 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 32
Florida 13
Ohio 12
California 7
Texas 6
Maryland 4
Georgia 3
Indiana 3

Top counties

Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 9
DuPage County, Illinois pop. 930,000 4
Orange County, Florida pop. 1.5 million 3
Fulton County, Georgia pop. 1.1 million 3
Marion County, Indiana pop. 976,000 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’ 2016 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.