2017 Illinois roster

102 players: 15 freshmen, 18 sophomores, 7 juniors, 62 with no class listed. From 21 states and 2 other countries; the most from Illinois (41) and Florida (13). The 2017 season.

Quarterbacks 6

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2017
3	Jeff George Jr. QB	So.	6′3″	220	Indianapolis, IN	1,273 passing yards, 7 TD
7	Chayce Crouch QB		6′4″	230	Newark, OH	443 passing yards, 1 TD
10	Cam Thomas QB	So.	6′2″	200	Chicago Heights, IL	375 passing yards
16	Cam Miller QB	Fr.	6′1″	220	Evergreen Park, IL	9 rushing yards, 1 TD
12	Charlie Reinkemeyer QB		5′11″	175	Lake Forest, IL
16	Connor Kelly QB		6′2″	190	Chicago, IL

Running backs 8

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2017
22	Kendrick Foster RB		5′9″	190	Peoria, IL	266 rushing yards, 1 TD
21	Ra’Von Bonner RB		5′11″	215	Cincinnati, OH	202 rushing yards, 4 TD
26	Mike Epstein RB		6′0″	205	Fort Lauderdale, FL	346 rushing yards, 3 TD
25	Dre Brown RB3-star recruit	So.	5′11″	210	DeKalb, IL	138 rushing yards
2	Reggie Corbin RB	So.	5′10″	200	Upper Marlboro, MD	78 rushing yards
28	Josh Parker RB		5′9″	180	Champaign, IL
30	Julian Hylton RB2-star recruit		6′1″	210	Tinley Park, IL
38	Brandon Roberts RB		6′3″	250	Peoria, IL

Receivers 14

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2017
4	Ricky Smalling WR3-star recruit	Fr.	6′1″	205	Chicago, IL	31 catches, 510 yards, 2 TD
11	Malik Turner WR3-star recruit		6′3″	200	Springfield, IL	31 catches, 326 yards
12	Chris James WR4-star recruit		5′11″	195	Orange, TX	14 tackles
18	Mike Dudek WR		5′11″	195	Naperville, IL	24 catches, 262 yards, 1 TD
8	Dominic Thieman WR		6′3″	190	Ft. Lauderdale, FL	11 catches, 144 yards
15	Trenard Davis WR	So.	6′0″	195	Boynton Beach, FL	10 catches, 152 yards
5	Carmoni Green WR3-star recruit		6′1″	190	Miami, FL	8 catches, 75 yards
13	Caleb Reams WR3-star recruit	So.	6′2″	230	Gurnee, IL	4 catches, 32 yards, 1 TD
6	Dominic Stampley WR	Fr.	5′10″	180	Champaign, IL
9	Sam Mays WR	Jr.	6′3″	200	Missouri City, TX
25	Shawn McPartland WR		5′10″	175	Lemont, IL
37	Zac Holman WR		6′1″	190	Cronulla, Australia
82	William DuPont WR		6′0″	185	St. Louis, MO
86	Jordan Roberts WR		6′4″	180	Chicago, IL

Tight ends 9

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2017
19	Louis Dorsey TE	Fr.	6′6″	235	Jacksonville, FL	22 catches, 395 yards, 3 TD
10	Justice Williams TE	So.	6′3″	225	Frisco, TX	9 tackles
42	Michael Marchese TE		6′4″	235	Vernon Hills, IL	2 tackles
36	Austin Roberts TE3-star recruit	Jr.	6′2″	245	Rice Lake, WI	1 return, 5 yards
39	Nathan Echard TE		6′2″	230	Eureka, MO	2 catches, 19 yards
45	Henry McGrew TE3-star recruit		6′3″	245	Overland Park, KS	1 catch, 8 yards
83	Bobby Walker TE	So.	6′4″	240	Golf, IL	1 catch, 7 yards
81	Griffin Palmer TE	Fr.	6′5″	245	Saint Charles, MO
88	Brandon Jones TE		6′5″	240	Columbia, MO

Offensive line 14

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2017
63	Alex Palczewski OL		6′6″	315	Mount Prospect, IL	1 tackle
65	Doug Kramer OL		6′2″	300	Hinsdale, IL	1 tackle
52	Adam Solomon OL		6′6″	305	Indianapolis, IN
53	Nick Allegretti OL	Jr.	6′4″	320	Frankfort, IL
66	Jordan Fagan OL		6′6″	290	Chula Vista, CA
67	Christian DiLauro OL		6′5″	300	Uniontown, OH
71	Zeke Martin OL		6′5″	300	Medina, OH
72	Gabe Megginson OL4-star recruit		6′5″	305	Jacksonville, IL
73	Jake Cerny OL	Fr.	6′5″	300	Traverse City, MI
74	Andrew Trainer OL		6′7″	305	Alexandria, VA
74	Richie Petitbon OL	So.	6′4″	305	Annapolis, MD
75	Kurt Gavin OL3-star recruit	Fr.	6′4″	300	Mokena, IL
76	Larry Boyd OL3-star recruit		6′6″	310	St. Louis, MO
79	Vederian Lowe OL	RS	6′6″	320	Rockford, IL

Defensive line 10

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2017
97	Bobby Roundtree DL	Fr.	6′5″	255	Largo, FL	50 tackles, 4 sacks
96	Tymir Oliver DL	So.	6′4″	290	Philadelphia, PA	33 tackles, 3 sacks
5	James Crawford DL		6′2″	235	Deerfield, FL	26 tackles, 4 sacks
94	Tito Odenigbo DL	Jr.	6′3″	300	Centerville, OH	28 tackles, 1 sack
95	Kenyon Jackson DL	So.	6′0″	290	Little Rock, AR	22 tackles, 1.5 sacks
91	Jamal Woods DL		6′2″	290	Hueytown, AL	24 tackles
55	Jamal Milan DL3-star recruit	So.	6′3″	300	Chicago, IL	23 tackles
52	Ayo Shogbonyo DL	Fr.	6′2″	240	Arlington, TX	17 tackles
2	Sean Adesanya DL	Fr.	6′3″	240	Rahway, NJ	10 tackles, 1 sack
48	Kevin Hinders DL		6′5″	235	Champaign, IL

Linebackers 13

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2017
3	Del’Shawn Phillips LB	Jr.	6′2″	230	Highland Park, MI	85 tackles, 1 sack
33	Tre Watson LB	Jr.	6′2″	235	Tampa, FL	65 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 INT
2	Julian Jones LB		6′2″	220	Atlanta, GA	29 tackles, 1 INT
9	Dele Harding LB3-star recruit	So.	6′1″	230	Elkton, MD	32 tackles
92	Isaiah Gay LB		6′3″	245	Nashville, NC	20 tackles, 1 sack
41	Jimmy Marchese LB	Fr.	6′2″	220	Vernon Hills, IL	18 tackles
24	Dawson DeGroot LB	Fr.	6′1″	215	Fort Myers, FL	13 tackles
34	Christion Abercrombie LB		6′1″	230	Atlanta, GA	11 tackles
99	Owen Carney Jr. LB3-star recruit		6′3″	265	Miami, FL	6 tackles
54	Marc Mondesir LB		6′2″	240	Chicago, IL	4 tackles
5	Milo Eifler LB	Fr.	6′2″	225	Berkeley, CA
35	Jake Hansen LB		6′1″	230	Tarpon Springs, FL
44	Drew Murtaugh LB		6′3″	225	Crystal Lake, IL

Defensive backs 20

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2017
4	Bennett Williams DB		6′0″	205	Campbell, CA	64 tackles, 3 INT
7	Stanley Green DB	So.	5′11″	190	East Saint Louis, IL	70 tackles, 1 INT
2	Patrick Nelson DB	So.	6′0″	216	Chicago, IL	65 tackles
8	Nate Hobbs DB	Fr.	6′0″	195	Louisville, KY	48 tackles, 1 sack
31	Cameron Watkins DB	So.	6′0″	203	Madison, TN	39 tackles, 1 INT
1	Jaylen Dunlap DB		6′1″	190	Chicago, IL	29 tackles, 1 INT
6	Tony Adams DB		6′0″	200	Belleville, IL	8 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
14	Harvey Clayton Jr. DB		6′2″	205	Miami, FL	13 tackles
27	Ahmari Hayes DB		6′3″	190	Davis, CA	9 tackles
26	Evan Jones DB		6′2″	190	Atlanta, GA	6 tackles
10	James Knight DB		5′10″	200	East Saint Louis, IL	3 tackles
29	Christian Bobak DB		6′0″	195	Hinsdale, IL	3 tackles
7	Kendall Smith DB		6′1″	205	Bolingbrook, IL	1 tackle
23	Frank Sumpter DB		5′10″	185	Cleveland, OH	1 tackle
3	Dylan Wyatt CB		6′1″	190	Oakland, CA
20	Nick Walker DB	Fr.	5′10″	185	Saint Louis, MO
22	Kyle Keuch DB		6′1″	170	Frankfort, IL
28	Nolan Bernat DB	So.	5′10″	185	Bartlett, IL
32	Tailon Leitzsey DB		6′0″	190	Laurel, MD
49	James Bartholomew DB	So.	5′9″	180	Hilton Head, SC

Specialists 7

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2017
14	Blake Hayes P		6′6″	225	Melbourne, VIC	77 punts, 42.0 average
43	Chase McLaughlin PK	Jr.	6′1″	190	Cypress, TX	12 of 17 field goals
58	Sean Mills LS		6′2″	220	Metuchen, NJ	2 tackles
17	James McCourt PK	RS	6′1″	215	Parkland, FL
37	Bryce Baringer P		6′3″	195	Waterford, MI
40	Ryan Tucker P		6′3″	200	Chicago, IL
56	Ethan Tabel LS	RS	6′0″	230	Barrington, IL

Athletes and others 1

No.	Player	Class		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2017
	Keith Jones					Chicago, IL

Hometowns of the 2017 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 41
Florida 13
Ohio 6
Missouri 6
California 5
Texas 5
Maryland 4
Georgia 3

Top counties

Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 15
Lake County, Illinois pop. 714,000 5
DuPage County, Illinois pop. 930,000 4
Will County, Illinois pop. 701,000 4
Miami-Dade County, Florida pop. 2.7 million 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’ 2017 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.