Teams Illinois 2020 Roster ← 2019 2021 → 2020 Illinois roster 111 players: 16 freshmen, 7 sophomores, 10 juniors, 8 seniors, 70 with no class listed. From 18 states and 3 other countries; the most from Illinois (43) and Florida (23). The 2020 season .
Quarterbacks 2 Running backs 8 Receivers 19 Tight ends 8 Offensive line 18 Defensive line 11 Linebackers 18 Defensive backs 20 Specialists 7
Quarterbacks 2 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 18 QB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ 220 Avon, IN 429 passing yards, 3 TD 6 Matt Robinson QB 6′1″ 185 San Juan Capistrano, CA 22 passing yards
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 2 Chase Brown RB 5′11″ 205 London, ON 539 rushing yards, 3 TD 26 Mike Epstein RB 6′0″ 205 Fort Lauderdale, FL 361 rushing yards, 4 TD 23 Reggie Love III RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 215 Saint Louis, MO 12 rushing yards 23 Conner Lillig RB Jr. 5′10″ 190 Oak Park, IL 14 rushing yards 29 Jakari Norwood RB 5′10″ 195 Pompano Beach, FL 1 rushing yard 24 Nick Fedanzo RB 6′0″ 220 Lombard, IL 2 rushing yards 20 Kenyon Sims RB 5′11″ 191 San Diego, CA 21 Ra’Von Bonner RB 5′11″ 215 Cincinnati, OH
Receivers 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 8 Khmari Thompson WR 6′1″ 207 Lawrenceville, GA 12 returns, 232 yards 9 Josh Imatorbhebhe WR 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 220 Suwanee, GA 22 catches, 297 yards, 3 TD 1 Isaiah Williams WR 4★ 4-star recruit 5′10″ 185 Saint Louis, MO 393 passing yards, 4 TD 7 Brian Hightower WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 215 Leimert Park, CA 11 catches, 209 yards, 3 TD 14 Casey Washington WR 6′2″ 200 Round Rock, TX 10 catches, 106 yards 15 Ty Lindenman WR 5′6″ 165 4 returns, 65 yards 80 Donny Navarro WR So. 5′11″ 185 Naperville, IL 8 catches, 88 yards 15 Dalevon Campbell WR 6′4″ 220 Missouri City, TX 3 catches, 48 yards 24 Kyron Cumby WR 5′8″ 183 Plano, TX 3 catches, 16 yards 13 James Frenchie Jr. WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′10″ 175 St. Louis, MO 1 return, 8 yards 11 Carlos Sandy WR 5′9″ 185 Dania Beach, FL 1 catch, 29 yards, 1 TD 22 Deuce Spann WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 210 St. Petersburg, FL 1 rushing yard 4 Ricky Smalling WR 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′1″ 205 Chicago, IL 5 Trevon Sidney WR 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 5′11″ 180 Covina, CA 10 Drew Dan WR 6′3″ 195 Muskogee, OK 80 Edwin Carter WR So. 6′3″ 185 Jacksonville, FL 83 John Bickel WR Fr. 5′9″ 170 Tinley Park, IL 84 Jordan Holmes WR Jr. 6′0″ 185 Columbia, IL 84 Owen Hickey WR RS 6′2″ 180 Des Plaines, IL
Tight ends 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 42 Michael Marchese TE 6′4″ 235 Vernon Hills, IL 16 tackles 9 Daniel Barker TE Jr. 6′4″ 250 Fort Lauderdale, FL 19 catches, 268 yards, 2 TD Daniel Imatorbhebhe TE 6′4″ 240 Suwanee, GA 3 catches, 54 yards, 1 TD 82 Luke Ford TE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′6″ 265 Carterville, IL 2 catches, 15 yards 89 Tip Reiman TE 6′5″ 270 Rapid City, SD 1 tackle 13 Griffin Moore TE RS 6′4″ 250 Bloomington, IL 36 Ben Schultz TE RS 6′3″ 240 Champaign, IL 43 Cooper Davis TE 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′6″ 235 Melbourne, FL
Offensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 63 Alex Palczewski OL 6′6″ 315 Mount Prospect, IL 1 tackle 75 Alex Pihlstrom OL So. 6′6″ 305 Glen Ellyn, IL 1 tackle 53 OL 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′4″ 315 Peoria, IL 54 Julian Pearl OL 6′6″ 315 Danville, IL 55 Blake Jeresaty OL Jr. 6′2″ 305 Charleston, SC 59 Josh Plohr OL RS 6′3″ 300 Saint Louis, MO 62 Terry Zapf OL Fr. 6′6″ 310 Winnetka, IL 65 Doug Kramer OL 6′2″ 300 Hinsdale, IL 66 Jordyn Slaughter OL Fr. 6′5″ 325 Belleville, IL 67 Blaise Sparks OL So. 6′7″ 320 North Fort Myers, FL 68 Ryan Ingold OL Fr. 6′5″ 305 Batavia, IL 69 Moses Okpala OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′7″ 295 Saint Louis, MO 70 Tommy Cronin OL RS 6′4″ 310 Oak Park, IL 71 Brett Novak OL Fr. 6′6″ 300 Maquon, IL 72 Phifer Griffin OL Fr. 6′6″ 300 Monroe, NC 73 Jake Cerny OL Sr. 6′5″ 300 Traverse City, MI 77 Brevyn Jones OL RS 6′5″ 270 Center Point, AL 79 Vederian Lowe OL Jr. 6′6″ 320 Rockford, IL
Defensive line 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 4 Jer’Zhan Newton DL 6′2″ 295 Saint Petersburg, FL 23 tackles, 1.5 sacks 96 Roderick Perry DL 6′2″ 315 Andrews, TX 17 tackles, 2 sacks 93 Calvin Avery DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 325 Dallas, TX 14 tackles, 1 sack 88 Keith Randolph Jr. DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 300 Belleville, IL 9 tackles 91 Jamal Woods DL 6′2″ 290 Hueytown, AL 4 tackles 48 Bryce Barnes DL Fr. 6′2″ 285 Gibson City, IL 2 tackles 93 Tre’von Riggins DL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 270 Saint Petersburg, FL 1 tackle 47 Quinton McCoy DL RS 6′3″ 290 Valrico, FL 52 Verdis Brown DL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 345 Chicago, IL 57 Evan Kirts DL RS 6′5″ 305 Evergreen Park, IL 90 Anthony Shipton DL Jr. 6′4″ 305 Orange, CA
Linebackers 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 35 Jake Hansen LB 6′1″ 230 Tarpon Springs, FL 67 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 2 INT 99 Owen Carney Jr. LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 265 Miami, FL 27 tackles, 5 sacks 45 Khalan Tolson LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 220 Saint Petersburg, FL 35 tackles, 1.5 sacks 8 Tarique Barnes LB 6′1″ 230 Memphis, TN 24 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 5 Milo Eifler LB Sr. 6′2″ 225 Berkeley, CA 27 tackles, 1 sack 92 Isaiah Gay LB 6′3″ 245 Nashville, NC 17 tackles, 2.5 sacks 24 Derrick Smith LB 6′2″ 220 Jacksonville, FL 22 tackles 9 Seth Coleman LB 6′5″ 245 Melbourne, FL 13 tackles 46 Alec McEachern LB 6′1″ 225 Plainfield, IL 5 tackles 51 Sean Coghlan LB So. 6′0″ 220 Chicago, IL 4 tackles 7 Shammond Cooper LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 220 Saint Louis, MO 3 tackles 54 Marc Mondesir LB 6′2″ 240 Chicago, IL 3 tackles 98 Deon Pate LB 6′2″ 265 Jacksonville, FL 3 tackles 33 Ezekiel Holmes LB 6′5″ 255 Wichita Falls, TX 1 tackle 34 Ryan Meed LB 6′1″ 230 Brooklyn, NY 1 tackle 24 Dawson DeGroot LB Sr. 6′1″ 215 Fort Myers, FL 37 Mark Di Iorio LB Fr. 5′8″ 210 Barrington, IL 38 Isaac Darkangelo LB So. 6′1″ 230 Brighton, MI
Defensive backs 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 6 Tony Adams DB 6′0″ 200 Belleville, IL 51 tackles, 1 INT 31 DB 6′1″ 180 Pensacola, FL 30 tackles, 2 INT 21 Jartavius Martin DB 6′0″ 195 Lehigh Acres, FL 39 tackles 8 DB Sr. 6′0″ 195 Louisville, KY 32 tackles, 1 INT 30 DB 6′0″ 205 London, ON 36 tackles 25 Kerby Joseph DB 6′1″ 190 Orlando, FL 19 tackles 26 Delano Ware S 5′11″ 207 Richmond, CA 11 tackles 9 Coran Taylor DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 200 Peoria, IL 68 rushing yards 7 Kendall Smith DB 6′1″ 205 Bolingbrook, IL 7 tackles 29 Christian Bobak DB 6′0″ 195 Hinsdale, IL 7 tackles Marquez Beason DB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 195 Dallas, TX 7 tackles 3 Dylan Wyatt CB 6′1″ 190 Oakland, CA 10 James Knight DB Jr. 5′10″ 200 East Saint Louis, IL 20 Nick Walker DB Sr. 5′10″ 185 Saint Louis, MO 22 Dylan Thomas DB Fr. 5′11″ 190 Monticello, IL 23 Joseph Thompson DB Fr. 5′10″ 175 Chicago, IL 23 Tahveon Nicholson DB RS 5′11″ 185 Jacksonville, FL 27 Matthew Bobak DB 5′11″ 200 Hinsdale, IL 32 Tailon Leitzsey DB So. 6′0″ 190 Laurel, MD 37 Jaden Jones-Watkins DB Fr. 6′0″ 185 Fisher, IL
Isaiah Williams, Shammond Cooper, James Knight, Nick Walker, Reggie Love III, Josh Plohr, Moses Okpala Nick Fedanzo, Matthew Bobak, Christian Bobak, Aidan Hall, Doug Kramer, Alex Pihlstrom Ricky Smalling, Joseph Thompson, Sean Coghlan, Verdis Brown, Marc Mondesir Jer’Zhan Newton, Deuce Spann, Khalan Tolson, Tre’von Riggins Tahveon Nicholson, Derrick Smith, Edwin Carter, Deon Pate Dylan Wyatt, Milo Eifler, Delano Ware Tony Adams, Jordyn Slaughter, Keith Randolph Jr. Daniel Barker, Carlos Sandy, Mike Epstein Conner Lillig, Evan Kirts, Tommy Cronin Caleb Griffin, Julian Pearl Coran Taylor, Kendrick Green Josh Imatorbhebhe, Daniel Imatorbhebhe Seth Coleman, Cooper Davis Griffin Moore, Preston Engel Mark Di Iorio, Ethan Tabel Alex Palczewski, Owen Hickey Ryan Ingold, Donny Navarro Calvin Avery, Marquez Beason Trevon Sidney Matt Robinson Brian Hightower Kendall Smith Khmari Thompson Nate Hobbs Tarique Barnes Drew Dan Casey Washington Dalevon Campbell James McCourt Brandon Peters Kenyon Sims Jartavius Martin Ra’Von Bonner Dylan Thomas Dawson DeGroot Kyron Cumby Kerby Joseph Jakari Norwood Devon Witherspoon Tailon Leitzsey Ezekiel Holmes Ryan Meed Jake Hansen Ben Schultz Jaden Jones-Watkins Isaac Darkangelo Michael Marchese Alec McEachern Quinton McCoy Bryce Barnes Blake Jeresaty Terry Zapf Blaise Sparks Brett Novak Phifer Griffin Jake Cerny Brevyn Jones Vederian Lowe Luke Ford John Bickel Jordan Holmes Tip Reiman Anthony Shipton Jamal Woods Isaiah Gay Roderick Perry Owen Carney Jr. IL 43 FL 23 CA 8 TX 7 MO 7 Hometowns of the 2020 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 23 California 8 Missouri 7 Texas 7 Georgia 3 ON 2 Michigan 2 Top counties Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 12 DuPage County, Illinois pop. 930,000 7 St. Louis city, Missouri pop. 289,000 7 Broward County, Florida pop. 2 million 5 Pinellas County, Florida pop. 963,000 5 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’ 2020 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.
Brandon Peters QB4-star recruit
Kendrick Green OL3-star recruit
Devon Witherspoon DB
Nate Hobbs DB
Sydney Brown DB