Teams Illinois 2021 Roster ← 2020 2022 → 2021 Illinois roster 114 players: 17 freshmen, 11 sophomores, 10 juniors, 19 seniors, 57 with no class listed. From 20 states and 3 other countries; the most from Illinois (41) and Florida (29). The 2021 season .
Quarterbacks 3 Running backs 7 Receivers 14 Tight ends 11 Offensive line 15 Defensive line 11 Linebackers 22 Defensive backs 23 Specialists 8
Quarterbacks 3 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 18 QB 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′5″ 220 Avon, IN 1,170 passing yards, 7 TD 9 Artur Sitkowski QB Transfer from Rutgers 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 225 Old Bridge, NJ 704 passing yards, 6 TD 6 Matt Robinson QB 6′1″ 185 San Juan Capistrano, CA
Running backs 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 2 Chase Brown RB 5′11″ 205 London, ON 1,005 rushing yards, 5 TD 2 Joshua McCray RB 6′1″ 235 Enterprise, AL 549 rushing yards, 2 TD 23 Reggie Love III RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 215 Saint Louis, MO 158 rushing yards 29 Jakari Norwood RB 5′10″ 195 Pompano Beach, FL 120 rushing yards 26 Mike Epstein RB Sr. 6′0″ 205 Fort Lauderdale, FL 107 rushing yards, 1 TD 22 Chase Hayden RB Transfer from East Carolina 4★ 4-star recruit 5′10″ 205 Memphis, TN 18 rushing yards 24 Nick Fedanzo RB 6′0″ 220 Lombard, IL
Receivers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 1 Isaiah Williams WR 4★ 4-star recruit 5′10″ 185 Saint Louis, MO 47 catches, 525 yards, 4 TD 14 Casey Washington WR 6′2″ 200 Round Rock, TX 21 catches, 294 yards 80 Donny Navarro WR Jr. 5′11″ 185 Naperville, IL 17 catches, 167 yards 13 WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 200 Jacksonville, FL 6 catches, 98 yards 22 Deuce Spann WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 210 St. Petersburg, FL 5 catches, 124 yards, 2 TD 11 Carlos Sandy WR 5′9″ 185 Dania Beach, FL 4 catches, 16 yards 15 Dalevon Campbell WR 6′4″ 220 Missouri City, TX 3 catches, 50 yards 7 Brian Hightower WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 215 Leimert Park, CA 8 Khmari Thompson WR 6′1″ 207 Lawrenceville, GA 9 Jafar Armstrong WR Transfer from Notre Dame 6′1″ 220 Lee’s Summit, MO 10 Drew Dan WR Sr. 6′3″ 195 Muskogee, OK 15 Ty Lindenman WR Fr. 5′6″ 165 83 Keion Battle WR 6′1″ 200 Plainfield, IL 84 Owen Hickey WR Fr. 6′2″ 180 Des Plaines, IL
Tight ends 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 9 Daniel Barker TE Sr. 6′4″ 250 Fort Lauderdale, FL 18 catches, 202 yards, 4 TD 82 Luke Ford TE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′6″ 265 Carterville, IL 15 catches, 114 yards, 2 TD 89 Tip Reiman TE 6′5″ 270 Rapid City, SD 3 catches, 43 yards, 1 TD 42 Michael Marchese TE 6′4″ 235 Vernon Hills, IL 2 catches, 30 yards 13 Griffin Moore TE Fr. 6′4″ 250 Bloomington, IL 36 Ben Schultz TE Fr. 6′3″ 240 Champaign, IL 40 Lucas Althaus TE RS 6′6″ 240 Alpha, IL 43 Cooper Davis TE 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′6″ 235 Melbourne, FL 48 Mike Cerniglia Jr. TE Fr. 6′3″ 240 Madison, WI 49 Max Rosenthal TE Transfer from Michigan State Jr. 6′2″ 260 Winnetka, IL Branden Hohenstein TE Sr. 6′4″ 230 Jackson, NE
Offensive line 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 54 Julian Pearl OL 6′6″ 315 Danville, IL 55 Blake Jeresaty OL Sr. 6′2″ 305 Charleston, SC 59 Josh Plohr OL Fr. 6′3″ 300 Saint Louis, MO 62 Terry Zapf OL So. 6′6″ 310 Winnetka, IL 63 Alex Palczewski OL 6′6″ 315 Mount Prospect, IL 64 Josh Kreutz OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′2″ 290 Bannockburn, IL 64 Zach Barlev OL RS 6′4″ 318 Bolingbrook, IL 65 Doug Kramer OL Sr. 6′2″ 300 Hinsdale, IL 66 Jordyn Slaughter OL So. 6′5″ 325 Belleville, IL 69 Brody Wisecarver OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′5″ 300 Chesterfield, MO 69 Moses Okpala OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′7″ 295 Saint Louis, MO 70 Tommy Cronin OL Fr. 6′4″ 310 Oak Park, IL 73 Josh Gesky OL RS 6′5″ 325 Manteno, IL 75 Alex Pihlstrom OL Jr. 6′6″ 305 Glen Ellyn, IL 79 Vederian Lowe OL Sr. 6′6″ 320 Rockford, IL
Defensive line 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 4 Jer’Zhan Newton DL 6′2″ 295 Saint Petersburg, FL 50 tackles, 3.5 sacks 88 Keith Randolph Jr. DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 300 Belleville, IL 42 tackles, 4 sacks, 1 INT 96 Roderick Perry DL Sr. 6′2″ 315 Andrews, TX 25 tackles, 2 sacks 93 Calvin Avery DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 325 Dallas, TX 11 tackles, 0.5 sacks 91 Jamal Woods DL 6′2″ 290 Hueytown, AL 12 tackles 47 D.J. Johnson DL Fr. 6′4″ 222 Atlanta, GA 4 tackles 48 Bryce Barnes DL So. 6′2″ 285 Gibson City, IL 3 tackles 52 Verdis Brown DL 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′4″ 345 Chicago, IL 3 tackles 47 Quinton McCoy DL Fr. 6′3″ 290 Valrico, FL 57 Evan Kirts DL Fr. 6′5″ 305 Evergreen Park, IL 88 Sedarius McConnell DL RS 6′3″ 279 Atlanta, GA
Linebackers 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 8 Tarique Barnes LB 6′1″ 230 Memphis, TN 80 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT 99 Owen Carney Jr. LB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′3″ 265 Miami, FL 44 tackles, 6 sacks 92 Isaiah Gay LB Sr. 6′3″ 245 Nashville, NC 48 tackles, 3 sacks 45 Khalan Tolson LB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′0″ 220 Saint Petersburg, FL 48 tackles, 1 sack 35 Jake Hansen LB Sr. 6′1″ 230 Tarpon Springs, FL 32 tackles, 1 sack 9 Seth Coleman LB 6′5″ 245 Melbourne, FL 22 tackles, 2 sacks 24 Derrick Smith LB 6′2″ 220 Jacksonville, FL 17 tackles 2 Calvin Hart Jr. LB 6′0″ 226 Fort Lauderdale, FL 6 tackles, 1 sack 46 Alec McEachern LB Jr. 6′1″ 225 Plainfield, IL 9 tackles 38 Isaac Darkangelo LB Jr. 6′1″ 230 Brighton, MI 7 tackles 33 Ezekiel Holmes LB 6′5″ 255 Wichita Falls, TX 5 tackles 51 Sean Coghlan LB Jr. 6′0″ 220 Chicago, IL 4 tackles 42 Luke Zardzin LB 6′0″ 225 Mount Prospect, IL 2 tackles 5 Calvin Hart LB So. 6′1″ 230 Fort Lauderdale, FL 7 Shammond Cooper LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 220 Saint Louis, MO 28 Dylan Rosiek LB RS 6′1″ 235 East Lake, FL 34 Ryan Meed LB 6′1″ 230 Brooklyn, NY 39 Kenenna Odeluga LB RS 6′1″ 235 South Holland, IL 43 Marko Rajkovic LB Fr. 6′4″ 235 Franklin, WI 54 Marc Mondesir LB Sr. 6′2″ 240 Chicago, IL 98 Deon Pate LB 6′2″ 265 Jacksonville, FL D.J. Johnson LB Fr. 6′4″ 215 Snellville, GA
Defensive backs 23 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 25 Kerby Joseph DB Jr. 6′1″ 190 Orlando, FL 57 tackles, 1 sack, 5 INT 30 DB 6′0″ 205 London, ON 69 tackles, 1 sack 6 Tony Adams DB Sr. 6′0″ 200 Belleville, IL 63 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 21 Jartavius Martin DB 6′0″ 195 Lehigh Acres, FL 54 tackles, 1 INT 31 DB 6′1″ 180 Pensacola, FL 52 tackles, 1 sack 24 Prather Hudson DB Transfer from Georgia Sr. 5′11″ 200 Columbus, GA 14 tackles 7 Kendall Smith DB 6′1″ 205 Bolingbrook, IL 13 tackles 23 Tahveon Nicholson DB Fr. 5′11″ 185 Jacksonville, FL 11 tackles 8 Eddie Smith DB Transfer from Alabama So. 6′0″ 200 Slidell, LA 3 tackles 29 Christian Bobak DB Sr. 6′0″ 195 Hinsdale, IL 3 tackles 20 Tyler Strain DB 5′9″ 195 Fort Worth, TX 2 tackles 32 Tailon Leitzsey DB Jr. 6′0″ 190 Laurel, MD 1 tackle 41 Joriell Washington DB 6′2″ 211 Fort Myers, FL 1 tackle 1 D.D. Snyder S 6′0″ 200 Tampa, FL 1 Kionte Curry DB RS 6′0″ 200 Mims, FL 9 Coran Taylor DB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′2″ 200 Peoria, IL 14 Prince Green DB RS 6′2″ 205 Griffin, GA 16 Peyton Vining DB Jr. 6′2″ 200 Bradenton, FL 22 Dylan Thomas DB So. 5′11″ 190 Monticello, IL 24 Daniel Edwards Jr. DB 3★ 3-star recruit RS 5′11″ 178 Winter Park, FL 27 Matthew Bobak DB RS 5′11″ 200 Hinsdale, IL 37 Jaden Jones-Watkins DB So. 6′0″ 185 Fisher, IL Marquez Beason DB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 195 Dallas, TX
Nick Fedanzo, Matthew Bobak, Christian Bobak, Aidan Hall, Doug Kramer, Alex Pihlstrom Isaiah Williams, Shammond Cooper, Reggie Love III, Josh Plohr, Moses Okpala Calvin Hart Jr., Calvin Hart, Daniel Barker, Carlos Sandy, Mike Epstein Patrick Bryant, Tahveon Nicholson, Derrick Smith, Deon Pate Jer’Zhan Newton, Deuce Spann, Khalan Tolson Tony Adams, Jordyn Slaughter, Keith Randolph Jr. Dylan Rosiek, Jake Hansen, Lane Hansen Luke Zardzin, Alex Palczewski, Owen Hickey Sean Coghlan, Verdis Brown, Marc Mondesir Caleb Griffin, Julian Pearl Kendall Smith, Zach Barlev Khmari Thompson, D.J. Johnson Tarique Barnes, Chase Hayden Seth Coleman, Cooper Davis Griffin Moore, Preston Engel Michael Marchese, Josh Kreutz Alec McEachern, Keion Battle D.J. Johnson, Sedarius McConnell Max Rosenthal, Terry Zapf Evan Kirts, Tommy Cronin Calvin Avery, Marquez Beason D.D. Snyder Kionte Curry Joshua McCray Matt Robinson Brian Hightower Eddie Smith Artur Sitkowski Coran Taylor Jafar Armstrong Drew Dan Casey Washington Prince Green Dalevon Campbell Peyton Vining James McCourt Brandon Peters Tyler Strain Jartavius Martin Dylan Thomas Daniel Edwards Jr. Prather Hudson Kerby Joseph Jakari Norwood Devon Witherspoon Tailon Leitzsey Ezekiel Holmes Ryan Meed Ben Schultz Jaden Jones-Watkins Isaac Darkangelo Kenenna Odeluga Joriell Washington Marko Rajkovic Quinton McCoy Bryce Barnes Mike Cerniglia Jr. Blake Jeresaty Ethan Tabel Brody Wisecarver Josh Gesky Vederian Lowe Donny Navarro Luke Ford Tip Reiman Jamal Woods Isaiah Gay Roderick Perry Owen Carney Jr. Branden Hohenstein IL 41 FL 29 MO 7 TX 7 GA 6 Hometowns of the 2021 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 29 Missouri 7 Texas 7 Georgia 6 ON 2 Alabama 2 California 2 Top counties Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 11 Broward County, Florida pop. 2 million 7 DuPage County, Illinois pop. 930,000 7 Pinellas County, Florida pop. 963,000 6 St. Louis city, Missouri pop. 289,000 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’ 2021 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
Patrick Bryant WR3-star recruit
Sydney Brown DB
Devon Witherspoon DB