Teams Illinois 2022 Roster ← 2021 2023 → 2022 Illinois roster 117 players: 26 freshmen, 9 sophomores, 11 juniors, 19 seniors, 52 with no class listed. From 20 states and 3 other countries; the most from Illinois (48) and Florida (19). The 2022 season .
Quarterbacks 7 Running backs 7 Receivers 13 Tight ends 11 Offensive line 17 Defensive line 12 Linebackers 16 Defensive backs 25 Specialists 9
Running backs 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 2 Chase Brown RB Jr. 5′11″ 205 London, ON 1,643 rushing yards, 10 TD 23 Reggie Love III RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 215 Saint Louis, MO 330 rushing yards, 2 TD 22 Chase Hayden RB 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 5′10″ 205 Memphis, TN 87 rushing yards 2 Joshua McCray RB 6′1″ 235 Enterprise, AL 58 rushing yards 21 Aidan Laughery RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 200 Gibson City, IL 9 rushing yards 23 Jordan Anderson RB RS 6′4″ 240 Naperville, IL 24 Nick Fedanzo RB 6′0″ 220 Lombard, IL
Receivers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 1 Isaiah Williams WR 4★ 4-star recruit 5′10″ 185 Saint Louis, MO 81 catches, 709 yards, 5 TD 7 Brian Hightower WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 215 Leimert Park, CA 37 catches, 452 yards, 2 TD 13 WR 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′3″ 200 Jacksonville, FL 33 catches, 450 yards, 2 TD 14 Casey Washington WR 6′2″ 200 Round Rock, TX 31 catches, 295 yards 80 Hank Beatty WR Fr. 5′11″ 185 Rochester, IL 7 catches, 25 yards 11 Jonah Morris WR Transfer from Northern Colorado Sr. 6′4″ 220 Akron, OH 4 catches, 55 yards 87 Kody Case WR Transfer from South Dakota Sr. 5′10″ 180 Lubbock, TX 2 returns, 16 yards 1 Shawn Miller WR 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′0″ 205 Chandler, AZ 2 Ashton Hollins WR RS 6′5″ 200 Mobile, AL 7 Weston Adams WR RS 5′11″ 192 Shell, WY 8 Khmari Thompson WR 6′1″ 207 Lawrenceville, GA 12 Eian Pugh WR 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′3″ 182 Naperville, IL 83 Keion Battle WR RS 6′1″ 200 Plainfield, IL
Tight ends 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 89 Tip Reiman TE 6′5″ 270 Rapid City, SD 19 catches, 173 yards, 1 TD 82 Luke Ford TE 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′6″ 265 Carterville, IL 10 catches, 88 yards 42 Michael Marchese TE Sr. 6′4″ 235 Vernon Hills, IL 9 catches, 142 yards, 2 TD 13 Griffin Moore TE So. 6′4″ 250 Bloomington, IL 1 catch, 17 yards 20 Naivyan Cargill TE Fr. 6′4″ 230 Riviera Beach, FL 36 Ben Schultz TE So. 6′3″ 240 Champaign, IL 40 Lucas Althaus TE Fr. 6′6″ 240 Alpha, IL 48 Mike Cerniglia Jr. TE So. 6′3″ 240 Madison, WI 87 Henry Boyer TE RS 6′6″ 270 Chicago, IL 87 Owen Anderson TE RS 6′4″ 260 Skillman, NJ 89 Clayton Leonard TE RS 6′3″ 252 Danforth, IL
Offensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 53 Devin Hale OL Fr. 6′0″ 300 Springfield, IL 54 Julian Pearl OL 6′6″ 315 Danville, IL 56 Magnus Moller OL RS 6′9″ 310 Vaerlose, Denmark 61 Joey Okla OL RS 6′2″ 317 Hartland, WI 62 Sam Tsagalis OL RS 6′2″ 285 Arlington Heights, IL 63 Alex Palczewski OL Sr. 6′6″ 315 Mount Prospect, IL 64 Josh Kreutz OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 290 Bannockburn, IL 64 Zach Barlev OL Fr. 6′4″ 318 Bolingbrook, IL 66 Jordyn Slaughter OL Jr. 6′5″ 325 Belleville, IL 70 Tommy Cronin OL So. 6′4″ 310 Oak Park, IL 72 Zylon Crisler OL Fr. 6′7″ 340 Perkinston, MS 73 Josh Gesky OL Fr. 6′5″ 325 Manteno, IL 73 Matt Fries OL RS 6′5″ 295 Cranford, NJ 75 Alex Pihlstrom OL Sr. 6′6″ 305 Glen Ellyn, IL 77 Hunter Whitenack OL RS 6′6″ 340 New Carlisle, IN 78 Isaiah Adams OL Jr. 6′5″ 320 Ajax, ON 79 Luciano Elias OL RS 6′5″ 305 Wilmette, IL
Defensive line 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 4 Jer’Zhan Newton DL 6′2″ 295 Saint Petersburg, FL 56 tackles, 5 sacks 88 Keith Randolph Jr. DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 300 Belleville, IL 51 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 1 INT 93 Calvin Avery DL 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 325 Dallas, TX 23 tackles 23 Te-Rah Edwards DL Transfer from Northwestern 6′2″ 315 Groveport, OH 14 tackles, 1 sack 91 Jamal Woods DL Sr. 6′2″ 290 Hueytown, AL 11 tackles 48 Bryce Barnes DL Jr. 6′2″ 285 Gibson City, IL 7 tackles 57 Evan Kirts DL So. 6′5″ 305 Evergreen Park, IL 2 tackles 88 Sedarius McConnell DL Fr. 6′3″ 279 Atlanta, GA 2 tackles 23 Christian Lorenzo DL RS 6′3″ 297 Dekalb, IL 52 Verdis Brown DL 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′4″ 345 Chicago, IL 93 Raashaan Wilkins DL Transfer from Vanderbilt Jr. 6′1″ 313 Chicago, IL 94 Dylan Davis DL Transfer from Furman 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 295 Sarasota, FL
Linebackers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 38 Isaac Darkangelo LB Sr. 6′1″ 230 Brighton, MI 67 tackles, 1 sack 9 Seth Coleman LB 6′5″ 245 Melbourne, FL 43 tackles, 5 sacks 8 Tarique Barnes LB 6′1″ 230 Memphis, TN 40 tackles, 1.5 sacks 17 LB Fr. 6′3″ 275 Port Saint Lucie, FL 32 tackles, 4 sacks 2 Calvin Hart Jr. LB 6′0″ 226 Fort Lauderdale, FL 21 tackles, 0.5 sacks 3 Alec Bryant LB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 250 Pearland, TX 9 tackles, 1.5 sacks 39 Kenenna Odeluga LB Fr. 6′1″ 235 South Holland, IL 6 tackles, 2 sacks 28 Dylan Rosiek LB Fr. 6′1″ 235 East Lake, FL 8 tackles 33 Ezekiel Holmes LB 6′5″ 255 Wichita Falls, TX 3 tackles 34 Ryan Meed LB 6′1″ 230 Brooklyn, NY 3 tackles 7 Shammond Cooper LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 220 Saint Louis, MO 1 tackle 10 James Kreutz LB 6′2″ 235 Bannockburn, IL 1 tackle 31 Jared Badie LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 237 Aurora, IL 1 tackle 42 Luke Zardzin LB 6′0″ 225 Mount Prospect, IL 45 Malachi Hood LB RS 6′2″ 228 Plainfield, IL 98 Deon Pate LB Sr. 6′2″ 265 Jacksonville, FL
Defensive backs 25 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 30 DB Sr. 6′0″ 205 London, ON 59 tackles, 1 sack, 6 INT 21 Jartavius Martin DB Sr. 6′0″ 195 Lehigh Acres, FL 59 tackles, 1 sack, 3 INT 7 Kendall Smith DB Sr. 6′1″ 205 Bolingbrook, IL 34 tackles, 5 INT 31 DB Jr. 6′1″ 180 Pensacola, FL 42 tackles, 3 INT 23 Tahveon Nicholson DB So. 5′11″ 185 Jacksonville, FL 19 tackles, 1 INT 7 Matthew Bailey DB 6′2″ 225 Moline, IL 5 tackles, 3 INT 20 Tyler Strain DB 5′9″ 195 Fort Worth, TX 10 tackles, 2 INT 6 Terrell Jennings DB Transfer from Minnesota State Sr. 6′1″ 190 Colorado Springs, CO 11 tackles 16 Peyton Vining DB Sr. 6′2″ 200 Bradenton, FL 10 returns, 188 yards 1 Xavier Scott DB 5′11″ 195 Riviera Beach, FL 9 tackles 1 Kionte Curry DB Fr. 6′0″ 200 Mims, FL 3 tackles 32 Tailon Leitzsey DB Sr. 6′0″ 190 Laurel, MD 3 tackles 10 Miles Scott DB Fr. 5′11″ 210 Dolton, IL 4 catches, 29 yards 13 Elijah Mc-Cantos S 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 190 Little Haiti, FL 1 tackle 19 Tyson Rooks DB 6′4″ 215 Saint Simons Island, GA 1 tackle 1 D.D. Snyder S RS 6′0″ 200 Tampa, FL 14 Prince Green DB Fr. 6′2″ 205 Griffin, GA 21 Ben Clawson DB RS 6′0″ 205 Arlington Heights, IL 24 Daniel Edwards Jr. DB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 178 Winter Park, FL 26 Mike Manning DB So. 5′8″ 200 Frankfort, IL 27 Matthew Bobak DB Fr. 5′11″ 200 Hinsdale, IL 29 T.J. Griffin DB RS 6′0″ 220 Hickory Hills, IL 32 Chase Miller S RS 6′0″ 190 Baltimore, MD 35 Grayson Griffin DB Fr. 5′11″ 200 Aurora, IL 37 Solo Turner DB Transfer from Hawai’i Jr. 6′2″ 215 Frisco, TX
Specialists 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 5 Caleb Griffin PK Jr. 6′3″ 220 Danville, IL 14 of 19 field goals 19 Hugh Robertson P 6′2″ 225 Castlecrag, NSW 61 punts, 39.9 average 80 Fabrizio Pinton PK Fr. 6′3″ 231 The Woodlands, TX 7 of 7 field goals 36 Lane Hansen LS Fr. 6′0″ 215 East Lake, FL 39 Aidan Hall LS So. 6′2″ 210 Glen Ellyn, IL 39 Josh Leff P RS 6′0″ 177 Westlake Village, CA 45 Will McManus PK Fr. 6′0″ 178 Glyndon, MD 47 Preston Engel LS Jr. 6′0″ 250 Normal, IL 49 Nico Crawford LS RS 6′2″ 235 Dublin, OH
James Kreutz, Ben Clawson, Michael Marchese, Sam Tsagalis, Josh Kreutz Eian Pugh, Jordan Anderson, Jared Badie, Grayson Griffin Nick Fedanzo, Matthew Bobak, Aidan Hall, Alex Pihlstrom Isaiah Williams, Shammond Cooper, Reggie Love III Patrick Bryant, Tahveon Nicholson, Deon Pate T.J. Griffin, Evan Kirts, Tommy Cronin Verdis Brown, Henry Boyer, Raashaan Wilkins Xavier Scott, Naivyan Cargill Caleb Griffin, Julian Pearl Kendall Smith, Zach Barlev Tarique Barnes, Chase Hayden Miles Scott, Kenenna Odeluga Griffin Moore, Preston Engel Aidan Laughery, Bryce Barnes Dylan Rosiek, Lane Hansen Luke Zardzin, Alex Palczewski Malachi Hood, Keion Battle Devin Hale, Hank Beatty Jordyn Slaughter, Keith Randolph Jr. D.D. Snyder Kionte Curry Shawn Miller Ashton Hollins Calvin Hart Jr. Joshua McCray Tommy DeVito Jer’Zhan Newton Terrell Jennings Brian Hightower Matthew Bailey Khmari Thompson Artur Sitkowski Seth Coleman Donovan Leary Jacob Huber Jonah Morris Kirkland Michaux Casey Washington Prince Green Jameson Sheehan Peyton Vining Gabe Jacas Ryan Johnson Tyson Rooks Tyler Strain Jartavius Martin Christian Lorenzo Te-Rah Edwards Daniel Edwards Jr. Mike Manning Devon Witherspoon Chase Miller Tailon Leitzsey Ezekiel Holmes Ryan Meed Ben Schultz Solo Turner Isaac Darkangelo Josh Leff Mike Cerniglia Jr. Nico Crawford Joey Okla Zylon Crisler Josh Gesky Matt Fries Hunter Whitenack Luciano Elias Fabrizio Pinton Luke Ford Kody Case Owen Anderson Sedarius McConnell Tip Reiman Jamal Woods Calvin Avery Dylan Davis IL 48 FL 19 TX 9 NJ 5 GA 4 Hometowns of the 2022 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 Florida 19 Texas 9 New Jersey 5 Georgia 4 Missouri 3 Alabama 3 ON 3 Top counties Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 13 DuPage County, Illinois pop. 930,000 6 Will County, Illinois pop. 701,000 5 Duval County, Florida pop. 1 million 3 Pinellas County, Florida pop. 963,000 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’ 2022 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.
Tommy DeVito QBTransfer from Syracuse4-star recruit
Patrick Bryant WR3-star recruit
Gabe Jacas LB
Sydney Brown DB
Devon Witherspoon DB