Teams Illinois 2023 Roster ← 2022 2024 → 2023 Illinois roster 120 players: 34 freshmen, 24 sophomores, 14 juniors, 12 seniors, 36 with no class listed. From 25 states and 4 other countries; the most from Illinois (56) and Florida (16). The 2023 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 7 Receivers 14 Tight ends 10 Offensive line 20 Defensive line 13 Linebackers 16 Defensive backs 25 Specialists 9
Quarterbacks 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 9 QB Transfer from Ole Miss 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 205 Starkville, MS 1,883 passing yards, 13 TD 4 John Paddock QB Transfer from Ball State 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′0″ 190 Bloomfield Hills, MI 1,294 passing yards, 9 TD 6 Cal Swanson QB RS 6′3″ 210 Ardmore, OK 10 Donovan Leary QB RS 6′2″ 215 Sicklerville, NJ 11 Jacob Huber QB So. 6′1″ 200 Spring Grove, IL 12 Kirkland Michaux QB So. 6′4″ 225 Austin, TX
Running backs 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 23 Reggie Love III RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 215 Saint Louis, MO 567 rushing yards, 4 TD 2 Joshua McCray RB 6′1″ 235 Enterprise, AL 156 rushing yards, 2 TD 21 Aidan Laughery RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 200 Gibson City, IL 7 returns, 133 yards 24 Nick Fedanzo RB Jr. 6′0″ 220 Lombard, IL 3 rushing yards 22 Jean-Marc Etienne RB Jr. 5′11″ 190 Lincolnshire, IL 23 Jordan Anderson RB Fr. 6′4″ 240 Naperville, IL 27 Corey Rashad RB RS 5′8″ 185 Chicago, IL
Receivers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 1 Isaiah Williams WR 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 5′10″ 185 Saint Louis, MO 82 catches, 1,055 yards, 5 TD 14 Casey Washington WR Sr. 6′2″ 200 Round Rock, TX 49 catches, 670 yards, 4 TD 13 WR 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 200 Jacksonville, FL 43 catches, 560 yards, 7 TD 7 Kenari Wilcher WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 185 Clewiston, FL 11 returns, 258 yards 2 Ashton Hollins WR Fr. 6′5″ 200 Mobile, AL 9 catches, 119 yards 80 Hank Beatty WR So. 5′11″ 185 Rochester, IL 8 catches, 65 yards 88 Malik Elzy WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 214 Chicago, IL 5 catches, 52 yards, 1 TD 83 Keion Battle WR Fr. 6′1″ 200 Plainfield, IL 1 tackle 1 Shawn Miller WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 205 Chandler, AZ 7 Alex Capka-Jones WR So. 6′4″ 190 Oak Park, CA 7 Weston Adams WR Fr. 5′11″ 192 Shell, WY 12 Eian Pugh WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 182 Naperville, IL 17 Collin Dixon WR 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′1″ 215 Tallmadge, OH 87 Tyler McClure WR So. 6′2″ 200 Champaign, IL
Tight ends 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 83 Kaden Feagin TE 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 260 Atwood, IL 438 rushing yards, 2 TD 89 Tip Reiman TE Jr. 6′5″ 270 Rapid City, SD 19 catches, 203 yards, 3 TD 13 Griffin Moore TE Jr. 6′4″ 250 Bloomington, IL 12 catches, 161 yards, 1 TD 87 Henry Boyer TE Fr. 6′6″ 270 Chicago, IL 3 catches, 20 yards 36 Ben Schultz TE Jr. 6′3″ 240 Champaign, IL 1 tackle 85 Tanner Arkin TE Transfer from Colorado State 6′4″ 265 Fort Collins, CO 1 catch, 1 yard, 1 TD 7 Nick True TE Fr. 6′5″ 240 Carpentersville, IL 82 Nate Guinn TE RS 6′6″ 240 Vero Beach, FL 87 Owen Anderson TE Fr. 6′4″ 260 Skillman, NJ 89 Clayton Leonard TE Fr. 6′3″ 252 Danforth, IL
Offensive line 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 64 Zach Barlev OL So. 6′4″ 318 Bolingbrook, IL 2 tackles 13 Calvin Smith OL Fr. 6′4″ 230 Ocoee, FL 1 tackle 54 Julian Pearl OL Sr. 6′6″ 315 Danville, IL 1 tackle 53 Devin Hale OL So. 6′0″ 300 Springfield, IL 55 T.J. McMillen OL RS 6′3″ 300 Naperville, IL 56 Magnus Moller OL Fr. 6′9″ 310 Vaerlose, Denmark 60 Joep Engbers OL RS 6′4″ 305 Oak Park, IL 61 Joey Okla OL Fr. 6′2″ 317 Hartland, WI 62 Sam Tsagalis OL Fr. 6′2″ 285 Arlington Heights, IL 64 Josh Kreutz OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′2″ 290 Bannockburn, IL 65 Dezmond Schuster OL Fr. 6′5″ 335 Gonzales, LA 66 Jordyn Slaughter OL Sr. 6′5″ 325 Belleville, IL 66 Will Leys OL Fr. 6′2″ 285 Anaheim, CA 70 Zach Aamland OL Fr. 6′7″ 300 South Brunswick, NJ 72 Zylon Crisler OL So. 6′7″ 340 Perkinston, MS 73 Josh Gesky OL So. 6′5″ 325 Manteno, IL 75 Brandon Henderson OL Fr. 6′5″ 335 East Saint Louis, IL 77 Hunter Whitenack OL Fr. 6′6″ 340 New Carlisle, IN 78 Isaiah Adams OL Sr. 6′5″ 320 Ajax, ON 79 Luciano Elias OL Fr. 6′5″ 305 Wilmette, IL
Defensive line 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 4 Jer’Zhan Newton DL Jr. 6′2″ 295 Saint Petersburg, FL 52 tackles, 7.5 sacks 88 Keith Randolph Jr. DL 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′5″ 300 Belleville, IL 49 tackles, 1.5 sacks 6 Denzel Daxon DL Transfer from Ohio 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 320 Nassau, NP 27 tackles 48 Bryce Barnes DL Sr. 6′2″ 285 Gibson City, IL 20 tackles 23 Te-Rah Edwards DL 6′2″ 315 Groveport, OH 13 tackles, 0.5 sacks 88 Sedarius McConnell DL So. 6′3″ 279 Atlanta, GA 8 tackles 91 Alex Bray DE Fr. 6′4″ 265 Chesterfield, MO 2 tackles 23 Christian Lorenzo DL Fr. 6′3″ 297 Dekalb, IL 45 Jeremiah Warren DL RS 6′2″ 305 Belleville, MI 52 Pat Farrell DL RS 6′5″ 285 Oak Lawn, IL 57 Evan Kirts DL Jr. 6′5″ 305 Evergreen Park, IL 93 Henry Engel DL RS 6′2″ 295 Lena, IL 94 Dylan Davis DL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′4″ 295 Sarasota, FL
Linebackers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 28 Dylan Rosiek LB So. 6′1″ 235 East Lake, FL 82 tackles, 1 sack 9 Seth Coleman LB 6′5″ 245 Melbourne, FL 50 tackles, 6 sacks 17 LB So. 6′3″ 275 Port Saint Lucie, FL 31 tackles, 3 sacks 39 Kenenna Odeluga LB So. 6′1″ 235 South Holland, IL 37 tackles, 1 sack 8 Tarique Barnes LB Sr. 6′1″ 230 Memphis, TN 25 tackles, 1 sack 3 Alec Bryant LB 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′3″ 250 Pearland, TX 26 tackles, 0.5 sacks 10 James Kreutz LB 6′2″ 235 Bannockburn, IL 18 tackles, 1 sack 34 Ryan Meed LB 6′1″ 230 Brooklyn, NY 11 tackles 33 Ezekiel Holmes LB 6′5″ 255 Wichita Falls, TX 9 tackles 42 Luke Zardzin LB 6′0″ 225 Mount Prospect, IL 3 tackles 15 Ronan Poynton LB Fr. 6′1″ 235 Solon, IA 1 tackle 0 Jojo Hayden LB RS 6′2″ 245 East St. Louis, IL 18 Mason Muragin LB RS 6′4″ 250 Macomb, MI 31 Jared Badie LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 237 Aurora, IL 31 Laine Jenkins LB So. 6′6″ 240 Willowbrook, IL 45 Malachi Hood LB Fr. 6′2″ 228 Plainfield, IL
Defensive backs 25 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 10 Miles Scott DB So. 5′11″ 210 Dolton, IL 63 tackles, 2 INT 1 Xavier Scott DB 5′11″ 195 Riviera Beach, FL 57 tackles, 2 INT Nicario Harper DB Transfer from Louisville Sr. 6′0″ 205 Atlanta, GA 48 tackles, 1 INT 21 Clayton Bush DB Transfer from Southern Illinois 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′1″ 210 Bowling Green, KY 42 tackles 20 Tyler Strain DB 5′9″ 195 Fort Worth, TX 35 tackles, 1 INT 23 Tahveon Nicholson DB Jr. 5′11″ 185 Jacksonville, FL 36 tackles 5 Zachary Tobe CB Fr. 6′2″ 200 Ocoee, FL 25 tackles 0 Mac Resetich DB Fr. 6′0″ 210 Spring Valley, IL 7 tackles, 1 INT 6 Jaheim Clarke DB Fr. 6′1″ 180 Fort Myers, FL 5 tackles 7 Matthew Bailey DB 6′2″ 225 Moline, IL 5 tackles 13 Elijah Mc-Cantos S 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 190 Little Haiti, FL 5 tackles 32 C.J. Bufkin DB Jr. 5′11″ 200 Chicago, IL 5 tackles 24 Saboor Karriem S 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 210 Newark, NJ 2 tackles 35 Grayson Griffin DB So. 5′11″ 200 Aurora, IL 2 tackles 37 Solo Turner DB Sr. 6′2″ 215 Frisco, TX 2 tackles 3 Demetrius Hill DB Transfer from Florida International 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 205 Miami, FL 6 Prince Ford CB So. 5′11″ 170 Concord, NC 7 Kaleb Patterson CB Fr. 6′1″ 192 Jackson, MS 11 Johnny Schmitt DB RS 6′1″ 190 Chicago, IL 19 Tyson Rooks DB 6′4″ 215 Saint Simons Island, GA 21 Ben Clawson DB Fr. 6′0″ 205 Arlington Heights, IL 26 Mike Manning DB Jr. 5′8″ 200 Frankfort, IL 27 Matthew Bobak DB So. 5′11″ 200 Hinsdale, IL 29 T.J. Griffin DB Fr. 6′0″ 220 Hickory Hills, IL 32 Chase Miller S Fr. 6′0″ 190 Baltimore, MD
Specialists 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 5 Caleb Griffin PK Sr. 6′3″ 220 Danville, IL 14 of 19 field goals 19 Hugh Robertson P 6′2″ 225 Castlecrag, NSW 51 punts, 42.6 average 36 Lane Hansen LS So. 6′0″ 215 East Lake, FL 2 tackles 18 Declan Duley P RS 6′2″ 220 El Paso, IL 24 David Olano PK Fr. 5′11″ 177 Naperville, IL 39 Aidan Hall LS Jr. 6′2″ 210 Glen Ellyn, IL 42 Alex McLaughlin LS So. 5′10″ 228 Matthews, NC 44 Patrick Mahoney III LS RS 6′2″ 215 Northbrook, IL 80 Fabrizio Pinton PK So. 6′3″ 231 The Woodlands, TX
Eian Pugh, Jordan Anderson, David Olano, Jared Badie, Grayson Griffin, T.J. McMillen James Kreutz, Ben Clawson, Jean-Marc Etienne, Sam Tsagalis, Josh Kreutz Johnny Schmitt, Corey Rashad, C.J. Bufkin, Henry Boyer, Malik Elzy Jojo Hayden, Isaiah Williams, Reggie Love III, Brandon Henderson Nick Fedanzo, Matthew Bobak, Aidan Hall T.J. Griffin, Evan Kirts, Joep Engbers Caleb Griffin, Julian Pearl Zachary Tobe, Calvin Smith Miles Scott, Kenenna Odeluga Patrick Bryant, Tahveon Nicholson Aidan Laughery, Bryce Barnes Dylan Rosiek, Lane Hansen Ben Schultz, Tyler McClure Patrick Mahoney III, Luciano Elias Malachi Hood, Keion Battle Devin Hale, Hank Beatty Jordyn Slaughter, Keith Randolph Jr. Sedarius McConnell, Nicario Harper Shawn Miller Xavier Scott Ashton Hollins Joshua McCray Demetrius Hill Jer’Zhan Newton John Paddock Cal Swanson Jaheim Clarke Prince Ford Alex Capka-Jones Kaleb Patterson Kenari Wilcher Matthew Bailey Nick True Tarique Barnes Luke Altmyer Seth Coleman Donovan Leary Jacob Huber Kirkland Michaux Griffin Moore Casey Washington Ronan Poynton Collin Dixon Gabe Jacas Mason Muragin Tyson Rooks Tyler Strain Clayton Bush Christian Lorenzo Te-Rah Edwards Saboor Karriem Mike Manning Laine Jenkins Chase Miller Ezekiel Holmes Ryan Meed Solo Turner Alex McLaughlin Luke Zardzin Jeremiah Warren Pat Farrell Joey Okla Zach Barlev Dezmond Schuster Will Leys Zach Aamland Zylon Crisler Josh Gesky Hunter Whitenack Fabrizio Pinton Nate Guinn Tanner Arkin Owen Anderson Tip Reiman Alex Bray Henry Engel Dylan Davis IL 56 FL 16 TX 7 NJ 4 GA 3 Hometowns of the 2023 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 56 Florida 16 Texas 7 New Jersey 4 Missouri 3 Michigan 3 Mississippi 3 Georgia 3 Top counties Cook County, Illinois pop. 5.2 million 16 DuPage County, Illinois pop. 930,000 8 Will County, Illinois pop. 701,000 4 St. Clair County, Illinois pop. 254,000 4 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’ 2023 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.
Luke Altmyer QBTransfer from Ole Miss4-star recruit
Patrick Bryant WR3-star recruit
Gabe Jacas LB