2021 Western Illinois roster

28 players: 8 juniors, 2 seniors, 18 with no class listed. From 13 states and 1 other country; the most from California (3) and Missouri (3). The 2021 season.

Our source’s roster for 2021 is partial: 28 names, most without a position or size. Rosters are complete from about 2010.

Quarterbacks 1

No.	Player	Class		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2021
8	Connor Sampson QB			6′3″	210	Belleville, MI	367 passing yards, 2 TD

Running backs 4

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2021
22	Myles Wanza RB		5′9″	180	Ewa Beach, HI	37 rushing yards
34	Ludovick Choquette RB		5′10″	211	St. Jean-sur-richielie, QC	23 rushing yards
5	Gaej Walker RB	Sr.	6′0″	195	Tampa, FL	5 rushing yards
6	Jaylen Reed RB		5′6″	158	Saint Louis, MO	1 catch, 0 yards

Receivers 3

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2021
	Dennis Houston WR					12 catches, 237 yards, 2 TD
4	Dallas Daniels WR3-star recruit	Jr.	6′1″	180	Dayton, OH	5 catches, 39 yards
21	Tony Tate WR		5′8″	170	DeKalb, IL	2 catches, −1 yards

Tight ends 2

No.	Player	Class		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2021
47	Nathan Karsjens TE	Jr.		6′6″	253	Ackley, IA	1 catch, 4 yards
80	Mason Sikes TETransfer from Boise State	Sr.		6′4″	240	Lumberton, TX	1 catch, 5 yards

Defensive line 3

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2021
90	Daniel Carson DLTransfer from Texas	6′4″	287	Kansas City, MO	2 tackles
25	Cameron Washington DL	6′5″	314	Virginia Beach, VA	1 tackle
97	Eryk Preston DE	6′4″	228	Fairfield, TX	1 tackle

Linebackers 4

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2021
0	Dallas Martin LB	Jr.	6′2″	230	Pleasanton, CA	8 tackles
5	Greg Benton Jr. LB		6′1″	230	Elkridge, MD	6 tackles
11	Cole Watts LB	Jr.	6′1″	224	Tampa, FL	1 tackle
19	Sam Cook LB		6′4″	233	Neosho, MO	1 tackle

Defensive backs 5

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2021
1	Darius Joiner DB	Jr.	6′2″	200	Roanoke, AL	12 tackles
22	Akil Francisco DB	Jr.	6′1″	170	Alameda, CA	5 tackles
1	J.J. Ross DB3-star recruit		6′2″	195	Cincinnati, OH	4 tackles
5	Bryce Cross DB2-star recruit	Jr.	5′11″	180	Alpharetta, GA	1 tackle
14	Nakota Shepard-Creer DB		6′2″	185	Vallejo, CA	1 tackle

Specialists 2

No.	Player	Class		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2021
89	Adam Fellner P			6′4″	220	Houston, TX	6 punts, 42.5 average
9	Mason Laramie PK	Jr.		6′1″	220	Schaumburg, IL	3 of 3 extra points

Athletes and others 4

No.	Player	Class		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2021
	Michael Lawson						14 tackles
	Hunter Mason						3 tackles
	Jalen Powe						3 tackles
	Daniel Bender						1 catch, 34 yards

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.