2023 Western Illinois roster

45 players: 7 freshmen, 8 sophomores, 4 juniors, 5 seniors, 21 with no class listed. From 14 states and 1 other country; the most from Illinois (11) and California (5). The 2023 season.

Our source’s roster for 2023 is partial: 45 names, most without a position or size. Rosters are complete from about 2010.

Quarterbacks 2

No.	Player	Class		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2023
16	Matt Morrissey QB			6′5″	225	Elmhurst, IL	2,008 passing yards, 13 TD
18	Nate Lamb QB			6′3″	210	Visalia, CA	20 passing yards

Running backs 3

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2023
2	Seth Glatz RB		5′11″	205	Morton, IL	217 rushing yards
34	Ludovick Choquette RB		5′10″	211	St. Jean-sur-richielie, QC	244 rushing yards, 3 TD
35	Torrance Farmer RB	Fr.	6′2″	225	Springdale, AR	120 rushing yards

Receivers 8

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2023
13	Jay Parker WR		5′5″	147	Nashville, TN	60 catches, 475 yards, 2 TD
82	Jaylin Jackson WR	Jr.	5′11″	185	Tampa, FL	36 catches, 380 yards, 3 TD
2	Donald McKinney WR	So.	6′3″	195	Tustin, CA	26 catches, 357 yards, 3 TD
19	A.J. Coons WR		6′4″	210	Solon, IA	23 catches, 293 yards, 1 TD
12	Taj Sanders WR	Fr.	6′0″	189	Valdosta, GA	19 catches, 168 yards, 3 TD
22	Toriano Tate WR		5′11″	196	DeKalb, IL	4 returns, 61 yards
8	Honrae Murray WR	Fr.	6′2″	180	Jacksonville, FL	1 catch, 4 yards
81	Jason Heller WR	Sr.	5′6″	155	Agoura Hills, CA	1 catch, 4 yards

Tight ends 3

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2023
4	Tre Maronic TE	Jr.	6′3″	215	Auburn, CA	5 catches, 26 yards, 1 TD
	Jack Whyte TE	Sr.	6′2″	235	Glen Ellyn, IL	5 catches, 47 yards
8	Brandon Lanier TE		6′2″	245	Cincinnati, OH	2 catches, 16 yards

Defensive line 3

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2023
56	Garret Steffen DL	So.	6′4″	275	Altoona, WI	5 tackles, 0.5 sacks
98	Almarion Bell DL	Fr.	6′3″	265	Machesney Park, IL	3 tackles
6	Tre Henry DL	So.	6′3″	290	Lake Charles, LA	1 tackle

Linebackers 7

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2023
6	Ryan Crandall LB2-star recruit	So.	6′2″	223	Ankeny, IA	5 tackles
53	Mike Cardilli LB	Fr.	6′0″	218	Mokena, IL	5 tackles
17	Juan DelaCruz LB3-star recruit	So.	6′2″	230	Gurnee, IL	2 tackles
16	Gage Freeman LB	Fr.	5′11″	220	Tiffin, IA	1 tackle
19	Anthony Quinney LB	Jr.	6′2″	210	Mobile, AL	1 tackle
26	Chimobi Nwokocha LB	Sr.	6′2″	242	Elk Grove, CA	1 tackle
58	Mike Newman LB	So.	6′2″	217	DeKalb, IL	1 tackle

Defensive backs 6

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2023
28	Bradyn Smith DB	Jr.	5′9″	183	Springfield, IL	13 tackles, 1 INT
27	KaRon Coleman S		6′0″	197	Eutaw, AL	6 tackles, 1 INT
1	J.J. Ross DB3-star recruit	Sr.	6′2″	195	Cincinnati, OH	3 tackles, 1 INT
29	Kamal Mukarram DB		6′1″	182	Frankfort, IL	3 tackles
2	Willie Jones DB3-star recruit	So.	6′2″	190	Chicago, IL	1 tackle
31	Cordell Wilson DB	Fr.	5′10″	190	Minneapolis, MN	1 tackle

Specialists 4

No.	Player	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2023
	Jared Campbell P					56 punts, 39.4 average
	Owen Valek K					6 of 7 field goals
39	Kyle Wittenrich LS	So.	5′11″	215	Rushford, NY	1 tackle
14	Christiaan Masucci PK	Sr.	6′1″	180	Wildwood, MO

Athletes and others 9

Player	Hometown	2023
Dylan Van 2-star recruit	St. Louis, MO	109 rushing yards
Dallas Parker		6 catches, 37 yards
Noah Epley		3 tackles
Marcus Morris		1 tackle, 0.5 sacks
Cory West		2 tackles
Isaiah Loera		2 tackles
Cameron Orr		1 tackle
Tadarius Mathis		1 tackle
Kaleb Randolph

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.