Mac Resetich
DB · Sr.
Big Ten · Champaign, Illinois
Illinois Football Roster 2026
Players by position group
2026 record2-3
2026 roster
Illinois football roster by position
All 108 players in Illinois Athletics' published 2026 football roster, reviewed October 6. Published number, position, class, size and hometown are kept where available; check the school for changes.
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Mac Resetich | DB | Sr. | 6-0 | 210 | Spring Valley, Ill. |
| 0 | Nas Rankin | WR | Fr. | 6-0 | 170 | Chicago, Ill. |
| 1 | Xavier Scott | DB | 5th | 5-11 | 195 | Riviera Beach, Fla. |
| 1 | Jayshon Platt | WR | 5th | 6-1 | 195 | North Port, Fla. |
| 2 | Carson Boyd | QB | So. | 6-0 | 190 | St. Louis, Mo. |
| 3 | Kenyon Alston | WR | Fr. | 6-2 | 195 | Orlando, Fla. |
| 3 | Nick Hankins Jr. | DB | Fr. | 6-0 | 205 | Belleville, Ill. |
| 4 | Daniel Brown | LB | 5th | 6-1 | 255 | Kansas City, Kan. |
| 4 | Katin Houser | QB | 5th | 6-3 | 225 | Anaheim, Calif. |
| 5 | Ca'Lil Valentine | RB | Jr. | 5-11 | 205 | Hayward, Calif. |
| 5 | Jakwon Morris | DB | Jr. | 6-0 | 185 | Tupelo, Miss. |
| 6 | Juice Clarke | DB | Sr. | 6-1 | 185 | Ft. Myers, Fla. |
| 6 | Jershaun Newton | WR | So. | 6-0 | 215 | St. Petersburg, Fla. |
| 7 | Matthew Bailey | DB | 5th | 6-2 | 225 | Moline, Ill. |
| 7 | Michael Clayton II | QB | Fr. | 6-4 | 205 | Orlando, Fla. |
| 8 | Jacob Eberhart | WR | Fr. | 6-4 | 220 | St. Louis, Mo. |
| 8 | Cameron Thomas | LB | Fr. | 6-0 | 220 | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 9 | RJ Jones III | WR | So. | 6-0 | 175 | Fort Pierce, Fla. |
| 9 | Alex Perry | WR | 5th | 6-5 | 220 | Port Charlotte, Fla. |
| 9 | Lavon Williams | DB | 5th | 5-10 | 195 | San Antonio, Texas |
| 10 | James Kreutz | LB | 5th | 6-2 | 240 | Bannockburn, Ill. |
| 10 | Ty Robinson | WR | 6th | 6-4 | 205 | Denver, Colo. |
| 11 | Brayden Trimble | WR | So. | 6-1 | 195 | Mt. Zion, Ill. |
| 11 | Jacob Alexander | LB | Fr. | 6-4 | 245 | Chicago, Ill. |
| 12 | Isaiah Williams | DB | Fr. | 6-2 | 210 | Houston, Texas |
| 12 | Dane Eisenmenger | QB | Fr. | 6-4 | 215 | Philo, Ill. |
| 13 | Hudson Clement | WR | 5th | 6-1 | 215 | Martinsburg, W.Va. |
| 13 | Xanai Scott | DB | So. | 5-11 | 210 | Riviera Beach, Fla. |
| 14 | Andre Lovett Jr. | DB | So. | 6-1 | 190 | Blue Island, Ill. |
| 14 | Maurice Smith Jr. | TE | 5th | 6-4 | 255 | Fort Pierce, Fla. |
| 15 | Kingston Shaw | DL | Fr. | 6-3 | 260 | Apopka, Fla. |
| 16 | Logan Farrell | TE | So. | 6-3 | 255 | Arlington Heights, Ill. |
| 16 | Tanner Heckel | DB | Jr. | 5-11 | 195 | Lyndon, Kan. |
| 17 | Collin Dixon | WR | Sr. | 6-1 | 215 | Tallmadge, Ohio |
| 17 | Isaiah Thomison | DL | Sr. | 6-3 | 290 | Fayetteville, Tenn. |
| 18 | Mason Muragin | LB | Sr. | 6-4 | 250 | Macomb, Mich. |
| 18 | Jack Gray | P | Fr. | 6-2 | 210 | Adelaide, South Australia |
| 19 | Nate Cichy | WR | Fr. | 6-1 | 195 | Mount Prospect, Ill. |
| 20 | John Forster | RB | So. | 5-10 | 195 | Saddle Brook, N.J. |
| 24 | Will Holmes | DL | Jr. | 6-4 | 260 | Detroit, Mich. |
| 25 | Des Straughton | DB | So. | 6-0 | 210 | Detroit, Mich. |
| 25 | Nelsyn Wheeler | RB | Fr. | 5-9 | 205 | Grand Island, Neb. |
| 26 | Ismael Kante | LB | 5th | 6-2 | 240 | Brooklyn Park, Minn. |
| 27 | Lucas Osada | K | Jr. | 6-1 | 195 | Charlottesville, Va. |
| 27 | Corey Rashad | RB | Sr. | 5-8 | 185 | Chicago, Ill. |
| 28 | Karson Kaiser | WR | Jr. | 6-1 | 175 | Weston, Fla. |
| 28 | Kayden Bennett | LB | Fr. | 6-1 | 235 | Windsor, Conn. |
| 29 | James Finley IV | DB | So. | 6-2 | 195 | Portage, Ind. |
| 30 | Tony Williams | LB | Fr. | 5-11 | 235 | Jacksonville, Fla. |
| 31 | Murphy Clement | RB | Jr. | 6-0 | 215 | Martinsburg, W.Va. |
| 32 | Tywan Cox | DB | So. | 5-10 | 190 | Miami, Fla. |
| 33 | Grant Beerman | LB | So. | 6-5 | 240 | West Chester, Ohio |
| 34 | Erik Gayle | LB | So. | 6-3 | 240 | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 35 | Kaedyn Cobbs | DB | Fr. | 6-1 | 220 | Denton, Texas |
| 37 | Caden Considine | DB | Fr. | 6-0 | 215 | Byron, Ill. |
| 37 | Ethan Moczulski | K | 5th | 5-11 | 195 | Spokane, Wash. |
| 38 | Jack Paris | LB | So. | 6-2 | 225 | River Forest, Ill. |
| 40 | Ean Rhea | LB | 5th | 6-2 | 240 | Glade Spring, Va. |
| 43 | Joe Barna | DL | Jr. | 6-4 | 280 | Wheaton, Ill. |
| 44 | Patrick Mahoney III | LS | Sr. | 6-2 | 210 | Northbrook, Ill. |
| 45 | Robert Edmonson | LB | Sr. | 6-2 | 240 | Houston, Texas |
| 48 | Carter Smith | DL | Jr. | 6-3 | 250 | Rolling Meadows, Ill. |
| 49 | Zach Haber | LS | Sr. | 5-10 | 220 | Durango, Colo. |
| 51 | Parker Crim | DL | Fr. | 6-3 | 270 | Lima, Ohio |
| 51 | Alfred Washington | OL | Sr. | 6-7 | 310 | Pensacola, Fla. |
| 52 | Pat Farrell | DL | Sr. | 6-5 | 285 | Oak Lawn, Ill. |
| 52 | Champ Smith | OL | Fr. | 6-6 | 330 | Fort Pierce, Fla. |
| 53 | Kai Pritchard | OL | Fr. | 6-5 | 290 | Little Egg Harbor, N.J. |
| 54 | Demetrius John | DL | Jr. | 6-3 | 295 | Columbus, Ohio |
| 55 | TJ McMillen | OL | Sr. | 6-3 | 300 | Naperville, Ill. |
| 55 | Tony Balanganayi | DL | Fr. | 6-4 | 290 | Palatine, Ill. |
| 56 | Guillermo Gallardo | DL | 5th | 6-3 | 315 | Bloomington, Ill. |
| 56 | JJ Hirdes | OL | So. | 6-6 | 290 | Coopersville, Mich. |
| 57 | Zach Barrett | OL | Jr. | 6-3 | 295 | Orland Park, Ill. |
| 59 | Jake Renfro | OL | 7th | 6-4 | 320 | Mokena, Ill. |
| 62 | Casey Thomann | OL | Fr. | 6-8 | 330 | Olney, Ill. |
| 65 | Dezmond Schuster | OL | 6th | 6-5 | 330 | Gonzales, La. |
| 66 | Brandon Hansen | OL | Jr. | 6-6 | 320 | Mundelein, Ill. |
| 68 | Michael McDonough | OL | So. | 6-3 | 315 | Tinley Park, Ill. |
| 70 | Maika Matelau | OL | So. | 6-3 | 305 | Ontario, Calif. |
| 71 | Nathan Knapik | OL | Jr. | 6-7 | 300 | Kennewick, Wash. |
| 72 | Christian Martin | OL | Sr. | 6-7 | 310 | St. Rose, La. |
| 73 | Griffin Rousseau | OL | So. | 6-7 | 315 | Stoughton, Wis. |
| 74 | Zafir Stewart | OL | Jr. | 6-6 | 325 | Philadelphia, Pa. |
| 75 | Brandon Henderson | OL | Sr. | 6-5 | 320 | East St. Louis, Ill. |
| 76 | Dylan Frechette | OL | So. | 6-6 | 325 | Central Falls, R.I. |
| 78 | Eddie Tuerk | OL | Jr. | 6-4 | 315 | La Grange, Ill. |
| 79 | TJ Taylor | OL | Jr. | 6-5 | 330 | Santa Clarita, Calif. |
| 80 | Eddie Kasper | WR | 5th | 5-10 | 170 | Burlington, Wis. |
| 81 | Lars Rau | P | Jr. | 6-3 | 195 | Novato, Calif. |
| 81 | Leslie Mosley Jr. | WR | Fr. | 5-10 | 175 | Belle Glade, Fla. |
| 82 | Jacob Harvey | WR | Fr. | 6-0 | 200 | Mt. Zion, Ill. |
| 83 | Kaden Feagin | TE | Sr. | 6-3 | 260 | Atwood, Ill. |
| 84 | Grant Smith | TE | So. | 6-5 | 225 | Forsyth, Ill. |
| 85 | Will Vala III | TE | Fr. | 6-3 | 245 | Downers Grove, Ill. |
| 86 | Christian Abney | TE | Sr. | 6-6 | 260 | Zionsville, Ind. |
| 87 | BJ Thurman | TE | So. | 6-4 | 235 | Berkeley, Calif. |
| 88 | Davin Stoffel | TE | Sr. | 6-6 | 265 | Mosinee, Wis. |
| 89 | Tanner Hollinger | TE | Jr. | 6-5 | 245 | Stromsburg, Neb. |
| 90 | Carter Janki | DL | 5th | 6-5 | 295 | Redding, Conn. |
| 91 | Cameron Brooks | DL | So. | 6-3 | 305 | Chicago, Ill. |
| 92 | Deon Williams | DL | So. | 6-2 | 305 | Las Vegas, Nev. |
| 94 | Connor Sullivan | DL | So. | 6-4 | 290 | Glenview, Ill. |
| 95 | Isaiah White | DL | So. | 6-2 | 325 | Indianapolis, Ind. |
| 96 | Darrell Prater | DL | 5th | 6-3 | 310 | Fort Payne, Ala. |
| 98 | Joshua Davis | DL | So. | 6-3 | 285 | Pinola, Miss. |
| 99 | King Liggins | DL | Fr. | 6-3 | 300 | Crete, Ill. |
| 99 | Landen Von Seggern | TE | Fr. | 6-4 | 280 | Omaha, Neb. |
DB
Xavier Scott
DB · 5th
Nick Hankins Jr.
DB · Fr.
Jakwon Morris
DB · Jr.
Juice Clarke
DB · Sr.
Matthew Bailey
DB · 5th
Lavon Williams
DB · 5th
Isaiah Williams
DB · Fr.
Xanai Scott
DB · So.
Andre Lovett Jr.
DB · So.
Tanner Heckel
DB · Jr.
Des Straughton
DB · So.
James Finley IV
DB · So.
Tywan Cox
DB · So.
Kaedyn Cobbs
DB · Fr.
Caden Considine
DB · Fr.
WR
Nas Rankin
WR · Fr.
Jayshon Platt
WR · 5th
Kenyon Alston
WR · Fr.
Jershaun Newton
WR · So.
Jacob Eberhart
WR · Fr.
RJ Jones III
WR · So.
Alex Perry
WR · 5th
Ty Robinson
WR · 6th
Brayden Trimble
WR · So.
Hudson Clement
WR · 5th
Collin Dixon
WR · Sr.
Nate Cichy
WR · Fr.
Karson Kaiser
WR · Jr.
Eddie Kasper
WR · 5th
Leslie Mosley Jr.
WR · Fr.
Jacob Harvey
WR · Fr.
QB
Carson Boyd
QB · So.
Katin Houser
QB · 5th
Michael Clayton II
QB · Fr.
Dane Eisenmenger
QB · Fr.
LB
Daniel Brown
LB · 5th
Cameron Thomas
LB · Fr.
James Kreutz
LB · 5th
Jacob Alexander
LB · Fr.
Mason Muragin
LB · Sr.
Ismael Kante
LB · 5th
Kayden Bennett
LB · Fr.
Tony Williams
LB · Fr.
Grant Beerman
LB · So.
Erik Gayle
LB · So.
Jack Paris
LB · So.
Ean Rhea
LB · 5th
Robert Edmonson
LB · Sr.
RB
Ca'Lil Valentine
RB · Jr.
John Forster
RB · So.
Nelsyn Wheeler
RB · Fr.
Corey Rashad
RB · Sr.
Murphy Clement
RB · Jr.
TE
Maurice Smith Jr.
TE · 5th
Logan Farrell
TE · So.
Kaden Feagin
TE · Sr.
Grant Smith
TE · So.
Will Vala III
TE · Fr.
Christian Abney
TE · Sr.
BJ Thurman
TE · So.
Davin Stoffel
TE · Sr.
Tanner Hollinger
TE · Jr.
Landen Von Seggern
TE · Fr.
DL
Kingston Shaw
DL · Fr.
Isaiah Thomison
DL · Sr.
Will Holmes
DL · Jr.
Joe Barna
DL · Jr.
Carter Smith
DL · Jr.
Parker Crim
DL · Fr.
Pat Farrell
DL · Sr.
Demetrius John
DL · Jr.
Tony Balanganayi
DL · Fr.
Guillermo Gallardo
DL · 5th
Carter Janki
DL · 5th
Cameron Brooks
DL · So.
Deon Williams
DL · So.
Connor Sullivan
DL · So.
Isaiah White
DL · So.
Darrell Prater
DL · 5th
Joshua Davis
DL · So.
King Liggins
DL · Fr.
P
Jack Gray
P · Fr.
Lars Rau
P · Jr.
K
Lucas Osada
K · Jr.
Ethan Moczulski
K · 5th
LS
Patrick Mahoney III
LS · Sr.
Zach Haber
LS · Sr.
OL
Alfred Washington
OL · Sr.
Champ Smith
OL · Fr.
Kai Pritchard
OL · Fr.
TJ McMillen
OL · Sr.
JJ Hirdes
OL · So.
Zach Barrett
OL · Jr.
Jake Renfro
OL · 7th
Casey Thomann
OL · Fr.
Dezmond Schuster
OL · 6th
Brandon Hansen
OL · Jr.
Michael McDonough
OL · So.
Maika Matelau
OL · So.
Nathan Knapik
OL · Jr.
Christian Martin
OL · Sr.
Griffin Rousseau
OL · So.
Zafir Stewart
OL · Jr.
Brandon Henderson
OL · Sr.
Dylan Frechette
OL · So.
Eddie Tuerk
OL · Jr.
TJ Taylor
OL · Jr.
Player portraits are a dated 2026 roster snapshot reviewed October 7, 2026. Unavailable portraits retain a labeled placeholder.
Illinois Athletics' official 2026 football schedule, roster and coaching listing, and 2025 results, reviewed October 6, 2026. This is a dated snapshot; check the school for later changes.
Roster coverage
Illinois roster breakdown
This listing contains 108 Illinois players. Counts describe the published snapshot and do not establish the current active roster or game-day availability.
Position groups — DB: 16; DL: 18; K: 2; LB: 13; LS: 2; OL: 20; P: 2; QB: 4; RB: 5; TE: 10; WR: 16.
Listed classes — 5th: 17; 6th: 2; 7th: 1; Fr.: 27; Jr.: 18; So.: 26; Sr.: 17. Class labels are reproduced from the roster; remaining eligibility is not verified here.
FAQ
Illinois football roster FAQs
How many Illinois players are listed?
108 player records appear in this snapshot. The table and player cards use the same records.
When was this Illinois roster reviewed?
The team profile was reviewed on 2026-10-06. This is a dated listing; it does not track live injuries, transfers or game-day availability.
Is this a depth chart?
No. Position groups organize the listed players; their order does not identify starters, backups or playing time.
What does the class year tell me?
It is the class label supplied in the roster. It does not verify how many seasons of eligibility remain.
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