Illinois

Big Ten

Incoming

Outgoing

-8

Net

Team TVS: 18%

Roster Risk by Position

Offense 19%

Defense 18%

Special Teams 11%

Highest Risk Players

Tyson Rooks

S 95%

Kellen Francis

OT 86%

Alexander Capka-Jones

WR 74%

Easton Baker

LB 68%

Gentle Hunt

DL 34%

Transfer Impact by Position

Pos	Out	In	Net Value
QB	3	1	$-4,306K
DL	6	5	$-2,406K
OL	6	2	$-2,097K
DB	7	3	$-1,446K
TE	3	0	$-936K
LB	4	1	$-929K
WR	7	4	$-882K
ST	1	2	+$150K
Other	0	1	+$4K

Coaching Staff 3 coaches

Bret Bielema

Head Coach

From: Prophetstown, IL

Previously: Arkansas (2017)

Aaron Henry

Defensive Coordinator

From: Immokalee, FL

Previously:

Barry Lunney Jr.

Offensive Coordinator

From: Fort Smith, AR

School: Arkansas

Previously:

2026 Recruiting Class 15 commits

#124

Nick Hankins CB

Belleville, IL · 6'0" · 190 lbs

4-star

(0.9463)

#234

Micah Smith IOL

Vero Beach, FL · 6'5" · 325 lbs

4-star

(0.9177)

#267

Nasir Rankin ATH

Chicago, IL · 5'11" · 180 lbs

4-star

(0.9104)

#384

Kai Pritchard IOL

Toms River, NJ · 6'5" · 290 lbs

4-star

(0.8967)

#403

Jacob Eberhart LB

St. Louis, MO · 6'3" · 200 lbs

4-star

(0.8955)

#474

Javari Barnett RB

Tampa, FL · 5'11" · 205 lbs

3-star

(0.8889)

#474

Parker Crim EDGE

Elida, OH · 6'3" · 235 lbs

3-star

(0.8889)

#555

Isaiah Williams S

Missouri City, TX · 6'0" · 190 lbs

3-star

(0.8825)

#966

King Liggins DL

Chicago, IL · 6'2" · 285 lbs

3-star

(0.8689)

#1045

Kingston Shaw EDGE

Orlando, FL · 6'3" · 235 lbs

3-star

(0.8664)

#1135

Kaedyn Cobbs LB

Denton, TX · 6'0" · 195 lbs

3-star

(0.8639)

#1146

Jacob Alexander EDGE

Frankfort, IL · 6'4" · 240 lbs

3-star

(0.8633)

#1227

Will Vala TE

Downers Grove, IL · 6'3" · 225 lbs

3-star

(0.8667)

#1396

Nelsyn Wheeler RB

Omaha, NE · 5'9" · 200 lbs

3-star

(0.8633)

#2840

Jack Gray P

Australia, AUST · 6'0" · 180 lbs

3-star

(0.8244)

Transfer Pipelines Historical patterns

                        Players Transfer to Illinois From:
                    

▸ Colorado State

2 players

                        Players Transfer from Illinois To:
                    

▸ Purdue

2 players

▸ Southern Miss

2 players

▸ Texas A&M

2 players

Recruiting Pipelines High school & state data (2020-2026)

                        Top High School Feeders
                    

Vero Beach

Vero Beach, FL

4 recruits

3.2-star avg

Cardinal Newman

West Palm Beach, FL

2 recruits

3.0-star avg

Morgan Park

Chicago, IL

2 recruits

3.5-star avg

Trinity Catholic

St. Louis, MO

2 recruits

3.0-star avg

                        Recruiting by State
                    

IL

FL

NJ

OH

MO

MI

TX

NE

                    Coach Hometown Recruiting Connections
                

Bret Bielema

Head Coach from Prophetstown, IL

                            26 recruits from IL
                        

Aaron Henry

Defensive Coordinator from Immokalee, FL

                            20 recruits from FL
                        

Incoming Transfers 19

James Finley

S from Northern Illinois

4-star

Robert Edmonson

LB from Colorado State

3-star

Deuce Fillmore

CB from Georgia State

3-star

William Holmes

EDGE from Utah State

3-star

Katin Houser

QB from East Carolina

3-star

Carter Janki

DL from Pennsylvania

3-star

Christian Martin

OT from Colorado State

3-star

Ethan Moczulski

K from Washington

3-star

Alex Perry

WR from Florida International

3-star

Jayshon Platt

WR from Florida Atlantic

3-star

Darrell Prater

DL from Jacksonville State

3-star

3-star

3-star

DL from Washington State

3-star

Isaiah Thomison

DL from Bowling Green

3-star

Lavon Williams

S from East Texas A&M

3-star

Zach Haber

LS from Arkansas

Eddie Kasper

WR from Illinois State

Maurice Smith

ATH from Chowan

Outgoing Transfers 27

4-star

4-star

4-star

4-star

3-star

Alexander Capka-Jones

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

WR to Georgia Southern

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

QB to Western Michigan

3-star

Amar Reynolds

CB to Florida Atlantic

3-star

3-star

3-star

3-star

CB to Jacksonville State

3-star

Tyler McMillan

OT to Eastern Michigan

2-star

Kellen Francis

OT Uncommitted

Donovan Turner

CB to Sacramento State

Potential Incoming Targets 10 players

Portal players from feeder schools and coaching connections who haven't committed yet.

Petey Tucker WR 3-star

Colorado State Transfer pipeline

$30K

Clarence Taylor WR 3-star

Colorado State Transfer pipeline

$30K

Dennious Jackson DL

Colorado State Transfer pipeline

$30K

Kory Hall WR 3-star

Colorado State Transfer pipeline

$30K

Jackson Murray DL 3-star

Colorado State Transfer pipeline

$30K

Landon Bell WR 3-star

Colorado State Transfer pipeline

$30K

Keynan Higgins WR 3-star

Colorado State Transfer pipeline

$30K

Ed'Mari Binion EDGE 3-star

Colorado State Transfer pipeline

$30K

Drew Rodriguez ATH 3-star

Colorado State Transfer pipeline

$30K

Ashton Wolff K 2-star

Colorado State Transfer pipeline

$30K

Transfer Ledger 56 transactions

Date		Player	Pos	School	NIL Value
03-25	← IN	James Finley	S	Northern Illinois →	$30K
03-05	← IN	Eddie Kasper	WR	Illinois State →	$78K
01-21	← IN	Darrell Prater	DL	Jacksonville State →	$47K
01-17	← IN	Isaiah Thomison	DL	Bowling Green →	$30K
01-15	OUT →	Donovan Turner	CB	→ Sacramento State	$150K
01-15	OUT →	Alexander Capka-Jones	WR	→ TBD	$150K
01-15	← IN	Ethan Moczulski	K	Washington →	$150K
01-14	OUT →	Ashton Hollins	WR	→ Georgia Southern	$180K
01-13	OUT →	Mario Sanders II	WR	→ Southern Miss	$150K
01-13	OUT →	Tyler McMillan	OT	→ Eastern Michigan	$150K
01-12	OUT →	Vernon Woodward III	CB	→ Jacksonville State	$150K
01-12	OUT →	Eli Coenen	DL	→ Michigan State	$150K
01-11	OUT →	Angelo McCullom	DL	→ Texas A&M	$180K
01-11	OUT →	Ethan Hampton	QB	→ Southern Miss	$1,562K
01-10	OUT →	Jeremiah Warren	DL	→ Pittsburgh	$150K
01-10	OUT →	Tomiwa Durojaiye	DL	→ South Carolina	$390K
01-10	OUT →	Saboor Karriem	S	→ Temple	$150K
01-10	OUT →	Trey Petty	QB	→ Western Michigan	$188K
01-10	← IN	Robert Edmonson	LB	Colorado State →	$30K
01-10	← IN	Deuce Fillmore	CB	Georgia State →	$30K
01-09	OUT →	Malik Elzy	WR	→ LSU	$150K
01-09	OUT →	Jake Furtney	TE	→ Ohio	$150K
01-09	← IN	Connor Sullivan	DL	Washington State →	$30K
01-08	OUT →	Justin Bowick	WR	→ Oklahoma State	$390K
01-08	OUT →	Jojo Hayden	LB	→ Purdue	$150K
01-08	← IN	William Holmes	EDGE	Utah State →	$62K
01-08	← IN	Alex Perry	WR	Florida International →	$180K
01-07	OUT →	Amar Reynolds	CB	→ Florida Atlantic	$150K
01-07	OUT →	Malachi Hood	LB	→ West Virginia	$150K
01-07	OUT →	Curt Neal	DL	→ Purdue	$180K
01-07	← IN	Ty Robinson	WR	Ball State →	$30K
01-07	← IN	Zach Haber	LS	Arkansas →	$150K
01-06	OUT →	Cole Rusk	TE	→ Arizona	$150K
01-06	← IN	Jayshon Platt	WR	Florida Atlantic →	$150K
01-06	← IN	Christian Martin	OT	Colorado State →	$30K
01-05	OUT →	David Olano	K	→ Texas A&M	$150K
01-05	OUT →	Kaleb Patterson	CB	→ Kansas State	$150K
01-05	← IN	Jake Renfro	IOL	Wisconsin →	$150K
01-05	← IN	Katin Houser	QB	East Carolina →	$625K
01-05	← IN	Maurice Smith	ATH	Chowan →	$4K
01-04	← IN	Lavon Williams	S	East Texas A&M →	$30K
01-04	← IN	Carter Janki	DL	Pennsylvania →	$2K
01-02	OUT →	Tyson Rooks	S	→ TBD	$150K
12-31	OUT →	Kellen Francis	OT	→ TBD	$150K
12-02	OUT →	Easton Baker	LB	→ TBD	$150K
-	OUT →	Melvin Priestly	OL	→ NFL Draft	$150K
-	OUT →	Tanner Arkin	TE	→ NFL Draft	$636K
-	OUT →	Miles Scott	DB	→ NFL Draft	$636K
-	OUT →	J.C. Davis	OL	→ NFL Draft	$150K
-	OUT →	Luke Altmyer	QB	→ NFL Draft	$3,181K
-	OUT →	Jordan Anderson	WR	→ San José State	$150K
-	OUT →	Josh Kreutz	OL	→ NFL Draft	$150K
-	OUT →	Gabe Jacas	LB	→ NFL Draft	$509K
-	OUT →	James Thompson Jr.	DL	→ NFL Draft	$1,527K
-	OUT →	Josh Gesky	OL	→ NFL Draft	$1,527K
-	OUT →	Hank Beatty	WR	→ NFL Draft	$150K

OUT: $14.7M IN: $1.8M

                    NET: $-12.8M
                

Current Roster 174 players

#	Name	Pos	Year	Ht	Wt	Est. Value
-	Carson Boyd	QB	FR	6'0"	185	-
-	Jacob Huber	QB	JR	6'1"	200	-
-	Ryan Johnson	QB	SR	6'4"	225	-
-	Jershaun Newton	QB	FR	6'0"	220	-
-	Brandon Peters	QB	SR	6'5"	220	-
-	Jameson Sheehan	QB	FR	6'4"	205	-
-	Artur Sitkowski	QB	JR	6'5"	225	-
-	Aaron Ball	RB	FR	5'11"	195	-
-	Chase Brown	RB	JR	5'11"	205	-
-	Mike Epstein	RB	SR	6'0"	205	-
-	Jean-Marc Etienne	RB	JR	5'11"	190	-
-	Kaden Feagin	RB	JR	6'3"	250	-
-	Nick Fedanzo	RB	JR	6'0"	220	-
-	John Forster	RB	FR	5'10"	190	-
-	Aidan Laughery	RB	JR	5'11"	200	-
-	Petey Olaleye	RB	SO	5'7"	205	-
-	Corey Rashad	RB	SO	5'8"	185	-
-	Ca'Lil Valentine	RB	SO	5'11"	190	-
-	Cedric Wyche II	RB	FR	5'10"	205	-
-	Weston Adams	WR	JR	5'11"	200	-
-	Michael Bartolotta	WR	SR	6'2"	215	-
-	Hank Beatty	WR	SR	5'11"	185	-
-	Pat Bryant	WR	SR	6'3"	200	-
-	Kody Case	WR	SR	5'10"	180	-
-	Drew Dan	WR	SR	6'3"	195	-
-	Collin Dixon	WR	SO	6'1"	210	-
-	Morrison Giggetts	WR	FR	5'8"	180	-
-	Tysean Griffin	WR	FR	5'10"	165	-
-	Karson Kaiser	WR	FR	6'1"	170	-
-	Tyler McClure	WR	SR	6'2"	200	-
-	Jonah Morris	WR	SR	6'4"	220	-
-	Blayne Sisson	WR	FR	6'2"	190	-
-	Brayden Trimble	WR	FR	6'1"	175	-
-	Isaiah Williams	WR	JR	5'10"	185	-
-	Lucas Althaus	TE	FR	6'6"	240	-
-	Jordan Anderson	TE	JR	6'4"	240	-
-	Mike Cerniglia Jr.	TE	SO	6'3"	240	-
-	Cooper Davis	TE	FR	6'6"	235	-
-	Logan Farrell	TE	FR	6'3"	240	-
-	Luke Ford	TE	SR	6'6"	265	-
-	Carson Goda	TE	SR	6'2"	235	-
-	Branden Hohenstein	TE	SR	6'4"	230	-
-	Tanner Hollinger	TE	FR	6'5"	225	-
-	Michael Marchese	TE	SR	6'4"	235	-
-	Trey Peters	TE	FR	6'5"	220	-
-	Jake Petrow	TE	FR	6'3"	195	-
-	Tip Reiman	TE	JR	6'5"	270	-
-	Max Rosenthal	TE	JR	6'2"	260	-
-	Ben Schultz	TE	JR	6'3"	240	-
-	Grant Smith	TE	FR	6'5"	225	-
-	Davin Stoffel	TE	SO	6'6"	260	-
-	Nick True	TE	SO	6'5"	240	-
-	Isaiah Adams	OL	SR	6'5"	320	-
-	Zach Barrett	OL	FR	6'3"	280	-
-	Tommy Cronin	OL	SO	6'4"	310	-
-	Luciano Elias	OL	FR	6'5"	305	-
-	Dylan Frechette	OL	FR	6'6"	310	-
-	Josh Gesky	OL	SR	6'5"	325	-
-	Devin Hale	OL	JR	6'0"	300	-
-	Brandon Hansen	OL	SO	6'6"	335	-
-	Brandon Henderson	OL	JR	6'5"	335	-
-	JJ Hirdes	OL	FR	6'6"	280	-
-	Blake Jeresaty	OL	SR	6'2"	305	-
-	Ayden Knapik	OL	SR	6'6"	295	-
-	Nathan Knapik	OL	FR	6'7"	290	-
-	Doug Kramer	OL	SR	6'2"	300	-
-	Josh Kreutz	OL	SR	6'2"	290	-
-	Vederian Lowe	OL	SR	6'6"	320	-
-	Michael McDonough	OL	FR	6'3"	295	-
-	TJ McMillen	OL	SO	6'3"	295	-
-	Magnus Moller	OL	FR	6'9"	310	-
-	Magnus Moller	OL	SO	6'9"	310	-
-	Moses Okpala	OL	FR	6'7"	295	-
-	Alex Palczewski	OL	SR	6'6"	315	-
-	Julian Pearl	OL	SR	6'6"	315	-
-	Alex Pihlstrom	OL	SR	6'6"	305	-
-	Melvin Priestly	OL	SR	6'4"	315	-
-	Griffin Rousseau	OL	FR	6'7"	325	-
-	Dezmond Schuster	OL	SR	6'5"	335	-
-	Jordyn Slaughter	OL	SR	6'5"	325	-
-	Zafir Stewart	OL	FR	6'6"	355	-
-	Sam Tsagalis	OL	SO	6'2"	285	-
-	Eddie Tuerk	OL	FR	6'4"	325	-
-	Terry Zapf	OL	SO	6'6"	310	-
-	Calvin Avery	DL	SR	6'2"	325	-
-	Bryce Barnes	DL	SR	6'2"	285	-
-	Cameron Brooks	DL	FR	6'3"	305	-
-	Henry Engel	DL	SO	6'2"	295	-
-	Pat Farrell	DL	SO	6'5"	280	-
-	Guillermo Gallardo	DL	JR	6'3"	315	-
-	Carter Hewitt	DL	SR	6'5"	290	-
-	Gentle Hunt	DL	SR	5'11"	305	-
-	Demetrius John	DL	FR	6'3"	270	-
-	Evan Kirts	DL	JR	6'5"	305	-
-	Quinton McCoy	DL	FR	6'3"	290	-
-	Jer'Zhan Newton	DL	JR	6'2"	295	-
-	Roderick Perry	DL	SR	6'2"	315	-
-	Keith Randolph Jr.	DL	JR	6'5"	300	-
-	Isaiah White	DL	FR	6'2"	320	-
-	Jamal Woods	DL	SR	6'2"	290	-
-	Joe Barna	LB	SO	6'4"	265	-
-	Tarique Barnes	LB	SR	6'1"	230	-
-	Grant Beerman	LB	FR	6'5"	220	-
-	Daniel Brown	LB	JR	6'1"	250	-
-	Alec Bryant	LB	SR	6'3"	250	-
-	Owen Carney Jr.	LB	SR	6'3"	265	-
-	Sean Coghlan	LB	JR	6'0"	220	-
-	Seth Coleman	LB	SR	6'5"	245	-
-	Isaac Darkangelo	LB	SR	6'1"	230	-
-	Isaiah Gay	LB	SR	6'3"	245	-
-	Erik Gayle	LB	FR	6'3"	215	-
-	Jake Hansen	LB	SR	6'1"	230	-
-	Calvin Hart	LB	SO	6'1"	230	-
-	Ezekiel Holmes	LB	SR	6'5"	255	-
-	Gabe Jacas	LB	SR	6'3"	275	-
-	Ismael Kante	LB	JR	6'2"	225	-
-	James Kreutz	LB	JR	6'2"	225	-
-	Alec McEachern	LB	JR	6'1"	225	-
-	Ryan Meed	LB	SR	6'1"	230	-
-	Marc Mondesir	LB	SR	6'2"	240	-
-	Mason Muragin	LB	SO	6'4"	245	-
-	Harrysson Ngassa	LB	FR	6'4"	210	-
-	Kenenna Odeluga	LB	SR	6'1"	235	-
-	Jack Paris	LB	FR	6'2"	215	-
-	Deon Pate	LB	SR	6'2"	265	-
-	Ronan Poynton	LB	SO	6'2"	230	-
-	Marko Rajkovic	LB	FR	6'4"	235	-
-	Dylan Rosiek	LB	SR	6'1"	235	-
-	Carter Smith	LB	FR	6'3"	215	-
-	Khalan Tolson	LB	JR	6'0"	220	-
-	Luke Zardzin	LB	SR	6'0"	225	-
-	Tony Adams	DB	SR	6'0"	200	-
-	Matthew Bailey	DB	JR	6'2"	215	-
-	Christian Bobak	DB	SR	6'0"	195	-
-	Matthew Bobak	DB	SO	5'11"	200	-
-	Sydney Brown	DB	SR	6'0"	205	-
-	CJ Bufkin	DB	SR	5'11"	200	-
-	Clayton Bush	DB	SR	6'1"	210	-
-	Jaheim Clarke	DB	JR	6'1"	175	-
-	Ben Clawson	DB	JR	6'0"	205	-
-	Tywan Cox	DB	FR	5'10"	175	-
-	Kionte Curry	DB	FR	6'0"	200	-
-	Preston Engel	LS	JR	6'0"	250	-
-	Caleb Griffin	PK	SR	6'3"	220	-
-	Grayson Griffin	DB	SR	5'11"	200	-
-	TJ Griffin	DB	JR	6'0"	220	-
-	Aidan Hall	LS	JR	6'2"	210	-
-	Lane Hansen	LS	SR	6'0"	215	-
-	Blake Hayes	P	SR	6'6"	225	-
-	Tanner Heckel	DB	SO	5'11"	185	-
-	Prather Hudson	DB	SR	5'11"	200	-
-	Terrell Jennings	DB	SR	6'1"	190	-
-	RJ Jones III	DB	FR	6'0"	175	-
-	Jaden Jones-Watkins	DB	SO	6'0"	185	-
-	Kerby Joseph	DB	JR	6'1"	190	-
-	Josh Leff	P	JR	6'0"	177	-
-	Tailon Leitzsey	DB	SR	6'0"	190	-
-	Andre Lovett Jr.	DB	FR	6'1"	175	-
-	Sage Luther	DB	SR	5'10"	195	-
-	Patrick Mahoney III	LS	SO	6'2"	210	-
-	Mike Manning	DB	JR	5'8"	200	-
-	Jartavius Martin	DB	SR	6'0"	195	-
-	James McCourt	PK	SR	6'1"	215	-
-	Will McManus	PK	SR	6'0"	178	-
-	Mac Resetich	DB	JR	6'0"	205	-
-	Xavier Scott	DB	SR	5'11"	190	-
-	Miles Scott	DB	SR	5'11"	210	-
-	Xanai Scott	DB	FR	5'11"	185	-
-	Des Straughton	DB	FR	6'0"	195	-
-	Ethan Tabel	LS	SR	6'0"	230	-
-	Dylan Thomas	DB	SO	5'11"	190	-
-	Solo Turner	DB	SR	6'2"	215	-
-	Peyton Vining	DB	SR	6'2"	200	-
-	Devon Witherspoon	DB	JR	6'1"	180	-