2025 SEASON
Illinois
Big Ten
Illinois added 16 players and lost 27 players through the 2025 transfer portal. The net roster change is -11.
Updated Nov 9, 2026
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- How many players has Illinois gained and lost in the 2025 transfer portal?
- Illinois has added 16 players and lost 27 in the 2025 transfer portal, a net change of -11.
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Incoming Transfers
16Christian Abney
TE · Ball State
Justin Bowick
WR · Ball State
Hudson Clement
WR · West Virginia
Murphy Clement
DB · West Virginia
Keelan Crimmins
P · Purdue
Tomiwa Durojaiye
DL · Florida State
Ethan Hampton
QB · Northern Illinois
Carter Hewitt
DL · Northern Iowa
Ayden Knapik
OL · Idaho
Leon Lowery Jr.
LB · Wisconsin
Tyler McMillan
OT · Mississippi Valley State
Curt Neal
DL · Wisconsin
Lucas Osada
PK · North Carolina
Lars Rau
P · Texas State
Davin Stoffel
TE · South Dakota State
James Thompson Jr.
DL · Wisconsin
Outgoing Transfers
27Zach Aamland
OT · Rutgers
Weston Adams
WR · Montana
Henry Boyer
TE · Kentucky
Alex Bray
DE · Kansas
Chase Canada
CB · North Texas
Samari Collier
QB · Coastal Carolina
Zylon Crisler
OL · Colorado
Declan Duley
P · Central Michigan
Joep Engbers
OL · Liberty
Prince Ford
CB · Montana
Matt Fries
OL · Monmouth
Demetrius Hill
DB · Florida International
Donovan Leary
QB · Tulane
Josh Leff
P · Georgetown
Josh McCray
RB · Georgia
Ethan Moczulski
K · Washington
Carlos Orr-Gillespie
WR · Utah State
Fabrizio Pinton
PK · McNeese
Ronan Poynton
LB · Drake
Steven Scott III
OL · Fresno State
Blayne Sisson
WR · Southern Illinois
Enyce Sledge
DL · Florida Atlantic
Cal Swanson
QB · Holy Cross
Nick True
TE · Illinois State
Hunter Whitenack
OL · Western Michigan
Kevin Wigenton II
OL · Virginia
Kenari Wilcher
WR · Florida A&M
Portal Impact by Position
| Pos | Out | In | Net value |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 2 | 2 | $0K |
| WR | 4 | 2 | $0K |
| DB | 3 | 1 | $0K |
| ST | 4 | 3 | $0K |
| DL | 2 | 4 | $0K |
| QB | 3 | 1 | $0K |
| OL | 7 | 2 | $0K |
| LB | 1 | 1 | $0K |
| RB | 1 | 0 | $0K |
Roster Risk
Program Context
Last 3 seasons
25-10Head coaches
2026 coaching staff
- Bret BielemaDouglas C. and Linda M. Mills Endowed Head Football Coach
- Barry Lunney Jr.Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach
- Bobby HauckDefensive Coordinator
- Chris HurdSpecial Teams Coordinator
- Robby HauckAssistant Defensive Backs Coach
- Alex PanosAssistant Defensive Line Coach
- Matt EllerbrockAssistant Linebackers Coach
- Byron BellAssistant Offensive Line Coach
- Ryan SimersonAssistant Secondary Coach
- Steven KochAssistant Special Teams Coach
- Harper ColeAssistant Wide Receivers Coach
- Corey ParkerDefensive Backs Coach
- Mike LinehanDefensive Ends Coach
- Jordan ThomasDefensive Line Coach/Run Game Coordinator
- Roger CooperInside Linebackers Coach
- Bart MillerOffensive Line Coach
- Archie McDanielOutside Linebackers Coach
- Artur SitkowskiQuarterbacks Coach
- Tyrone WheatleyRunning Backs Coach
- Ronnie BradfordSecondary Coach
- Danny CameronSenior Offensive Analyst/Assistant Running Backs Coach
- Jared ElliottTight Ends Coach
- Justin SteppWide Receivers Coach
- Tank WrightAssociate Head Coach/Director of Football Strength and Conditioning
2027 Recruiting Class
17 commits#16
Justin JohnsonATH
Evanston, IL
#18
Ulysses MoralesK
Oak Forest, IL
#38
Cade NewmanTE-H
Ankeny, IA
#40
Soren FiferOT
Morton, IL
#41
Mason HallimanOT
Frankfort, IL
#46
Bennett KonkeyWR
Geneva, IL
#46
Sean RiceILB
Burbank, IL
#52
Sladen ShackQB-PP
Brandon, MS
#55
Steven AlexisRB
Saint Petersburg, FL
#67
Darryl FlemisterATH
Detroit, MI
#71
Trezavant BoydCB
Miami, FL
#95
Gavin Ericson-StatonOT
Lombard, IL
#95
Anthony JamesOLB
La Marque, TX
#130
Ryan PaulsenDE
DeWitt, IA
#142
Brody KnowlesWR
Southlake, TX
#154
Tyrone Howard Jr.S
Naples, FL
HM
Harry MaileoiOG (JC)
Upland, CA
Recruiting Footprint
2025 Roster
118 of 118High risk means the top 15% of roster-relative TVS scores. TVS is not a transfer probability.
Aaron Ball
RB#251
Ayden Knapik
OL#724
Ben Clawson
DB#21Gr
Carter Smith
LB#48Jr
Cedric Wyche II
RBSo
Corey Rashad
RB#27Sr
Davin Stoffel
TE#88Sr
Des Straughton
DBSo
Dezmond Schuster
OL#63Gr
Donovan Turner
DB
Grayson Griffin
DB#354
Guillermo Gallardo
DL#56Gr
Henry Engel
DL#932
Hudson Clement
WR#13Gr
Ismael Kante
LB#26Gr
J.C. Davis
OL#744
Jack Paris
LBSo
Jordan Anderson
TE#23Gr
Karson Kaiser
WR#28Jr
Keelan Crimmins
P#404
Kellen Francis
OL#65Jr
Kenenna Odeluga
LB#394
Lane Hansen
LS#364
Lars Rau
PJr
Luke Zardzin
LB#424
Melvin Priestly
OL#584
Michael Bartolotta
WR#184
Miles Scott
DB#10
Murphy Clement
DB#31Jr
Patrick Mahoney III
LS#44Sr
Petey Olaleye
RB#222
Trey Peters
TE#391
Tyler McClure
WR#874
Tywan Cox
DBSo
Zach Barrett
OL#57Jr
