Illinois Fighting Illini
Big Ten · ILL · Bret Bielema 0–0
- SU
- 5–3
- ATS
- 4–4
- O/U
- 5–3
- SP+
- #47
Ratings
- SP+
- 6.8
- SP rank
- #47
- FPI
- 5.9
- Elo (pts)
- 2.7
- CORE
- -3.8
- WEPA
- -4.2
- SRS
- 4.6
- Off PPA
- 0.22
- Def PPA
- 0.21
Schedule & results
Consensus close. Click a result for the game page.
| Wk | Opponent | Series | Result | Line | ATS | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsUAB | — | W 42–23 | -26.0 / 54.0 | L | O |
| 2 | vsDuke | 2–1 | L 27–31 | -6.5 / 51.5 | L | O |
| 3 | vsSouthern Illinois | 4–0 | W 48–10 | -34.5 / 55.5 | W | O |
| 4 | @Ohio State | 30–70–4 | L 19–42 | +25.5 / 53.5 | W | O |
| 5 | vsPurdue | 47–47–6 | L 17–24 | -10.0 / 62.5 | L | U |
| 6 | @Michigan State | 20–27–2 | W 38–37 | -2.5 / 48.5 | L | O |
| 8 | vsOregon | 1–3 | W 21–10 | +10.5 / 49.5 | W | U |
| 9 | @Maryland | 2–2 | W 20–17 | -3.0 / 54.0 | W | U |
| 10 | vsNebraska | 7–14–1 | Nov 6 | +5.5 / 48.5 | — | — |
| 11 | @UCLA | 6–6 | Nov 13 | — | — | — |
| 12 | vsIowa | 39–38–2 | Nov 20 | — | — | — |
| 13 | @Northwestern | 59–55–5 | Nov 27 | -3.5 / 52.5 | — | — |
Betting trends
- Home ATS
- 2–3
- Away ATS
- 2–1
- Over lean
- 5–3
Option Country predictions vs Illinois: 2–1 ATS · CLV -0.3
- W1 UAB · pick Illinois-4.4 · W
- W2 Duke · pick Illinois-4.8 · W
- W4 Ohio State · pick Ohio State-2.1
- W5 Purdue · pick Illinois+1.8 · L
- W6 Michigan State · pick Illinois+0.5
- W8 Oregon · pick Oregon+2.5
- W9 Maryland · pick Illinois-4.2
- W10 Nebraska · pick Nebraska-0.6
SP+ trajectory
Season rating since 2014. 0 ≈ average FBS team.
Efficiency profile
Latest full season vs FBS — 100th percentile is best.
- Offense PPA72nd · #39 of 136 (2025)
- Defense PPA30th · #96 of 136 (2025)
- Offense success rate90th · #15 of 136 (2025)
- Defense success rate16th · #114 of 136 (2025)
- Offense explosiveness13th · #118 of 136 (2025)
- Defense explosiveness73rd · #37 of 136 (2025)
Passing & adjusted
Air yards, depth of target, and opponent-adjusted EPA. 2026 season.
Katin Houser
- Comp
- 37/53
- Cmp%
- 69.8%
- aDOT
- 8.5
- Air yards
- 432
- YAC
- 150
- INT
- 1
- Success
- 62.3%
- Adj. EPA
- —
Players
Roster, production, and the current recruiting cycle. Roster year 2026.
Returning production
21.3%of last season still on the roster (2025)
Player figures are last season's predicted points added (PPA).
- Added via transfer
- 243.7 PPA
- Lost via transfer
- 63.2 PPA
Back
2025 PPA- Hudson Clement · WR30.5
- Collin Dixon · WR30.0
- Kaden Feagin · TE16.0
- Jordan Anderson · RB5.9
- Ca'Lil Valentine · RB2.8
- Aidan Laughery · RB2.2
- Christian Abney · TE0.9
- Davin Stoffel · TE-0.5
In
2025 PPA- Katin Houser · QB · East Carolina162.1
- Jayshon Platt · WR · Florida Atlantic41.9
- Alex Perry · WR · Florida International35.6
- Ty Robinson · WR · Ball State4.1
- Carter Janki · DL · Pennsylvania—
- Christian Martin · OL · Colorado State—
- Connor Sullivan · DL · Washington State—
- Darrell Prater · DL · Jacksonville State—
Out
2025 PPA- Justin Bowick · WR · Oklahoma State25.9
- Cole Rusk · TE · Arizona19.4
- Ashton Hollins · WR · Georgia Southern6.6
- Malik Elzy · WR · LSU5.5
- Mario Sanders · WR · Southern Miss4.9
- Ethan Hampton · QB · Southern Miss0.9
- Amar Reynolds · DB · Florida Atlantic—
- Angelo McCullom · DT · Texas A&M—
Stat leaders
- Passing yardsKatin Houser1663
- Passing yardsMichael Clayton II172
- Passing yardsCarson Boyd5
- Passing TDsKatin Houser13
- Passing TDsMichael Clayton II4
- Passing TDsCarson Boyd0
- Rushing yardsAidan Laughery560
- Rushing yardsCa'Lil Valentine225
- Rushing yardsJavari Barnett183
- Rushing TDsJavari Barnett2
- Rushing TDsJordan Anderson2
- Rushing TDsKatin Houser2
- Receiving yardsCollin Dixon776
- Receiving yardsHudson Clement453
- Receiving yardsBrayden Trimble198
- Receiving TDsCollin Dixon10
- Receiving TDsTy Robinson3
- Receiving TDsHudson Clement1
- Total tacklesMatthew Bailey55
- Total tacklesJames Kreutz50
- Total tacklesIsmael Kante48
- SacksEan Rhea2
- SacksWilliam Holmes1.5
- SacksDaniel Brown1.5
- Tackles for lossWilliam Holmes3.5
- Tackles for lossJames Kreutz3.5
- Tackles for lossMatthew Bailey3.5
- InterceptionsIsmael Kante1
- InterceptionsTanner Heckel1
- InterceptionsMatthew Bailey1
Player PPA
- Katin Houser · QB78.9 · 0.315/play
- Collin Dixon · WR66.0 · 0.805/play
- Hudson Clement · WR20.7 · 0.423/play
- Aidan Laughery · RB16.7 · 0.157/play
- Ty Robinson · WR10.8 · 0.673/play
- Ca'Lil Valentine · RB5.4 · 0.102/play
- Jordan Anderson · RB4.7 · 0.114/play
- Javari Barnett · RB4.5 · 0.187/play
- Maurice Smith · TE3.4 · 1.688/play
- Carson Boyd · QB2.4 · 0.339/play
Commits
- Justin Johnson · CB4★ #218
- Bennett Konkey · WR4★ #408
- Mason Halliman · IOL3★ #488
- Soren Fifer · OT3★ #629
- Trezavant Boyd · CB3★ #753
- Gavin Ericson-Staton · IOL3★ #944
- Sean Rice · LB3★ #939
- Brody Knowles · WR3★ #1097
- Steven Alexis · RB3★ #1136
- Ryan Paulsen · EDGE3★ #1166
- Sladen Shack · QB3★ #1166
- Cade Newman · TE3★ #1299
- Darryl Flemister · S3★ #1473
- Anthony James · LB3★ #1490
- Tyrone Howard Jr. · S3★ #1490
- Ulysses Morales · K3★ #2157
Roster
| # | Name | Pos | Class | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Mac Resetich | DB | 1 | Spring Valley, IL |
| 1 | Xavier Scott | DB | 1 | Riviera Beach, FL |
| 3 | Nick Hankins Jr. | DB | 1 | Belleville, IL |
| 5 | Jakwon Morris | DB | 1 | Tupelo, MS |
| 6 | Juice Clarke | DB | 1 | Fort Myers, FL |
| 7 | Matthew Bailey | DB | 1 | Moline, IL |
| 9 | Lavon Williams | DB | 1 | San Antonio, TX |
| 9 | RJ Jones III | DB | 1 | Fort Pierce, FL |
| 12 | Isaiah Williams | DB | 1 | Houston, TX |
| 13 | Xanai Scott | DB | 1 | Riviera Beach, FL |
| 14 | Andre Lovett Jr. | DB | 1 | Blue Island, IL |
| 16 | Tanner Heckel | DB | 1 | Lyndon, KS |
| 20 | Almirian Thomas | DB | 1 | Fort Myers, FL |
| 21 | Ben Clawson | DB | 1 | Arlington Heights, IL |
| 22 | Deuce Fillmore | DB | 1 | Biloxi, MS |
| 25 | Des Straughton | DB | 1 | Detroit, MI |
| 29 | James Finley IV | DB | 1 | Portage, IN |
| 32 | Tywan Cox | DB | 1 | Miami, FL |
| 35 | Kaedyn Cobbs | DB | 1 | Denton, TX |
| 37 | Caden Considine | DB | 1 | Byron, IL |
| 15 | Kingston Shaw | DL | 1 | Apopka, FL |
| 17 | Isaiah Thomison | DL | 1 | Fayetteville, TN |
| 24 | Will Holmes | DL | 1 | Detroit, MI |
| 43 | Joe Barna | DL | 1 | Wheaton, IL |
| 48 | Carter Smith | DL | 1 | Rolling Meadows, IL |
| 51 | Parker Crim | DL | 1 | Lima, OH |
| 52 | Pat Farrell | DL | 1 | Oak Lawn, IL |
| 54 | Demetrius John | DL | 1 | Columbus, OH |
| 55 | Tony Balanganayi | DL | 1 | Palatine, IL |
| 56 | Guillermo Gallardo | DL | 1 | Bloomington, IL |
| 90 | Carter Janki | DL | 1 | Redding, CT |
| 91 | Cameron Brooks | DL | 1 | Chicago, IL |
| 92 | Deon Williams | DL | 1 | Las Vegas, NV |
| 94 | Connor Sullivan | DL | 1 | Glenview, IL |
| 95 | Isaiah White | DL | 1 | Indianapolis, IN |
| 96 | Darrell Prater | DL | 1 | Fort Payne, AL |
| 98 | Joshua Davis | DL | 1 | Mendenhall, MS |
| 99 | King Liggins | DL | 1 | Crete, IL |
| 4 | Daniel Brown | LB | 1 | Kansas City, KS |
| 8 | Cameron Thomas | LB | 1 | Cincinnati, OH |
| 10 | James Kreutz | LB | 1 | Bannockburn, IL |
| 11 | Jacob Alexander | LB | 1 | Frankfort, IL |
| 18 | Mason Muragin | LB | 1 | Macomb, MI |
| 23 | Jaylen Stewart | LB | 1 | Houston, TX |
| 26 | Ismael Kante | LB | 1 | Brooklyn Park, MN |
| 28 | Kayden Bennett | LB | 1 | Windsor, CT |
| 30 | Tony Williams | LB | 1 | Jacksonville, FL |
| 33 | Grant Beerman | LB | 1 | West Chester, OH |
| 34 | Erik Gayle | LB | 1 | Cincinnati, OH |
| 38 | Jack Paris | LB | 1 | River Forest, IL |
| 40 | Ean Rhea | LB | 1 | Glade Spring, VA |
| 45 | Robert Edmonson | LB | 1 | Houston, TX |
| 44 | Patrick Mahoney III | LS | 1 | Northbrook, IL |
| 49 | Zach Haber | LS | 1 | Durango, CO |
| 51 | Alfred Washington | OL | 1 | Pensacola, FL |
| 52 | Champ Smith | OL | 1 | Fort Pierce, FL |
| 53 | Kai Pritchard | OL | 1 | Little Egg Harbor T, NJ |
| 54 | Griffin Rousseau | OL | 1 | Stoughton, WI |
| 55 | TJ McMillen | OL | 1 | Naperville, IL |
| 56 | JJ Hirdes | OL | 1 | Coopersville, MI |
| 57 | Zach Barrett | OL | 1 | Orland Park, IL |
| 59 | Jake Renfro | OL | 1 | Mokena, IL |
| 62 | Casey Thomann | OL | 1 | Olney, IL |
| 65 | Dezmond Schuster | OL | 1 | Gonzales, LA |
| 66 | Brandon Hansen | OL | 1 | Mundelein, IL |
| 68 | Michael McDonough | OL | 1 | Tinley Park, IL |
| 70 | Maika Matelau | OL | 1 | Upland, CA |
| 71 | Nathan Knapik | OL | 1 | Kennewick, WA |
| 72 | Christian Martin | OL | 1 | Saint Rose, LA |
| 74 | Zafir Stewart | OL | 1 | Philadelphia, PA |
| 75 | Brandon Henderson | OL | 1 | East Saint Louis, IL |
| 76 | Dylan Frechette | OL | 1 | Central Falls, RI |
| 78 | Eddie Tuerk | OL | 1 | La Grange, IL |
| 79 | TJ Taylor | OL | 1 | Santa Clarita, CA |
| 18 | Jack Gray | P | 1 | Adelaide, SA |
| 81 | Lars Rau | P | 1 | Novato, CA |
| 27 | Lucas Osada | PK | 1 | Charlottesville, VA |
| 37 | Ethan Moczulski | PK | 1 | Spokane, WA |
| 2 | Carson Boyd | QB | 1 | St. Louis, MO |
| 4 | Katin Houser | QB | 1 | Anaheim, CA |
| 7 | Michael Clayton II | QB | 1 | Orlando, FL |
| 12 | Dane Eisenmenger | QB | 1 | Tolono, IL |
| 5 | Ca'Lil Valentine | RB | 1 | Hayward, CA |
| 20 | John Forster | RB | 1 | Montvale, NJ |
| 21 | Aidan Laughery | RB | 1 | Gibson City, IL |
| 22 | Cedric Wyche II | RB | 1 | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 23 | Jordan Anderson | RB | 1 | Naperville, IL |
| 24 | Javari Barnett | RB | 1 | Tampa, FL |
| 25 | Nelsyn Wheeler | RB | 1 | Grand Island, NE |
| 27 | Corey Rashad | RB | 1 | Chicago, IL |
| 31 | Murphy Clement | RB | 1 | Martinsburg, WV |
| 14 | Maurice Smith Jr. | TE | 1 | Fort Pierce, FL |
| 16 | Logan Farrell | TE | 1 | Arlington Heights, IL |
| 83 | Kaden Feagin | TE | 1 | Atwood, IL |
| 84 | Grant Smith | TE | 1 | Forsyth, IL |
| 85 | Will Vala III | TE | 1 | Downers Grove, IL |
| 86 | Christian Abney | TE | 1 | Zionsville, IN |
| 87 | BJ Thurman | TE | 1 | Berkeley, CA |
| 88 | Davin Stoffel | TE | 1 | Mosinee, WI |
| 89 | Tanner Hollinger | TE | 1 | Stromsburg, NE |
| 99 | Landen Von Seggern | TE | 1 | Omaha, NE |
| 0 | Nas Rankin | WR | 1 | Chicago, IL |
| 1 | Jayshon Platt | WR | 1 | North Port, FL |
| 3 | Kenyon Alston | WR | 1 | Orlando, FL |
| 6 | Jershaun Newton | WR | 1 | St. Petersburg, FL |
| 8 | Davon Grant | WR | 1 | Dekalb, IL |
| 8 | Jacob Eberhart | WR | 1 | St. Louis, MO |
| 9 | Alex Perry | WR | 1 | Port Charlotte, FL |
| 10 | Ty Robinson | WR | 1 | Aurora, CO |
| 11 | Brayden Trimble | WR | 1 | Decatur, IL |
| 13 | Hudson Clement | WR | 1 | Martinsburg, WV |
| 17 | Collin Dixon | WR | 1 | Tallmadge, OH |
| 19 | Nate Cichy | WR | 1 | Mount Prospect, IL |
| 28 | Karson Kaiser | WR | 1 | Weston, FL |
| 80 | Eddie Kasper | WR | 1 | Burlington, WI |
| 81 | Leslie Mosley Jr. | WR | 1 | Belle Glade, FL |
| 82 | Jacob Harvey | WR | 1 | Mount Zion, IL |
NFL draft
Recent picks out of Illinois.
- 2026 Gabe Jacas · Defensive EdgeRd 2 · New England
- 2026 J.C. Davis · Offensive TackleRd 6 · New York
- 2026 Miles Scott · SafetyRd 7 · Denver
- 2025 Pat Bryant · Wide ReceiverRd 3 · Denver
- 2024 Jer'Zhan Newton · Defensive TackleRd 2 · Washington
- 2024 Isaiah Adams · Offensive TackleRd 3 · Arizona
- 2024 Tip Reiman · Tight EndRd 3 · Arizona
- 2024 Casey Washington · Wide ReceiverRd 6 · Atlanta
Recruiting classes
- 2026#24 · 230.2
- 2025#45 · 202.8
- 2024#49 · 198.8
- 2023#38 · 205.6
- 2022#46 · 192.6
- 2021#73 · 159.1
- 2020#87 · 152.9
- 2019#53 · 184.4
- 2018#54 · 185.8
- 2017#46 · 185.2
- 2016#73 · 153.6
- 2015#48 · 181.7
- 2014#72 · 153.3
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