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2026 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

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2026 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Illinois Fighting Illini logo.svg
Conference Big Ten Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Barry Lunney Jr. (5th season)
Defensive coordinator Bobby Hauck (1st season)
Home stadium Gies Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  2025
2027 →
2026 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Illinois  0–0  0–0 
Indiana  0–0  0–0 
Iowa  0–0  0–0 
Maryland  0–0  0–0 
Michigan  0–0  0–0 
Michigan State  0–0  0–0 
Minnesota  0–0  0–0 
Nebraska  0–0  0–0 
Northwestern  0–0  0–0 
Ohio State  0–0  0–0 
Oregon  0–0  0–0 
Penn State  0–0  0–0 
Purdue  0–0  0–0 
Rutgers  0–0  0–0 
UCLA  0–0  0–0 
USC  0–0  0–0 
Washington  0–0  0–0 
Wisconsin  0–0  0–0 
Championship: December 5, 2026
As of March 3, 2026
Rankings from AP poll

The 2026 Illinois Fighting Illini football team will represent the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2026 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They will be led by sixth-year head coach Bret Bielema, the Fighting Illini play their home games at Gies Memorial Stadium at Champaign, Illinois.

Contents

Offseason

Departures

NFL draft

NamePos.TeamRoundPick

Outgoing transfers

NameNo.Pos.HeightWeightYearHometownNew school
Justin Bowick0 WR 6'4"210Jr Powder Springs, GA Oklahoma State
Kaleb Patterson1 DB 6'1"195Jr Jackson, MS Kansas State
Mario Sanders II1 WR 5'10"195Jr Minneapolis, MN Southern Miss
Ashton Hollins2 WR 6'5"195Jr Lucedale, MS Georgia Southern
Saboor Karriem2 DB 6'3"210Jr West Orange, NJ Temple
Alexander Capka-Jones7 WR 6'4"195Sr Oak Park, CA
Malik Elzy8 WR 6'2"215So Chicago, IL LSU
Jeremiah Warren8 DL 6'3"310So Belleville, MI Pitt
Ethan Hampton 10 QB 6'3"230Jr Elburn, IL Southern Miss
Donovan Turner11 DB 6'2"190Jr Long Beach, CA Sacramento State
Trey Petty12 QB 6'0"205Rs-Fr Starkville, MS Western Michigan
Amar Reynolds12 DB 6'0"190Rs-Fr Fort Pierce, FL FAU
Cole Rusk14 TE 6'5"250Sr Rock Island, IL Arizona
Tyson Rooks19 DB 6'4"205Jr St. Simons Island, GA FAU
David Olano24 K 5'11"180Jr Naperville, IL Texas A&M
Vernon Woodward III24 CB 6'1"200Rs-Fr DeLand, FL Jacksonville State
Jojo Hayden30 LB 6'2"245So East St. Louis, IL Purdue
Tomiwa Durojaiye36 DL 6'5"300Jr Philadelphia, PE South Carolina
Angelo McCullom44 DL 6'2"300So Pickerington, OH Texas A&M
Malachi Hood45 LB 6'2"235Jr Plainfield, IL West Virginia
Easton Baker47 LB 6'0"220Rs-Fr Stansbury, UT
Kellen Francis65 OL 6'5"320So Princeville, IL
Tyler McMillan70 OL 6'5"335Jr Detroit, MI Eastern Michigan
Jake Furtney82 TE 6'4"250Rs-Fr St. Charles, IL Ohio
Eli Coenen98 DL 6'7"290So Baldwin, WI Michigan State
Curt Neal99 DL 6'0"310Jr Cornelius, NC Purdue

Retirements

Coaching departures

NamePrevious PositionNew Position

Acquisitions

Incoming transfers

NameNo.Pos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrev. school
Robert Edmonson LB 6'2"225Jr Houston, TX Colorado State
Deuce Fillmore CB 5'11"185Sr Biloxi, MS Georgia State
Zach Haber LS 5'10"226Jr Durango, CO Arkansas
William Holmes EDGE 6'4"245Jr Detroit, MI Utah State
Katin Houser QB 6'3"225Sr Anaheim, CA East Carolina
Carter Janki DL 6'5"290Sr Redding, CT Penn
Christian Martin OT 6'6"300Jr St. Rose, LA Colorado State
Ethan Moczulski K 5'11200Sr Spokane, WA Washington
Alex Perry WR 6'5"210Sr Port Charlotte, FL FIU
Jayshon Platt WR 6'1"180Sr Sarasota, FL FAU
Darrell Prater DL 6'3"300Sr Fort Payne, AL Jacksonville State
Jake Renfro IOL 6'4"315Jr Mokena, IL Wisconsin
Ty Robinson WR 6'4"190Sr Aurora, CO Ball State
Maurice Smith Jr. QB 6'4"245Sr Fort Pierce, FL Chowan
Connor Sullivan DL 6'4"270Rs-Fr Glenview, IL Washington State
Isaiah Thomison DL 6'3"280Jr Fayetteville, TN Bowling Green
Lavon Williams S 5'10"180Sr San Antonio, TX East Texas A&M

Recruiting class

College recruiting information (2026)
NameHometownSchoolHeightWeightCommit date
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

    New walk-ons

    Coaches acquisitions

    NamePrevious PositionNew Position

    [1] [2]

    Schedule

    DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResult
    September 5TBD UAB *
    		TBD
    September 12TBD Duke *
    • Gies Memorial Stadium
    • Champaign, IL
    		TBD
    September 19TBD Southern Illinois (FCS)*
    • Gies Memorial Stadium
    • Champaign, IL
    		TBD
    September 26TBDat Ohio State
    		TBD
    October 3TBD Purdue
    • Gies Memorial Stadium
    • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
    		TBD
    October 10TBDat Michigan State
    		TBD
    October 24TBD Oregon
    • Gies Memorial Stadium
    • Champaign, IL
    		TBD
    October 31TBDat Maryland
    		TBD
    November 7TBD Nebraska
    • Gies Memorial Stadium
    • Champaign, IL
    		TBD
    November 14TBDat UCLA
    		TBD
    November 21TBD Iowa
    • Gies Memorial Stadium
    • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
    		TBD
    November 28TBDat Northwestern
    		TBD

    Rankings

    Ranking movements
    Week
    PollPre123456789101112131415Final
    AP
    Coaches
    CFP Not releasedNot released

    Game summaries

    vs UAB



    vs Duke



    vs Southern Illinois



    vs Iowa



    vs Nebraska



    vs Oregon



    vs Purdue



    at Maryland



    at Michigan



    at Northwestern



    at Ohio State



    at UCLA

    Roster

    2026 Illinois Fighting Illini football team roster
    PlayersCoaches
    Offense
    Pos.#NameClass
    WR 0Justin BowickJr
    WR 1Mario Sanders IIJr
    WR 2Ashton Hollins Redshirt.svg  Jr
    RB 3 Kaden Feagin Jr
    QB 4Carson BoydFr
    RB 5Ca'lil ValentineSo
    WR 7Alexander Capka-JonesSr
    WR 8Malik ElzyJr
    QB 9 Luke Altmyer Sr
    QB 10 Ethan Hampton Redshirt.svg  Sr
    WR 11Brayden TrimbleFr
    QB 12Trey Petty Redshirt.svg  Fr
    WR 13 Hudson Clement Redshirt.svg  Jr
    TE 14Cole RuskSr
    QB 15Jershaun NewtonFr
    TE 16Logan FarrellFr
    WR 17Collin Dixon Redshirt.svg  So
    WR 18Michael BartolottaSr
    RB 20John Forster  Injury icon 2.svg Fr
    RB 21 Aidan Laughery Redshirt.svg  Jr
    RB 22Cedric Wyche IIFr
    TE 23Jordan Anderson Redshirt.svg  Jr
    RB 25Aaron Ball Redshirt.svg  Fr
    RB 27Corey Rashad Redshirt.svg  So
    RB 31Murphy Clement Redshirt.svg  Fr
    TE 39Trey PetersFr
    OL 54Griffin RousseauFr
    OL 55T. J. McMillen Redshirt.svg  So
    OL 56J. J. HirdesFr
    OL 57Zach Barrett Redshirt.svg  Fr
    OL 58Melvin PriestlySr
    OL 63Dezmond SchusterSr
    OL 64Josh KruetzSr
    OL 65Kellen Francis Redshirt.svg  So
    OL 66Brandon HansenSo
    OL 68Michael McDonoughFr
    OL 70Tyler McMillan Redshirt.svg  Jr
    OL 71Nathan Knapik Redshirt.svg  Fr
    OL 72Ayden KnapikSr
    OL 73Josh GeskySr
    OL 74 J. C. Davis Redshirt.svg  Sr
    OL 75Brandon HendersonJr
    OL 76Dylan FrechetteFr
    OL 78Eddie Tuerk Redshirt.svg  Fr
    OL 79Zafir Stewart Redshirt.svg  Fr
    WR 80 Hank Beatty Sr
    TE 82Jake Furtney Redshirt.svg  Fr
    WR 83Tysean Griffin Redshirt.svg  Fr
    TE 84Grant SmithFr
    TE 85 Tanner Arkin Sr
    TE 86Christian AbneyJr
    WR 87Tyler McClureSr
    TE 88Davin Stoffel Redshirt.svg  So
    TE 89Tanner Hollinger Redshirt.svg  Fr
    		Defense
    Pos.#NameClass
    DB 0Mac ResetichJr
    DB 1Kaleb Patterson Redshirt.svg  Jr
    DB 2Saboor KarriemJr
    OLB 3Alec BryantSr
    OLB 4Daniel Brown Redshirt.svg  Jr
    DB 5Torrie Cox Jr.Sr
    DB 6Jaheim ClarkeJr
    DB 7Matthew Bailey Redshirt.svg  Jr
    DL 8Jeremiah Warren Redshirt.svg  So
    OLB 9Leon Lowery Jr.Sr
    DB 10Miles ScottSr
    DB 11Donovan TurnerJr
    DB 12Amar Reynolds Redshirt.svg  Fr
    DB 13Xanai ScottFr
    DB 14Xavier ScottSr
    DB 15Andre Lovett Jr.Fr
    DB 16Tanner HeckelSo
    OLB 17 Gabe Jacas Sr
    OLB 18Mason Muragin Redshirt.svg  So
    DB 19Tyson Rooks Redshirt.svg  Jr
    DB 20Tyler StrainSr
    DB 21Ben Clawson Redshirt.svg  Jr
    DB 22R. J. Jones IIIFr
    DB 24Vernon Woodward III Redshirt.svg  Fr
    DB 25Des StraughtonFr
    OLB 26Ismael KanteJr
    LB 28 Dylan Rosiek Redshirt.svg  Sr
    LB 29T. J. Griffin Redshirt.svg  Jr
    LB 30JoJo Hayden Redshirt.svg  So
    DB 32Tywan CoxFr
    LB 33Grant BeermanFr
    OLB 34Erik GayleFr
    DB 35Grayson Griffin Redshirt.svg  Sr
    DL 36Tomiwa Durojaiye Redshirt.svg  Jr
    LB 38Jack ParisFr
    LB 39Kenenna OdelugaSr
    LB 41James Kruetz Redshirt.svg  Jr
    LB 42Luke Zardzin Redshirt.svg  Sr
    OLB 43Joe BarnaSo
    DL 44Angelo McCullomSo
    LB 45Malachi Hood Redshirt.svg  Jr
    LB 47Easton Baker Redshirt.svg  Fr
    OLB 48Carter Smith Redshirt.svg  Fr
    OLB 51Clayton Leonard Redshirt.svg  Jr
    DL 52Pat Farrell Redshirt.svg  So
    DL 54Demetrius John Redshirt.svg  Fr
    DL 56Guillermo Gallardo Redshirt.svg  Jr
    DL 90James Thompson Jr. Redshirt.svg  Sr
    DL 91Cameron BrooksFr
    DL 92Gentle Hunt Redshirt.svg  Sr
    DL 94Carter Hewitt Redshirt.svg  Sr
    DL 95Isaiah WhiteFr
    DL 96Eli Coenen Redshirt.svg  So
    DL 99Curt Neal Redshirt.svg  Jr
    		Special teams
    Pos.#NameClass
    K 24David OlanoJr
    K/P 27Lucas OsadaSo
    LS 36Lane HansenSr
    P 40Keelan CrimminsSr
    LS 44Patrick Mahoney III Redshirt.svg  So
    P 81Lars RauSo
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    • Thad Ward – Assistant head coach/running backs
    • Barry Lunney Jr. – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
    • Aaron Henry – Defensive coordinator/secondary
    • Vacant – Defensive line
    • Archie McDaniel – Linebackers
    • Bart Miller – Offensive line
    • Corey Parker – Defensive backs
    • Justin Stepp – Wide receivers
    • Trent Harris – Outside linebackers
    • Ben Miller – Senior head coach analyst
    • Myers Hendrickson – Senior analyst
    • Mike Neu – Senior offensive assistant
    • Joe Kim – Skill development coordinator
    • Chris Hurd – Senior special teams assistant
    • Alex Panos – Assistant outside linebackers
    • Artur Sitkowski – Assistant quarterbacks
    • Byron Bell – Assistant offensive line
    • Danny Cameron – Assistant tight ends
    • Matt Ellerbrock – Assistant linebackers
    • Dan Ellington – Assistant wide receivers
    • Houston Griffith – Assistant defensive backs
    • Antonio James – Assistant defensive line
    • Ryan Simerson – Assistant secondary
    • James White – Assistant running backs
    • Harper Cole – Offensive skill and special teams assistant
    • Blake Smithback – Offensive front assistant
    • Tank Wright – Director, Strength and Conditioning
    • G. C. Yerry – Associate Director, Strength and Conditioning
    • Matt Manninger – Assistant, Strength and Conditioning
    • Nick Elicone – Assistant, Strength and Conditioning
    • Tyler Mayo – Assistant, Strength and Conditioning
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
    • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

    Roster
    Last update: 9/25/2025

    Notes

      References

      1. ↑ "Illinois Football Transfer Portal". ON3.
      2. ↑ "Illinois Fighting Illini 2026 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports.
      3. ↑ "2026 Illinois Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
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