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Yahoo Sports CFB Can't Wait For Saturday Bielema makes bowl bids, winning seasons part of Illini expectations 2

Illini Guys Ked's Recruiting Roundup: CB Trezavant Boyd Becomes 16th Commitment in Illini's 2027 Class 3

Yahoo Sports CFB Illinois football recruiting disappointments that will make your stomach turn 4

Illini Guys Football Recruiting Spotlight on Darryl Flemister

Schedule

SEP 3

vs UAB 9:00 PM ET

SEP 12

vs Duke 3:30 PM ET

SEP 19 vs Southern Illinois 2:00 PM ET

SEP 26

@ Ohio State TBD

OCT 3

vs Purdue TBD

OCT 10

@ Michigan State TBD

OCT 24

vs Oregon TBD

OCT 31

@ Maryland TBD

NOV 6

vs Nebraska 8:00 PM ET

NOV 13

@ UCLA 9:00 PM ET

NOV 21

vs Iowa TBD

NOV 28

@ Northwestern TBD

Players to Watch

PG Nasir Rankin — 51K followers · 0 mentions / wk

EDGE · #26 · SR Ismael Kante — 31K followers · 0 mentions / wk

QB · #4 · SR Katin Houser — 22K followers · 0 mentions / wk

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PG Nasir Rankin — 51K followers · 0 mentions / wk

EDGE · #26 · SR Ismael Kante — 31K followers · 0 mentions / wk

QB · #4 · SR Katin Houser — 22K followers · 0 mentions / wk

#PlayerPosClass · Size Attention rankFollowersMentions / wk

— Nasir Rankin PG 5'11.5" 167 — 51K 0 26

Ismael Kante EDGE SR · 6'2" 225 — 31K 0 4

Katin Houser QB SR · 6'3" 201 — 22K 0 1

Jayshon Platt WR SR · 6'0" 180 — 21K 0 13

Hudson Clement WR SR · 6'1" 190 — 12K 0 2

Carson Boyd QB FR · 5'10.5" 180 — 12K 0 7

Michael Clayton QB FR · 6'3.5" 200 — 9,736 0 32

Tywan Cox S FR · 5'9.5" 165 — 8,514 0 6

Juice Clarke CB JR · 6'1" 166 — 7,917 0 14

Andre Lovett CB FR · 6'1.5" 160 — 7,746 0 19

Jacob Eberhart S FR · 6'2" 210 — 7,717 0 20

John Forster RB FR · 5'10" 185 — 7,351 0 3

Kaden Feagin TE JR · 6'2" 217 — 7,197 0 52

Micah Smith IOL FR · 6'5.5" 320 — 7,166 0 83

Eddie Kasper WR SR · 5'10" 160 — 7,103 0 1

Xavier Scott CB SR · 6'0" 180 — 6,871 0 8

Cam Thomas LB FR · 6'0" 200 — 6,838 0 30

Tony Williams LB FR · 5'10.5" 215 — 6,361 0 59

Jake Renfro IOL SR · 6'2" 310 — 5,770 0 7

Matthew Bailey S SR · 6'2" 190 — 5,543 0 21

Aidan Laughery RB SR · 5'11" 183 — 5,319 0 0

Kenyon Alston WR FR · 6'2" 172 — 5,189 0 33

Grant Beerman LB FR · 6'3.5" 210 — 5,180 0 11

Brayden Trimble WR FR · 6'0" 170 — 4,934 0 38

Jack Paris LB FR · 6'3" 210 — 4,868 0 24

Javari Barnett RB FR · 6'0" 215 — 4,751 0 55

TJ McMillen IOL JR · 6'4" 235 — 4,609 0 23

Jordan Anderson TE SR · 6'3" 240 — 4,602 0 78

Eddie Tuerk DL SO · 6'3.5" 260 — 4,447 0 5

Jakwon Morris CB SO · 6'1" 175 — 4,363 0 99

King Liggins DL FR · 6'3" 255 — 4,300 0 2

RJ Jones CB FR · 6'1" 165 — 4,262 0 17

Collin Dixon WR JR · 6'1" 200 — 4,203 0 10

Ty Robinson WR SR · 6'4" 190 — 4,184 0 53

Kai Pritchard IOL FR · 6'4.5" 280 — 4,024 0 25

Nelsyn Wheeler RB FR · 5'9" 200 — 4,020 0 37

Ethan Moczulski K SR · 5'11" 180 — 3,877 0 3

Nick Hankins Jr. CB FR · 6'0" 195 — 3,869 0 75

Brandon Henderson IOL JR · 6'4.5" 305 — 3,861 0 52

Pat Farrell LB JR · 6'5" 220 — 3,812 0 27

Lucas Osada K SO · 6'1" 190 — 3,769 0 16

Logan Farrell TE FR · 6'3" 235 — 3,753 0 27 Corey Rashad RB JR — 3,738 0 11

Jacob Alexander EDGE FR · 6'4" 226 — 3,709 0 23

Jaylen Stewart EDGE FR · 6'3" 230 — 3,681 0 15

Jershaun Newton QB FR · 6'0" 205 — 3,651 0 74

Zafir Stewart IOL SO · 6'4" 345 — 3,606 0 25

Desmond Straughton S FR · 5'11" 180 — 3,573 0 15

Kingston Shaw EDGE FR · 6'3" 235 — 3,509 0 21

Ben Clawson S SR · 6'0" 190 — 3,502 0 18

Mason Muragin EDGE JR · 6'4" 235 — 3,360 0 22

Deuce Fillmore CB JR · 5'11" 185 — 3,280 0 31

Murphy Clement RB SO · 5'11" 175 — 3,230 0 76

Dylan Frechette OT FR · 6'5" 340 — 3,150 0 91

Cameron Brooks DL FR · 6'3" 240 — 3,135 0 20

Almirian Thomas CB FR · 6'1" 165 — 3,058 0 43

Joe Barna DL SO · 6'4" 245 — 3,026 0 89

Tanner Hollinger TE SO · 6'5" 220 — 3,023 0 37

Caden Considine S FR · 6'0" 205 — 2,952 0 22

Cedric Wyche RB FR · 5'10" 195 — 2,933 0 86

Christian Abney TE JR · 6'4" 205 — 2,867 0 44 Patrick Mahoney III LS JR — 2,812 0 10

James Kreutz LB SR · 6'1" 210 — 2,793 0 81

Leslie Mosley Jr. WR FR · 5'10" 155 — 2,703 0 0

Mac Resetich S JR · 6'1" 210 — 2,696 0 85

Will Vala TE FR · 6'3" 225 — 2,633 0 9

Lavon Williams CB SR · 5'11" 195 — 2,578 0 54

Demetrius John DL SO · 6'3.5" 255 — 2,560 0 54

Griffin Rousseau OT FR · 6'6" 280 — 2,538 0 4

Daniel Brown EDGE SR · 6'1" 240 — 2,537 0 66

Brandon Hansen OT SO · 6'6" 290 — 2,485 0 62

Casey Thomann OT FR · 6'7" 300 — 2,484 0 55

Tony Balanganayi DL FR · 6'4" 260 — 2,463 0 51

Parker Crim EDGE FR · 6'2.5" 240 — 2,459 0 — Dane Eisenmenger QB FR — 2,398 0 —

James Finley S FR · 6'0.5" 183 — 2,376 0 12

Isaiah Williams S FR · 6'1" 180 — 2,367 0 45

Robert Edmonson Jr. LB JR · 6'3" 222 — 2,360 0 16

Tanner Heckel S SO · 5'11" 175 — 2,310 0 35

Kaedyn Cobbs S FR · 6'1" 190 — 2,290 0 14

Maurice Smith TE SR · 6'3" 220 — 2,286 0 58

Landen Von Seggern IOL FR · 6'3" 290 — 2,270 0 94

Connor Sullivan DL FR · 6'4" 260 — 2,215 0 28

Kayden Bennett EDGE FR · 6'1" 245 — 2,175 0 79

TJ Taylor OT SO · 6'6" 300 — 2,158 0 90

Carter Janki DL SR · 6'5" 290 — 2,145 0 81 Lars Rau P SO — 2,113 0 5

Ca'lil Valentine RB SO · 5'11" 175 — 2,068 0 9

Alex Perry WR SR · 6'6" 200 — 2,051 0 17

Isaiah Thomison DL JR · 6'3" 230 — 2,046 0 95

Isaiah White DL FR · 6'3" 320 — 2,044 0 49

Zach Haber LS JR · 5'10" 226 — 2,037 0 70

Maika Matelau IOL SR · 6'4" 341 — 1,998 0 57 Zach Barrett OL SO — 1,943 0 13

Xanai Scott S FR · 6'0" 170 — 1,854 0 96

Darrell Prater DL SR · 6'3" 300 — 1,830 0 8

Davon Grant WR FR · 6'3" 210 — 1,829 0 71

Nathan Knapik OT SO · 6'7" 260 — 1,789 0 — BJ Thurman TE SO — 1,732 0 84

Grant Smith TE FR · 6'5" 225 — 1,626 0 88

Davin Stoffel TE JR · 6'6" 250 — 1,616 0 28

Karson Kaiser WR SR · 6'3" 210 — 1,605 0 82

Jacob Harvey WR FR · 6'2" 190 — 1,573 0 68

Michael McDonough IOL FR · 6'3" 270 — 1,518 0 34

Erik Gayle EDGE FR · 6'3" 215 — 1,298 0 51

Alfred Washington OT SO · 6'5" 295 — 1,069 0 24

William Holmes EDGE JR · 6'4" 240 — 737 0 — Joshua Davis DL SO — 724 0 56

JJ Hirdes OT FR · 6'5" 275 — 553 0 48 Carter Smith LB SO — 551 0 72

Christian Martin OT JR · 6'5" 265 — 535 0 56 Guillermo Gallardo DL SR — 359 0 18

Jack Gray P FR · 6'0" 180 — — 0

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Can't Wait For Saturday Bielema makes bowl bids, winning seasons part of Illini expectations July 15, 2026
Jul. 15— Once again, I will represent the state of Illinois on The Associated Press AP Top 25 panel. It is an honor and one of my favorite parts of the job I have been doing for 38 years. Of course, s...
Ked's Recruiting Roundup: CB Trezavant Boyd Becomes 16th Commitment in Illini's 2027 Class July 15, 2026
y Kedric Prince - IlliniGuys Sr. Recruiting Analyst July 15, 2026 CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Illinois continued to build momentum on the recruiting trail on Wednesday, adding another key defensive piece to...
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Historically, Illinois football hasn't been a recruiting powerhouse, but there are some big wins that have turned out to be more disappointing than anything.
Football Recruiting Spotlight on Darryl Flemister July 14, 2026
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Illinois Gets Commitment From Defensive Back Darryl Flemister: What It Means July 09, 2026
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