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Scouting report: What you need to know for UAB’s game at Illinois
Schedule
vs UAB
9:00 PM ET
vs Duke
3:30 PM ET
@ Ohio State
TBD
vs Purdue
TBD
@ Michigan State
TBD
vs Oregon
TBD
@ Maryland
TBD
vs Nebraska
8:00 PM ET
@ UCLA
9:00 PM ET
vs Iowa
TBD
@ Northwestern
TBD
Players to Watch
Roster
2026 · 113 players · tracked daily
QB · #4 · SR
Katin Houser
#30 · ▲ 4 this week
23K followers · 7 mentions / wk
WR · #13 · SR
Hudson Clement
#141 · ▼ 33 this week
12K followers · 2 mentions / wk
QB · #2 · FR
Carson Boyd
#141 · steady
12K followers · 2 mentions / wk
Katin Houser
QB
SR · 6'3" 201
#30 ▲ 4
23K
7
13
Hudson Clement
WR
SR · 6'1" 190
#141 ▼ 33
12K
2
2
Carson Boyd
QB
FR · 5'10.5" 180
#141 —
12K
2
26
Ismael Kante
EDGE
SR · 6'2" 225
#283 —
30K
1
1
Jayshon Platt
WR
SR · 6'0" 180
#283 ▼ 224
21K
1
3
Kaden Feagin
TE
JR · 6'2" 217
#283 ▲ 92
7,291
1
52
Pat Farrell
LB
JR · 6'5" 220
#283 —
4,066
1
37
Ethan Moczulski
K
SR · 5'11" 180
#283 —
3,902
1
27
Lucas Osada
K
SO · 6'1" 190
#283 —
3,760
1
43
Joe Barna
DL
SO · 6'4" 245
#283 —
3,067
1
10
James Kreutz
LB
SR · 6'1" 210
#283 ▲ 92
2,834
1
4
Daniel Brown
EDGE
SR · 6'1" 240
#283 ▲ 92
2,577
1
90
Carter Janki
DL
SR · 6'5" 290
#283 —
2,167
1
81
Lars Rau
P
SO
#283 —
2,149
1
96
Darrell Prater
DL
SR · 6'3" 300
#283 —
1,915
1
—
Joshua Davis
DL
SO
#283 —
717
1
18
Jack Gray
P
FR · 6'0" 180
#283 —
—
1
—
Nasir Rankin
PG
5'11.5" 167
—
51K
0
7
Michael Clayton
QB
FR · 6'3.5" 200
—
9,722
0
32
Tywan Cox
S
FR · 5'9.5" 165
—
8,453
0
19
Jacob Eberhart
S
FR · 6'2" 210
—
8,396
0
6
Juice Clarke
CB
JR · 6'1" 166
—
8,073
0
3
Nick Hankins Jr.
CB
FR · 6'0" 195
—
8,030
0
14
Andre Lovett
CB
FR · 6'1.5" 160
—
7,772
0
20
John Forster
RB
FR · 5'10" 185
—
7,364
0
52
Micah Smith
IOL
FR · 6'5.5" 320
—
7,146
0
83
Eddie Kasper
WR
SR · 5'10" 160
—
7,060
0
1
Xavier Scott
CB
SR · 6'0" 180
—
6,972
0
8
Cam Thomas
LB
FR · 6'0" 200
—
6,853
0
30
Tony Williams
LB
FR · 5'10.5" 215
—
6,339
0
59
Jake Renfro
IOL
SR · 6'2" 310
—
5,881
0
7
Matthew Bailey
S
SR · 6'2" 190
—
5,832
0
21
Aidan Laughery
RB
SR · 5'11" 183
—
5,369
0
33
Grant Beerman
LB
FR · 6'3.5" 210
—
5,221
0
0
Kenyon Alston
WR
FR · 6'2" 172
—
5,201
0
11
Brayden Trimble
WR
FR · 6'0" 170
—
5,191
0
38
Jack Paris
LB
FR · 6'3" 210
—
4,931
0
24
Javari Barnett
RB
FR · 6'0" 215
—
4,772
0
23
Jordan Anderson
TE
SR · 6'3" 240
—
4,737
0
55
TJ McMillen
IOL
JR · 6'4" 235
—
4,616
0
5
Jakwon Morris
CB
SO · 6'1" 175
—
4,505
0
78
Eddie Tuerk
DL
SO · 6'3.5" 260
—
4,435
0
17
Collin Dixon
WR
JR · 6'1" 200
—
4,330
0
99
King Liggins
DL
FR · 6'3" 255
—
4,323
0
2
RJ Jones
CB
FR · 6'1" 165
—
4,295
0
10
Ty Robinson
WR
SR · 6'4" 190
—
4,187
0
53
Kai Pritchard
IOL
FR · 6'4.5" 280
—
4,037
0
25
Nelsyn Wheeler
RB
FR · 5'9" 200
—
3,980
0
75
Brandon Henderson
IOL
JR · 6'4.5" 305
—
3,922
0
11
Jacob Alexander
EDGE
FR · 6'4" 226
—
3,772
0
23
Jaylen Stewart
EDGE
FR · 6'3" 230
—
3,766
0
27
Corey Rashad
RB
JR
—
3,750
0
16
Logan Farrell
TE
FR · 6'3" 235
—
3,750
0
15
Jershaun Newton
QB
FR · 6'0" 205
—
3,670
0
74
Zafir Stewart
IOL
SO · 6'4" 345
—
3,631
0
25
Desmond Straughton
S
FR · 5'11" 180
—
3,579
0
15
Kingston Shaw
EDGE
FR · 6'3" 235
—
3,543
0
21
Ben Clawson
S
SR · 6'0" 190
—
3,518
0
18
Mason Muragin
EDGE
JR · 6'4" 235
—
3,374
0
22
Deuce Fillmore
CB
JR · 5'11" 185
—
3,281
0
31
Murphy Clement
RB
SO · 5'11" 175
—
3,235
0
58
Landen Von Seggern
IOL
FR · 6'3" 290
—
3,219
0
76
Dylan Frechette
OT
FR · 6'5" 340
—
3,199
0
20
Almirian Thomas
CB
FR · 6'1" 165
—
3,190
0
91
Cameron Brooks
DL
FR · 6'3" 240
—
3,165
0
37
Caden Considine
S
FR · 6'0" 205
—
3,061
0
89
Tanner Hollinger
TE
SO · 6'5" 220
—
3,020
0
86
Christian Abney
TE
JR · 6'4" 205
—
2,966
0
22
Cedric Wyche
RB
FR · 5'10" 195
—
2,956
0
44
Patrick Mahoney III
LS
JR
—
2,828
0
0
Mac Resetich
S
JR · 6'1" 210
—
2,781
0
81
Leslie Mosley Jr.
WR
FR · 5'10" 155
—
2,766
0
9
Lavon Williams
CB
SR · 5'11" 195
—
2,651
0
85
Will Vala
TE
FR · 6'3" 225
—
2,640
0
54
Griffin Rousseau
OT
FR · 6'6" 280
—
2,618
0
54
Demetrius John
DL
SO · 6'3.5" 255
—
2,571
0
55
Tony Balanganayi
DL
FR · 6'4" 260
—
2,564
0
—
Dane Eisenmenger
QB
FR
—
2,556
0
62
Casey Thomann
OT
FR · 6'7" 300
—
2,527
0
66
Brandon Hansen
OT
SO · 6'6" 290
—
2,513
0
51
Parker Crim
EDGE
FR · 6'2.5" 240
—
2,499
0
—
James Finley
S
FR · 6'0.5" 183
—
2,436
0
45
Robert Edmonson Jr.
LB
JR · 6'3" 222
—
2,400
0
12
Isaiah Williams
S
FR · 6'1" 180
—
2,356
0
14
Maurice Smith
TE
SR · 6'3" 220
—
2,334
0
35
Kaedyn Cobbs
S
FR · 6'1" 190
—
2,318
0
16
Tanner Heckel
S
SO · 5'11" 175
—
2,309
0
94
Connor Sullivan
DL
FR · 6'4" 260
—
2,210
0
28
Kayden Bennett
EDGE
FR · 6'1" 245
—
2,196
0
79
TJ Taylor
OT
SO · 6'6" 300
—
2,167
0
17
Isaiah Thomison
DL
JR · 6'3" 230
—
2,094
0
95
Isaiah White
DL
FR · 6'3" 320
—
2,086
0
5
Ca'lil Valentine
RB
SO · 5'11" 175
—
2,062
0
9
Alex Perry
WR
SR · 6'6" 200
—
2,060
0
70
Maika Matelau
IOL
SR · 6'4" 341
—
2,026
0
49
Zach Haber
LS
JR · 5'10" 226
—
2,024
0
57
Zach Barrett
OL
SO
—
1,958
0
13
Xanai Scott
S
FR · 6'0" 170
—
1,864
0
8
Davon Grant
WR
FR · 6'3" 210
—
1,826
0
71
Nathan Knapik
OT
SO · 6'7" 260
—
1,795
0
—
BJ Thurman
TE
SO
—
1,757
0
88
Davin Stoffel
TE
JR · 6'6" 250
—
1,642
0
84
Grant Smith
TE
FR · 6'5" 225
—
1,623
0
82
Jacob Harvey
WR
FR · 6'2" 190
—
1,602
0
28
Karson Kaiser
WR
SR · 6'3" 210
—
1,584
0
68
Michael McDonough
IOL
FR · 6'3" 270
—
1,528
0
34
Erik Gayle
EDGE
FR · 6'3" 215
—
1,311
0
51
Alfred Washington
OT
SO · 6'5" 295
—
1,058
0
24
William Holmes
EDGE
JR · 6'4" 240
—
755
0
72
Christian Martin
OT
JR · 6'5" 265
—
582
0
48
Carter Smith
LB
SO
—
562
0
56
JJ Hirdes
OT
FR · 6'5" 275
—
551
0
56
Guillermo Gallardo
DL
SR
—
367
0
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