2017 Illinois Fighting Illini Football Roster

Head Coach: Lovie Smith

Season: 5th

Avg. NIL: $21K

Total NIL: $233K

Tony Adams

Class year: 2017 H.S.
Height: 6-0
Weight: 205

High School:: St. Louis University
Hometown:: (Saint Louis, MO)

83.80

Natl: 967

Pos: 108

St: 7

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: S

Kendall Smith

Class year: 2017 H.S.
Height: 6-1
Weight: 200

High School:: Bolingbrook
Hometown:: (Bolingbrook, IL)

84.27

Natl: 905

Pos: 95

St: 21

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: S

Blake Hayes

Class year: 2017 H.S.
Height: 6-6
Weight: 230

High School:: Australia
Hometown:: (Melbourne, VIC)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: P

RS-FR

James McCourt

Class year: 2016 H.S.
Height: 6-1
Weight: 215

High School:: St. Thomas Aquinas
Hometown:: (Fort Lauderdale, FL)

78.42

Natl: 2011

Pos: 13

St: 267

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: K

Mike Epstein

Class year: 2017 H.S.
Height: 6-0
Weight: 190

High School:: St. Thomas Aquinas
Hometown:: (Fort Lauderdale, FL)

83.70

Natl: 986

Pos: 88

St: 143

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: RB

Christian Bobak

Class year: 2016 H.S.
Height: 6-0
Weight: 190

High School:: Hinsdale Central
Hometown:: (Hinsdale, IL)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: RB

Jake Hansen

Class year: 2016 H.S.
Height: 6-2
Weight: 220

High School:: East Lake
Hometown:: (Tarpon Springs, FL)

79.14

Natl: 1859

Pos: 227

St: 248

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: LB

Michael Marchese

Class year: 2017 H.S.
Height: 6-3
Weight: 190

High School:: Adlai Stevenson
Hometown:: (Lincolnshire, IL)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: S

Alec McEachern

Class year: 2017 H.S.
Height: 6-1
Weight: 200

High School:: Benet Academy
Hometown:: (Plainfield, IL)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: CB

Alex Palczewski

Class year: 2017 H.S.
Height: 6-6
Weight: 290

High School:: Prospect
Hometown:: (Mount Prospect, IL)

81.75

Natl: 1316

Pos: 106

St: 34

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: OT

Doug Kramer

Class year: 2016 H.S.
Height: 6-2
Weight: 255

Age: 27 yrs

High School:: Hinsdale Central
Hometown:: (Hinsdale, IL)

80.30

Natl: 1605

Pos: 130

St: 42

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: IOL

Age: 27

Vederian Lowe

Class year: 2017 H.S.
Height: 6-4.6
Weight: 310

Age: 26 yrs

High School:: Auburn
Hometown:: (Rockford, IL)

82.77

Natl: 1134

Pos: 88

St: 25

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: IOL

Age: 26

Jamal Woods

Class year: 2017 H.S.
Height: 6-2
Weight: 255

High School:: Hueytown
Hometown:: (Hueytown, AL)

79.52

Natl: 1797

Pos: 137

St: 61

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: DL

Isaiah Gay

Class year: 2017 H.S.
Height: 6-3
Weight: 215

High School:: Northern Nash
Hometown:: (Rocky Mount, NC)

81.32

Natl: 1379

Pos: 121

St: 40

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: EDGE

Deon Pate

Class year: 2017 H.S.
Height: 6-3
Weight: 246

High School:: Trinity Christian Academy
Hometown:: (Jacksonville, FL)

82.23

Natl: 1235

Pos: 98

St: 191

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: DL

Owen Carney

Class year: 2017 H.S.
Height: 6-3
Weight: 240

High School:: Miami Central
Hometown:: (Miami, FL)

88.07

Natl: 468

Pos: 43

St: 63

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: EDGE

Adam Solomon

Class year: 2015 H.S.
Height: 6-6
Weight: 310

High School:: Bishop Chatard
Hometown:: (Indianapolis, IN)

84.17

Natl: 926

Pos: 84

St: 16

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: OT

Andrew Trainer

Class year: 2016 H.S.
Height: 6-7
Weight: 300

High School:: St. Stephens & St. Agnes
Hometown:: (Alexandria, VA)

82.83

Natl: 1064

Pos: 87

St: 33

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: OT

Bennett Williams

Class year: 2017 H.S.
Height: 6-0
Weight: 195

High School:: St. Francis
Hometown:: (Mountain View, CA)

91.70

Natl: 11

Pos: 1

St: 3

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: S

Cam Thomas

Class year: 2017 H.S.
Height: 6-2
Weight: 190

High School:: Marian Catholic
Hometown:: (Chicago Heights, IL)

82.17

Natl: 1242

Pos: 69

St: 29

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: QB

Cameron Watkins

Class year: 2015 H.S.
Height: 6-0
Weight: 190

High School:: Pearl-Cohn
Hometown:: (Nashville, TN)

77.77

Natl: 2164

Pos: 207

St: 58

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: CB

Carmoni Green

Class year: 2017 H.S.
Height: 6-1
Weight: 192

High School:: Miami Central
Hometown:: (Miami, FL)

87.77

Natl: 495

Pos: 69

St: 69

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: WR

Chayce Crouch

Class year: 2014 H.S.
Height: 6-4
Weight: 225

High School:: Newark Catholic
Hometown:: (Newark, OH)

85.97

Natl: 673

Pos: 40

St: 39

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: QB

Christian DiLauro

Class year: 2013 H.S.
Height: 6-5
Weight: 300

High School:: Green
Hometown:: (Hinckley, OH)

81.80

Natl: 1218

Pos: 90

St: 72

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: OT

Dominic Thieman

Class year: 2016 H.S.
Height: 6-3
Weight: 190

High School:: St. Thomas Aquinas
Hometown:: (Fort Lauderdale, FL)

79.71

Natl: 1728

Pos: 266

St: 230

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: WR

Frank Sumpter

Class year: 2015 H.S.
Height: 5-10
Weight: 185

High School:: Glenville
Hometown:: (Cleveland, OH)

82.58

Natl: 1216

Pos: 113

St: 56

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: CB

Harvey Clayton

Class year: 2016 H.S.
Height: 6-2
Weight: 187

High School:: Coral Reef
Hometown:: (Miami, FL)

77.77

Natl: 2142

Pos: 178

St: 284

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: S

Henry McGrew

Class year: 2014 H.S.
Height: 6-3
Weight: 245

High School:: Blue Valley
Hometown:: (Stilwell, KS)

80.28

Natl: 1580

Pos: 79

St: 12

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: TE

Jeff George Jr.

Class year: 2014 H.S.
Height: 6-3
Weight: 205

High School:: Warren Central
Hometown:: (Indianapolis, IN)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: QB

Larry Boyd

Class year: 2017 H.S.
Height: 6-5
Weight: 310

High School:: Trinity Catholic
Hometown:: (Saint Louis, MO)

89.33

Natl: 348

Pos: 36

St: 3

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: OT

Lou Dorsey

Class year: 2017 H.S.
Height: 6-6
Weight: 230

High School:: Jean Ribault
Hometown:: (Jacksonville, FL)

85.34

Natl: 75

Pos: 2

St: 9

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: TE

Nick Allegretti

Class year: 2014 H.S.
Height: 6-4
Weight: 325

Age: 29 yrs

High School:: Lincoln-Way East
Hometown:: (Frankfort, IL)

84.97

Natl: 784

Pos: 63

St: 24

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: IOL

Age: 29

Ra'Von Bonner

Class year: 2017 H.S.
Height: 5-11
Weight: 220

High School:: Sycamore
Hometown:: (Cincinnati, OH)

81.53

Natl: 1341

Pos: 114

St: 49

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: RB

Sean Adesanya

Class year: 2015 H.S.
Height: 6-3
Weight: 250

High School:
Hometown:: (Thatcher, AZ)

83.83

Natl: 111

Pos: 10

St: 10

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: EDGE

Zeke Martin

Class year: 2015 H.S.
Height: 6-5
Weight: 300

High School:: Medina
Hometown:: (Medina, OH)

81.42

Natl: 1438

Pos: 129

St: 63

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: IOL

Kendrick Green

Class year: 2017 H.S.
Height: 6-1.7
Weight: 305

Age: 26 yrs

High School:: Peoria
Hometown:: (Peoria, IL)

86.90

Natl: 590

Pos: 40

St: 10

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: IOL

Age: 26

Nate Hobbs

Class year: 2017 H.S.
Height: 5-11.38
Weight: 196

Age: 26 yrs

High School:: Louisville Male
Hometown:: (Louisville, KY)

79.42

Natl: 1826

Pos: 205

St: 13

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: CB

Age: 26

James Knight

Class year: 2017 H.S.
Height: 5-10
Weight: 205

High School:: East St. Louis
Hometown:: (East St. Louis, IL)

80.93

Natl: 1473

Pos: 170

St: 43

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: LB

Lere Oladipo

Class year: 2017 H.S.
Height: 6-3
Weight: 265

High School:: Huntley
Hometown:: (Huntley, IL)

Natl: 793

Pos: 66

St: 16

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: DL

Del'Shawn Phillips

Class year: 2014 H.S.
Height: 6-2
Weight: 220

High School:: Cass Technical
Hometown:: (Detroit, MI)

88.86

Natl: 45

Pos: 5

St: 7

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: LB

Alex Pihlstrom

Class year: 2017 H.S.
Height: 6-6
Weight: 285

High School:: Glenbard West
Hometown:: (Glen Ellyn, IL)

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: IOL

Bobby Roundtree

Class year: 2017 H.S.
Height: 6-5
Weight: 245

High School:: Largo
Hometown:: (Largo, FL)

82.02

Natl: 1260

Pos: 113

St: 198

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: EDGE

Ricky Smalling

Class year: 2017 H.S.
Height: 6-1
Weight: 195

High School:: Brother Rice
Hometown:: (Oak Lawn, IL)

88.67

Natl: 405

Pos: 59

St: 7

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: WR

Dawson DeGroot

Class year: 2017 H.S.
Height: 6-1
Weight: 185

High School:: Fort Myers
Hometown:: (Fort Myers, FL)

80.77

Natl: 1510

Pos: 146

St: 243

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: S

Julian Hylton

Class year: 2014 H.S.
Height: -

High School:: Lincoln-Way North
Hometown:: (Frankfort, IL)

80.83

Natl: 1477

Pos: 131

St: 46

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: S

Chris James

Class year: 2014 H.S.
Height: -

High School:: West Orange-Stark
Hometown:: (Orange, TX)

78.05

Natl: 1980

Pos: 193

St: 291

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: CB

Julian Jones

Class year: 2015 H.S.
Height: 6-3
Weight: 205

High School:: Westlake
Hometown:: (Atlanta, GA)

80.12

Natl: 1711

Pos: 203

St: 163

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: LB

Evan Jones

Class year: 2016 H.S.
Height: 6-2
Weight: 190

High School:: Salem
Hometown:: (Conyers, GA)

79.56

Natl: 1744

Pos: 161

St: 146

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: CB