Illinois Fighting Illini 2026–27: roster, schedule, record

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Illinois Fighting Illini championship odds on prediction markets vs the Bandwagon model

Kalshi: 0.5% to win the title Kalshi · Nov 4, 8:28 PM ET
Bandwagon model: #44 of 138 by rating (1565), the markets rank the team #26 for the title

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Fighting Illini schedule and next game

2026–27

Next game: Illinois vs Nebraska prediction

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Axle 39–61

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Cornhuskers39%

Win chance

Fighting Illini61%

SpreadILL −4.5

Total52

Moneyline+156away / −156homeaway / home

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Upcoming

Opponent	Kick (ET)	Result	Picks	Axle
at UCLA Bruins	Fri, Nov 13, 9:00 PM ET	–	–	–	matchup
vs Iowa Hawkeyes	Sat, Nov 21, 12:00 AM ET	–	–	–	matchup

Fighting Illini roster 2026–27

100 players · by position

Heights, weights and ages as the public roster lists them, and each player's roster status. Every name links to the player's page.

DB

#	Player	Ht	Wt	College	Status
7	Matthew Bailey	6 ft 2	225 lb	Illinois	Active
6	Juice Clarke	6 ft 1	185 lb	Illinois	Active
21	Ben Clawson	6 ft 0	209 lb	Illinois	Active
35	Kaedyn Cobbs	6 ft 1	220 lb	Illinois	Active
37	Caden Considine	6 ft 0	216 lb	Illinois	Active
32	Tywan Cox	5 ft 10	190 lb	Illinois	Active
22	Deuce Fillmore	5 ft 11	190 lb	Illinois	Active
29	James Finley IV	6 ft 2	194 lb	Illinois	Active
3	Nick Hankins Jr.	6 ft 0	205 lb	Illinois	Active
16	Tanner Heckel	5 ft 11	194 lb	Illinois	Active
9	RJ Jones III	6 ft 0	174 lb	Illinois	Active
14	Andre Lovett Jr.	6 ft 1	190 lb	Illinois	Active
5	Jakwon Morris	6 ft 0	185 lb	Illinois	Active
0	Mac Resetich	6 ft 0	209 lb	Illinois	Active
13	Xanai Scott	5 ft 11	209 lb	Illinois	Active
1	Xavier Scott	5 ft 11	194 lb	Illinois	Active
25	Des Straughton	6 ft 0	209 lb	Illinois	Active

DL

#	Player	Ht	Wt	College	Status
55	Tony Balanganayi	6 ft 4	291 lb	Illinois	Active
43	Joe Barna	6 ft 4	280 lb	Illinois	Active
91	Cameron Brooks	6 ft 3	304 lb	Illinois	Active
51	Parker Crim	6 ft 3	269 lb	Illinois	Active
98	Joshua Davis	6 ft 3	284 lb	Illinois	Active
52	Pat Farrell	6 ft 5	284 lb	Illinois	Active
56	Guillermo Gallardo	6 ft 3	315 lb	Illinois	Active
24	Will Holmes	6 ft 4	260 lb	Illinois	Active
90	Carter Janki	6 ft 5	295 lb	Illinois	Active
54	Demetrius John	6 ft 3	295 lb	Illinois	Active
99	King Liggins	6 ft 3	300 lb	Illinois	Active
96	Darrell Prater	6 ft 3	311 lb	Illinois	Active
15	Kingston Shaw	6 ft 3	260 lb	Illinois	Active
48	Carter Smith	6 ft 3	249 lb	Illinois	Active
94	Connor Sullivan	6 ft 4	291 lb	Illinois	Active

LB

#	Player	Ht	Wt	College	Status
11	Jacob Alexander	6 ft 4	245 lb	Illinois	Active
33	Grant Beerman	6 ft 5	240 lb	Illinois	Active
28	Kayden Bennett	6 ft 1	236 lb	Illinois	Active
4	Daniel Brown	6 ft 1	256 lb	Illinois	Active
45	Robert Edmonson	6 ft 2	240 lb	Illinois	Active
34	Erik Gayle	6 ft 3	240 lb	Illinois	Active
26	Ismael Kante	6 ft 2	240 lb	Illinois	Active
10	James Kreutz	6 ft 2	240 lb	Illinois	Active
18	Mason Muragin	6 ft 4	249 lb	Illinois	Active
38	Jack Paris	6 ft 2	225 lb	Illinois	Active
40	Ean Rhea	6 ft 2	240 lb	Illinois	Active
23	Jaylen Stewart	6 ft 2	240 lb	Illinois	Active

LS

#	Player	Ht	Wt	Age	College	Status
49	Zach Haber	5 ft 10	220 lb		Illinois	Active
44	Patrick Mahoney III	6 ft 2	209 lb		Illinois	Active

OL

#	Player	Ht	Wt	College	Status
57	Zach Barrett	6 ft 3	295 lb	Illinois	Active
76	Dylan Frechette	6 ft 6	324 lb	Illinois	Active
66	Brandon Hansen	6 ft 6	320 lb	Illinois	Active
75	Brandon Henderson	6 ft 5	320 lb	Illinois	Active
56	JJ Hirdes	6 ft 6	291 lb	Illinois	Active
71	Nathan Knapik	6 ft 7	300 lb	Illinois	Active
72	Christian Martin	6 ft 7	311 lb	Illinois	Active
70	Maika Matelau	6 ft 3	304 lb	Illinois	Active
68	Michael McDonough	6 ft 3	315 lb	Illinois	Active
55	TJ McMillen	6 ft 3	300 lb	Illinois	Active
53	Kai Pritchard	6 ft 5	291 lb	Illinois	Active
59	Jake Renfro	6 ft 4	320 lb	Illinois	Active
54	Griffin Rousseau	6 ft 7	315 lb	Illinois	Active
65	Dezmond Schuster	6 ft 5	331 lb	Illinois	Active
52	Champ Smith	6 ft 6	331 lb	Illinois	Active
74	Zafir Stewart	6 ft 6	324 lb	Illinois	Active
79	TJ Taylor	6 ft 5	331 lb	Illinois	Active
62	Casey Thomann	6 ft 8	331 lb	Illinois	Active

P

#	Player	Ht	Wt	Age	College	Status
18	Jack Gray	6 ft 2	209 lb		Illinois	Active
81	Lars Rau	6 ft 3	194 lb		Illinois	Active

PK

#	Player	Ht	Wt	Age	College	Status
37	Ethan Moczulski	5 ft 11	194 lb		Illinois	Active
27	Lucas Osada	6 ft 1	194 lb		Illinois	Active

QB

#	Player	Ht	Wt	College	Status
2	Carson Boyd	6 ft 0	190 lb	Illinois	Active
7	Michael Clayton II	6 ft 4	205 lb	Illinois	Active
12	Dane Eisenmenger	6 ft 4	216 lb	Illinois	Active
4	Katin Houser	6 ft 3	225 lb	Illinois	Active

RB

#	Player	Ht	Wt	College	Status
23	Jordan Anderson	6 ft 4	240 lb	Illinois	Active
24	Javari Barnett	6 ft 1	236 lb	Illinois	Active
31	Murphy Clement	6 ft 0	216 lb	Illinois	Active
20	John Forster	5 ft 10	194 lb	Illinois	Active
21	Aidan Laughery	5 ft 11	201 lb	Illinois	Active
27	Corey Rashad	5 ft 8	185 lb	Illinois	Active

TE

#	Player	Ht	Wt	College	Status
86	Christian Abney	6 ft 6	260 lb	Illinois	Active
16	Logan Farrell	6 ft 3	256 lb	Illinois	Active
83	Kaden Feagin	6 ft 3	260 lb	Illinois	Active
89	Tanner Hollinger	6 ft 5	245 lb	Illinois	Active
84	Grant Smith	6 ft 5	225 lb	Illinois	Active
14	Maurice Smith Jr.	6 ft 4	256 lb	Illinois	Active
88	Davin Stoffel	6 ft 6	265 lb	Illinois	Active

WR

#	Player	Ht	Wt	College	Status
3	Kenyon Alston	6 ft 2	194 lb	Illinois	Active
19	Nate Cichy	6 ft 1	194 lb	Illinois	Active
13	Hudson Clement	6 ft 1	216 lb	Illinois	Active
17	Collin Dixon	6 ft 1	216 lb	Illinois	Active
8	Jacob Eberhart	6 ft 4	220 lb	Illinois	Active
8	Davon Grant	6 ft 4	220 lb	Illinois	Active
82	Jacob Harvey	6 ft 0	201 lb	Illinois	Active
28	Karson Kaiser	6 ft 1	174 lb	Illinois	Active
80	Eddie Kasper	5 ft 10	170 lb	Illinois	Active
81	Leslie Mosley Jr.	5 ft 10	174 lb	Illinois	Active
6	Jershaun Newton	6 ft 0	216 lb	Illinois	Active
9	Alex Perry	6 ft 5	220 lb	Illinois	Active
1	Jayshon Platt	6 ft 1	194 lb	Illinois	Active
0	Nas Rankin	6 ft 0	170 lb	Illinois	Active
10	Ty Robinson	6 ft 4	205 lb	Illinois	Active

Fighting Illini stadium and history

Stadiumnot yet reported
CityIllinois
Foundednot yet reported
LeagueNCAA Division I FBS football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference

Facts from the public NCAA Division I FBS football roster and Wikidata (CC0).

Fighting Illini scores and results

Opponent	Kick (ET)	Result	Picks	Axle
at Maryland Terrapins	Sat, Oct 31, 12:00 PM ET	W 20–17	–	–	matchup
vs Oregon Ducks	Sat, Oct 24, 3:00 PM ET	W 21–10	–	–	matchup
at Michigan State Spartans	Sat, Oct 10, 3:30 PM ET	W 38–37	–	–	matchup
vs Purdue Boilermakers	Sat, Oct 3, 4:15 PM ET	L 17–24	–	–	matchup
at Ohio State Buckeyes	Sat, Sep 26, 12:00 PM ET	L 19–42	–	–	matchup
vs Duke Blue Devils	Sat, Sep 12, 3:30 PM ET	L 27–31	–	–	matchup

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Fighting Illini coaching staff

Bret BielemaHead coach

Big Ten Conference rivals

#	Team	Record
1	UCLA Bruins	–
2	Indiana Hoosiers	–
3	USC Trojans	–
4	Ohio State Buckeyes	–
5	Iowa Hawkeyes	–
6	Northwestern Wildcats	–
8	Minnesota Golden Gophers	–
9	Oregon Ducks	–
10	Wisconsin Badgers	–
11	Washington Huskies	–
12	Michigan Wolverines	–
13	Nebraska Cornhuskers	–
14	Penn State Nittany Lions	–
15	Purdue Boilermakers	–
16	Rutgers Scarlet Knights	–
17	Maryland Terrapins	–
18	Michigan State Spartans	–

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