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Illinois

Fighting Illini0-09th in Big Ten
Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL) · Champaign, IL · 60,670
Rank —
35
Rating
60.4
TeamOffense-leaning roster
OffenseLoaded at the skill spots
DefenseUnprovenweak point: secondary, 118th

The season ahead

12 games scheduled

Schedule

12 games
WkOpponentWin probDateProjectedGame page
1
vs#121UAB
100%
Sep 346-10p›
2
vs#39Duke
64%
Sep 1232-27p›
3
vsSouthern Illinois
99%
Sep 1946-12p›
4
at#1Ohio StateIllibuck Trophy
3%
Sep 2614-40p›
5
vs#69PurduePurdue Cannon
80%
Oct 334-22p›
6
at#65Michigan State
69%
Oct 1033-26p›
8
vs#2Oregon
8%
Oct 2420-39p›
9
at#47Maryland
53%
Oct 3128-27p›
10
vs#41Nebraska
58%
Nov 730-27p›
11
at#53UCLA
57%
Nov 1429-27p›
12
vs#22Iowa
40%
Nov 2126-29p›
13
at#37NorthwesternLand of Lincoln Trophy
41%
Nov 2825-28p›

Profile

Team DNA

rank of 138
Personnel
#1776
Talent
#8364
Position groups2025 player ratings
QB37th
RB39th
WR30th
TE7th
OL44th
DL82nd
LB87th
DB118th

Starting eleven

11 personnel
11 of 11 named8 ratedavg 64.71 top-252025 ratings
X68.9
C. Dixon
WR · JR60th
LT61.6
T. McMillen
OL · JR97th
LG53.9
J. Renfro
OL · SR124th
C—
B. Henderson
OL · SR
RG—
C. Martin
OL · JR
RT—
M. Matelau
OL · SO
TE72.7
K. Feagin
TE · SR7th
SL53.5
J. Platt
WR · SR204th
Z66.7
H. Clement
WR · SR73rd
QB71.0
K. Houser
QB · SR38th
RB68.9
C. Valentine
RB · JR60th

Roster

Core lineup

2025 ratings
Offense
QB
Katin HouserSR
71.0
38th QB
RB
Ca'Lil ValentineJR
68.9
60th RB
WR
Collin DixonJR
68.9
60th WR
WR
Hudson ClementSR
66.7
73rd WR
TE
Kaden FeaginSR
72.7
7th TE
Defense
LB
James KreutzSR
63.3
236th LB
LB
Will HolmesJR
59.7
298th LB
DB
Matthew BaileySR
62.8
409th DB
DB
Tanner HeckelJR
49.8
776th DB
DB
Juice ClarkeSR
47.9
829th DB

Injury report

6 out
out
T. HollingerTE
08-11
out
A. PerryWR
08-13
out
B. ThurmanTE
08-13
out
G. SmithTE
08-23
out
D. BrownLB
08-28
out
J. PlattWR
08-28
questionable
J. EberhartWR
08-11
questionable
J. ForsterRB
08-12
questionable
J. HarveyWR
08-12
questionable
H. ClementWR
08-14
questionable
N. RankinWR
08-14
questionable
W. Vala IIITE
08-14
questionable
J. AndersonRB
08-17
questionable
K. AlstonWR
08-17

Ahead

From the full-season Monte Carlo

Playoff impact

0%–1% playoff odds, on these results

Ranked by how far the result is likely to move their playoff odds. A close game against a good team moves more than a near-certain win, even when losing that one would hurt more.

W13
at#37Northwestern
0% lose1% win
±0.2
likely move
in odds
41% to win
W11
at#53UCLA
0% lose0% win
±0.2
likely move
in odds
56% to win
W12
vs#22Iowa
0% lose1% win
±0.2
likely move
in odds
40% to win
W9
at#47Maryland
0% lose0% win
±0.1
likely move
in odds
53% to win
W10
vs#41Nebraska
0% lose0% win
±0.1
likely move
in odds
58% to win
W6
at#65Michigan State
0% lose0% win
±0.1
likely move
in odds
68% to win
W8
vs#2Oregon
0% lose1% win
±0.1
likely move
in odds
10% to win