Illinois
Big Ten · 2026 scouting one-pager
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116Roster
1Draft caliber
37Transfers in
3.30Median grade

Team board — top 28

#PlayerPosClassGradeBand
1 Xavier Scott CB Sr 7.8 Day 2 Caliber
2 Eddie Kasper WR Sr 6.2 Priority UDFA
3 Matthew Bailey SAF Sr 6.2 Priority UDFA
4 Jayshon Platt WR Sr 6.0 Priority UDFA
5 Collin Dixon WR Jr 5.9 Priority UDFA
6 Hudson Clement WR Sr 5.8 Priority UDFA
7 Katin Houser QB Sr 5.8 Priority UDFA
8 Darrell Prater DT Sr 5.7 Priority UDFA
9 Aidan Laughery RB Sr 5.6 Priority UDFA
10 James Kreutz LB Sr 5.6 Priority UDFA
11 Kaden Feagin TE Sr 5.4 UDFA
12 Joe Barna EDGE Jr 5.3 UDFA
13 Brandon Henderson IOL Sr 5.2 UDFA
14 Ca'Lil Valentine RB Jr 5.2 UDFA
15 Tanner Heckel CB Jr 5.2 UDFA
16 James Finley CB So 5.1 UDFA
17 Juice Clarke CB Sr 5.1 UDFA
18 Robert Edmonson LB Jr 5.0 UDFA
19 Mac Resetich SAF Sr 4.5 UDFA
20 Pat Farrell DT Jr 4.4 UDFA
21 Ty Robinson WR Sr 4.2 Long Shot
22 Deuce Fillmore CB Sr 4.1 Long Shot
23 Champ Smith OT Fr 4.0 Long Shot
24 Christian Abney TE Sr 4.0 Long Shot
25 Nick Hankins Jr. CB Fr 4.0 Long Shot
26 Davin Stoffel TE Jr 3.9 Long Shot
27 Grant Beerman LB So 3.9 Long Shot
28 Isaiah Thomison EDGE Jr 3.8 Long Shot

Projected depth — 2026

QB Katin Houser / Carson Boyd
RB Ca'Lil Valentine / Aidan Laughery
WR Jayshon Platt · Collin Dixon · Hudson Clement / Ty Robinson · Brayden Trimble · Alex Perry
OL Brandon Henderson · Jake Renfro · Christian Martin · Maika Matelau · Nathan Knapik / Champ Smith · Brandon Hansen · Eddie Tuerk · TJ McMillen
TE Christian Abney / Kaden Feagin
DL Darrell Prater · Joe Barna · Carter Janki · Daniel Brown / Pat Farrell · Isaiah Thomison · Demetrius John · Mason Muragin
LB James Kreutz · Grant Beerman / Robert Edmonson · Ismael Kante
DB Xavier Scott · Matthew Bailey · Juice Clarke · Mac Resetich · Jakwon Morris / Tanner Heckel · Deuce Fillmore · Nick Hankins Jr. · Xanai Scott
K Ethan Moczulski / Lucas Osada
P Lars Rau / Jack Gray
LS Patrick Mahoney III / Zach Haber
Every grade is one scout's own pro projection on a single 0–10 FBS-wide scale. Generated July 29, 2026