Illinois Fighting Illini Depth Chart
Offense
Season snap share: share of all the team’s offensive plays this season, with its likely range. Ordered by estimated snaps, latest game counted twice
Quarterbackseason snap share
QB1#4 Katin HouserQB · SR · 6 G · 5 GS95%353 snapsQB2#7 Michael Clayton IIQB · FR · 1 G3%10 snapsQB3#2 Carson BoydQB · SO · 2 G3%10 snapsRunning backseason snap share
RB1#21 Aidan LaugheryRB · SR · 6 G · 2 GS46%37–57% · ~173 est.RB2Ca'Lil ValentineRB · 5 G · 3 GS32%25–39% · ~119 est.RB3#23 Jordan AndersonRB · SR · 5 G16%9–37% · ~58 est.RB4#24 Javari BarnettRB · FR · 3 G10%5–23% · ~39 est.Wide receiversseason snap share
WR1#17 Collin DixonWR · SR · 6 G · 5 GS85%71–99% · ~316 est.WR2#13 Hudson ClementWR · SR · 6 G · 5 GS80%67–93% · ~297 est.WR3Brayden TrimbleWR · 6 G · 3 GS66%56–77% · ~248 est.—#10 Ty RobinsonWR · SR · 6 G · 1 GS31%19–38% · ~115 est.—#80 Eddie KasperWR · SR · 1 G3%1–5% · ~11 est.—#6 Jershaun NewtonWR · SO · 1 G2%1–4% · ~9 est.Tight endseason snap share
TE1#83 Kaden FeaginTE · SR · 5 G · 1 GS41%28–55% · ~153 est.TE2#88 Davin StoffelTE · SR · 4 G27%18–36% · ~100 est.TE3#86 Christian AbneyTE · SR · 5 G · 5 GS24%13–31% · ~88 est.Offensive linestarts · snap share
OL1#59 Jake RenfroOL · SR · 5 G · 5 GS79%73–82% · ~295 est.OL2#72 Christian MartinOL · SR · 5 G · 5 GS79%73–82% · ~295 est.OL3#71 Nathan KnapikOL · JR · 6 G · 5 GS79%73–82% · ~295 est.OL4#66 Brandon HansenOL · JR · 3 G · 3 GS51%47–53% · ~190 est.OL5#52 Champ SmithOL · FR · 2 G · 2 GS33%31–34% · ~124 est.—#75 Brandon HendersonOL · SR · 2 G · 2 GS28%26–29% · ~105 est.—#70 Maika MatelauOL · SO · 2 G · 2 GS28%26–29% · ~105 est.—#55 TJ McMillenOL · SR · 1 G · 1 GS18%16–18% · ~66 est.Defense
Season snap share: share of all the opponents’ plays this season, with its likely range. Ordered by estimated snaps, latest game counted twice
Defensive lineseason snap share
DL1#43 Joe BarnaDL · JR · 6 G · 5 GS59%38–76% · ~229 est.DL2#24 Will HolmesDL · JR · 5 G46%26–59% · ~176 est.DL3#52 Pat FarrellDL · SR · 6 G · 5 GS43%24–55% · ~165 est.DL4#54 Demetrius JohnDL · JR · 6 G41%26–52% · ~156 est.—#96 Darrell PraterDL · SR · 6 G · 5 GS40%23–51% · ~153 est.—#90 Carter JankiDL · SR · 5 G41%23–53% · ~158 est.—#98 Joshua DavisDL · SO · 1 G8%3–13% · ~31 est.Linebackersseason snap share
LB1#26 Ismael KanteLB · SR · 6 G · 5 GS85%71–100% · ~326 est.LB2#10 James KreutzLB · SR · 6 G · 5 GS71%60–86% · ~275 est.LB3#33 Grant BeermanLB · SO · 6 G47%22–64% · ~180 est.—#18 Mason MuraginLB · SR · 5 G · 3 GS25%10–32% · ~95 est.—#40 Ean RheaLB · SR · 6 G25%12–35% · ~98 est.—#45 Robert EdmonsonLB · SR · 4 G22%9–29% · ~86 est.—#28 Kayden BennettLB · FR · 3 G12%3–16% · ~46 est.Cornerbacksseason snap share
CB1#7 Matthew BaileyDB · SR · 6 G · 5 GS97%73–100% · ~372 est.CB2#0 Mac ResetichDB · SR · 6 G · 5 GS92%70–100% · ~353 est.—#6 Juice ClarkeDB · SR · 6 G · 5 GS78%59–86% · ~299 est.—#1 Xavier ScottDB · SR · 6 G · 5 GS64%49–72% · ~248 est.—#16 Tanner HeckelDB · JR · 5 G49%17–58% · ~189 est.Safetiesseason snap share
S1#6 Juice ClarkeDB · SR · 6 G · 5 GS78%59–86% · ~299 est.S2#1 Xavier ScottDB · SR · 6 G · 5 GS64%49–72% · ~248 est.—#16 Tanner HeckelDB · JR · 5 G49%17–58% · ~189 est.—#32 Tywan CoxDB · SO · 5 G · 2 GS52%37–59% · ~201 est.—#5 Jakwon MorrisDB · JR · 5 G · 3 GS33%11–39% · ~128 est.Special Teams
By kicks and punts
Kickerby kicks
K1#37 Ethan MoczulskiPK · SR · 6 G45kicks · 9 lastK2#27 Lucas OsadaPK · JR · 2 G2kicksPunterby punts
P1#81 Lars RauP · JR · 5 G10punts · 1 lastLong snapperroster order
LS1#49 Zach HaberLS · SRSRLS2#44 Patrick Mahoney IIILS · SRSRSnaps by Game
| Player | Pos | Wk 1 vs UAB | Wk 2 vs Duke | Wk 3 vs Southern Illinois | Wk 4 @ Ohio State | Wk 5 vs Purdue | Wk 6 @ Michigan State | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team offensive plays | 43 | 68 | 57 | 71 | 65 | 69 | 373 | |
| Opponent offensive plays | 77 | 56 | 69 | 68 | 60 | 55 | 385 | |
| Quarterbacks · estimated snaps | ||||||||
| Katin Houser | QB | 43 | 68 | 53 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 353 |
| Carson Boyd | QB | · | · | 4 | · | · | 6 | 10 |
| Michael Clayton II | QB | · | · | · | · | · | 10 | 10 |
| Running backs · estimated snaps | ||||||||
| Aidan Laughery | RB | ~16 | ~26 | ~12 | ~33 | ~39 | ~47 | 173 |
| Ca'Lil Valentine | RB | ~22 | ~40 | ~21 | ~28 | ~8 | · | 119 |
| Jordan Anderson | RB | ~6 | · | ~10 | ~13 | ~14 | ~15 | 58 |
| Javari Barnett | RB | · | · | ~18 | ~12 | · | ~9 | 39 |
| Receivers & tight ends · estimated snaps | ||||||||
| Collin Dixon | WR | ~37 | ~63 | ~49 | ~54 | ~59 | ~54 | 316 |
| Hudson Clement | WR | ~36 | ~50 | ~47 | ~57 | ~53 | ~54 | 297 |
| Brayden Trimble | WR | ~25 | ~40 | ~40 | ~50 | ~51 | ~42 | 248 |
| Kaden Feagin | TE | · | ~38 | ~33 | ~28 | · | ~54 | 153 |
| Ty Robinson | WR | ~12 | ~19 | ~11 | ~27 | ~21 | ~25 | 115 |
| Davin Stoffel | TE | · | ~19 | ~16 | ~20 | ~45 | · | 100 |
| Christian Abney | TE | · | ~27 | ~22 | ~39 | · | · | 88 |
| Eddie Kasper | WR | · | · | · | · | · | ~11 | 11 |
| Jershaun Newton | WR | · | · | · | ~9 | · | · | 9 |
| Defensive line · estimated snaps | ||||||||
| Joe Barna | DL | ~48 | ~32 | ~43 | ~33 | ~37 | ~36 | 229 |
| Will Holmes | DL | ~46 | ~39 | · | ~41 | ~18 | ~32 | 176 |
| Pat Farrell | DL | ~39 | ~27 | · | ~44 | ~32 | ~23 | 165 |
| Carter Janki | DL | ~36 | ~22 | ~33 | ~26 | ~41 | · | 158 |
| Demetrius John | DL | ~20 | ~16 | ~25 | ~39 | ~27 | ~29 | 156 |
| Darrell Prater | DL | ~42 | ~35 | ~40 | ~19 | · | ~17 | 153 |
| Joshua Davis | DL | ~31 | · | · | · | · | · | 31 |
| Linebackers · estimated snaps | ||||||||
| Ismael Kante | LB | ~66 | ~37 | ~55 | ~60 | ~60 | ~48 | 326 |
| James Kreutz | LB | ~39 | ~52 | ~51 | ~34 | ~44 | ~55 | 275 |
| Grant Beerman | LB | ~43 | ~46 | ~24 | ~15 | ~20 | ~32 | 180 |
| Ean Rhea | LB | ~59 | ~20 | ~4 | ~12 | · | ~3 | 98 |
| Mason Muragin | LB | ~32 | · | ~4 | · | ~32 | ~27 | 95 |
| Robert Edmonson | LB | · | ~25 | ~4 | ~54 | ~3 | · | 86 |
| Jack Paris | LB | ~20 | · | ~39 | · | · | · | 59 |
| Kayden Bennett | LB | · | · | ~16 | · | ~12 | ~18 | 46 |
| Daniel Brown | LB | · | · | · | · | ~27 | ~11 | 38 |
| Cameron Thomas | LB | ~4 | · | ~30 | ~2 | · | · | 36 |
| Secondary · estimated snaps | ||||||||
| Matthew Bailey | DB | ~76 | ~52 | ~62 | ~68 | ~60 | ~54 | 372 |
| Mac Resetich | DB | ~63 | ~56 | ~56 | ~67 | ~59 | ~52 | 353 |
| Juice Clarke | DB | ~10 | ~55 | ~69 | ~64 | ~60 | ~41 | 299 |
| Xavier Scott | DB | ~18 | ~55 | ~45 | ~62 | ~18 | ~50 | 248 |
| Tywan Cox | DB | ~74 | ~13 | ~24 | ~47 | ~43 | · | 201 |
| Tanner Heckel | DB | · | ~4 | ~67 | ~5 | ~58 | ~55 | 189 |
| Jakwon Morris | DB | ~27 | ~40 | ~16 | ~25 | · | ~20 | 128 |
| Deuce Fillmore | DB | ~69 | · | ~4 | · | · | · | 73 |
| Nick Hankins Jr. | DB | ~50 | · | ~4 | · | · | · | 54 |
| Ben Clawson | DB | ~5 | · | ~9 | · | · | ~8 | 22 |
| Almirian Thomas | DB | ~5 | · | · | · | · | · | 5 |
| Xanai Scott | DB | · | · | ~4 | · | · | · | 4 |
| James Finley IV | DB | · | · | · | · | · | ~4 | 4 |
| Offensive line · estimated snaps | ||||||||
| Jake Renfro | OL | ~42 | ~66 | ~55 | ~69 | ~63 | · | 295 |
| Nathan Knapik | OL | ~42 | ~66 | ~55 | ~69 | ~63 | · | 295 |
| Christian Martin | OL | ~42 | ~66 | ~55 | ~69 | ~63 | · | 295 |
| Brandon Hansen | OL | · | ~66 | ~55 | ~69 | · | · | 190 |
| Champ Smith | OL | · | · | ~55 | ~69 | · | · | 124 |
| Maika Matelau | OL | ~42 | · | · | · | ~63 | · | 105 |
| Brandon Henderson | OL | ~42 | · | · | · | ~63 | · | 105 |
| TJ McMillen | OL | · | ~66 | · | · | · | · | 66 |
How the snap estimates work. No free source publishes college snap counts, so these are estimates. Quarterbacks: every offensive play is credited to the QB running the offense, which is close to exact. Everyone else: a model trained on real NFL snap counts (nflverse, 2023–24) turns each player's share of their position group's involvement that game (carries and targets on offense, tackles, sacks and breakups on defense) into a share of the team's plays. Tested on a season it never saw, it's typically within 5 snaps a game for running backs and 9–10 for other positions, and within about 10–15% over a season. The ranges shown are where the real number landed 80% of the time in that test. They narrow as the season goes on, and are widest for part-time players in a single game. Blocking tight ends and receivers who rarely see the ball get underestimated. Offensive linemen leave no trace in the play-by-play, so the line comes from each game's starting lineup. Where a school's game notes list its starters by spot, and its website allows automated access, the line shows who played left tackle through right tackle.