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Illinois · 2026

Darrell Prater

DLSenior6' 3", 310 lbsFort Payne, AL
Illinois Fighting Illini3-3 · TDC #49
Snap share
40%
5 of 6 started · likely 23–51%
Tackles
12
1747th of 5408 in FBS
Solo
6
Tackles for loss
1
1347th of 2450 in FBS
Sacks
0.5
978th of 1212 in FBS
Interceptions
0

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

DefenseValueFBS rank
Havoc plays21186th / 2573
Tackles for loss2628th / 1911
Run stops11454th / 3263
Sacks1—
Pass breakups0—
Interceptions0—
Forced fumbles0—
Tackles12—

Career

4 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsTklTFLSacksINTPDHavoc
2026 so farIllinois#49 · 3-3640%1210.5002
2025Jacksonville State#92 · 9-51136%2354.5004
2024Jacksonville State#61 · 9-51129%251.50002
2023Jacksonville State#69 · 9-4822%500002

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Darrell Prater's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Darrell Prater's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

5.4 avg. game scoreBest: 6.8 vs Southern Illinois (Week 3)0 of 5 games at 8.0+
Defense
WkOpponentResultGame scoreTklSoloTFLSacksHurPDINTTD
1UABW 42–236.5320.5000··
2DukeL 27–316.2420000··
3Southern IllinoisW 48–106.8310.50.500··
4@Ohio StateL 19–424.5110000··
5PurdueL 17–24—no stats recorded
6@Michigan StateW 38–373.2100000··
2026 · 5 games5.412610.500··

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Defense2026FBS rank
Tackles121747th / 5408
Solo6—
Tackles for loss11347th / 2450
Sacks0.5978th / 1212
QB hurries0—
Passes defended0—
Defensive TD0—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameStartOpp. playsEst. snapsPlays madePenaltiesSnap share
Wk 1 · UAB✓ DL77~42 (21–53)3155%
Wk 2 · Duke✓ DL56~35 (14–55)4·63%
Wk 3 · Southern Illinois✓ DL69~40 (20–50)3·58%
Wk 4 · Ohio State✓ DL68~19 (7–30)1·28%
Wk 5 · Purdue✓ DL65···—
Wk 6 · Michigan State—55~17 (7–27)1·31%
Season5 GS385153 (87–197)12140%

Position Room

16 DLs on the Illinois roster, ordered by tkl

#PlayerPosClassTklTFLSacksINTPD
43Joe BarnaDLJR182.50.5—0
24Will HolmesDLJR1521—0
96Darrell PraterDLSR1210.5—0
52Pat FarrellDLSR1000—1
90Carter JankiDLSR100.50—1
54Demetrius JohnDLJR900—0
98Joshua DavisDLSO100—0
Isaiah ThomisonDL10.50—0
15Kingston ShawDLFR—————
48Carter SmithDLJR—————
51Parker CrimDLFR—————
55Tony BalanganayiDLFR—————
56Guillermo GallardoDLSR—————
91Cameron BrooksDLSO—————
94Connor SullivanDLSO—————
99King LigginsDLFR—————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. Illinois depth chart →