Illinois NFL Draft prospects
107 Illinois players have been on a Draftanomics board since 2010. 22 were drafted, 1 in the first 32 picks.
Where the talent comes from
WR 11S 10CB 9EDGE 9G 8LB 6OT 6DL 6TE 6RB 5P 4OL 4
On the board now
Illinoisprospects in a class that hasn't been drafted yet, by where our model has them going.
| Player | Pos | Class | Our projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier Scott | CB | 2027 | Pick 26 |
| Katin Houser | QB | 2027 | Pick 137 |
| Hank Beatty | WR | 2027 | Pick 237 |
| Matthew Bailey | S | 2027 | Pick 9042 |
| Jaheim Clarke | S | 2027 | Pick 9060 |
| Christian Abney | QB | 2027 | Pick 9079 |
| Tyson Rooks | WR | 2027 | Pick 9139 |
| Tanner Heckel | S | 2028 | Pick 9352 |
| Ca'Lil Valentine | RB | 2028 | Pick 9375 |
| Declan Duley | P | 2027 | Pick 9530 |
| Easton Baker | LB | 2027 | Pick 9580 |
| Ethan Moczulski | K | 2027 | Pick 9613 |
| Brandon Hansen | OT | 2028 | Pick 9641 |
| Brayden Trimble | WR | 2028 | Pick 9658 |
| Christian Martin | OT | 2028 | Pick 9868 |
| Lucas Osada | P | 2027 | Pick 9973 |
| Lars Rau | P | 2027 | — |
| Mac Resetich | S | 2027 | — |
| Brandon Henderson | OT | 2027 | — |
| Juice Clarke | S | 2027 | — |
| Collin Dixon | WR | 2027 | — |
| Magnus Moller | OT | 2027 | — |
| Jordan Anderson | RB | 2027 | — |
| Alex Perry | WR | 2027 | — |
| Aidan Laughery | ATH | 2027 | — |
| Jayshon Platt | WR | 2027 | — |
| Darrell Prater | DL | 2027 | — |
| Pat Farrell | EDGE | 2027 | — |
| TJ McMillen | G | 2027 | — |
| Keelan Crimmins | P | 2027 | — |
| Demetrius John | DL | 2027 | — |
| Eddie Tuerk | DL | 2027 | — |
| Hugh Thornton | G | 2013 | — |
| Michael Buchanan | EDGE | 2013 | — |
| Akeem Spence | DT | 2013 | — |
| A.J. Jenkins | WR | 2012 | — |
| Whitney Mercilus | EDGE | 2012 | — |
| Jeff Allen | OT | 2012 | — |
| Tavon Wilson | CB | 2012 | — |
| Martez Wilson | LB | 2011 | — |
Drafted, and what happened
The most recent Illinois players to hear their name called, with where they actually went.
| Player | Pos | Class | Actual pick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devon Witherspoon | CB | 2023 | 5 · SEA |
| Jer'Zhan Newton | DL | 2024 | 36 · WAS |
| Jihad Ward | EDGE | 2016 | 44 · OAK |
| Quan Martin | CB | 2023 | 47 · WAS |
| Gabe Jacas | EDGE | 2026 | 55 · NWE |
| Sydney Brown | CB | 2023 | 66 · PHI |
| Dawuane Smoot | EDGE | 2017 | 68 · JAX |
| Isaiah Adams | OL | 2024 | 71 · ARI |
| Pat Bryant | WR | 2025 | 74 · DEN |
| Ke'Shawn Vaughn | RB | 2020 | 76 · TAM |
| Tip Reiman | TE | 2024 | 82 · ARI |
| Kendrick Green | OL | 2021 | 87 · PIT |
| Kerby Joseph | CB | 2022 | 97 · DET |
| Chase Brown | RB | 2023 | 163 · CIN |
| Nate Hobbs | CB | 2021 | 167 · LVR |
| Vederian Lowe | OL | 2022 | 184 · MIN |
| Casey Washington | WR | 2024 | 187 · ATL |
| Doug Kramer | OL | 2022 | 207 · CHI |
| Nick Allegretti | G | 2019 | 216 · KAN |
| Ted Karras | G | 2016 | 221 · NWE |
| Clayton Fejedelem | S | 2016 | 245 · CIN |
| Miles Scott | S | 2026 | 246 · DEN |