Illinois Fighting Illini

2008 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT
71	Jeff Allen J. Allen	OL	6'5"	305
52	Jon Asamoah J. Asamoah	OL	6'5"	315
98	Daryle Ballew D. Ballew	DL	6'1"	310
41	Zach Becker Z. Becker	FB	6'3"	250
31	Travon Bellamy T. Bellamy	DB	6'1"	237
9	Arrelious Benn A. Benn	WR	6'2"	220
62	Eric Block E. Block	OL	6'3"	290
36	Jared Bosch J. Bosch	P	6'1"	200
92	Josh Brent J. Brent	DL	6'2"	315
99	Jerry Brown J. Brown	DL	6'4"	265
18	Nate Bussey N. Bussey	LB	6'2"	220
43	Sam Carson III S. Carson III	LB	6'1"	254
35	Michael Cklamovski M. Cklamovski	K	6'4"	225
11	Brandon Clear B. Clear	WR	6'5"	210
73	Jack Cornell J. Cornell	OL	6'5"	315
17	Jeff Cumberland J. Cumberland	WR	6'5"	255
1	Vontae Davis V. Davis	DB	6'0"	204
81	Will Davis W. Davis	DL	6'3"	268
13	Derek Dimke D. Dimke	K	6'0"	180
22	Daniel Dufrene D. Dufrene	RB	5'11"	205
15	Chris Duvalt C. Duvalt	WR	5'11"	175
23	Jack Eastman J. Eastman	WR	6'1"	194
20	Garrett Edwards G. Edwards	DB	6'2"	210
84	Matt Eller M. Eller	K	6'2"	205
43	Russell Ellington R. Ellington	LB	6'2"	235
24	Bo Flowers B. Flowers	DB
21	Jason Ford J. Ford	RB	6'0"	235
68	Xaiver Fulton X. Fulton	OL	6'5"	300
39	Conor Gillen C. Gillen	LB	6'2"	233
83	Hubie Graham H. Graham	TE	6'4"	255
27	Antonio Gully A. Gully	DB	6'1"	190
4	Donsay Hardeman D. Hardeman	DB	6'2"	210
28	Dere Hicks D. Hicks	DB	5'10"	175
16	Michael Hoomanawanui M. Hoomanawanui	TE	6'5"	270
66	Randall Hunt R. Hunt	OL	6'6"	315
55	Anterio Jackson A. Jackson	OL	6'2"	300
90	Antonio James A. James	DL	6'5"	255
6	Chris James C. James	WR	6'0"	195
53	Dustin Jefferson D. Jefferson	LB	6'0"	240
8	A.J. Jenkins	WR	6'0"	185
13	Will Judson W. Judson	WR	5'8"	163
45	Tad Keely T. Keely	LS	6'1"	225
5	Mikel Leshoure M. Leshoure	RB	6'0"	230
70	Corey Lewis C. Lewis	OL	6'6"	310
94	David Lindquist D. Lindquist	DL	6'3"	293
93	Corey Liuget C. Liuget	DL	6'3"	300
60	Ryan McDonald R. McDonald	OL	6'5"	296
10	Eddie McGee E. McGee	WR	6'4"	210
44	Brit Miller B. Miller	LB	6'1"	250
65	Mike Nabolotny M. Nabolotny	TE	6'5"	281
97	Clay Nurse C. Nurse	DL	6'3"	260
78	Ryan Palmer R. Palmer	OL	6'7"	310
95	Doug Pilcher D. Pilcher	DL	6'5"	265
45	Rodney Pittman R. Pittman	LB	6'2"	242
28	Troy Pollard T. Pollard	RB	5'8"	190
46	Darius Purcell D. Purcell	DB	5'11"	229
80	Alex Reavy A. Reavy	WR	6'2"	195
7	Supo Sanni S. Sanni	DB	6'3"	220
87	Anthony Santella A. Santella	P	6'2"	190
30	Rahkeem Smith R. Smith	DL	6'1"	265
10	Cody Stunkard C. Stunkard	DB	5'11"	206
17	Fred Sykes F. Sykes	WR	6'0"	190
38	Ian Thomas I. Thomas	LB	6'0"	240
14	Miami Thomas M. Thomas	DB	5'11"	180
91	Derek Walker D. Walker	DL	6'4"	270
58	Bryson Whalen B. Whalen	DL	6'4"	257
7	Juice Williams J. Williams	QB	6'2"	235
79	Craig Wilson C. Wilson	DL	6'5"	320
2	Martez Wilson M. Wilson	LB	6'4"	250
3	Tavon Wilson T. Wilson	DB	6'0"	205

More CFB News

Ohio State says it's 'playoff time' now as No. 11 Buckeyes host disappointing Oregon

Nov 5, 2026

No. 3 Utah and No. 7 BYU finding success while bucking their traditional football identities

Nov 5, 2026

Once in the shadow of basketball, New Mexico football jumps into the AP Top 25 for the first time

Nov 5, 2026

No. 25 Florida to start QB Tramell Jones against Oklahoma in the Swamp, AP source says

Nov 5, 2026

SEC Week 10: Loaded weekend brings pivotal tests for playoff hopefuls

Nov 5, 2026

No. 1 Miami's trip to No. 4 Notre Dame, Virginia Tech's trip to SMU headline ACC's weekly schedule

Nov 5, 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,977

Atkinson

2,649

Mestemaker

2,577

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

1,054

White

1,049

Riley

1,005

Roberts

Rec Yards Leaders

1,110

Legree

1,067

Smith

1,027

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

25

Stokes

25

Atkinson

25

Mensah

Rush TD Leaders

17

Hellums

16

Hawkins

14

Sheppard

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

13

Toney

13

Smith

QB Rating Leaders

202.7

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

178.5

Stokes

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

10.0

Osunsanmi

9.0

Zock

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

47.6

43.8

41.1

41.0

40.4

Opp PPG Rankings

11.9

12.4

12.5

13.4

Total Yards Rankings

540.5

534.9

529.6

517.4

514.0

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

342.5

341.0

295.8

271.4

261.6

250.8

Pass Yards Rankings

383.4

348.9

338.8

332.4

329.6

324.1

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

32.0

31.0

28.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	7	1	.875
2	Oregon State	5	3	.625
3	San Diego State	4	5	.444
4	Texas State	4	4	.500
5	Fresno State	5	3	.625
6	Utah State	3	5	.375
7	Colorado State	3	5	.375
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	8	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Ohio State	6	2	.750
4	USC	7	2	.778
5	Illinois	5	3	.625
6	Minnesota	5	3	.625
7	Iowa	6	2	.750
8	Oregon	5	3	.625
9	Northwestern	6	2	.750
10	Wisconsin	5	3	.625
11	Washington	5	3	.625
12	Michigan	5	3	.625
13	Nebraska	5	3	.625
14	Purdue	3	5	.375
15	Penn State	4	4	.500
16	Rutgers	2	6	.250
17	Maryland	2	6	.250
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	7	1	.875
2	Kentucky	7	1	.875
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Ole Miss	6	2	.750
5	Texas	6	2	.750
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Missouri	6	2	.750
8	Tennessee	6	2	.750
9	South Carolina	5	3	.625
10	Florida	5	3	.625
11	Oklahoma	4	4	.500
12	Auburn	4	4	.500
13	Mississippi State	4	4	.500
14	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
15	Arkansas	3	5	.375
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	7	1	.875
2	Jacksonville State	6	2	.750
3	Delaware	4	4	.500
4	New Mexico State	3	5	.375
5	Middle Tennessee	4	4	.500
6	Western Kentucky	3	5	.375
7	Missouri State	3	5	.375
8	Florida International	3	5	.375
9	Kennesaw State	2	6	.250
10	Sam Houston	1	7	.125

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	6	2	.750
2	Appalachian State	5	3	.625
3	South Alabama	4	4	.500
4	James Madison	7	2	.778
5	Louisiana	5	3	.625
6	Georgia Southern	4	4	.500
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Coastal Carolina	3	5	.375
9	Troy	4	4	.500
10	Georgia State	4	4	.500
11	Southern Miss	3	5	.375
12	Marshall	5	3	.625
13	Louisiana-Monroe	1	7	.125
14	Old Dominion	2	7	.222

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	8	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	7	1	.875
3	Louisville	5	3	.625
4	SMU	6	2	.750
5	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
6	Duke	6	2	.750
7	Clemson	5	3	.625
8	Pittsburgh	6	3	.667
9	Boston College	4	4	.500
10	NC State	4	4	.500
11	North Carolina	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	California	3	6	.333
14	Syracuse	4	4	.500
15	Stanford	4	5	.444
16	Florida State	3	5	.375
17	Georgia Tech	2	6	.250

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	7	1	.875
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	5	3	.625
4	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
5	Air Force	6	2	.750
6	Nevada	3	5	.375
7	San Jose State	4	5	.444
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	7	.125
10	Northern Illinois	0	8	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	7	1	.875
2	UConn	4	4	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	7	2	.778
2	Toledo	7	2	.778
3	Western Michigan	6	3	.667
4	Buffalo	6	3	.667
5	Miami (OH)	5	4	.556
6	Eastern Michigan	4	6	.400
7	UMass	5	4	.556
8	Kent State	3	6	.333
9	Ball State	3	6	.333
10	Central Michigan	4	5	.444
11	Bowling Green	2	7	.222
12	Sacramento State	2	8	.200
13	Akron	1	8	.111

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	7	1	.875
2	North Texas	6	2	.750
3	Memphis	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	3	.625
5	South Florida	6	2	.750
6	UAB	4	4	.500
7	Florida Atlantic	5	3	.625
8	East Carolina	4	4	.500
9	Tulane	4	4	.500
10	Charlotte	1	7	.125
11	Tulsa	4	4	.500
12	Temple	2	6	.250
13	Navy	2	6	.250
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	8	0	1.000
2	BYU	7	1	.875
3	Texas Tech	7	1	.875
4	Houston	6	2	.750
5	Arizona	6	2	.750
6	Baylor	5	3	.625
7	Oklahoma State	5	3	.625
8	West Virginia	5	3	.625
9	Iowa State	4	4	.500
10	UCF	4	4	.500
11	Cincinnati	5	3	.625
12	Arizona State	4	4	.500
13	TCU	4	4	.500
14	Colorado	3	5	.375
15	Kansas State	4	4	.500
16	Kansas	3	5	.375