THIRD AND DATA

Week 8 · 2023

Wisconsin at Illinois

Sat 10/21/2023 03:30 PMMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)Illinois pregame42% — Pregame win probability: 42% for Illinois. Wisconsin favored, and won.Conference

71°Clear26 mph W · 31% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data

Wisconsin

25

7–6

Illinois

21

5–7

Attendance

54,205

reported

Each room is drawn against the one it plays: the away offensive line beside the home defensive front, and back again. Quarterbacks, kickers and punters have no opposing room and face their own. Players are ordered exactly as they are on a team's roster tab — by position, then by who has played this season, then production, then recruiting stars, then seasons on a roster — so an offensive line, for which no production is published, runs on stars and then experience. A player who has appeared this season shows that season's totals; everyone else shows career totals through 2023, marked career, at every school he has played for. Long snappers and returners are not drawn.

WISQuarterbacks3 blue chips5
  • 44-star recruitQB8Tanner Mordecai ← SMU6'2"·2186yr
    2,065 Pass yds9 TD4 Int65.0 Cmp%303 Rush yds
  • 44-star recruitQB8Braedyn Locke ← Mississippi State6'1"·2052yr
    778 Pass yds5 TD1 Int50.0 Cmp%-2 Rush yds
  • 33-star recruitQB10Myles Burkett6'0"·2132yr
    career 84 Pass yds0 TD0 Int80.0 Cmp%-9 Rush yds
  • 44-star recruitQB10Nick Evers ← Oklahoma6'3"·1952yr
    career 0 Pass yds0 TD0 Int0.0 Cmp%
  • 33-star recruitQB7Cole LaCrue6'1"·2101yr
ILLQuarterbacks1 blue chip6
  • 44-star recruitQB9Luke Altmyer ← Ole Miss6'2"·2053yr
    1,883 Pass yds13 TD10 Int64.8 Cmp%282 Rush yds
  • 33-star recruitQB4John Paddock ← Ball State6'0"·1906yr
    1,294 Pass yds9 TD3 Int59.9 Cmp%-55 Rush yds
  • 33-star recruitQB10Donovan Leary6'2"·2152yr
  • 33-star recruitQB6Cal Swanson6'3"·2101yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundQB11Jacob Huber6'1"·2002yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundQB12Kirkland Michaux6'4"·2252yr
WISOffensive line7 blue chips20
ILLDefensive lineNo blue chips13
  • 33-star recruitDE91Alex Bray6'4"·2651yr
    2 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL4Jer'Zhan Newton6'2"·2954yr
    52 Tackles8.5 TFL7.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL88Keith Randolph Jr.6'5"·3005yr
    49 Tackles4.0 TFL1.5 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL6Denzel Daxon ← Ohio6'2"·3207yr
    27 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedDL48Bryce Barnes6'2"·2855yr
    20 Tackles2.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL23TeRah Edwards6'2"·3154yr
    13 Tackles0.5 TFL0.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL88Sedarius McConnell6'3"·2793yr
    8 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL57Evan Kirts6'5"·3055yr
    career 2 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL52Pat Farrell6'5"·2851yr
  • 33-star recruitDL9Jeremiah Warren6'2"·3051yr
  • 22-star recruitDL23Christian Lorenzo6'3"·3042yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL94Dylan Davis6'4"·2952yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL93Henry Engel6'2"·2951yr
WISDefensive line1 blue chip18
  • 33-star recruitDE24Darian Varner ← Temple6'3"·2654yr
    5 Tackles1.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDE99Isaiah Mullens6'4"·2985yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDE93Isaac Townsend6'5"·2775yr
    career 1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDE95Jordan Mayer6'4"·2281yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDE76Tommy Brunner6'3"·2504yr
  • 33-star recruitDL90James Thompson Jr.6'6"·3004yr
    29 Tackles5.5 TFL3.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL56Rodas Johnson6'2"·3005yr
    18 Tackles2.0 TFL0.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL92Curt Neal6'0"·3102yr
    13 Tackles1.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL68Ben Barten6'5"·3234yr
    12 Tackles1.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL96Cade McDonald6'6"·2854yr
    3 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL10Gabe Kirschke6'5"·2502yr
    1 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitDL88T.J. Bollers6'2"·3053yr
    career 2 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL97Mike Jarvis6'4"·2953yr
  • 33-star recruitDL58Jamel Howard Jr.6'2"·3071yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL14Angel Toombs6'5"·2601yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL92Nolan Vils6'2"·3051yr
  • 33-star recruitDT99Gio Paez6'3"·3115yr
    23 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundEDGE2Kaden Johnson6'3"·2484yr
    5 Tackles1.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
ILLOffensive lineNo blue chips20
WISBacks & tight ends2 blue chips15
  • 33-star recruitFB42Tyler Jansey6'1"·2361yr
  • 44-star recruitRB—Braelon Allen6'2"·2453yr
    181 Car984 Rush yds12 TD5.4 Rush avg
    28 Rec131 Rec yds4.7 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitRB1Chez Mellusi5'11"·2125yr
    51 Car307 Rush yds4 TD6.0 Rush avg
    3 Rec12 Rec yds4.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB20Cade Yacamelli6'0"·2192yr
    36 Car169 Rush yds0 TD4.7 Rush avg
    4 Rec23 Rec yds5.8 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB43Grover Bortolotti5'9"·2043yr
  • 33-star recruitRB20Nate White5'11"·1821yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB44Zach Gloudeman6'2"·2302yr
  • 33-star recruitTE87Hayden Rucci6'4"·2535yr
    11 Rec125 Rec yds0 TD11.4 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE34Jackson Acker6'1"·2503yr
    19 Rec108 Rec yds1 TD5.7 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE84Tucker Ashcraft6'5"·2601yr
    8 Rec86 Rec yds1 TD10.8 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE37Riley Nowakowski6'2"·2434yr
    7 Rec57 Rec yds1 TD8.1 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE41JT Seagreaves6'6"·2542yr
    career 1 Rec3 Rec yds0 TD3.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE48Cole Dakovich6'5"·2554yr
  • 33-star recruitTE49Cam Large6'3"·2374yr
  • 33-star recruitTE89Jack Pugh6'5"·2573yr
ILLLinebackers1 blue chip16
  • 33-star recruitLB28Dylan Rosiek6'1"·2353yr
    82 Tackles7.5 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB9Seth Coleman6'5"·2455yr
    50 Tackles9.0 TFL6.0 Sacks
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedLB39Kenenna Odeluga6'1"·2353yr
    37 Tackles4.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB17Gabe Jacas6'3"·2752yr
    31 Tackles4.0 TFL3.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitLB3Alec Bryant6'3"·2503yr
    26 Tackles2.5 TFL0.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB8Tarique Barnes6'1"·2305yr
    25 Tackles2.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB10James Kreutz6'2"·2402yr
    18 Tackles1.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB34Ryan Meed6'1"·2305yr
    11 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB33Ezekiel Holmes6'5"·2555yr
    9 Tackles2.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB42Luke Zardzin6'0"·2253yr
    3 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB15Ronan Poynton6'1"·2351yr
    1 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB31Jared Badie6'3"·2362yr
    career 1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB45Malachi Hood6'2"·2282yr
  • 33-star recruitLB0Jojo Hayden6'2"·2451yr
  • 33-star recruitLB18Mason Muragin6'4"·2501yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB31Laine Jenkins6'6"·2401yr
WISLinebackers1 blue chip16
  • 33-star recruitLB1Jake Chaney5'11"·2333yr
    80 Tackles7.0 TFL3.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB7Jordan Turner6'1"·2314yr
    61 Tackles6.5 TFL3.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB55Maema Njongmeta6'0"·2405yr
    59 Tackles8.5 TFL3.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB98C.J. Goetz6'3"·2405yr
    59 Tackles11.0 TFL4.0 Sacks1 Int
  • 44-star recruitLB17Darryl Peterson6'1"·2603yr
    47 Tackles10.0 TFL4.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB44Jeff Pietrowski Jr.6'2"·2434yr
    21 Tackles1.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB39Tatum Grass6'2"·2345yr
    9 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB14Christian Alliegro6'4"·2451yr
    5 Tackles1.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB59Aaron Witt6'6"·2414yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB32Marty Strey6'2"·2355yr
  • 33-star recruitLB51Bryan Sanborn6'1"·2303yr
    career 20 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB33Aidan Vaughan6'3"·2202yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB53Ross Gengler6'2"·2304yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB45Garrison Solliday5'11"·2362yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB98Will McDonald6'4"·2701yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB47Evan Van Dyn Hoven6'3"·2441yr
ILLBacks & tight ends1 blue chip17
  • 33-star recruitRB23Reggie Love III5'11"·2154yr
    116 Car567 Rush yds4 TD4.9 Rush avg
    9 Rec58 Rec yds6.4 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB2Josh McCray6'1"·2353yr
    43 Car156 Rush yds2 TD3.6 Rush avg
    6 Rec30 Rec yds5.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB21Aidan Laughery5'11"·2002yr
    16 Car81 Rush yds1 TD5.1 Rush avg
    2 Rec24 Rec yds12.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB24Nick Fedanzo6'0"·2205yr
    1 Car3 Rush yds0 TD3.0 Rush avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB23Jordan Anderson6'4"·2402yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB22Jean-Marc Etienne5'11"·1901yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB27Corey Rashad5'8"·1851yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE89Tip Reiman6'5"·2704yr
    19 Rec203 Rec yds3 TD10.7 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE13Griffin Moore6'4"·2505yr
    12 Rec161 Rec yds1 TD13.4 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitTE83Kaden Feagin6'3"·2601yr
    9 Rec116 Rec yds1 TD12.9 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE87Henry Boyer6'6"·2702yr
    3 Rec20 Rec yds0 TD6.7 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE85Tanner Arkin ← Colorado State6'4"·2653yr
    1 Rec1 Rec yds1 TD1.0 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE36Ben Schultz6'3"·2405yr
  • 33-star recruitTE87Owen Anderson6'4"·2602yr
  • 33-star recruitTE89Clayton Leonard6'3"·2522yr
  • 33-star recruitTE82Nate Guinn6'6"·2401yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE7Nick True6'5"·2401yr
WISReceivers1 blue chip16
  • 33-star recruitWR2Will Pauling ← Cincinnati5'10"·1903yr
    74 Rec837 Rec yds6 TD11.3 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR9Bryson Green ← Oklahoma State6'3"·2133yr
    32 Rec480 Rec yds2 TD15.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR17Chimere Dike6'0"·1954yr
    19 Rec328 Rec yds1 TD17.3 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR1Skyler Bell6'0"·1853yr
    38 Rec297 Rec yds1 TD7.8 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR3C.J. Williams ← USC6'1"·2052yr
    15 Rec148 Rec yds0 TD9.9 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR8Vinny Anthony II6'0"·1902yr
    10 Rec99 Rec yds0 TD9.9 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR2Trech Kekahuna5'10"·1851yr
    4 Rec64 Rec yds0 TD16.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR12Quincy Burroughs ← Cincinnati6'1"·2102yr
    4 Rec30 Rec yds0 TD7.5 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR9Keontez Lewis6'2"·1973yr
    1 Rec12 Rec yds0 TD12.0 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR27Haakon Anderson6'1"·2124yr
    1 Rec8 Rec yds0 TD8.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR2Chris Brooks Jr.6'2"·2242yr
  • 33-star recruitWR15Tommy McIntosh6'4"·2052yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR21Cam Fane6'1"·2002yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR30Alex Moeller5'11"·1752yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR7Grady O'Neill5'9"·1701yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR23Davion Thomas-Kumpula5'11"·1801yr
ILLDefensive backs1 blue chip25
  • 33-star recruitCB5Zachary Tobe6'2"·2001yr
    25 Tackles5 PD
  • —No recruiting profile foundCB6Prince Ford5'11"·1701yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundCB7Kaleb Patterson6'1"·1921yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDB10Miles Scott5'11"·2102yr
    63 Tackles3 PD2 Int
  • 33-star recruitDB1Xavier Scott5'11"·1952yr
    57 Tackles11 PD2 Int
  • —No recruiting profile foundDB—Nicario Harper ← Louisville6'0"·2056yr
    48 Tackles2 PD1 Int
  • 33-star recruitDB21Clayton Bush ← Southern Illinois6'1"·2104yr
    42 Tackles1 PD
  • —No recruiting profile foundDB23Tahveon Nicholson5'11"·1854yr
    36 Tackles6 PD
  • 33-star recruitDB20Tyler Strain5'9"·1953yr
    35 Tackles3 PD1 Int
  • 33-star recruitDB0Mac Resetich6'0"·2101yr
    7 Tackles0 PD1 Int
  • 33-star recruitDB7Matthew Bailey6'2"·2252yr
    5 Tackles0 PD
  • 33-star recruitDB6Juice Clarke6'1"·1851yr
    5 Tackles0 PD
  • —No recruiting profile foundDB32CJ Bufkin5'11"·2001yr
    5 Tackles0 PD
  • 33-star recruitDB37Solo Turner6'2"·2155yr
    2 Tackles0 PD
  • —No recruiting profile foundDB35Grayson Griffin5'11"·2002yr
    2 Tackles0 PD
  • 33-star recruitDB3Demetrius Hill ← Florida International6'2"·2053yr
    career 98 Tackles3 PD1 Int
  • 33-star recruitDB19Tyson Rooks6'4"·2152yr
    career 1 Tackles1 PD
  • 33-star recruitDB29TJ Griffin6'0"·2202yr
  • 22-star recruitDB11Johnny Schmitt6'1"·1901yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDB27Matthew Bobak5'11"·2004yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDB21Ben Clawson6'0"·2102yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDB26Mike Manning5'8"·2002yr
  • 33-star recruitS13Elijah Mc-Cantos6'0"·1902yr
    5 Tackles0 PD
  • 44-star recruitS2Saboor Karriem6'3"·2101yr
    2 Tackles3 PD
  • —No recruiting profile foundS32Chase Miller6'0"·1902yr
WISDefensive backs3 blue chips22
ILLReceivers2 blue chips14
  • 44-star recruitWR1Isaiah Williams5'10"·1855yr
    82 Rec1,055 Rec yds5 TD12.9 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR14Casey Washington6'2"·2005yr
    49 Rec670 Rec yds4 TD13.7 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR13Pat Bryant6'3"·2003yr
    43 Rec560 Rec yds7 TD13.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR2Ashton Hollins6'5"·2002yr
    9 Rec119 Rec yds0 TD13.2 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR80Hank Beatty5'11"·1852yr
    8 Rec65 Rec yds0 TD8.1 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR7Kenari Wilcher6'0"·1851yr
    4 Rec57 Rec yds0 TD14.3 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR88Malik Elzy6'2"·2141yr
    5 Rec52 Rec yds1 TD10.4 Rec avg
  • 22-star recruitWR83Keion Battle6'1"·2004yr
  • 33-star recruitWR1Shawn Miller6'0"·2052yr
  • 33-star recruitWR12Eian Pugh6'3"·1852yr
  • 33-star recruitWR17Collin Dixon6'1"·2151yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR7Weston Adams5'11"·1922yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR7Alexander Capka-Jones6'4"·1901yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR87Tyler McClure6'2"·2001yr
WISKickersNo blue chips4
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedPK90Nathanial Vakos ← Ohio6'1"·2082yr
    15 FG19 FGA52 Long79 Pts
  • 33-star recruitPK22Jack Van Dyke6'5"·2284yr
    career 0 FG1 FGA0 Long4 Pts
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK29Nate Van Zelst5'11"·1903yr
    career 11 FG14 FGA47 Long68 Pts
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK97Gavin Lahm6'1"·2182yr
ILLKickersNo blue chips3
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK5Caleb Griffin6'3"·2206yr
    14 FG19 FGA53 Long66 Pts
  • 33-star recruitPK24David Olano5'11"·1771yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK80Fabrizio Pinton6'3"·2312yr
    career 7 FG7 FGA37 Long23 Pts
WISPuntersNo blue chips2
ILLPuntersNo blue chips2
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedP19Hugh Robertson6'2"·2254yr
    51 Punts42.6 Avg17 In 20
  • 33-star recruitP18Declan Duley6'2"·2201yr

Previous 10 meetings vs. Wisconsin

Illinois 2–8 vs Wisconsin

  • 2022 · wk 5Illinois 34 @ Wisconsin 10
  • 2021 · wk 6Wisconsin 24 @ Illinois 0
  • 2020 · wk 8Illinois 7 @ Wisconsin 45
  • 2019 · wk 8Wisconsin 23 @ Illinois 24
  • 2018 · wk 8Illinois 20 @ Wisconsin 49
  • 2017 · wk 9Wisconsin 24 @ Illinois 10
  • 2016 · wk 11Illinois 3 @ Wisconsin 48
  • 2015 · wk 8Wisconsin 24 @ Illinois 13
  • 2014 · wk 7Illinois 28 @ Wisconsin 38
  • 2013 · wk 8Wisconsin 56 @ Illinois 32

Previous 2 meetings vs. Bret Bielema

Wisconsin 1–1 vs Bret Bielema

  • 2022 · wk 5Illinois 34 @ Wisconsin 10
  • 2021 · wk 6Wisconsin 24 @ Illinois 0

Previous 2 meetings vs. Luke Fickell

Illinois 1–1 vs Luke Fickell

  • 2022 · wk 5 (coaching change that season)Illinois 34 @ Wisconsin 10
  • 2011 · wk 7Ohio State 17 @ Illinois 7

† That school changed coaches during the season and the loader cannot say which games he took.

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