THIRD AND DATA

Week 9 · 2026

Illinois at Maryland

Sat 10/31/2026 12:00 PMSECU StadiumConference

58°Clear3 mph NE · 49% humidityMeasured at kickoff, by an official weather station

Illinois

20

5–3

Maryland

17

2–6

Attendance

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not yet 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 2026, marked career, at every school he has played for. Long snappers and returners are not drawn.

ILLQuarterbacks1 blue chip4
  • 44-star recruitQB4Katin Houser ← East Carolina6'3"·2255yr
    1,663 Pass yds13 TD5 Int64.8 Cmp%138 Rush yds
  • 33-star recruitQB7Michael Clayton II6'4"·2051yr
    172 Pass yds4 TD0 Int65.4 Cmp%-13 Rush yds
  • 33-star recruitQB2Carson Boyd6'0"·1902yr
    5 Pass yds0 TD0 Int100.0 Cmp%36 Rush yds
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedQB12Dane Eisenmenger6'4"·2151yr
MDQuarterbacks1 blue chip5
  • 44-star recruitQB7Malik Washington6'5"·2272yr
    1,805 Pass yds9 TD7 Int60.2 Cmp%137 Rush yds
  • 33-star recruitQB6Cardell Williams ← Sacramento State6'2"·1855yr
    63 Pass yds1 TD0 Int85.7 Cmp%71 Rush yds
  • —No recruiting profile foundQB22Jack Capaldi6'3"·2155yr
    35 Pass yds0 TD0 Int100.0 Cmp%-4 Rush yds
  • 33-star recruitQB12Nathan Bernhard6'5"·2501yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundQB23Max Lawrence6'3"·1911yr
ILLOffensive line2 blue chips20
MDDefensive line2 blue chips13
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL98Eyan Thomas6'3"·3373yr
    28 Tackles2.5 TFL2.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL88Derrick LeBlanc ← UCF6'5"·3184yr
    12 Tackles2.5 TFL2.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL97Jayvon Parker ← Washington6'3"·3205yr
    9 Tackles1.5 TFL0.5 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitDL44Joel Starlings6'4"·3074yr
    8 Tackles1.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL95Armon Parker ← Washington6'3"·3325yr
    8 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL99Lavon Johnson ← Texas6'2"·3204yr
    8 Tackles2.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitDL57Bryce Jenkins6'6"·3322yr
    5 Tackles0.5 TFL0.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL39Daniel Owens6'4"·2745yr
    3 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL50EJ Moore Jr.6'2"·2943yr
    2 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL10Cam Brickle II6'2"·3071yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL54JaMarcus Whyce6'2"·3071yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL90Delmar White6'2"·3352yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL58Joshua Simmons6'6"·3043yr
ILLDefensive lineNo blue chips18
  • 33-star recruitDL43Joe Barna6'4"·2803yr
    20 Tackles2.5 TFL0.5 Sacks
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedDL24Will Holmes6'4"·2603yr
    20 Tackles3.5 TFL1.5 Sacks
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedDL90Carter Janki ← Pennsylvania6'5"·2953yr
    18 Tackles2.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL52Pat Farrell6'5"·2854yr
    17 Tackles1.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL96Darrell Prater ← Jacksonville State6'3"·3104yr
    12 Tackles1.0 TFL0.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL54Demetrius John6'3"·2953yr
    9 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL98Joshua Davis6'3"·2851yr
    2 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL17Isaiah Thomison ← Bowling Green6'3"·2904yr
    1 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL55Tony Balanganayi6'4"·2901yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL51Parker Crim6'3"·2701yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL48Carter Smith6'3"·2503yr
    career 1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL91Cameron Brooks6'3"·3052yr
  • 33-star recruitDL94Connor Sullivan ← Washington State6'4"·2902yr
  • 33-star recruitDL95Isaiah White6'2"·3252yr
  • 33-star recruitDL99King Liggins6'3"·3001yr
  • 33-star recruitDL15Kingston Shaw6'3"·2601yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL56Guillermo Gallardo6'3"·3153yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL92Deon Williams6'2"·3051yr
MDOffensive line1 blue chip20
ILLBacks & tight ends2 blue chips19
  • 33-star recruitRB21Aidan Laughery5'11"·2005yr
    89 Car560 Rush yds2 TD6.3 Rush avg
    10 Rec45 Rec yds4.5 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitRB5Ca'Lil Valentine5'11"·2053yr
    50 Car225 Rush yds1 TD4.5 Rush avg
    3 Rec46 Rec yds15.3 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB24Javari Barnett6'1"·2351yr
    25 Car183 Rush yds2 TD7.3 Rush avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB23Jordan Anderson6'4"·2405yr
    38 Car175 Rush yds2 TD4.6 Rush avg
    2 Rec9 Rec yds4.5 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB31Murphy Clement6'0"·2153yr
  • 33-star recruitRB20John Forster5'10"·1952yr
  • 33-star recruitRB22Cedric Wyche II5'10"·2102yr
  • 33-star recruitRB25Nelsyn Wheeler5'9"·2051yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB27Corey Rashad5'8"·1854yr
  • 44-star recruitTE83Kaden Feagin6'3"·2604yr
    8 Rec73 Rec yds0 TD9.1 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE88Davin Stoffel6'6"·2653yr
    3 Rec38 Rec yds0 TD12.7 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE86Christian Abney6'6"·2604yr
    5 Rec26 Rec yds1 TD5.2 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE14Maurice Smith Jr.6'4"·2553yr
    career 2 Rec7 Rec yds0 TD3.5 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE89Tanner Hollinger6'5"·2453yr
  • 33-star recruitTE16Logan Farrell6'3"·2552yr
  • 33-star recruitTE84Grant Smith6'5"·2252yr
  • 33-star recruitTE85Will Vala III6'3"·2451yr
  • 33-star recruitTE99Landen Von Seggern6'4"·2801yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE87BJ Thurman6'4"·2351yr
MDLinebackers3 blue chips16
  • 33-star recruitLB1Daniel Wingate6'5"·2384yr
    49 Tackles2.5 TFL0.0 Sacks1 Int
  • 33-star recruitLB32Carlton Smith6'1"·2222yr
    47 Tackles3.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB11Sidney Stewart6'2"·2472yr
    33 Tackles4.0 TFL2.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB3Trey Reddick6'4"·2163yr
    31 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB40Nahsir Taylor6'3"·2622yr
    25 Tackles2.0 TFL1.5 Sacks
  • 55-star recruitLB0Zion Elee6'4"·2331yr
    13 Tackles5.0 TFL4.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB35Keyari James6'3"·2423yr
    8 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitLB56DD Holmes6'7"·2573yr
    7 Tackles2.5 TFL2.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB27Kaden Carter6'2"·2051yr
    5 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB19Stephen Dean III ← VMI6'2"·2304yr
    3 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB30Travares Daniels II6'2"·2202yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitLB9Zahir Mathis6'6"·2402yr
    career 35 Tackles8.5 TFL6.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB48Darius Grimes6'2"·2284yr
    career 15 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB49Chris Wells6'1"·2304yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB53Kellen McConnell6'2"·2463yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB23Jordan Williams6'2"·2181yr
ILLLinebackers1 blue chip14
  • 33-star recruitLB10James Kreutz6'2"·2405yr
    50 Tackles3.5 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB26Ismael Kante6'2"·2402yr
    48 Tackles3.5 TFL0.0 Sacks1 Int
  • 44-star recruitLB33Grant Beerman6'5"·2402yr
    13 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB40Ean Rhea ← Emory & Henry6'2"·2401yr
    13 Tackles3.0 TFL2.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB18Mason Muragin6'4"·2504yr
    11 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB45Robert Edmonson ← Colorado State6'2"·2403yr
    9 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB4Daniel Brown6'1"·2553yr
    8 Tackles2.0 TFL1.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB38Jack Paris6'2"·2252yr
    7 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB8Cameron Thomas6'0"·2201yr
    5 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB28Kayden Bennett6'1"·2351yr
    3 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB34Erik Gayle6'3"·2402yr
  • 33-star recruitLB11Jacob Alexander6'4"·2451yr
  • 33-star recruitLB23Jaylen Stewart6'2"·2401yr
  • 33-star recruitLB30Tony Williams5'11"·2351yr
MDBacks & tight ends1 blue chip17
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB0DeJuan Williams5'11"·2112yr
    57 Car338 Rush yds4 TD5.9 Rush avg
    10 Rec88 Rec yds8.8 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB24Iverson Howard5'11"·1972yr
    64 Car245 Rush yds4 TD3.8 Rush avg
    9 Rec48 Rec yds5.3 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitRB25Harry Dalton III ← USC5'10"·2042yr
    30 Car113 Rush yds3 TD3.8 Rush avg
    2 Rec-14 Rec yds-7.0 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB29Liam Willson6'1"·2031yr
    14 Car53 Rush yds0 TD3.8 Rush avg
    1 Rec16 Rec yds16.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB34Jianni Davis6'1"·2361yr
    3 Car31 Rush yds1 TD10.3 Rush avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB26Terrez Worthy ← Temple5'11"·1803yr
    1 Car-4 Rush yds0 TD-4.0 Rush avg
  • 33-star recruitRB20DJ Samuels6'1"·2554yr
    career 2 Rec3 Rec yds1.5 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB45Solomon Foye6'2"·2222yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB41John Boley5'11"·1931yr
  • 33-star recruitTE9Dorian Fleming6'3"·2454yr
    23 Rec213 Rec yds2 TD9.3 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE8Preston Howard ← Auburn6'5"·2395yr
    6 Rec70 Rec yds0 TD11.7 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE89AJ Szymanski6'6"·2534yr
    3 Rec16 Rec yds0 TD5.3 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE16Damon Hall Jr.6'5"·2081yr
    1 Rec11 Rec yds0 TD11.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE85JT Taggart6'7"·2492yr
    2 Rec6 Rec yds0 TD3.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE87Brayden Marko6'6"·2431yr
  • 33-star recruitTE81Javonte Williams6'4"·2291yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE84Thomas McCluskey6'8"·2664yr
ILLReceivers2 blue chips16
  • 33-star recruitWR17Collin Dixon6'1"·2154yr
    59 Rec776 Rec yds10 TD13.2 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR13Hudson Clement6'1"·2155yr
    32 Rec453 Rec yds1 TD14.2 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR11Brayden Trimble6'1"·1952yr
    22 Rec198 Rec yds1 TD9.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR10Ty Robinson ← Ball State6'4"·2056yr
    12 Rec164 Rec yds3 TD13.7 Rec avg
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedWR80Eddie Kasper ← Illinois State5'10"·1705yr
    1 Rec7 Rec yds0 TD7.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR6Jershaun Newton6'0"·2152yr
    1 Rec5 Rec yds0 TD5.0 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR8Jacob Eberhart6'4"·2201yr
  • 33-star recruitWR9Alex Perry ← Florida International6'5"·2205yr
    career 104 Rec1,331 Rec yds12 TD12.8 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR1Jayshon Platt ← Florida Atlantic6'1"·1955yr
    career 55 Rec791 Rec yds6 TD14.4 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR0Nas Rankin6'0"·1701yr
  • 33-star recruitWR3Kenyon Alston6'2"·1951yr
  • 33-star recruitWR8Davon Grant6'4"·2201yr
  • 33-star recruitWR82Jacob Harvey6'0"·2001yr
  • 33-star recruitWR81Leslie Mosley Jr.5'10"·1751yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR28Karson Kaiser6'1"·1752yr
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedWR19Nate Cichy6'1"·1951yr
MDDefensive backs2 blue chips19
ILLDefensive backs1 blue chip20
MDReceivers2 blue chips13
  • 33-star recruitWR13Chris Durr Jr. ← Wyoming5'11"·1733yr
    58 Rec638 Rec yds4 TD11.0 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR2Kaleb Webb6'5"·2035yr
    24 Rec319 Rec yds0 TD13.3 Rec avg
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedWR1Na'eem Abdul-Rahim Gladding6'0"·1933yr
    22 Rec279 Rec yds2 TD12.7 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR17Jayden Kitchens6'3"·1981yr
    10 Rec111 Rec yds0 TD11.1 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR11Ryan Manning5'11"·2004yr
    7 Rec58 Rec yds0 TD8.3 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR80Ejani Shakir6'0"·1881yr
    3 Rec35 Rec yds0 TD11.7 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR14Jordan Scott6'7"·2252yr
    2 Rec25 Rec yds1 TD12.5 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitWR10Zymear Smith6'0"·1802yr
  • 33-star recruitWR21Sean Williams6'2"·1804yr
  • 33-star recruitWR15Jackson Hamilton5'11"·2032yr
  • 33-star recruitWR18Josiah Teasley6'5"·1811yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR83Emerson Smith6'1"·1853yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR88Justin DeVaughn5'9"·1672yr
ILLKickersNo blue chips2
  • 33-star recruitPK37Ethan Moczulski ← Washington5'11"·1955yr
    12 FG15 FGA54 Long62 Pts
  • 33-star recruitPK27Lucas Osada6'1"·1953yr
    career 0 FG0 FGA0 Long1 Pts
MDKickersNo blue chips3
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK36Sean O'Haire6'2"·1963yr
    9 FG11 FGA46 Long50 Pts
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK86Eli Fulcher6'0"·1961yr
    0 FG0 FGA0 Long1 Pts
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK98Daniel Leahy6'6"·2251yr
ILLPuntersNo blue chips2
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedP81Lars Rau6'3"·1953yr
    23 Punts43.3 Avg9 In 20
  • 33-star recruitP18Jack Gray6'2"·2101yr
MDPuntersNo blue chips2

Previous 4 meetings vs. Illinois

Maryland 2–2 vs Illinois

  • 2025 · wk 12Maryland 6 @ Illinois 24
  • 2023 · wk 7Illinois 27 @ Maryland 24
  • 2021 · wk 3Maryland 20 @ Illinois 17
  • 2018 · wk 9Illinois 33 @ Maryland 63

Previous 3 meetings vs. Mike Locksley

Illinois 2–1 vs Mike Locksley

  • 2025 · wk 12Maryland 6 @ Illinois 24
  • 2023 · wk 7Illinois 27 @ Maryland 24
  • 2021 · wk 3Maryland 20 @ Illinois 17

Previous 3 meetings vs. Bret Bielema

Maryland 1–2 vs Bret Bielema

  • 2025 · wk 12Maryland 6 @ Illinois 24
  • 2023 · wk 7Illinois 27 @ Maryland 24
  • 2021 · wk 3Maryland 20 @ Illinois 17

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