THIRD AND DATA

Week 12 · 2026

#21 Iowa at Illinois

Sat 11/21/2026 TBDMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)Conference

#21 Iowa

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6–2

Illinois

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5–3

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.

IOWAQuarterbacks1 blue chip5
  • 33-star recruitQB9Hank Brown6'4"·2184yr
    1,190 Pass yds8 TD3 Int64.5 Cmp%33 Rush yds
  • 33-star recruitQB10Jeremy Hecklinski5'11"·2013yr
    472 Pass yds4 TD2 Int61.2 Cmp%5 Rush yds
  • 33-star recruitQB3Jimmy Sullivan6'1"·2052yr
    13 Pass yds0 TD0 Int50.0 Cmp%15 Rush yds
  • 44-star recruitQB4Tradon Bessinger6'5"·2131yr
  • 33-star recruitQB16Ryan Fitzgerald6'2"·2212yr
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
IOWAOffensive line5 blue chips19
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
IOWADefensive line2 blue chips19
  • 33-star recruitDE13Drew Campbell6'4"·2523yr
    10 Tackles3.0 TFL1.5 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitDE84Joseph Anderson6'6"·2413yr
    7 Tackles4.0 TFL4.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDE40Chima Chineke6'4"·2623yr
    3 Tackles1.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL96Bryce Hawthorne6'3"·2983yr
    28 Tackles7.0 TFL2.5 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL51Luke Gaffney6'2"·2885yr
    16 Tackles1.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL43Kahmari Brown ← Elon6'2"·2592yr
    15 Tackles2.5 TFL2.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL57Will Hubert6'3"·2915yr
    14 Tackles1.5 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitDL97Iose Epenesa6'3"·2692yr
    12 Tackles1.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL44Kenneth Merrieweather6'3"·2704yr
    11 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedDL92Brice Stevenson ← Holy Cross6'0"·2874yr
    8 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL91Devan Kennedy6'3"·2813yr
    4 Tackles0.5 TFL0.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL45Jack Janda6'5"·2721yr
    2 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL42David Fason6'0"·2681yr
    2 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL88Emmanuel Olagbaju ← North Dakota6'2"·3142yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL95Lance Ingold ← Northern Illinois6'5"·2513yr
    career 17 Tackles2.0 TFL1.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL56Maddux Borcherding-Johnson6'3"·2994yr
    career 3 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL99Brad Fitzgibbon6'3"·2882yr
  • 33-star recruitDL32Sawyer Jezierski6'3"·2851yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDL50Will Lockhart6'3"·2502yr
ILLOffensive line2 blue chips20
IOWABacks & tight ends1 blue chip16
  • 33-star recruitRB28Kamari Moulton5'9"·2114yr
    86 Car541 Rush yds4 TD6.3 Rush avg
    9 Rec31 Rec yds3.4 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB26Xavier Williams5'10"·2283yr
    45 Car265 Rush yds3 TD5.9 Rush avg
    6 Rec51 Rec yds8.5 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB22Braeden Jackson5'11"·2062yr
    23 Car178 Rush yds2 TD7.7 Rush avg
    7 Rec82 Rec yds11.7 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB5Nathan McNeil5'11"·2022yr
    21 Car128 Rush yds2 TD6.1 Rush avg
    5 Rec40 Rec yds8.0 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB21L.J. Phillips Jr. ← South Dakota5'8"·2114yr
    34 Car115 Rush yds0 TD3.4 Rush avg
    3 Rec16 Rec yds5.3 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB15O'Lontae Dean6'0"·2122yr
    11 Car43 Rush yds0 TD3.9 Rush avg
  • 33-star recruitRB23Brevin Doll6'0"·2133yr
    1 Car-3 Rush yds0 TD-3.0 Rush avg
  • 22-star recruitTE81DJ Vonnahme6'4"·2413yr
    29 Rec304 Rec yds3 TD10.5 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE87Addison Ostrenga6'4"·2495yr
    10 Rec90 Rec yds1 TD9.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE48Zach Ortwerth6'4"·2474yr
    4 Rec41 Rec yds0 TD10.3 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE19Mason Woods6'2"·2302yr
    2 Rec22 Rec yds0 TD11.0 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitTE85Thomas Meyer6'4"·2482yr
    5 Rec21 Rec yds0 TD4.2 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE80Michael Burt6'5"·2523yr
  • 33-star recruitTE86Eli Johnson6'5"·2502yr
  • 33-star recruitTE82Dylan Stecker6'4"·2332yr
  • 33-star recruitTE18Luke Brewer6'4"·2391yr
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
IOWALinebackers6 blue chips13
  • 44-star recruitLB33Cam Buffington6'3"·2383yr
    70 Tackles8.0 TFL3.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB36Jayden Montgomery5'11"·2275yr
    46 Tackles7.0 TFL2.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB23Landyn Van Kekerix6'2"·2385yr
    25 Tackles0.5 TFL0.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB46Preston Ries6'1"·2263yr
    9 Tackles2.5 TFL2.5 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitLB4Julian Manson6'3"·2251yr
    7 Tackles1.5 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitLB22Derek Weisskopf6'3"·2333yr
    6 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB31Nolan DeLong6'0"·2314yr
    6 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitLB10Burke Gautcher6'3"·2312yr
    4 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitLB15Carson Cooney6'3"·2222yr
    2 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB12Billy Weivoda6'2"·2261yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB47Jack Laughlin6'1"·2244yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 44-star recruitLB9Kasen Thomas6'2"·2301yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB37Brayton Alford6'0"·2111yr
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
IOWAReceiversNo blue chips14
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR14Tony Diaz ← Texas-Rio Grande Valley5'10"·1842yr
    33 Rec461 Rec yds2 TD14.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR2Reece Vander Zee6'4"·2203yr
    25 Rec367 Rec yds4 TD14.7 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR0Jarriett Buie6'2"·1984yr
    5 Rec63 Rec yds0 TD12.6 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR8Evan James ← Furman5'10"·1702yr
    7 Rec58 Rec yds0 TD8.3 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR7Dayton Howard6'5"·2154yr
    2 Rec28 Rec yds0 TD14.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR1KJ Parker5'10"·1913yr
    career 3 Rec18 Rec yds1 TD6.0 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR17Alex Eichmann6'2"·2105yr
    career 1 Rec2 Rec yds0 TD2.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR88Lance Beeghley ← SMU6'2"·1973yr
  • 33-star recruitWR11Brody Schaffer6'1"·1951yr
  • 33-star recruitWR12Diondre Smith5'10"·1601yr
  • 33-star recruitWR6Xavier Stinson6'2"·2021yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR83Jackson Naeve6'0"·1952yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR84Apollo Payne6'3"·2142yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR89Isaiah Oliver5'11"·1991yr
ILLDefensive backs1 blue chip20
IOWADefensive backs2 blue chips19
  • 33-star recruitDB6Zach Lutmer6'1"·2034yr
    48 Tackles4 PD
  • 33-star recruitDB8Deshaun Lee5'10"·1895yr
    25 Tackles5 PD3 Int
  • 33-star recruitDB3Jaylen Watson5'11"·1873yr
    24 Tackles7 PD
  • 33-star recruitDB11Jacob Wallace5'10"·1862yr
    23 Tackles1 PD2 Int
  • —No recruiting profile foundDB18Xavier Styles ← Robert Morris6'1"·2072yr
    18 Tackles3 PD
  • 33-star recruitDB2Tyler Brown ← James Madison5'10"·2013yr
    11 Tackles0 PD
  • 44-star recruitDB1Darion Jones6'1"·1811yr
    10 Tackles0 PD
  • 33-star recruitDB20Ty Hudkins6'0"·2013yr
    8 Tackles2 PD
  • —No recruiting profile foundDB5Anthony Hawkins ← Villanova6'3"·2022yr
    8 Tackles1 PD
  • 33-star recruitDB7Rashad Godfrey Jr.6'1"·2023yr
    5 Tackles0 PD1 Int
  • 44-star recruitDB21Marcello Vitti5'10"·2011yr
    1 Tackles0 PD
  • 33-star recruitDB14Alex Mota6'0"·1954yr
    1 Tackles0 PD
  • 33-star recruitDB0Cody Haddad ← Ohio State5'11"·1862yr
    1 Tackles0 PD
  • —No recruiting profile foundDB26Eli Robbins6'0"·1931yr
    1 Tackles1 PD
  • 22-star recruitDB19Kyler Gerardy6'0"·1993yr
    career 2 Tackles0 PD
  • 33-star recruitDB34Drew MacPherson6'1"·2042yr
  • 33-star recruitDB16Ronnie Hill5'11"·1921yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDB29Noah Daniel6'0"·1971yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDB30Eli Kampman6'2"·1971yr
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
IOWAKickersNo blue chips2
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK92Caden Buhr5'10"·2032yr
    13 FG15 FGA54 Long62 Pts
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedPK25Eli Ozick ← North Dakota State5'11"·1994yr
    career 19 FG22 FGA54 Long122 Pts
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
IOWAPuntersNo blue chips2
  • 33-star recruitP49Boston Everitt6'0"·1991yr
    36 Punts43.7 Avg21 In 20
  • —No recruiting profile foundP35Tanner Philpott ← Simpson College6'1"·2101yr
ILLPuntersNo blue chips2
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedP81Lars Rau6'3"·1953yr
    23 Punts43.3 Avg9 In 20
  • 33-star recruitP18Jack Gray6'2"·2101yr

Previous 10 meetings vs. Iowa

Illinois 1–9 vs Iowa

  • 2023 · wk 12Illinois 13 @ Iowa 15
  • 2022 · wk 6Iowa 6 @ Illinois 9
  • 2021 · wk 12Illinois 23 @ Iowa 33
  • 2020 · wk 14Iowa 35 @ Illinois 21
  • 2019 · wk 13Illinois 10 @ Iowa 19
  • 2018 · wk 12Iowa 63 @ Illinois 0
  • 2017 · wk 6Illinois 16 @ Iowa 45
  • 2016 · wk 12Iowa 28 @ Illinois 0
  • 2015 · wk 6Illinois 20 @ Iowa 29
  • 2014 · wk 12Iowa 30 @ Illinois 14

Previous 8 meetings vs. Bret Bielema

Iowa 4–4 vs Bret Bielema

  • 2023 · wk 12Illinois 13 @ Iowa 15
  • 2022 · wk 6Iowa 6 @ Illinois 9
  • 2021 · wk 12Illinois 23 @ Iowa 33
  • 2010 · wk 8Wisconsin 31 @ Iowa 30
  • 2009 · wk 7Iowa 20 @ Wisconsin 10
  • 2008 · wk 8Wisconsin 16 @ Iowa 38
  • 2007 · wk 4Iowa 13 @ Wisconsin 17
  • 2006 · wk 11Wisconsin 24 @ Iowa 21

Previous 10 meetings vs. Kirk Ferentz

Illinois 1–9 vs Kirk Ferentz

  • 2023 · wk 12Illinois 13 @ Iowa 15
  • 2022 · wk 6Iowa 6 @ Illinois 9
  • 2021 · wk 12Illinois 23 @ Iowa 33
  • 2020 · wk 14Iowa 35 @ Illinois 21
  • 2019 · wk 13Illinois 10 @ Iowa 19
  • 2018 · wk 12Iowa 63 @ Illinois 0
  • 2017 · wk 6Illinois 16 @ Iowa 45
  • 2016 · wk 12Iowa 28 @ Illinois 0
  • 2015 · wk 6Illinois 20 @ Iowa 29
  • 2014 · wk 12Iowa 30 @ Illinois 14

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