Week 13 · 2026
Illinois at Northwestern
Sat 11/28/2026 TBDRyan FieldNorthwestern pregame41% — Pregame win probability: 41% for Northwestern. Illinois favored.Conference
Illinois
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1–1
Northwestern
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1–0
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 Carolina5yr453 Pass yds6 TD1 Int71.2 Cmp%47 Rush yds
- 33-star recruitQB2Carson Boyd2yr
- 33-star recruitQB7Michael Clayton II1yr
- —Recruiting profile found — unratedQB12Dane Eisenmenger1yr
NUQuarterbacks2 blue chips7
- 44-star recruitQB0Aidan Chiles ← Michigan State4yr273 Pass yds1 TD0 Int58.3 Cmp%18 Rush yds
- 44-star recruitQB4Nicco Marchiol ← West Virginia5yrcareer 1,462 Pass yds10 TD7 Int62.3 Cmp%342 Rush yds
- —Recruiting profile found — unratedQB13Gavin Frakes5yrcareer 736 Pass yds4 TD7 Int50.0 Cmp%143 Rush yds
- 33-star recruitQB2Ryan Boe3yrcareer 59 Pass yds0 TD2 Int30.0 Cmp%103 Rush yds
- 33-star recruitQB11Aidan Gray3yr
- 33-star recruitQB9Johnny O'Brien1yr
- —No recruiting profile foundQB15Sean Winton3yr
ILLOffensive line2 blue chips21
- 44-star recruitOL53Kai Pritchard1yr
- 44-star recruitOL52Champ Smith1yr
- 33-star recruitOL59Jake Renfro ← Wisconsin7yr
- 33-star recruitOL75Brandon Henderson4yr
- 33-star recruitOL72Christian Martin ← Colorado State4yr
- 33-star recruitOL55TJ McMillen4yr
- 33-star recruitOL66Brandon Hansen3yr
- 33-star recruitOL74Zafir Stewart3yr
- 33-star recruitOL78Eddie Tuerk3yr
- 33-star recruitOL76Dylan Frechette2yr
- 33-star recruitOL56JJ Hirdes2yr
- 33-star recruitOL68Michael McDonough2yr
- 33-star recruitOL54Griffin Rousseau2yr
- 33-star recruitOL62Casey Thomann1yr
- 33-star recruitOL58Landen Von Seggern1yr
- —No recruiting profile foundOL65Dezmond Schuster4yr
- —No recruiting profile foundOL57Zach Barrett3yr
- —No recruiting profile foundOL71Nathan Knapik2yr
- —No recruiting profile foundOL70Maika Matelau1yr
- —No recruiting profile foundOL79TJ Taylor1yr
- —No recruiting profile foundOL51Alfred Washington1yr
NUDefensive line1 blue chip24
- 33-star recruitDL15Brendan Flakes5yr4 Tackles1.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL54Tyler Gant4yr4 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL24Jamaal Johnson ← UCF5yr2 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 44-star recruitDL5Dominic Kirks ← Ohio State3yr1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL44Callen Campbell3yr1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL91Caden O'Rourke2yr1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL88Migo Jackson6yrcareer 74 Tackles10.5 TFL6.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL47Michael Kilbane4yrcareer 73 Tackles11.0 TFL6.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL55Dylan Roberts4yrcareer 5 Tackles1.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL95Mason Mayne2yrcareer 2 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL97Braxton Strong3yrcareer 1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundDL92Mason Green4yrcareer 1 Tackles1.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundDL90Jack Trautmann3yrcareer 1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL99Troy Regovich3yr
- 33-star recruitDL96Jonah Hayes2yr
- 33-star recruitDL53Tanner Jumpp2yr
- 33-star recruitDL58Ronald Derrick III1yr
- 33-star recruitDL52Calvin Lorek1yr
- —No recruiting profile foundDL98Landon Lauter3yr
- —No recruiting profile foundDL93Glory Stephen-Wangboje ← Sacred Heart2yr
- —No recruiting profile foundDL57Nick Costa1yr
- —No recruiting profile foundDL56Tre Hoskins1yr
- —No recruiting profile foundDL94Gage LaDere1yr
- —No recruiting profile foundDL63Nick Zalewski1yr
ILLDefensive lineNo blue chips17
- 33-star recruitDL43Joe Barna3yr7 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundDL96Darrell Prater ← Jacksonville State4yr7 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundDL93Ean Rhea ← Emory & Henry1yr7 Tackles2.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL52Pat Farrell4yr4 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- —Recruiting profile found — unratedDL90Carter Janki ← Pennsylvania3yr3 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL54Demetrius John3yr2 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundDL98Joshua Davis1yr1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL17Isaiah Thomison ← Bowling Green4yrcareer 12 Tackles3.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL91Cameron Brooks2yr
- 33-star recruitDL94Connor Sullivan ← Washington State2yr
- 33-star recruitDL95Isaiah White2yr
- 33-star recruitDL55Tony Balanganayi1yr
- 33-star recruitDL51Parker Crim1yr
- 33-star recruitDL99King Liggins1yr
- 33-star recruitDL15Kingston Shaw1yr
- —No recruiting profile foundDL56Guillermo Gallardo3yr
- —No recruiting profile foundDL92Deon Williams1yr
NUOffensive line1 blue chip21
- 44-star recruitOL50Owen Fors1yr
- 33-star recruitOL65Jackson Carsello6yr
- 33-star recruitOL73Deuce McGuire5yr
- 33-star recruitOL64Anthony Birsa4yr
- 33-star recruitOL77Idrys Cotton3yr
- 33-star recruitOL62Ezomo Oratokhai3yr
- 33-star recruitOL71Dennis Rahouski3yr
- 33-star recruitOL69Patrick Schaller3yr
- 33-star recruitOL78Trey Boyd2yr
- 33-star recruitOL76Michael O'Connell2yr
- 33-star recruitOL70Leighton Burbach1yr
- 33-star recruitOL60Hayden Flavin1yr
- 33-star recruitOL72Jack Fuchs1yr
- 33-star recruitOL66Owen Jakubczak1yr
- 33-star recruitOL79Jacob Miller1yr
- 22-star recruitOL74Grant Seagren ← Oklahoma State4yr
- —Recruiting profile found — unratedOL75Arkel Anugwom ← Alabama4yr
- —No recruiting profile foundOL67Jace Borcherding3yr
- —No recruiting profile foundOL61David Anchondo ← Saginaw Valley State1yr
- —No recruiting profile foundOL52Angelo De Sensi1yr
- —No recruiting profile foundOL68Quinn Wicklow1yr
ILLBacks & tight ends2 blue chips18
- 44-star recruitRB5Ca'Lil Valentine3yr29 Car144 Rush yds1 TD5.0 Rush avg2 Rec13 Rec yds6.5 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitRB21Aidan Laughery5yr18 Car66 Rush yds0 TD3.7 Rush avg2 Rec23 Rec yds11.5 Rec avg
- —No recruiting profile foundRB23Jordan Anderson5yr3 Car5 Rush yds0 TD1.7 Rush avg
- 33-star recruitRB20John Forster2yr
- 33-star recruitRB22Cedric Wyche II2yr
- 33-star recruitRB24Javari Barnett1yr
- 33-star recruitRB25Nelsyn Wheeler1yr
- —No recruiting profile foundRB27Corey Rashad4yr
- —No recruiting profile foundRB31Murphy Clement3yr
- —No recruiting profile foundTE88Davin Stoffel3yr1 Rec14 Rec yds0 TD14.0 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitTE86Christian Abney4yr1 Rec1 Rec yds0 TD1.0 Rec avg
- 44-star recruitTE83Kaden Feagin4yr
- —No recruiting profile foundTE14Maurice Smith Jr.3yrcareer 2 Rec7 Rec yds0 TD3.5 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitTE89Tanner Hollinger3yr
- 33-star recruitTE16Logan Farrell2yr
- 33-star recruitTE84Grant Smith2yr
- 33-star recruitTE85Will Vala III1yr
- —No recruiting profile foundTE87BJ Thurman1yr
NULinebackers2 blue chips14
- 44-star recruitLB2Kobie McKinzie ← Oklahoma5yr9 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitLB33Braydon Brus5yr7 Tackles1.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundLB34Payton Roth4yr2 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitLB49Amare Jordan1yr1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitLB32Matthew Smith3yr0 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitLB45Jack Sadowsky V4yrcareer 68 Tackles6.5 TFL1.0 Sacks
- 44-star recruitLB42Nigel Glover4yrcareer 4 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitLB40Jason Reynolds II5yrcareer 4 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitLB50Qayvier Johnson2yrcareer 1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundLB51Miles Crutchley5yrcareer 1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitLB38Josh Veldman2yr
- 22-star recruitLB46Lincoln Creager2yr
- —No recruiting profile foundLB39Parker Maiers1yr
- —No recruiting profile foundLB37Max Mohring1yr
ILLLinebackers1 blue chip15
- —Recruiting profile found — unratedLB24Will Holmes3yr10 Tackles2.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundLB26Ismael Kante2yr10 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks1 Int
- 33-star recruitLB10James Kreutz5yr8 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 44-star recruitLB33Grant Beerman2yr7 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitLB18Mason Muragin4yr3 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitLB38Jack Paris2yr2 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundLB45Robert Edmonson ← Colorado State3yr2 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitLB8Cameron Thomas1yr1 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundLB4Daniel Brown3yrcareer 11 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundLB48Carter Smith3yrcareer 1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitLB34Erik Gayle2yr
- 33-star recruitLB11Jacob Alexander1yr
- 33-star recruitLB28Kayden Bennett1yr
- 33-star recruitLB23Jaylen Stewart1yr
- 33-star recruitLB30Tony Williams1yr
NUBacks & tight ends1 blue chip15
- 33-star recruitRB6Joseph Himon II5yr4 Car87 Rush yds1 TD21.8 Rush avg1 Rec15 Rec yds15.0 Rec avg
- 44-star recruitRB27Gavin Sawchuk ← Florida State5yr8 Car69 Rush yds0 TD8.6 Rush avg
- 33-star recruitRB5Caleb Komolafe4yr10 Car46 Rush yds1 TD4.6 Rush avg2 Rec37 Rec yds18.5 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitRB7Mar'Kel Porter ← Bowling Green3yrcareer 35 Car104 Rush yds2 TD3.0 Rush avg7 Rec70 Rec yds10.0 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitRB22Daniel Anderson2yrcareer 3 Car9 Rush yds0 TD3.0 Rush avg
- 33-star recruitRB12Marcus Romain2yr
- —No recruiting profile foundRB36Sean Morris II1yr
- —No recruiting profile foundTE84Luke Dehnicke ← Minnesota Duluth1yr2 Rec41 Rec yds0 TD20.5 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitTE86Alex Honig ← UConn6yr2 Rec25 Rec yds1 TD12.5 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitTE41Robby Preckel2yrcareer 1 Rec4 Rec yds0 TD4.0 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitTE81Chris Petrucci5yr
- 33-star recruitTE48Tyler Kielmeyer2yr
- —No recruiting profile foundTE83Blake Van Buren5yr
- —No recruiting profile foundTE43Noah LaPorte2yr
- —No recruiting profile foundTE85Tom McGlinchey1yr
ILLReceivers1 blue chip15
- 33-star recruitWR17Collin Dixon4yr17 Rec236 Rec yds5 TD13.9 Rec avg
- —No recruiting profile foundWR13Hudson Clement5yr7 Rec71 Rec yds0 TD10.1 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitWR10Ty Robinson ← Ball State6yr3 Rec67 Rec yds1 TD22.3 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitWR11Brayden Trimble2yr4 Rec28 Rec yds0 TD7.0 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitWR9Alex Perry ← Florida International5yrcareer 104 Rec1,331 Rec yds12 TD12.8 Rec avg
- —Recruiting profile found — unratedWR80Eddie Kasper ← Illinois State5yrcareer 135 Rec1,185 Rec yds3 TD8.8 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitWR1Jayshon Platt ← Florida Atlantic5yrcareer 55 Rec791 Rec yds6 TD14.4 Rec avg
- 44-star recruitWR0Nas Rankin1yr
- 33-star recruitWR6Jershaun Newton2yr
- 33-star recruitWR3Kenyon Alston1yr
- 33-star recruitWR8Davon Grant1yr
- 33-star recruitWR82Jacob Harvey1yr
- 33-star recruitWR81Leslie Mosley Jr.1yr
- —No recruiting profile foundWR28Karson Kaiser2yr
- —Recruiting profile found — unratedWR19Nate Cichy1yr
NUDefensive backsNo blue chips22
- 33-star recruitDB6Robert Fitzgerald5yr14 Tackles1 PD
- 33-star recruitDB21Damon Walters4yr9 Tackles1 PD1 Int
- 33-star recruitDB9Braden Turner5yr7 Tackles3 PD
- 33-star recruitDB13Josh Fussell4yr5 Tackles3 PD
- —Recruiting profile found — unratedDB4Montae Pate ← Weber State4yr5 Tackles1 PD
- 33-star recruitDB7Ore Adeyi6yr2 Tackles1 PD
- 33-star recruitDB29Jon Jon Stevens Jr.2yr1 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB3Brenden Deasfernandes ← Central Michigan7yrcareer 41 Tackles9 PD2 Int
- 33-star recruitDB0Alijah Jones2yrcareer 10 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB26Jalen Lewis4yrcareer 1 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB23Cole Shivers4yrcareer 1 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB22Terrion Curry-Hicks3yrcareer 1 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB35Sean Martin3yrcareer 1 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB31Tito Williams Jr.3yrcareer 1 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB25Marquet Dorsey Jr.2yrcareer 1 Tackles0 PD
- —No recruiting profile foundDB27Jack Oyola5yrcareer 1 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB16J.J. Lewis4yr
- 33-star recruitDB28Timi Oke3yr
- 33-star recruitDB12Gabe Davis-Ray1yr
- 33-star recruitDB36Nate Dawson1yr
- 22-star recruitDB11Seth Valeri2yr
- —No recruiting profile foundDB17Jaden Vaughn1yr
ILLDefensive backs2 blue chips21
- 33-star recruitDB7Matthew Bailey5yr12 Tackles1 PD
- 33-star recruitDB0Mac Resetich4yr8 Tackles1 PD
- 33-star recruitDB6Juice Clarke4yr7 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB1Xavier Scott5yr6 Tackles1 PD
- 33-star recruitDB32Tywan Cox2yr4 Tackles1 PD
- —No recruiting profile foundDB22Deuce Fillmore ← Georgia State2yr4 Tackles0 PD
- —No recruiting profile foundDB5Jakwon Morris1yr4 Tackles1 PD
- 44-star recruitDB3Nick Hankins Jr.1yr3 Tackles0 PD
- 44-star recruitDB19Jacob Eberhart1yr1 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB16Tanner Heckel3yr1 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB20Almirian Thomas1yr1 Tackles0 PD
- —No recruiting profile foundDB21Ben Clawson5yr1 Tackles0 PD
- —No recruiting profile foundDB9Lavon Williams ← East Texas A&M4yrcareer 23 Tackles1 PD2 Int
- 33-star recruitDB29James Finley IV ← Northern Illinois2yrcareer 15 Tackles2 PD2 Int
- 33-star recruitDB14Andre Lovett Jr.2yrcareer 3 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB2RJ Jones III2yr
- 33-star recruitDB13Xanai Scott2yr
- 33-star recruitDB25Des Straughton2yr
- 33-star recruitDB35Kaedyn Cobbs1yr
- 33-star recruitDB37Caden Considine1yr
- 33-star recruitDB12Isaiah Williams1yr
NUReceivers1 blue chip14
- —Recruiting profile found — unratedWR17Griffin Wilde4yr3 Rec104 Rec yds0 TD34.7 Rec avg
- 22-star recruitWR19Drew Wagner3yr3 Rec43 Rec yds0 TD14.3 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitWR8Hayden Eligon II3yr1 Rec8 Rec yds0 TD8.0 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitWR10Ricky Ahumaraeze4yrcareer 10 Rec200 Rec yds0 TD20.0 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitWR3Frank Covey IV4yrcareer 12 Rec120 Rec yds0 TD10.0 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitWR87Carson Grove3yrcareer 2 Rec17 Rec yds0 TD8.5 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitWR20Chase Farrell3yrcareer 3 Rec12 Rec yds0 TD4.0 Rec avg
- 44-star recruitWR82Jaden McDuffie1yr
- 33-star recruitWR18Camp Magee4yr
- 33-star recruitWR80Braden Blueitt2yr
- 33-star recruitWR14Dube Enongene2yr
- 33-star recruitWR11Keaton Reinke1yr
- —No recruiting profile foundWR89Cam Russell3yr
- —No recruiting profile foundWR16Brennan Saxe2yr
ILLKickersNo blue chips2
- 33-star recruitPK37Ethan Moczulski ← Washington5yr2 FG3 FGA51 Long15 Pts
- 33-star recruitPK27Lucas Osada3yrcareer 0 FG0 FGA0 Long1 Pts
NUKickersNo blue chips3
- 33-star recruitPK90Jackson Kleather ← Bowling Green4yr2 FG2 FGA38 Long10 Pts
- —No recruiting profile foundPK94Henry Helms4yr
- —No recruiting profile foundPK98Noah Sur1yr
ILLPuntersNo blue chips2
- —Recruiting profile found — unratedP81Lars Rau3yr1 Punts42.0 Avg0 In 20
- 33-star recruitP18Jack Gray1yr
NUPuntersNo blue chips2
- 33-star recruitP92Nikola Dugandzic2yr5 Punts24.0 Avg0 In 20
- —No recruiting profile foundP95Marko Dubak3yrcareer 49 Punts36.2 Avg14 In 20
Previous 10 meetings vs. Team
Northwestern 6–4 vs Illinois
- 2025 · wk 14Northwestern 13 @ Illinois 20
- 2024 · wk 14Illinois 38 @ Northwestern 28
- 2023 · wk 13Northwestern 45 @ Illinois 43
- 2022 · wk 13Illinois 41 @ Northwestern 3
- 2021 · wk 13Northwestern 14 @ Illinois 47
- 2020 · wk 15Illinois 10 @ Northwestern 28
- 2019 · wk 14Northwestern 29 @ Illinois 10
- 2018 · wk 13Illinois 16 @ Northwestern 24
- 2017 · wk 13Northwestern 42 @ Illinois 7
- 2016 · wk 13Illinois 21 @ Northwestern 42
Previous 3 meetings vs. David Braun
Illinois 2–1 vs David Braun
- 2025 · wk 14Northwestern 13 @ Illinois 20
- 2024 · wk 14Illinois 38 @ Northwestern 28
- 2023 · wk 13Northwestern 45 @ Illinois 43
Previous 8 meetings vs. Bret Bielema
Northwestern 2–6 vs Bret Bielema
- 2025 · wk 14Northwestern 13 @ Illinois 20
- 2024 · wk 14Illinois 38 @ Northwestern 28
- 2023 · wk 13Northwestern 45 @ Illinois 43
- 2022 · wk 13Illinois 41 @ Northwestern 3
- 2021 · wk 13Northwestern 14 @ Illinois 47
- 2010 · wk 13Northwestern 23 @ Wisconsin 70
- 2009 · wk 12Wisconsin 31 @ Northwestern 33
- 2006 · wk 6Northwestern 9 @ Wisconsin 41
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