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Recruiting#67the 2027 class
Offense#3444 touchdowns in 2025
Defense#34by rating, of the 68
Money$14–19Mspend #68
Week 3 · NextSouthern Illinois at Illinois2:00 PM ET

Depth Chart

10102020303040405050
WRPERRY$1.3MDixon
WRDIXON$0.6MPlatt
SLOTPLATT$0.2MTrimble
TEFEAGIN$0.3MAbney
LTTHOMANN$0.5MTuerk
LGTUERK$0.3MPritchard
CPRITCHARD$0.3MSeggern
RGSEGGERN$0.3MMcdonough
RTKNAPIKMatelau
QBHOUSER$1.4MBoyd
RBLAUGHERY$0.4MValentine
Defense · 3-3-5
10102020303040405050
DECRIM$1.0MBalanganayi
NTBARNA$1.0MBalanganayi
DEBALANGANAYI$0.8MWhite
LBSMITH$2.6MEdmonson
LBEDMONSON$0.2MHolmes
LBHOLMES$0.4MWilliams
CBWILLIAMS$1.1MHankins
CBHANKINS$1.1MEberhart
NBBAILEY$1.4MHeckel
SHECKEL$0.4MEberhart
SEBERHART$0.2MThomas

The chip is the model price. Best 11 by role and value from the 2026 roster and the NIL valuations.

The schedule

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SEP 4vs UABW 42-23
SEP 12vs DukeL 27-31
SEP 19vs SouthernW 48-10
SEP 26@ Ohio StateL 19-42
OCT 3vs PurdueL 17-24
OCT 10@ MichiganW 38-37
OCT 24vs Oregon
OCT 31@ Maryland
NOV 7vs Nebraska
NOV 14@ UCLA
NOV 21vs Iowa
NOV 28@ Northwestern

This week

Week 3: the game, our number against the market, one trend.

Southern Illinois at Illinois
Kickoff
2026-09-19 2:00 PM ET
The line
Illinois -41.5 · O/U 54.5
Full write-up →
Our number vs the market

No lean on this one.

Our number and the market are within a field goal.

Trend
Katin HouserQB

Katin Houser has 8 of his last 10 games at home with 2+ passing touchdowns.

8 of 10, 80%
6 of 11, 55% the rest of the time

Roster & NIL

Who is paid, who is worth it, and where the money sits.

$25Mmodel payroll across 70 priced players
Where the money sits
DB$6.0M
DL$5.2M
LB$4.3M
WR$3.6M
OL$2.2M
QB$1.8M
RB$1.1M
The top five
1
Carter SmithLB · Sophomore · starter
$2.5M
2
Katin HouserQB · Senior · 3-star · starter
79.9model$1.4M
3
Matthew BaileyS · Senior · starter
60.1model$1.4M
4
Alex PerryWR · Senior · 3-star · depth
81.1model$1.3M
5
Isaiah WilliamsDB · Freshman · 3-star · starter
$1.1M

Player Movement

Who came through the portal, who left, and what each room looks like now.

Position rooms · by Model Score
QB80Houser
WR78Dixon, Perry
TE68Feagin
IOL67Henderson
RB64Laughery, Valentine
IDL63Barna, Rhea
LB63Beerman, Kante
S59Bailey, Heckel
OL59Renfro
DB59Morris, Cox
Portal flow · 20 in, 27 out
In $4.7M
Katin HouserQB · from East Carolina
$1.4M
Alex PerryWR · from Florida International
$1.3M
Darrell PraterDL · from Jacksonville State
$0.5M
Isaiah ThomisonDL · from Bowling Green
$0.2M
16 more
Out $5.0M
Tomiwa DurojaiyeDL · to South Carolina
$1.3M
Angelo McCullomDL · to Texas A&M
$1.1M
Eli CoenenDL · to Michigan State
$0.8M
Jojo HaydenLB · to Purdue
$0.3M
23 more
Net −$0.2M

Draft

Illinois on the 2027 board, our rank beside the consensus.

On the 2027 board · 6 Illinois players
Collin DixonWR · No. 135 our board82.2modelconsensus 195 ↑
Matthew BaileyS · No. 217 our board60.1modelconsensus 251 ↑
Xavier ScottCB · No. 250 our board85.8modelconsensus 298 ↑
James KreutzILB · No. 324 our boardconsensus 335 ↑
Katin HouserQB · No. 515 our board79.9modelconsensus 622 ↑
Aidan LaugheryRB · No. 588 our board65.9modelconsensus 598 ↑
Moving on our board · since Oct 12
Risers
Collin DixonWR
↑ 193No. 328 → 135
Fallers
Nobody moved.

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