Big Ten · Through Week 9
Illinois Fighting Illini Depth Chart
Offense
Season snap share: share of all the team’s offensive plays this season, with its likely range. Ordered by estimated snaps, latest game counted twice
Quarterbackseason snap share
QB1#4 Katin HouserQB · SR · 7 G · 5 GS84%418 snapsQB2#7 Michael Clayton IIQB · FR · 2 G · 1 GS12%60 snapsQB3#2 Carson BoydQB · SO · 3 G4%18 snapsRunning backseason snap share
RB1#21 Aidan LaugheryRB · SR · 8 G · 3 GS47%37–57% · ~231 est.RB2#23 Jordan AndersonRB · SR · 7 G20%15–44% · ~99 est.RB3Ca'Lil ValentineRB · 5 G · 3 GS24%19–30% · ~119 est.RB4#24 Javari BarnettRB · FR · 5 G12%7–29% · ~61 est.Wide receiversseason snap share
WR1#17 Collin DixonWR · SR · 8 G · 6 GS86%72–100% · ~426 est.WR2#13 Hudson ClementWR · SR · 8 G · 6 GS78%66–91% · ~388 est.WR3Brayden TrimbleWR · 8 G · 4 GS64%40–78% · ~319 est.—#10 Ty RobinsonWR · SR · 6 G · 1 GS23%14–28% · ~115 est.—#6 Jershaun NewtonWR · SO · 3 G5%1–8% · ~25 est.—#80 Eddie KasperWR · SR · 1 G2%1–4% · ~11 est.Tight endseason snap share
TE1#83 Kaden FeaginTE · SR · 7 G · 1 GS43%32–59% · ~211 est.TE2#86 Christian AbneyTE · SR · 7 G · 6 GS30%21–40% · ~149 est.TE3#88 Davin StoffelTE · SR · 4 G20%14–27% · ~100 est.TE4#14 Maurice Smith Jr.TE · SR · 1 G6%3–8% · ~28 est.Offensive linestarts · snap share
OL1#59 Jake RenfroOL · SR · 6 G · 6 GS71%66–73% · ~351 est.OL2#71 Nathan KnapikOL · JR · 7 G · 6 GS71%66–73% · ~351 est.OL3#72 Christian MartinOL · SR · 5 G · 5 GS59%55–61% · ~295 est.OL4#66 Brandon HansenOL · JR · 4 G · 4 GS50%46–51% · ~246 est.OL5#75 Brandon HendersonOL · SR · 4 G · 3 GS32%30–33% · ~161 est.—#70 Maika MatelauOL · SO · 4 G · 3 GS32%30–33% · ~161 est.—#52 Champ SmithOL · FR · 2 G · 2 GS25%23–26% · ~124 est.—#55 TJ McMillenOL · SR · 1 G · 1 GS13%12–14% · ~66 est.From each game’s starting lineup. Starting linemen play nearly every snap (NFL median: 100%), so a start counts as about 97% of the team’s plays.
Defense
Season snap share: share of all the opponents’ plays this season, with its likely range. Ordered by estimated snaps, latest game counted twice
Defensive lineseason snap share
DL1#43 Joe BarnaDL · JR · 8 G · 6 GS55%35–70% · ~282 est.DL2#52 Pat FarrellDL · SR · 8 G · 6 GS48%31–62% · ~250 est.DL3#24 Will HolmesDL · JR · 7 G47%30–61% · ~244 est.DL4#90 Carter JankiDL · SR · 7 G · 1 GS46%29–59% · ~237 est.—#54 Demetrius JohnDL · JR · 6 G30%19–39% · ~156 est.—#96 Darrell PraterDL · SR · 6 G · 5 GS30%17–38% · ~153 est.—#98 Joshua DavisDL · SO · 2 G9%4–12% · ~48 est.—#55 Tony BalanganayiDL · FR · 1 G6%2–9% · ~29 est.—#51 Parker CrimDL · FR · 1 G4%2–7% · ~23 est.Linebackersseason snap share
LB1#26 Ismael KanteLB · SR · 8 G · 6 GS86%72–100% · ~442 est.LB2#10 James KreutzLB · SR · 8 G · 6 GS78%66–94% · ~403 est.LB3#33 Grant BeermanLB · SO · 6 G35%16–48% · ~180 est.—#4 Daniel BrownLB · SR · 5 G · 3 GS20%8–26% · ~103 est.—#18 Mason MuraginLB · SR · 7 G · 3 GS22%10–30% · ~113 est.—#45 Robert EdmonsonLB · SR · 6 G21%10–29% · ~110 est.—#40 Ean RheaLB · SR · 7 G19%0–35% · ~98 est.Cornerbacksseason snap share
CB1#7 Matthew BaileyDB · SR · 8 G · 6 GS97%74–100% · ~502 est.CB2#6 Juice ClarkeDB · SR · 8 G · 6 GS83%63–93% · ~430 est.—#1 Xavier ScottDB · SR · 8 G · 6 GS71%54–79% · ~367 est.—#16 Tanner HeckelDB · JR · 7 G · 1 GS62%47–69% · ~319 est.—#0 Mac ResetichDB · SR · 8 G · 6 GS73%55–81% · ~375 est.Safetiesseason snap share
S1#1 Xavier ScottDB · SR · 8 G · 6 GS71%54–79% · ~367 est.S2#16 Tanner HeckelDB · JR · 7 G · 1 GS62%47–69% · ~319 est.—#0 Mac ResetichDB · SR · 8 G · 6 GS73%55–81% · ~375 est.—#5 Jakwon MorrisDB · JR · 7 G · 3 GS45%20–50% · ~234 est.—#32 Tywan CoxDB · SO · 5 G · 2 GS39%28–44% · ~201 est.Special Teams
By kicks and punts
Kickerby kicks
K1#37 Ethan MoczulskiPK · SR · 8 G55kicks · 6 lastK2#27 Lucas OsadaPK · JR · 2 G2kicksPunterby punts
P1#81 Lars RauP · JR · 7 G23punts · 5 lastLong snapperroster order
LS1#49 Zach HaberLS · SRSRLS2#44 Patrick Mahoney IIILS · SRSRNo plays recorded yet, so this is roster order.
Snaps by Game
| Player | Pos | Wk 1 vs UAB | Wk 2 vs Duke | Wk 3 vs Southern Illinois | Wk 4 @ Ohio State | Wk 5 vs Purdue | Wk 6 @ Michigan State | Wk 8 vs Oregon | Wk 9 @ Maryland | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team offensive plays | 43 | 68 | 57 | 71 | 65 | 69 | 58 | 65 | 496 | |
| Opponent offensive plays | 77 | 56 | 69 | 68 | 60 | 55 | 73 | 58 | 516 | |
| Quarterbacks · estimated snaps | ||||||||||
| Katin Houser | QB | 43 | 68 | 53 | 71 | 65 | 53 | · | 65 | 418 |
| Michael Clayton II | QB | · | · | · | · | · | 10 | 50 | · | 60 |
| Carson Boyd | QB | · | · | 4 | · | · | 6 | 8 | · | 18 |
| Running backs · estimated snaps | ||||||||||
| Aidan Laughery | RB | ~16 | ~26 | ~12 | ~33 | ~39 | ~47 | ~24 | ~34 | 231 |
| Ca'Lil Valentine | RB | ~22 | ~40 | ~21 | ~28 | ~8 | · | · | · | 119 |
| Jordan Anderson | RB | ~6 | · | ~10 | ~13 | ~14 | ~15 | ~21 | ~20 | 99 |
| Javari Barnett | RB | · | · | ~18 | ~12 | · | ~9 | ~11 | ~11 | 61 |
| Receivers & tight ends · estimated snaps | ||||||||||
| Collin Dixon | WR | ~37 | ~63 | ~49 | ~54 | ~59 | ~54 | ~51 | ~59 | 426 |
| Hudson Clement | WR | ~36 | ~50 | ~47 | ~57 | ~53 | ~54 | ~40 | ~51 | 388 |
| Brayden Trimble | WR | ~25 | ~40 | ~40 | ~50 | ~51 | ~42 | ~31 | ~40 | 319 |
| Kaden Feagin | TE | · | ~38 | ~33 | ~28 | · | ~54 | ~23 | ~35 | 211 |
| Christian Abney | TE | · | ~27 | ~22 | ~39 | · | · | ~42 | ~19 | 149 |
| Ty Robinson | WR | ~12 | ~19 | ~11 | ~27 | ~21 | ~25 | · | · | 115 |
| Davin Stoffel | TE | · | ~19 | ~16 | ~20 | ~45 | · | · | · | 100 |
| Maurice Smith Jr. | TE | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | ~28 | 28 |
| Jershaun Newton | WR | · | · | · | ~9 | · | · | ~16 | · | 25 |
| Eddie Kasper | WR | · | · | · | · | · | ~11 | · | · | 11 |
| Defensive line · estimated snaps | ||||||||||
| Joe Barna | DL | ~48 | ~32 | ~43 | ~33 | ~37 | ~36 | ~26 | ~27 | 282 |
| Pat Farrell | DL | ~39 | ~27 | · | ~44 | ~32 | ~23 | ~49 | ~36 | 250 |
| Will Holmes | DL | ~46 | ~39 | · | ~41 | ~18 | ~32 | ~36 | ~32 | 244 |
| Carter Janki | DL | ~36 | ~22 | ~33 | ~26 | ~41 | · | ~45 | ~34 | 237 |
| Demetrius John | DL | ~20 | ~16 | ~25 | ~39 | ~27 | ~29 | · | · | 156 |
| Darrell Prater | DL | ~42 | ~35 | ~40 | ~19 | · | ~17 | · | · | 153 |
| Joshua Davis | DL | ~31 | · | · | · | · | · | · | ~17 | 48 |
| Tony Balanganayi | DL | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | ~29 | 29 |
| Parker Crim | DL | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | ~23 | 23 |
| Linebackers · estimated snaps | ||||||||||
| Ismael Kante | LB | ~66 | ~37 | ~55 | ~60 | ~60 | ~48 | ~66 | ~50 | 442 |
| James Kreutz | LB | ~39 | ~52 | ~51 | ~34 | ~44 | ~55 | ~73 | ~55 | 403 |
| Grant Beerman | LB | ~43 | ~46 | ~24 | ~15 | ~20 | ~32 | · | · | 180 |
| Mason Muragin | LB | ~32 | · | ~4 | · | ~32 | ~27 | ~12 | ~6 | 113 |
| Robert Edmonson | LB | · | ~25 | ~4 | ~54 | ~3 | · | ~15 | ~9 | 110 |
| Daniel Brown | LB | · | · | · | · | ~27 | ~11 | ~34 | ~31 | 103 |
| Ean Rhea | LB | ~59 | ~20 | ~4 | ~12 | · | ~3 | · | · | 98 |
| Jack Paris | LB | ~20 | · | ~39 | · | · | · | · | · | 59 |
| Kayden Bennett | LB | · | · | ~16 | · | ~12 | ~18 | · | · | 46 |
| Cameron Thomas | LB | ~4 | · | ~30 | ~2 | · | · | · | · | 36 |
| Secondary · estimated snaps | ||||||||||
| Matthew Bailey | DB | ~76 | ~52 | ~62 | ~68 | ~60 | ~54 | ~72 | ~58 | 502 |
| Juice Clarke | DB | ~10 | ~55 | ~69 | ~64 | ~60 | ~41 | ~73 | ~58 | 430 |
| Mac Resetich | DB | ~63 | ~56 | ~56 | ~67 | ~59 | ~52 | ~22 | · | 375 |
| Xavier Scott | DB | ~18 | ~55 | ~45 | ~62 | ~18 | ~50 | ~68 | ~51 | 367 |
| Tanner Heckel | DB | · | ~4 | ~67 | ~5 | ~58 | ~55 | ~72 | ~58 | 319 |
| Jakwon Morris | DB | ~27 | ~40 | ~16 | ~25 | · | ~20 | ~50 | ~56 | 234 |
| Tywan Cox | DB | ~74 | ~13 | ~24 | ~47 | ~43 | · | · | · | 201 |
| Deuce Fillmore | DB | ~69 | · | ~4 | · | · | · | ~2 | ~18 | 93 |
| Nick Hankins Jr. | DB | ~50 | · | ~4 | · | · | · | · | · | 54 |
| Ben Clawson | DB | ~5 | · | ~9 | · | · | ~8 | · | · | 22 |
| Almirian Thomas | DB | ~5 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 5 |
| Xanai Scott | DB | · | · | ~4 | · | · | · | · | · | 4 |
| James Finley IV | DB | · | · | · | · | · | ~4 | · | · | 4 |
| Offensive line · estimated snaps | ||||||||||
| Jake Renfro | OL | ~42 | ~66 | ~55 | ~69 | ~63 | · | ~56 | · | 351 |
| Nathan Knapik | OL | ~42 | ~66 | ~55 | ~69 | ~63 | · | ~56 | · | 351 |
| Christian Martin | OL | ~42 | ~66 | ~55 | ~69 | ~63 | · | · | · | 295 |
| Brandon Hansen | OL | · | ~66 | ~55 | ~69 | · | · | ~56 | · | 246 |
| Maika Matelau | OL | ~42 | · | · | · | ~63 | · | ~56 | · | 161 |
| Brandon Henderson | OL | ~42 | · | · | · | ~63 | · | ~56 | · | 161 |
| Champ Smith | OL | · | · | ~55 | ~69 | · | · | · | · | 124 |
| TJ McMillen | OL | · | ~66 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 66 |
How the snap estimates work. No free source publishes college snap counts, so these are estimates. Quarterbacks: every offensive play is credited to the QB running the offense, which is close to exact. Everyone else: a model trained on real NFL snap counts (nflverse, 2023–24) turns each player's share of their position group's involvement that game (carries and targets on offense, tackles, sacks and breakups on defense) into a share of the team's plays. Tested on a season it never saw, it's typically within 5 snaps a game for running backs and 9–10 for other positions, and within about 10–15% over a season. The ranges shown are where the real number landed 80% of the time in that test. They narrow as the season goes on, and are widest for part-time players in a single game. Blocking tight ends and receivers who rarely see the ball get underestimated. Offensive linemen leave no trace in the play-by-play, so the line comes from each game's starting lineup. Where a school's game notes list its starters by spot, and its website allows automated access, the line shows who played left tackle through right tackle.