Des Straughton's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Defense | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 | W 42–23 | — | no stats recorded | ||||||||
| 2 | L 27–31 | — | no stats recorded | ||||||||
| 3 | W 48–10 | — | no stats recorded | ||||||||
| 4 | @ | L 19–42 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 5 | L 17–24 | — | no stats recorded | ||||||||
| 6 | @ | W 38–37 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 8 | W 21–10 | — | no stats recorded | ||||||||
| 9 | @ | W 20–17 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 2026 · 1 game | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | ||
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 1 | 4438th / 5664 |
| Solo | 1 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
Plays the player shows up in the play-by-play. Not snap counts
| Game | Opp. plays | Plays made |
|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 · Ohio State | 68 | 1 |
| Season | 516 | 1 |
18 DBs on the Illinois roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Matthew Bailey | DB | SR | 55 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Juice Clarke | DB | SR | 40 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 |
| 1 | Xavier Scott | DB | SR | 28 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 3 |
| 0 | Mac Resetich | DB | SR | 27 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 |
| 16 | Tanner Heckel | DB | JR | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Jakwon Morris | DB | JR | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 |
| 32 | Tywan Cox | DB | SO | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 22 | Deuce Fillmore | DB | SR | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 3 | Nick Hankins Jr. | DB | FR | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 21 | Ben Clawson | DB | SR | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 13 | Xanai Scott | DB | SO | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 25 | Des Straughton | DB | SO | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 29 | James Finley IV | DB | SO | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Almirian Thomas | DB | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 9 | RJ Jones III | DB | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | Andre Lovett Jr. | DB | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | Kaedyn Cobbs | DB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | Caden Considine | DB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. Illinois depth chart →