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2005 Roster

2006 Illinois Roster

Coaches | Alphabetical | Numerical

Alphabetical

No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Position	Year	Hometown	Last School
22	Abdullah, Sharriff	5-8	170	DB	SR	Detroit, Mich.	St. Martin DePorres
69	Amundsen, Ben	6-5	310	OL	JR	Moline, Ill.	Moline
24	Bailey, Jr., Charles	6-1	195	WR	JR	Fort Wayne, Ind.	Northrop
18	Ball, Alan	6-1	175	DB	SR	Detroit, Mich.	St. Martin DePorres
63	Bergen, Will	6-4	275	OL	RS FR	Tampa, Fla.	Middleton
19	Blalock, Paul	6-0	200	QB	RS FR	Aurora, Ill.	Waubonsie Valley
62	Block, Eric	6-3	290	OL	SO	New Orleans, La.	Jesuit
92	Boyd III, Arthur	6-2	275	DL	SR	Shaker Heights, Ohio	Shaker Heights
15	Brasic, Tim	6-2	200	QB	SR	Riverside, Ill.	Riverside-Brookfield
59	Buckner, Kam	6-2	265	DL	JR	Chicago, Ill	Morgan Park
43	Carson III, Sam	6-1	245	LB	SO	Woodridge, Ill.	Downers Grove South
75	Chu, Immanuel	6-2	280	DL	RS FR	Woodstock, Ga.	Woodstock
65	Connor, Jonathan	6-2	290	OL	SO	Lake Forest, Ill.	Lake Forest
2	Creamer, Bryant	6-2	200	WR	SO	Chicago, Ill.	Simeon
81	Davis, Will	6-3	235	DL	SO	Greenbelt, Md.	Eleanor Roosevelt
23	Eastman, Jack	6-1	185	WR	RS FR	Naperville, Ill.	Joliet Catholic
29	Ellis, Jody	6-0	195	WR	SO	Evanston, Ill.	Evanston Township
22	Frazier, Kieron	6-3	190	WR	JR	Mason, Ohio	Cherry Hills East
98	Fulton, Xavier	6-5	265	DL	JR	Flossmoor, Ill.	Homewood-Flossmoor
12	Garza, Billy	6-1	225	QB	SO	Brownsville, Texas	Porter
39	Gillen, Conor	6-2	220	LB	RS FR	Glen Ellyn, Ill.	Glenbard West
26	Halsey, E.B.	5-10	200	RB	SR	Elizabeth, N.J.	Elizabeth
36	Haney, Maurice	5-9	210	RB	SO	Harvey, Ill.	Thornton
32	Harrison, Justin	5-11	220	DB	JR	Bloomington, Ill.	Bloomington
28	Hicks, Dere	5-10	175	DB	FR	Roanoke, Va.	Valley Forge Prep.
11	Hobson, Chris	5-7	190	DB	RS FR	Chicago, Ill.	Simeon
21	Hudson, Kyle	5-11	165	WR	SO	Mattoon, Ill.	Mattoon
66	Hunt, Randall	6-6	295	OL	FR	Hightstown, N.J.	Valley Forge Prep.
42	Ijei, Justin	5-8	215	RB	JR	Chesterfield, Mo.	Lafayette
17	Jensen, Spencer	6-1	185	WR	JR	Homer Glen, Ill.	Lockport Township
13	Judson, Will	5-8	155	DB	SO	Riverdale, Ga.	Florida A&M
56	Keely, Tyler	6-1	185	LS	JR	Oswego, Ill.	Oswego
49	Knezetic, Kyle	6-0	195	LS	JR	Channahon, Ill.	Minooka
87	Kraemer, JR	6-5	235	TE	SO	Wildwood, Mo.	Lafayette
68	LaBonte, Jim	6-7	305	OL	JR	Lombard, Ill	Montini Catholic
47	Leman, J	6-2	240	LB	JR	Champaign, Ill	Central
82	Lenti Jr., Frank	6-2	185	WR	JR	South Holland, Ill.	Mt. Carmel
43	Levanti, Nick	6-0	230	RB	SO	Champaign, Ill.	Centennial
85	Lindquist, David	6-3	280	DL	SO	Highland Park, Ill.	Highland Park
67	Maddox, Matt	6-3	310	OL	SR	Manasquan, N.J.	Manasquan
86	McClendon, Greg	6-2	220	WR	SO	Columbus, Ga.	Carver
60	McDonald, Ryan	6-5	300	OL	SO	Holland, Mich.	West Ottawa
23	McMahon, Drew	5-10	175	DB	JR	Champaign, Ill.	Central
4	McPhearson, Derrick	6-0	195	WR	SO	Hyattsville, Md.	Dematha/Fork Union
5	Mendenhall, Rashard	5-11	210	RB	SO	Skokie, Ill.	Niles West
34	Mendenhall, Walter	6-0	225	FB	SO	Skokie, Ill.	Niles West
44	Miller, Brit	6-1	245	LB	SO	Decatur, Ill.	Eisenhower
69	Millington, Akim	6-6	310	OL	JR	Norman, Okla.	Oklahoma
42	Mitchell, Kevin	6-0	200	DB	JR	Ft. Wayne, Ind	Homestead
58	Motuliak, Dan	6-3	300	OL	SO	Lafayette, Ind.	Jefferson
24	Mourans, Edgar	6-1	190	WR	JR	Niles, Ill.	Niles North
33	Mucha, Mike	5-11	220	DB	RS FR	Orland Park, Ill.	Montini
14	Mullen, Cody	6-0	215	QB	SO	Mattoon, Ill.	Mattoon
76	Myles, Charles	6-6	320	OL	SR	Chicago, Ill.	Harper
73	Nabolotny, Mike	6-5	250	OL	SO	Glenview, Ill.	Glenbrook South
65	Norris, Josh	5-11	270	DL	SR	Springfield, Ill.	Sacred Heart-Griffin
96	Norwell, Chris	6-6	290	DL	JR	Cincinnati, Ohio	Anderson
64	O'Donnell, Martin	6-5	300	OL	JR	Downers Grove, Ill	Downers Grove South
95	Pilcher, Doug	6-5	260	DL	RS FR	Hinsdale, Ill.	Hinsdale Central
45	Pittman, Rodney	6-2	235	LB	SO	Fort Washington, Md.	Friendly
33	Porter, Sam	6-1	240	FB	RS FR	Chicago, Ill.	Morgan Park
38	Pryor, Troy	6-0	220	LB	JR	Chicago, Ill.	Chicago HS for Ag Sciences
85	Ramshaw, Jay	6-4	245	TE	JR	Champaign, Ill.	Centennial
13	Reda, Jason	6-1	200	PK	JR	Rock Island, Ill.	Rock Island
46	Rouse, Tyler	5-10	195	DB	JR	Champaign, Ill.	Centennial
79	Ryan, James	6-5	315	OL	JR	Batavia, Ill	Batavia
25	Sanders, Justin	6-1	205	DB	JR	Pearl, Miss.	NE Mississippi CC
19	Scott, Quintin	5-10	195	DB	RS FR	Gurnee, Ill.	Warren Township
70	Scott, Trevor	6-3	280	OL	RS FR	Fort Valley, Ga.	Peach County
57	Simmons, JJ	6-5	290	OL	SR	Mishawaka, Ind.	Penn
83	Sobol, Jeff	6-3	260	DL	SO	Pevely, Mo.	Herculaneum
40	Steele, Antonio	6-2	210	LB	JR	Cleveland, Ohio	Long Beach (CA) College
89	Sullivan, Tom	6-4	225	TE	RS FR	Tinley Park, Ill.	Marist
30	Thomas, Pierre	5-11	210	RB	SR	Lynwood, Ill	Thornton Fractional South
51	Thornhill, Anthony	6-1	220	LB	JR	Detroit, Mich.	Detroit Central
10	Venegoni, Mark	6-1	210	QB	SO	Gurnee, Ill.	Carmel
91	Walker, Derek	6-4	270	DL	SO	Glendale Heights, Ill.	Glenbard East
93	Walker, Tremayne	6-3	290	DL	SO	Tallahassee, Fla.	James Rickards
71	Wall, Jack	6-1	270	OL	RS FR	Bartlett, Ill.	Bartlett
76	Ware, Mike	6-3	275	DL	JR	Naperville, Ill.	Wheaton College
8	Warren, DaJuan	6-2	205	WR	JR	Southfield, Mich	Southfield
41	Weil, Russ	6-0	240	RB	JR	Minooka, Ill.	Minooka
58	Whalen, Bryson	6-5	245	DL	RS FR	Freeport, Ill.	Aquin
61	Wilk, Adam	6-5	275	OL	JR	Lake Zurich, Ill	Lake Zurich
2	Wilkins, Marques	6-0	185	WR	FR	Decatur, Ill.	MacArthur
56	Williams, Sirod	6-0	270	DL	SO	Garfield Heights, Ohio	Garfield Heights
48	Willis III, Remond	6-1	240	LB	SO	Lilbourn, Mo.	New Madrid
28	Willis, Jacob	5-11	180	WR	JR	Champaign, Ill.	Joliet JC
38	Wright, Doug	5-7	180	PK	RS FR	Metamora, Ill.	Metamora
37	Yelton, Kyle	6-0	180	P	FR	Chesterton, Ind.	Chesterton

Staff

Ron Zook - Head Football Coach

Mike Locksley - Offensive Coordinator/QBs/TEs

Vince Okruch - Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers

Dino Dawson - Wide Receivers Coach

Dan Disch - Special Teams/Outside Linebackers Coach

Curt Mallory - Defensive Secondary Coach

Reggie Mitchell - Asst Head Coach/Recruiting/Running Backs

Tom Sims - Defensive Line Coach

Ed Warinner - Run Game Coordinator/Offensive Line

Lou Hernandez - Strength & Conditioning Coach

Lloyd Richards - Director of Football Operations

Mike DiCenzo - Assistant Recruiting Coordinator

Bobbi Duval - Associate Recruiting Coordinator

Chris Pazan - Student Asst. Coach

Numerical

No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	Position	Year	Hometown (Last School)
2	Bryant Creamer	6-2	200	WR	SO	Chicago, Ill. (Simeon)
2	Marques Wilkins	6-0	185	WR	FR	Decatur, Ill. (MacArthur)
4	Derrick McPhearson	6-0	195	WR	SO	Hyattsville, Md. (Dematha/Fork Union)
5	Rashard Mendenhall	5-11	210	RB	SO	Skokie, Ill. (Niles West)
8	DaJuan Warren	6-2	205	WR	JR	Southfield, Mich (Southfield)
10	Mark Venegoni	6-1	210	QB	SO	Gurnee, Ill. (Carmel)
11	Chris Hobson	5-7	190	DB	RS FR	Chicago, Ill. (Simeon)
12	Billy Garza	6-1	225	QB	SO	Brownsville, Texas (Porter)
13	Jason Reda	6-1	200	PK	JR	Rock Island, Ill. (Rock Island)
13	Will Judson	5-8	155	DB	SO	Riverdale, Ga. (Florida A&M)
14	Cody Mullen	6-0	215	QB	SO	Mattoon, Ill. (Mattoon)
15	Tim Brasic	6-2	200	QB	SR	Riverside, Ill. (Riverside-Brookfield)
17	Spencer Jensen	6-1	185	WR	JR	Homer Glen, Ill. (Lockport Township)
18	Alan Ball	6-1	175	DB	SR	Detroit, Mich. (St. Martin DePorres)
19	Paul Blalock	6-0	200	QB	RS FR	Aurora, Ill. (Waubonsie Valley)
19	Quintin Scott	5-10	195	DB	RS FR	Gurnee, Ill. (Warren Township)
21	Kyle Hudson	5-11	165	WR	SO	Mattoon, Ill. (Mattoon)
22	Sharriff Abdullah	5-8	170	DB	SR	Detroit, Mich. (St. Martin DePorres)
22	Kieron Frazier	6-3	190	WR	JR	Mason, Ohio (Cherry Hills East)
23	Jack Eastman	6-1	185	WR	RS FR	Naperville, Ill. (Joliet Catholic)
23	Drew McMahon	5-10	175	DB	JR	Champaign, Ill. (Central)
24	Charles Bailey, Jr.	6-1	195	WR	JR	Fort Wayne, Ind. (Northrop)
24	Edgar Mourans	6-1	190	WR	JR	Niles, Ill. (Niles North)
25	Justin Sanders	6-1	205	DB	JR	Pearl, Miss. (NE Mississippi CC)
26	E.B. Halsey	5-10	200	RB	SR	Elizabeth, N.J. (Elizabeth)
28	Jacob Willis	5-11	180	WR	JR	Champaign, Ill. (Joliet JC)
28	Dere Hicks	5-10	175	DB	FR	Roanoke, Va. (Valley Forge Prep.)
29	Jody Ellis	6-0	195	WR	SO	Evanston, Ill. (Evanston Township)
30	Pierre Thomas	5-11	210	RB	SR	Lynwood, Ill (Thornton Fractional South)
32	Justin Harrison	5-11	220	DB	JR	Bloomington, Ill. (Bloomington)
33	Sam Porter	6-1	240	FB	RS FR	Chicago, Ill. (Morgan Park)
33	Mike Mucha	5-11	220	DB	RS FR	Orland Park, Ill. (Montini)
34	Walter Mendenhall	6-0	225	FB	SO	Skokie, Ill. (Niles West)
36	Maurice Haney	5-9	210	RB	SO	Harvey, Ill. (Thornton)
37	Kyle Yelton	6-0	180	P	FR	Chesterton, Ind. (Chesterton)
38	Troy Pryor	6-0	220	LB	JR	Chicago, Ill. (Chicago HS for Ag Sciences)
38	Doug Wright	5-7	180	PK	RS FR	Metamora, Ill. (Metamora)
39	Conor Gillen	6-2	220	LB	RS FR	Glen Ellyn, Ill. (Glenbard West)
40	Antonio Steele	6-2	210	LB	JR	Cleveland, Ohio (Long Beach (CA) College)
41	Russ Weil	6-0	240	RB	JR	Minooka, Ill. (Minooka)
42	Kevin Mitchell	6-0	200	DB	JR	Ft. Wayne, Ind (Homestead)
42	Justin Ijei	5-8	215	RB	JR	Chesterfield, Mo. (Lafayette)
43	Nick Levanti	6-0	230	RB	SO	Champaign, Ill. (Centennial)
43	Sam Carson III	6-1	245	LB	SO	Woodridge, Ill. (Downers Grove South)
44	Brit Miller	6-1	245	LB	SO	Decatur, Ill. (Eisenhower)
45	Rodney Pittman	6-2	235	LB	SO	Fort Washington, Md. (Friendly)
46	Tyler Rouse	5-10	195	DB	JR	Champaign, Ill. (Centennial)
47	J Leman	6-2	240	LB	JR	Champaign, Ill (Central)
48	Remond Willis III	6-1	240	LB	SO	Lilbourn, Mo. (New Madrid)
49	Kyle Knezetic	6-0	195	LS	JR	Channahon, Ill. (Minooka)
51	Anthony Thornhill	6-1	220	LB	JR	Detroit, Mich. (Detroit Central)
56	Tyler Keely	6-1	185	LS	JR	Oswego, Ill. (Oswego)
56	Sirod Williams	6-0	270	DL	SO	Garfield Heights, Ohio (Garfield Heights)
57	JJ Simmons	6-5	290	OL	SR	Mishawaka, Ind. (Penn)
58	Bryson Whalen	6-5	245	DL	RS FR	Freeport, Ill. (Aquin)
58	Dan Motuliak	6-3	300	OL	SO	Lafayette, Ind. (Jefferson)
59	Kam Buckner	6-2	265	DL	JR	Chicago, Ill (Morgan Park)
60	Ryan McDonald	6-5	300	OL	SO	Holland, Mich. (West Ottawa)
61	Adam Wilk	6-5	275	OL	JR	Lake Zurich, Ill (Lake Zurich)
62	Eric Block	6-3	290	OL	SO	New Orleans, La. (Jesuit)
63	Will Bergen	6-4	275	OL	RS FR	Tampa, Fla. (Middleton)
64	Martin O'Donnell	6-5	300	OL	JR	Downers Grove, Ill (Downers Grove South)
65	Jonathan Connor	6-2	290	OL	SO	Lake Forest, Ill. (Lake Forest)
65	Josh Norris	5-11	270	DL	SR	Springfield, Ill. (Sacred Heart-Griffin)
66	Randall Hunt	6-6	295	OL	FR	Hightstown, N.J. (Valley Forge Prep.)
67	Matt Maddox	6-3	310	OL	SR	Manasquan, N.J. (Manasquan)
68	Jim LaBonte	6-7	305	OL	JR	Lombard, Ill (Montini Catholic)
69	Ben Amundsen	6-5	310	OL	JR	Moline, Ill. (Moline)
69	Akim Millington	6-6	310	OL	JR	Norman, Okla. (Oklahoma)
70	Trevor Scott	6-3	280	OL	RS FR	Fort Valley, Ga. (Peach County)
71	Jack Wall	6-1	270	OL	RS FR	Bartlett, Ill. (Bartlett)
73	Mike Nabolotny	6-5	250	OL	SO	Glenview, Ill. (Glenbrook South)
75	Immanuel Chu	6-2	280	DL	RS FR	Woodstock, Ga. (Woodstock)
76	Charles Myles	6-6	320	OL	SR	Chicago, Ill. (Harper)
76	Mike Ware	6-3	275	DL	JR	Naperville, Ill. (Wheaton College)
79	James Ryan	6-5	315	OL	JR	Batavia, Ill (Batavia)
81	Will Davis	6-3	235	DL	SO	Greenbelt, Md. (Eleanor Roosevelt)
82	Frank Lenti Jr.	6-2	185	WR	JR	South Holland, Ill. (Mt. Carmel)
83	Jeff Sobol	6-3	260	DL	SO	Pevely, Mo. (Herculaneum)
85	David Lindquist	6-3	280	DL	SO	Highland Park, Ill. (Highland Park)
85	Jay Ramshaw	6-4	245	TE	JR	Champaign, Ill. (Centennial)
86	Greg McClendon	6-2	220	WR	SO	Columbus, Ga. (Carver)
87	JR Kraemer	6-5	235	TE	SO	Wildwood, Mo. (Lafayette)
89	Tom Sullivan	6-4	225	TE	RS FR	Tinley Park, Ill. (Marist)
91	Derek Walker	6-4	270	DL	SO	Glendale Heights, Ill. (Glenbard East)
92	Arthur Boyd III	6-2	275	DL	SR	Shaker Heights, Ohio (Shaker Heights)
93	Tremayne Walker	6-3	290	DL	SO	Tallahassee, Fla. (James Rickards)
95	Doug Pilcher	6-5	260	DL	RS FR	Hinsdale, Ill. (Hinsdale Central)
96	Chris Norwell	6-6	290	DL	JR	Cincinnati, Ohio (Anderson)
98	Xavier Fulton	6-5	265	DL	JR	Flossmoor, Ill. (Homewood-Flossmoor)