Schedule video for the 2025 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
Here is who Illinois will play in the 2025 college football season, from its opener vs. Western Illinois to the season finale with Northwestern.
The National College Football Awards Association began rolling out its college football watch lists on Monday, July 28, and multiple members of the Illinois football team are among the preseason honor lists.
Here is a look at the Illini players on the watch lists. We will update this as more are announced.
The senior quarterback was on the 80-member listing for the Maxwell Award, which goes annually to the top player in the game. Last season, Altmyer threw for 2,717 yards and 22 touchdowns with only six interceptions, while igniting the Fighting Illini to a 10-3 record. The honorable mention all-Big Ten Conference pick added 217 rushing yards and four touchdowns for the Citrus Bowl champions.
The senior edge rusher was among 60 players on the preseason watch list for the 2025 Bronko Nagurski Trophy, which honors the top defensive player in the nation. He also is one of 42 named on the list for the Lott IMPACT Trophy, named after former NFL defensive back Ronnie Lott — calling itself the “only major defensive college football award that considers character.”
Jacas is one of the nation’s top pass rushers, expected to be one selected among the first few rounds of the 2026 NFL Draft. The 6-foot-3, 275-pounder was a third-team all-Big Ten pick in 2024 with 74 tackles (13 for loss), eight sacks and 10 quarterback hits.
The senior defensive back was among 60 players on the preseason watch list for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, which honors the top defensive player in the nation. He also is one of 35 named on the list for the Jim Thorpe Award, handed out annually to the top defensive back in college football.
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