Top WR traits for NFL prospects, per @MattBowen41
Route runner - Carnell Tate
Fastest WR - Brenen Thompson
Explosive WR - Omar Cooper Jr.
Physical WR - Chris Bell
Elusive WR - Zachariah Branch
Best Hands - Hank Beatty
WR Instincts - Antonio Williams
Getting Open - Makai Lemon
50/50 Balls - Malachi Fields
Body Control - Jordyn Tyson
Toe Tapper - Chris Brazzell II
Hard to believe this kid and his classmates are taking their SAT's tomorrow as they close out their Junior years. @ColtonRahn you have been thrown so many curve balls in your life and have crushed them all. I am proud of the man you are becoming.
Illinois guard Andrej Stojakovic will return to the Illini next season, his agent Drake U’u told @On3.
The 6-7 junior averaged 13.5 points and 4.6 rebounds per game this season. Scored 21 points in the Round of 32 against VCU and 17 in the Elite Eight against Iowa.
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NEWS: Per Jonathan Givony, Tomislav Ivisic, Zvonimir Ivisic and Jake Davis will ALL return to Illinois next season per their agent Misko Ražnatović
The three join David Mirkovic who also announced earlier today that he will return.
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NEWS: Big Ten All-Freshman Team forward David Mirkovic announces he will return to #illini for his sophomore season
Why it matters: https://t.co/FR6678ZGLf
NEWS: #Illini guard Keaton Wagler had declared for the 2026 NBA draft. Wagler had a historic season for Illinois, averaging 17.9 points and 4.2 assists.
Wagler is in the top-10 of practically every mock draft
#illini OC Barry Lunney Jr. said redshirt freshman QB Carson Boyd is "ready to take the huddle" and will be immersed far more in their offense this spring as one of the top-two options at the position.