PFF Deep Dive: Illinois
Utilizing Pro Football Focus grades and advanced stats, we take a deep dive look at the Iowa Hawkeyes and their next opponent, Illinois.
Illinois Offense – Starters with Season Grades & Snaps
LT Julian Pearl 64.6 in 697 snaps
LG Josh Gesky 61.3 in 452 snaps
C Josh Kreutz 63.4 in 707 snaps
RG Zy Crisler 55.9 in 555 snaps
RT Isaiah Adams 56.8 in 695 snaps
TE Tip Reiman 59.0 in 508 snaps
WR Isaiah Williams 81.8 in 563 snaps
WR Casey Washington 63.6 in 569 snaps
WR Pat Bryant 74.3 in 449 snaps
RB Kaden Feagin 73.5 in 266 snaps
QB Luke Altmeyer 70.8 in 589 snaps
Illinois Offense – Reserves with Season Grades & Snaps
OG Hunter Whitenack 53.0 in 223 snaps
RB Reggie Love 67.3 in 216 snaps
TE Griffin Moore 57.3 in 176 snaps
OG Jordyn Slaughter 46.7 in 176 snaps
RB Josh McCray 62.1 in 159 snaps
QB John Paddock 91.0 in 118 snaps
TE Tanner Arkin 53.4 in 104 snaps
WR Hank Beatty 52.2 in 99 snaps
TE Henry Boyer 57.3 in 92 snaps
WR Ashton Hollins 65.2 in 91 snaps
WR Malik Elzy 57.8 in 77 snaps
RB Aidan Laughery 58.2 in 62 snaps
Illinois Defense – Starters with Season Grades & Snaps
DE Jer’Zhan Newton 87.2 in 611 snaps
NT Denzel Daxon 63.4 in 448 snaps
DE Keith Randolph 68.6 in 444 snaps
OLB Seth Coleman 58.8 in 515 snaps
ILB Tarique Barnes 48.4 in 302 snaps
ILB Kenenna Odeluga 69.9 in 300 snaps
OLB Gabe Jacas 65.6 in 440 snaps
CB Xavier Scott 61.7 in 712 snaps
CB Tahveon Nicholson 65.1 in 677 snaps
SS Clayton Bush 67.9 in 357 snaps
FS Miles Scott 71.7 in 723 snaps
Illinois Defense – Reserves with Season Grades & Snaps
LB Dylan Rosiek 60.6 in 492 snaps
S Nicario Harper 63.9 in 387 snaps
CB Tyler Strain 69.7 in 382 snaps
OLB Alec Bryant 72.0 in 322 snaps
CB Zachary Tobe 67.0 in 255 snaps
DT Bryce Barnes 70.6 in 201 snaps
DT Sed McConnell 59.8 in 170 snaps
DT TeRah Edwards 69.3 in 157 snaps
OLB Ezekiel Holmes 55.6 in 107 snaps
Illinois Special Teams – Starters with Season Grades & Stats
P Hugh Robertson 55.4 – Averaging 42.6 yards per punt with 2 touchbacks and 15 punts downed inside the 20
K Caleb Griffin 70.2 – 9/13 FGs with a long of 53 yards
KO David Olano 72.0 – Averaging 61.2 yards per kickoff with 15/32 touchbacks
PR Isaiah Williams 69.6 – 9 returns for 128 yards (14.2 yard average)
KR Aidan Laughery 61.7 – 7 returns for 133 yards (19.0 yard average)
KR Kenari Wilcher 54.7 – 6 returns for 140 yards (23.3 yard average)
Illinois Receiver Targets, Catches, Yards & Drops
WR Isaiah Williams – 105 targets with 68 catches (64.8%) for 893 yards (13.1 ypc) and 5 TDs with 4 drops.
WR Pat Bryant – 53 targets with 36 catches (67.9%) for 515 yards (14.3 ypc) and 6 TDs with 3 drops.
WR Casey Washington – 49 targets with 32 catches (65.3%) for 394 yards (12.3 ypc) and 1 TD with 3 drops.
TE Tip Reiman – 19 targets with 15 catches (78.9%) for 171 yards (11.4 ypc) and 3 TDs with 0 drops.
TE Griffin Moore – 16 targets with 11 catches (68.8%) for 146 yards (13.3 ypc) and 1 TD with 0 drops.
WR Malik Elzy – 12 targets with 5 catches (41.7%) for 52 yards (10.4 ypc) and 1 TD with 3 drops.
WR Hank Beatty – 11 targets with 8 catches (72.7%) for 65 yards (8.1 ypc) and 0 TDs with 1 drop.
RB Kaden Feagin – 10 targets with 9 catches (90.0%) for 116 yards (12.9 ypc) and 1 TD with 1 drop.
WR Ashton Hollins – 10 targets with 8 catches (80.0%) for 102 yards (12.8 ypc) and 0 TDs with 0 drops.
Illinois Yards After Catch (YAC)
WR Isaiah Williams 474 YAC, 7.0 per catch
WR Pat Bryant 158 YAC, 4.4 per catch
RB Kaden Feagin 99 YAC, 11.0 per catch
WR Casey Washington 99 YAC, 3.1 per catch
TE Tip Reiman 91 YAC, 6.1 per catch
TE Griffin Moore 47 YAC, 4.3 per catch
Illinois OL Pass Blocking Grades
LG Josh Gesky 59.9 (9 pressures allowed, 0 sacks)
LT Julian Pearl 56.3 (22 pressures allowed, 6 sacks)
C Josh Kreutz 55.9 (9 pressures allowed, 0 sacks)
RT Isaiah Adams 44.5 (29 pressures allowed, 8 sacks)
RG Zy Crisler 40.0 (17 pressures allowed, 4 sacks)
Illinois OL Run Blocking Grades
LT Julian Pearl 68.6
RT Isaiah Adams 67.6
C Josh Kreutz 66.0
LG Josh Gesky 61.5
RG Zy Crisler 61.2
Illinois Run Game
Credit: Pro Football Focus
Illinois Pass Rush
DE Jer’Zhan Newton 38 pressures with 6 sacks, 4 QB hits, and 28 QB hurries (87.4 pass rush grade)
OLB Gabe Jacas 17 pressures with 2 sacks, 1 QB hit, and 14 QB hurries (60.6 pass rush grade)
OLB Seth Coleman 14 pressures with 5 sacks, 2 QB hits, and 7 QB hurries (63.9 pass rush grade)
DE Keith Randolph 12 pressures with 3 sacks, 2 QB hits, and 7 QB hurries (65.9 pass rush grade)
LB Dylan Rosiek 10 pressures with 1 sack and 9 QB hurries (79.8 pass rush grade)
OLB Alec Bryant 8 pressures with 1 sack and 7 QB hurries (66.8 pass rush grade)
Illinois Pass Coverage
CB Xavier Scott has given up 49 completions on 81 targets (60.5%) for 610 yards (12.4 ypc) and 2 TDs with 6 PBUs and 2 INTs (55.2 coverage grade)
CB Tahveon Nicholson has given up 29 completions on 53 targets (54.7%) for 357 yards (12.3 ypc) and 4 TDs with 6 PBUs and 0 INTs (65.3 coverage grade)
CB Tyler Strain has given up 20 completions on 34 targets (58.8%) for 256 yards (12.8 ypc) and 2 TDs with 4 PBUs and 0 INTs (68.5 coverage grade)
CB Zachary Tobe has given up 11 completions on 22 targets (50.0%) for 113 yards (10.3 ypc) and 1 TD with 3 PBUs and 0 INTs (67.2 coverage grade)
FS Miles Scott has given up 10 completions on 19 targets (52.6%) for 120 yards (12.0 ypc) and 2 TDs with 3 PBUs and 1 INT (74.5 coverage grade)
LB Dylan Rosiek has given up 13 completions on 18 targets (72.2%) for 110 yards (8.5 ypc) and 1 TD with 1 PBU and 0 INTs (55.0 coverage grade)
S Nicario Harper has given up 11 completions on 15 targets (73.3%) for 84 yards (7.6 ypc) and 0 TDs with 1 PBU and 1 INT (66.7 coverage grade)
S Clayton Bush has given up 7 completions on 13 targets (52.6%) for 66 yards (9.4 ypc) and 1 TD with 0 PBUs and 0 INTs (68.6 coverage grade)
OLB Seth Coleman has given up 11 completions on 12 targets (91.7%) for 113 yards (10.3 ypc) and 1 TD with 0 PBUs and 0 INTs (32.9 coverage grade)
ILB Tarique Barnes has given up 7 completions on 10 targets (70.0%) for 114 yards (16.3 ypc) and 1 TD with 0 PBUs and 0 INTs (35.5 coverage grade)
Illinois QB Luke Altmyer
This season, Illinois QB Luke Altmyer is 175/271 passing (64.6%) for 1,877 yards (6.9 ypa) with 13 TDs and 10 INTs. He also has 282 yards rushing and 3 TDs on the ground.
With a clean pocket, Altmyer is 146/194 passing (75.3%) for 1,440 yards (7.4 ypa) with 8 TDs and 6 INTs.
Under pressure, Altmyer is 29/77 passing (37.7%) for 437 yards (5.7 ypa) with 5 TDs and 4 INTs.
When blitzed, Altmyer is 56/102 passing (54.9%) for 682 yards (6.7 ypa) with 7 TDs and 3 INTs.
When not blitzed, Altmyer is 119/169 passing (70.4%) for 1,195 yards (7.1 ypa) with 6 TDs and 7 INTs.
Play Action
Illinois has used play action on 30.4% of Altmyer’s drop backs this season.
Using play action, Altmyer is 57/87 passing (65.5%) for 621 yards (7.1 ypa) with 6 TDs and 4 INTs.
Without play action, Altmyer is 118/184 passing (64.1%) for 1,256 yards (6.8 ypa) with 7 TDs and 6 INTs.
Screen Game
Illinois has thrown screen passes on 16.4% of Altmyer’s drop backs this season.
On screen passes, Altmyer is 49/54 passing (90.7%) for 327 yards (6.1 ypa) with 1 TD and 0 INTs.
On non-screen passes, Altmyer is 126/217 passing (58.1%) for 1,550 yards (7.1 ypa) with 12 TDs and 10 INTs.
Passing Chart
Below is Altmyer’s passing chart for the 2023 season to date.
Credit: Pro Football Focus
Illinois NCAA Stats 2023
Team Stats – Through games 11/14/2023RankValueTotal Offense59395.7Rushing Offense91134.5Passing Offense40261.2Team Passing Efficiency48142.37Scoring Offense8923.8Total Defense78387.9Rushing DefenseT-78154.3Passing Yards Allowed77233.6Team Passing Efficiency Defense64132.23Scoring Defense9829.3Turnover MarginT-110-0.603rd Down Conversion Pct910.3614th Down Conversion PctT-450.5713rd Down Conversion Pct Defense1150.4534th Down Conversion Pct DefenseT-800.533Red Zone Offense280.900Red Zone Defense800.848Net Punting5739.13Punt Returns1813.40Kickoff Returns7019.59First Downs Offense63207First Downs DefenseT-119229Fewest Penalties Per Game1117.20Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game12168.60Time of Possession10128:28Credit: NCAA.org
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