Illinois State Redbirds
MVFC
12-5 (5-3 conf)
Ratings
2025
- SP+
- —
- SP+ Offense
- —
- SP+ Defense
- —
- SRS
- -11.7
- FPI
- —
- Elo
- —
- Talent
- —
- Recruiting
- 0 (#197)
Schedule
record 12–5
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Margin | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @Oklahoma | +18.3 | 3-35 | -32 | L |
| 2 | vsMorehead State | FCS | 41-13 | +28 | W |
| 3 | @Eastern Illinois | FCS | 42-30 | +12 | W |
| 4 | vsNorth Alabama | FCS | 38-36 | +2 | W |
| 6 | vsNorth Dakota State | FCS | 16-33 | -17 | L |
| 7 | @Murray State | FCS | 46-32 | +14 | W |
| 8 | vsYoungstown State | FCS | 35-40 | -5 | L |
| 9 | @South Dakota | FCS | 21-13 | +8 | W |
| 10 | vsNorthern Iowa | FCS | 31-16 | +15 | W |
| 11 | @Indiana State | FCS | 52-20 | +32 | W |
| 12 | @South Dakota State | FCS | 35-21 | +14 | W |
| 13 | vsSouthern Illinois | FCS | 7-37 | -30 | L |
| 14 | @SE Louisiana | FCS | 21-3 | +18 | W |
| 15 | @North Dakota State | FCS | 29-28 | +1 | W |
| 16 | @UC Davis | FCS | 42-31 | +11 | W |
| 1 ·P | @Villanova | FCS | 30-14 | +16 | W |
| 1 ·P | NMontana State | FCS | 34-35 | -1 | L |
Quarterbacks · 2
2025 · 50
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Tommy Rittenhouse | — | — | — | — |
| QB | 2nd | Beckham Pellant | — | — | — | — |
Running Backs · 7
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FB | 1st | Scotty Presson Jr. | — | — | — | — |
| FB | 2nd | Cal Martine | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 1st | Victor Dawson | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 2nd | Wenkers Wright | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 3rd | Seth Glatz | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 4th | Mason Blakemore | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 5th | Matt Lawson | — | — | — | — |
Wide Receivers · 7
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Daniel Sobkowicz | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 2nd | Luke Mailander | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 3rd | Dylan Lord | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 4th | Eddie Kasper | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 5th | Rylan Crawford | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 6th | Mar'Quan Gary | — | — | — | — |
| WR | — | Andrew Rockford | — | — | — | — |
Tight Ends · 3
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Javon Charles | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 2nd | Nick True | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 3rd | Max Ziebarth | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Line · 8
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL | 1st | Garret Steffen | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 2nd | Jake Anderson | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 3rd | Ben Harman | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 4th | Valentino Garcia | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 5th | Nick Kessler | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 6th | Logan Jellison | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 7th | Wyatt Boals | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 8th | Jack Bochenczak | — | — | — | — |
Linebackers · 9
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Tye Niekamp | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 2nd | Patrick Bauer | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 3rd | Solomon Oduma | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 4th | Mason Kaplan | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 5th | Dexter Niekamp | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 6th | Anthony Corona | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 7th | Reese Edwards | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 8th | Jamarcus Smith | — | — | — | — |
| LB | — | Dereon Crowe | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Backs · 12
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DB | 1st | Chris Taylor | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 2nd | Tommy Donovan | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 3rd | Shadwell Nkuba II | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 4th | CJ Richard Jr. | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 5th | Cam Wilson | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 6th | Jack Dwyer | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 7th | La'Shavion Brown | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 8th | Doreon Dubose | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 9th | Aidan Crews | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 10th | Trevell Mullen | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| DB | 11th | Jordan Coleman | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DB | 12th | Evan Sierra | — | — | — | — |
Special Teams · 2
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PK | 1st | Hayden Futch | — | — | — | — |
| PK | 2nd | Matt Maldonado | — | — | — | — |
Scoring Trend
2025 · pts/game
PPG For
30.6
PPG Against
25.9
Differential
+4.7
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LResults
2025
- Overall
- 11-4
- Home
- 3-3
- Away
- 8-1
- Conference
- 5-3
- Non-Conference
- 6-1
- One-Score (≤8)
- 3-1
- Avg Margin
- +4.7
Situational Splits
2025 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 3-3 | 28.0 | 29.2 |
| Away | 9-1 | 32.1 | 22.7 |
| Neutral | 0-1 | 34.0 | 35.0 |
| Competition | |||
| vs Ranked (SP+ 25) | 0-1 | 3.0 | 35.0 |
| Conference | 5-3 | 30.4 | 26.5 |
| Non-conference | 7-2 | 31.1 | 25.0 |
Season History · last 12
0 AP top-10 · 2 postseason
| Season | Record | Conf | SP+ | AP | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11-4 | 5-3 | — | — | 1-1 |
| 2024 | 10-4 | 6-2 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 6-5 | 4-4 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 6-5 | 4-4 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 4-7 | 2-6 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 0-0 | 0-0 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 10-5 | 5-4 | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 6-5 | 3-5 | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 6-5 | 4-4 | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 6-6 | 4-4 | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 10-3 | 8-1 | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 12-1 | 8-1 | — | — | 1-1 |
Recent Form · last 5
4-1 SU · 2-0 ATS · O1/U1
Betting Profile
2025 · 13 w/ line
| Straight up | 12-5 |
| ATS | 7-654% |
| Over / Under | 8-5 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 2-6 |
| As underdog | 5-0 |
| Home | 1-4 |
| Away | 6-2 |
vs closing line · splits show cover–no cover
Recruiting Classes
avg #163 · 0 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★12 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #197 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | #179 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | #153 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | #149 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | #163 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | #156 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | #182 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | #163 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | #130 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013 | #158 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Roster Talent
2025
Portal in 7net +1Out 6
Portal avg stars (in / out)2.9 / 3.0
Notable Portal Moves
| ▲ | Christian LeBrun | S | 3★ | ← Massachusetts |
| ▲ | Shadwel Nkuba II | CB | 3★ | ← Louisiana |
| ▲ | Kaevion Mack | WR | 3★ | ← Western Michigan |
| ▲ | Logan Brasfield | IOL | 3★ | ← Coastal Carolina |
| ▼ | Hunter Zambrano | IOL | 4★ | → Texas Tech |
| ▼ | Steven Curtis | DL | 3★ | → Minnesota |
| ▼ | Teon Parks | CB | 3★ | → Colorado |
| ▼ | Xavier Loyd | WR | 3★ | → Missouri |
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2025
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
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