Illinois Fighting Illini
Illinois's top projected fantasy scorer for the 2026 season is Collin Dixon, a WR projected for 245.8 points (overall rank #26 among every FBS draftable player on the board). Across its top 10 board-ranked players, Illinois projects for 1105.6 combined fantasy points — 60.2 points above the Big Ten median of 1045.4, ranking #6 of 18 in the conference. Its deepest position group is wide receivers, worth 571.1 combined projected points from 16 rostered players.
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Projected points and board slot are Saturday Night Showdown's own 2026 season-long projections and value-based draft board, generated before Week 0 kicks off — not stats from games already played, and not an average of real-world draft results.
2026 Projected Fantasy Points
Top 25 Illinois players on the Saturday Night Showdown draft board, ranked by projected fantasy points.
| # | Player | Pos | Proj Pts | Board Slot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Collin Dixon | WR | 245.8 | 3.06 |
| 2 | Katin Houser | QB | 235.2 | — |
| 3 | Hudson Clement | WR | 115.3 | — |
| 4 | Aidan Laughery | RB | 108.6 | — |
| 5 | Ethan Moczulski | K | 84.5 | — |
| 6 | Illinois Defense | DEF | 83.8 | — |
| 7 | Ca'Lil Valentine | RB | 71.4 | — |
| 8 | Ty Robinson | WR | 67.5 | — |
| 9 | Brayden Trimble | WR | 48.7 | — |
| 10 | Kaden Feagin | TE | 44.8 | — |
| 11 | Michael Clayton II | QB | 40.2 | — |
| 12 | Javari Barnett | RB | 34.2 | — |
| 13 | Jordan Anderson | RB | 34.0 | — |
| 14 | Jayshon Platt | WR | 17.0 | — |
| 15 | Carson Boyd | QB | 16.6 | — |
| 16 | Eddie Kasper | WR | 16.1 | — |
| 17 | Murphy Clement | RB | 14.9 | — |
| 18 | Davin Stoffel | TE | 14.4 | — |
| 19 | Alex Perry | WR | 11.8 | — |
| 20 | Jershaun Newton | WR | 8.8 | — |
| 21 | Christian Abney | TE | 8.7 | — |
| 22 | Lucas Osada | K | 8.6 | — |
| 23 | Dane Eisenmenger | QB | 7.4 | — |
| 24 | Corey Rashad | RB | 7.2 | — |
| 25 | Jacob Eberhart | WR | 7.1 | — |