When Devon Witherspoon arrived at the University of Illinois in the summer of 2019, few outside Champaign knew his name. In fact, most recruiting services didn’t know him at all. He was listed as a zero-star recruit Witherspoon left Champaign as an All-American and 5th overall pick. Witherspoon's legacy is being a part of the dominant Illinois secondary in 2022 that produced 3 NFL Draft picks. But let's travel back in time to 2019. Rather than let the lack of stars discourage

The 2025-2026 NFL regular season has come to an end, and it was a successful one for many former Illini. The playoffs are starting this Saturday, so here are all the former Illini competing for the Lombardi Trophy. The first Wild Card game featuring Illini is on Saturday Night between the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears. Former Illinois DB Nate Hobbs (2017-2020) was a fifth-round pick in the 2021 NFL Draft to the Las Vegas Raiders but wounded up in Green Bay via free