2018 Football Roster
Jersey Number 74
Andrew Trainer
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-7 / 305
- Position:
- OL
- Hometown:
- Alexandria, Va.
- High School:
- St. Stephen's and St. Agnes School
2018 Redshirt Sophomore
- Played one game
- Made his Illinois debut against Western Illinois 9/8/18
- Academic All-Big Ten
2017 Redshirt Freshman
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Moved to offensive tackle from tight end during training camp
2016 Freshman
- Redshirted the 2016 season
High School
- Three-star recruit by Rivals, 247 Sports and ESPN.com
- Top-30 recruit in state of Virginia by 247 Sports (No. 21), Rivals (No. 24) and ESPN.com (No. 27)
- Ranked as No. 27 tight end recruit in the nation by ESPN.com
- 2015 first-team All-State and Washington Post All-Met
- Caught 17 passes for 226 yards and two touchdowns in 2014 and also played defensive end, earning second-team All-State and All-Interstate Athletic Conference (IAC) honors
- John Morrow Stanton Memorial Athletic Award for Outstanding Student Athlete in 2014-15
- Originally committed to Virginia and chose Illinois over offers from Pittsburgh and North Carolina State
- Also played basketball (All-IAC and team captain) and baseball for St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes
- Four-year Dean’s List student
- High School coach was Bernard Joseph
Personal
- Born Dec. 18, 1997
- Full name is Andrew Dayton Trainer
- Son of Jay and Kendra Trainer
- Has one younger brother, Sam
- Lists Ken Griffey Jr. as his favorite athlete “because of his great swing and ability to have fun playing baseball”
- Four-year Dean’s List student in high school
- Enrolled in college of business
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