Illini in the NFL Website
See how former Fighting Illini performed during the opening week of 2019 NFL action.
» Nick Allegretti, OL, Kansas City Chiefs – Rookie made the 53-man roster, but was not active for Kansas City's 40-26 win over Jacksonville.
» Jeff Allen, OL, Kansas City Chiefs – Was in on 12 plays, helping the Chiefs to 491 yards of offense in their week one win over Jacksonville.
» Geronimo Allison, WR, Green Bay Packers – Was in on 37 snaps in Green Bay's Thursday night win at Chicago, but did not record any stats.
» James Crawford, LB, Miami Dolphins – Made one tackle in his Dolphins debut. He played 29 snaps on both defense and special teams in the Dolphins loss to Baltimore.
» Clayton Fejedelem, FS, Cincinnati Bengals – Special teams captain made one tackle and was in on 39 snaps (13 on defense and 26 on special teams) for the Bengals in week one.
» Justin Hardee, CB, New Orleans Saints – Special teams guru was in 23 special teams snaps but did not record any stats in Monday night's thrilling win over Houston.
» Ted Karras, C, New England Patriots – Started at center and played all 70 offensive snaps plus seven special teams snaps, helping the defending Super Bowl Champs to 465 yards of offense in a 33-3 win over the Steelers.
» Matt LaCosse, TE, New England Patriots – Was active but did not play in New England's win over Pittsburgh.
» Corey Liuget, DL, Oakland Raiders – Made the 53-man roster, but was not active for Oakland's 24-16 win over Denver Monday night.
» Whitney Mercilus, LB, Houston Texans – Had a monster night against the Saints, starting at OLB and picking off a Drew Brees pass near the endzone early in the game. The veteran also made 5 tackles, including one sack and one TFL, plus a QB hurry and a pass defense.
» Dawuane Smoot, DE, Jacksonville Jaguars – Made 2 tackles and was in on 38 plays in Jacksonville's loss to the Chiefs.
» Akeem Spence, DT, Philadelphia Eagles – Signed by Philadelphia on Sept. 10.
» Malik Turner, WR, Seattle Seahawks – Was on the field for 21 snaps on offense and special teams but did not record any stats in Seattle's 21-20 win over the Bengals.
» Jihad Ward, DE, Indianapolis Colts – Had one QB hurry and one pass defense in 14 plays on the field for the Colts during week one.
» Tavon Wilson, SS, Detroit Lions – Made on tackle and was in on 33 plays in Detroit's tie with the Cardinals.
Illini on Practice Squads
» Chase McLaughlin, K, Minnesota Vikings – Went through training camp with Buffalo before being signed to Minnesota's practice squad prior to the season.
» Hardy Nickerson, LB, Cincinnati Bengals – Now in his third year with the Bengals, Nickerson was signed to the practice squad following training camp.
