2022 Football Roster
Jersey Number 93
Calvin Avery
- Position:
- DL
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 325
- Hometown:
- Dallas, Texas
- High School:
- Bishop Dunne
2022 Senior
- Played in all 13 games with 12 starts at nose tackle
- 24 tackles, 2.0 TFLs, one pass breakup, two quarterback hurries, and one forced fumble on the season
- Forced fumble against Wyoming 8/27/22
2021 Junior
- Played in 11 games with two starts
- 11 tackles, 1.5 TFLs, and 0.5 sacks on the season
- Three tackles and 0.5 TFL in Illinois' road win over No. 20 Minnesota
2020 Junior
- Played in seven games and made two starts
- Made first career start at Northwestern 12/12/20
- 14 tackles and 1.0 sacks on the season
2019 Sophomore
- Played in 12 games at defensive tackle
- Eight tackles, 1.0 TFL, one blocked kick on the season
- Blocked extra point against Nebraska 9/21/19
2018 Freshman
- Played all 12 games
- 18 tackles, 1.5 TFLs and one blocked kick on the season
- Made Illinois debut in season opener vs. Kent State 9/1/18
- First career tackle against Penn State 9/21/18
- Blocked extra point against Purdue 10/13/18
High School
- Four-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals
- Ranked No. 156 recruit in the nation by Rivals, No. 232 by ESPN and No. 299 by 247Sports
- Ranked No. 9 defensive tackle in the nation by Rivals, No. 16 by ESPN and No. 23 by 247Sports
- Ranked No. 34 recruit in Texas by 247Sports
- Ranked No. 7 recruit in the Dallas-Fort Worth area by the Star-Telegram
- Played for head coach Michael Johnson at Bishop Dunne
- 2017 Under Armour All-America Game participant
- 2017 US Army All-American Game invitation
- 68 tackles, 12 sacks as a junior
- 2017 3A Texas Associated Press Sports Editors All-State
- 2017 Texas Assn. of Private and Parochial Schools All-State
- Verbally committed to Illinois in August 2017
- Offers included Arizona State, Arkansas, Cal, Colorado, Florida State, Indiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Oregon State, TCU, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, USC and Washington
Personal
- Born Sept. 4, 1999
- Majoring in sociology
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