Career Highs

Tackles: 12 vs. Penn State, 9/21/18
Solos: 10 vs. Penn State, 9/21/18
TFLs: 3.0 at Nebraska, 11/10/18
Sacks: 2.0, three times (last at Nebraska, 11/10/18)
QB Hurries: 1 at Minnesota, 10/21/17
Fumbles Forced: 1, twice (last at Nebraska, 11/10/18)
PBUs: 2, twice (last vs. South Florida 9/15/18)

2019 Junior

• Will miss the 2019 season after suffering a severe spinal injury on May 18, 2019, in a swimming accident near his home of Largo, Florida

2018 Sophomore

• All-Big Ten honorable mention (media)
• Played all 12 games with 11 starts at defensive end
• Won team’s Dick Butkus Outstanding Defensive Player award
• 66 tackles, 12.5 TFLs, 7.5 sacks, seven PBUs, one forced fumble and four QB hurries
• Led Illinois in TFLs (12.5), sacks (7.5) and PBUs (7)
• Led all FBS defensive linemen with 7 PBUs
• Second on the team in QB hurries (4) and third on the team in tackles (66)
• Career-high 12 tackles, including 10 solo, against Penn State 9/21/18
• Career-high 3.0 TFLs at Nebraska 11/10/18
• Multiple sacks against Penn State, Nebraska and Iowa
• At least 0.5 TFLs in 10 of 12 games, including the last nine consecutive games

2017 Freshman

• BTN.com All-Freshman Team
• Played in all 12 games with nine starts at defensive end
• 50 tackles (28 solo), 4.0 TFLs, 4.0 sacks, three pass breakups, one QB hurry, one forced fumble on season
• Tied for the team lead in sacks (4.0) with James Crawford
• Tied for third on the team in pass breakups (3)
• Sixth on the team in tackles (50)
• First Illini true freshman defensive end to start the season opener since Terry Cole in 1980 vs. Northwestern
• Team-high 2.0 sacks vs. Western Kentucky
• Led the nation in sacks by a true freshman (0.75/game) through the first four games of the season

High School

• Three-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN and Scout
• Ranked No. 70 strong-side defensive end in the nation by 247Sports and No. 87 by ESPN
• Played at Largo for head coach Marcus Paschal
• Also played basketball in high school

Personal

• Born Feb. 7, 1998
• Son of Bobby Roundtree and Jacqueline Hearns
• Chose Illinois because, “I felt like the university was the best fit for me and I trusted the coaching staff to develop me to be the best I can be after graduating.”
• Enrolled in general curriculum