2021 Football Roster
Jersey Number 51
Sean Coghlan
- Position:
- LB
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 220
- Hometown:
- Chicago, Ill.
- High School:
- St. Rita
2021 Senior
- Academic All-Big Ten
- NFF Hampshire Honor Society
- Played in nine games
- Four tackles on the season
2020 Junior
- Played in all eight games, primarily on special teams
2019 Sophomore
- Played 12 games, primarily on special teams
2018 Redshirt Freshman
- Played four games, primarily on special teams
- Made his Illinois debut against Minnesota 11/3/18
- Academic All-Big Ten
2017 Freshman
- Walkon redshirted the 2017 season
High School
- Played for head coach Todd Kuska at St. Rita
- 2016 CCL Blue Defensive Player of the Year
- Gold Honor Roll
- Two-time Heaney Award winner (straight A’s)
- Also played volleyball in high school
Personal
- Born Jan. 31, 1999
- Son of Dennis and Peggy Coghlan
- One brother, Quinn, and three sisters, Erin, Emma and Kara
- Father attended the University of Illinois
- Sister, Erin, plays club lacrosse at Wisconsin
- Chose Illinois because, “There is a history of my family coming here, Illinois is a very prestigious school with a meaningful degree and I could not turn down the opportunity to play Big Ten football.”
- Plans to pursue a career in the business world following his playing career
- Graduated with degrees in accountancy and finance
- Enrolled in the accountancy master's program
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