2019 Football Roster
Jersey Number 7
Stanley Green
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 190
- Position:
- DB
- Hometown:
- East St. Louis, Ill.
- High School:
- East St. Louis Senior
Career Highs
Tackles: 16 at Wisconsin, 10/20/18
TFLs: 1.0 at Purdue, 10/26/19
Solos: 9 at Wisconsin, 10/20/18
Fumbles Forced: 2 vs. Michigan State, 11/5/16
Fumbles Recovered: 2 vs. Michigan, 10/12/19
PBUs: 1, three times (last vs. Akron, 8/31/19)
Interception: 1, three times (last at Michigan State, 11/9/19)
Interception Return Yards: 49 at Wisconsin, 10/20/18
Touchdowns: 1 vs. Western Illinois, 9/8/18
Career Notes
- Green’s 10 career forced fumbles are tied for third-most in program history (dating back to 1990)
- Six forced fumbles over the span of two seasons (2016 & ’17) were T-1st in the B1G and T-10th in FBS during that span
- 30 career starts and 40 career games played
- 259 career tackles, 10 forced fumbles, 6 fumble recoveries, three interceptions and 7 PBUs over four seasons
2019 Senior
- Played in 10 games and started nine at safety (missed 3 games due to injury)
- All-Big Ten honorable mention (media)
- 69 tackles, 1.5 TFLs, one interception, two PBUs, three forced fumble, four fumble recoveries on the season
- Second in the nation in fumbles recovered (4) and 12th in forced fumbles per game (0.30)
- 16th in the Big Ten in tackles per game (6.9
- Team-best 83.3 season grade by PFF
- No. 20 graded safety in the nation and No. 3 in the Big Ten by PFF (83.3)
- Fumble recovery and 29-yard return in Illinois’ 24-6 win at Purdue 10/26/19
2018 Junior
- Played 10 games with seven starts at safety
- 58 tackles, 0.5 TFL, one interception, one PBU, one forced fumble on season
- Seven career forced fumbles are tied for fourth-most in program history (dating back to 1990)
- Fourth on the team in tackles (58)
- First career 0.5 TFL at Northwestern 11/24/18
- Career-high 16 tackles and an interception at Wisconsin 10/20/18
- Forced fumble against Penn State 9/21/18, the seventh of his career
- Touchdown on a recovery from a blocked punt by Dawson Degroot against Western Illinois 9/8/18
2017 Sophomore
- All-Big Ten honorable mention (coaches and media)
- Played in 10 games with seven starts at safety
- 70 tackles (37 solo), one interception, one pass breakup, one fumble recovery, three forced fumbles on the season
- Tied for the team lead in forced fumbles (3) with James Crawford
- Tied for fifth in the Big Ten and 24th in FBS in forced fumbles per game (.30)
- All three forced fumbles came during Big Ten games
- Second on the team in tackles (70) and solo tackles (37)
- Led Illinois in tackles during Big Ten game (69)
- First career interception at Minnesota
- Ejected for targeting in the second half at South Florida
- Academic All-Big Ten
2016 Freshman
- Played in 10 games with seven starts at safety
- Fifth on the team with 62 tackles
- Three forced fumbles tied for the most in the nation among freshmen during the regular season
- 10+ tackles in three games (Wisconsin, Iowa, Michigan)
- Fumble recovery at Rutgers
- Two forced fumbles vs. Michigan State
- Led the team in tackles (9) vs. Minnesota to become the first true freshman to lead Illinois in tackles in a game since Mike Svetina in 2012
- Career-high 12 tackles vs. Iowa
- Forced fumble and seven solo tackles at Michigan in second career start
- First career start at Rutgers
- Tackle on first career defensive snap vs. Purdue during the fifth game of the season
High School
- Three-star recruit by ESPN.com, Rivals and Scout
- Ranked the No. 71 safety recruit in the nation by ESPN.com
- Totaled 48 tackles, one sack and two interceptions as a senior in a season shortened by a teachers’ strike
- Lettered three years in high school
- Two-time all-conference
- Totaled 48 tackles, one sack and two interceptions as a senior in a season shortened by a teachers’ strike
- Played for head coach Darren Sunkett at East St. Louis
- Captained the team as a senior
- Played for head coach Darren Sunkett
Personal
- Born Sept. 11, 1998
- Son of Stanley Green Sr. and Danielle Green
- Has two brothers and two sisters
- Spent parts of his childhood in New Orleans and Georgia
- Chose Illinois because of the “family feel.”
- Plans to be a teacher following his playing career
- Majoring in learning & education studies
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