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Three-Time All-Big Ten

2023 Junior

• Team captain
• All-Big Ten Third Team (media)
• All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (coaches)
• Played and started 10 games at defensive tackle
• Top five in the nation in tackles per game among defensive tackles (4.9)
• East-West Shrine Bowl Breakout Defensive Player of the Week after seven tackles, 2.5 TFLs, and 1.0 sack against Florida Atlantic
• Athlon Preseason All-America third team
• Phil Steele Preseason All-America fourth team
• Athlon Preseason All-Big Ten first team
• Phil Steele Preseason All-Big Ten first team
• PFF Preseason All-Big Ten third team
• No. 10 defensive tackle in the nation, according to The Athletic's preseason draft rankings
• No. 24 ranked player in the Big Ten in 247's preseason player rankings
• No. 77 ranked player in the nation in 247's preseason player rankings
• Bednarik Award watch list 
• Lombardi Award watch list
• Outland Trophy watch list
• Nagurski Trophy watch list

2022 Sophomore

• All-Big Ten third team (coaches and media)
• PFF All-Big Ten first team
• Illinois’ Howard Griffith Impact Player Award winner
• Played in all 13 games with 12 starts at defensive tackle
• 53 tackles, 13.0 TFLs, 4.5 sacks, one interception, one pass breakup, five quarterback hurries, and one blocked kick on the season
• No. 8 tackling grade in the nation among interior defensive linemen (76.7), according to PFF
• Second on the team in TFLs (13.0) and sacks (4.5)
• Third on the team in quarterback hurries (5)
• Fifth on the team in tackles (53)
• At least 0.5 TFL in 11 of 13 games
• Second career interception against Chattanooga 9/22/22
• Career-high 2.5 TFLs against Virginia 9/10/22
• 1.0+ sacks in four straight games - vs. Virginia 9/10/22, vs. Chattanooga 9/22/22, at Wisconsin 10/1/22, and vs. Iowa 10/8/22
• Athlon Preseason All-Big Ten third team 

2021 Redshirt Freshman

• All-Big Ten honorable mention (media)
• Played in 10 games with seven starts
• 42 tackles, 5.5 TFLs, 4.0 sacks, one interception, one pass breakup, and one forced fumble on the season
• Only DT in the Big Ten with an interception in 2021
• Second on the team with 4.0 sacks
• Fifth on the team and first among defensive linemen with 5.5 TFLs
• Second on the team in sacks (4.0)
• Four tackles and 1.0 sack in Illinois' road win over No. 20 Minnesota
• First career interception vs. Charlotte 10/2/21
• Recorded 1.0 sack vs. UTSA 9/4/21
• First career sack, first career forced fumble, and 1.5 TFLs against Nebraska 8/28/21

2020 Redshirt Freshman

• Played in five games 
• Eight tackles and one PBU on the season 

2019 Freshman

• Played in four games at defensive end and redshirted the season
• Seven tackles, 0.5 TFL on the season

High School

• Three-star recruit by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN
• Ranked No. 587 recruit in the nation by 247Sports
• Ranked No. 36 strong side defensive end in the nation by Rivals and No. 43 by 247Sports
• Ranked No. 141 defensive end by ESPN
• Ranked No. 6 recruit in Illinois by Rivals, No. 6 by 247Sports and No. 20 by ESPN
• Two-year letterwinner in football and three-year letterwinner in basketball
• Did not start playing football until his junior year
• Played for head coach Cameron Pettus at Belleville West
• 2018 USA TODAY All-USA Illinois first team
• 2018 Class 7A IHSFCA All-State
• All-South Western Conference first team
• 56 tackles, 9.0 TFLs and 7.0 sacks as a senior
• Also played basketball in high school and led Belleville West to two state titles
• Offers included Boise State, Florida State, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan State, Minnesota, Purdue, Rutgers, Syracuse, and Virginia

Personal

• Born Sept. 1, 2001
• Son of Kimberly and Keith Randolph Sr.
• Two brothers, Kaleb and Kaden
• Nicknamed “OT”
• Picked Illinois because it is, “close to home, greatest fit, family connection, and fantastic academic school.”
• Majoring in recreation, sport, and tourism