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2022 Football Roster

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93 Calvin Avery

  • Position DL
  • Class Senior
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 325
  • Hometown Dallas, Texas
  • High School Bishop Dunne
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Biography

NIL Opportunities

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

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 93

    2018Freshman

    DL
    6'2" 330 lbs
    93
  • 93

    2019Sophomore

    DL
    6'2" 330 lbs
    93
  • 93

    2020Junior

    DL
    6'2" 340 lbs
    93
  • 93

    2021Junior

    DL
    6'2" 335 lbs
    93
  • 93

    2022Senior

    DL
    6'2" 325 lbs
    93