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2021 Football Roster

46 Alec McEachern

  • Position LB
  • Class Junior
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 225
  • Hometown Plainfield, Ill.
  • High School Benet Academy
  • Instagram alec___mceachern
  • Twitter alecmceachern

Biography

2021 Senior

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • NFF Hampshire Honor Society
  • Played in all 12 games with one start
  • Nine tackles on the season
  • Awarded with a scholarship by head coach Bret Bielema after during team meeting 4/6/21 (video)

2020 Junior

  • Played in all eight games, primarily on special teams 
  • Five tackles on the season 

2019 Sophomore

  • Played in all 13 games, primarily on special teams
  • Four tackles on the season

2018 Redshirt Freshman

  • Played four games, primarily on special teams
  • Made his Illinois debut against Minnesota 11/3/18, making one tackle
  • Also played against Nebraska, Iowa and Northwestern
  • Academic All-Big Ten

2017 Freshman

  • Walk-on redshirted the 2017 season

High School

  • All-state honorable mention as a senior
  • Two-time all-conference and all-area selection
  • Two-time Benet Co-Offensive MVP
  • Lettered three years
  • Played for coach Pat New
  • Also lettered in baseball (3), basketball (1) and lacrosse (1) in high school

Personal

  • Born Feb. 2, 1999
  • Son of TJ and Tess McEachern
  • One brother, Hayes, and one sister, Avery
  • Father, TJ, played football at North Central
  • Uncle played football at Aurora
  • Chose Illinois because, “Illinois was my favorite team as a kid and was always a dream school of mine. I also wanted to be coached by a man who has great integrity and is known by his players to be a players dream coach. Finally, Illinois has some of the best academics in the country.”
  • Plans to start his own business following his playing career
  • Graduated with a degree in finance
  • Enrolled in the technology management master's program

Statistics

Season:
2021

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

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Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 46

    2017Freshman

    DB
    6'1" 215 lbs
    46
  • 46

    2018Redshirt Freshman

    LB
    6'1" 225 lbs
    46
  • 46

    2019Sophomore

    LB
    6'1" 225 lbs
    46
  • 46

    2020Junior

    LB
    6'1" 235 lbs
    46
  • 46

    2021Junior

    LB
    6'1" 225 lbs
    46