2023 Football Roster
Jersey Number 13
Calvin Smith
- Position:
- OLB
- Class:
- Freshman
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 230
- Hometown:
- Ocoee, Fla.
- High School:
- Ocoee
2023 Freshman
- Played in two games and redshirted the season
- Made Illini debut in a win at Maryland (10/14/23)
High School
- Three-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN, On3, and Rivals
- Position ranks: #57 (247), #71 (On3), #105 (ESPN)
- State ranks: #99 (247), #105 (On3), #133 (ESPN)
- Played for his father and head coach Aaron Sheppard at Ocoee High School
- Led the region in sacks
- All-metro first team
- Offers included Arkansas, Boston College, Cincinnati, Georgia Tech, Indiana, Iowa State, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan State, Mississippi State, Nebraska, Pittsburgh, Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers, Tennessee, Virginia Tech, and West Virginia
Personal
- Born on June 17, 2005
- Son of Aaron and Amanda Sheppard
- One brother, Micah, and two sisters, Autumn, and Aria
- Chose Illinois because, “Because the coaching staff makes me feel at home and Illinois also has one of the best animal science programs in the country.”
- Plans on majoring in animal science
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