2018 Football Roster
Jersey Number 5
Carmoni Green
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 190
- Position:
- WR
- Hometown:
- Miami, Fla.
- High School:
- Miami Central
Career Highs
Carries: 1 at Rutgers, 10/6/18
Receptions: 4, twice (last vs. Penn State, 9/21/18)
Receiving Yards: 49 vs. Penn State, 9/21/18
Long Reception: 25 at Wisconsin, 10/20/18
All-Purpose Yards: 49 vs. Penn State, 9/21/18
Punt Returns: 1 vs. Rutgers, 10/14/17
Punt Return Yards: 0
Long Punt Return: 0
2018 Sophomore
- Career-long 25-yard reception at Wisconsin
- Career-high 49 receiving yards against Penn State
2017 Freshman
- Played in six games
- Eight receptions for 75 yards
- Made his Illinois debut in the fourth game of the season against Nebraska
- Led the team with four receptions at Iowa
- Enrolled at Illinois for spring semester and participated in 2017 spring practices
High School
- Four-star recruit by Rivals
- Three-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN and Scout
- Ranked No. 52 wide receiver in the nation by Rivals, No. 84 by 247Sports and No. 93 by Scout
- Ranked No. 55 recruit in Florida by Rivals and No. 82 by 247Sports
- Ranked No. 9 recruit in Miami by the Miami Herald
- Played high school football at Miami Central for head coach Roland Smith
- High school teammate with fellow Illini Owen Carney
- Helped Miami Central win its fourth straight state title in 2015, catching one touchdown in the 48-13 championship game win over Armwood
- Caught 25 passes for 374 yards and four touchdowns as a junior
Personal
- Born Oct. 22, 1998
- Son of Carmela Ross
- Has two sisters, Charleshia Green and Carmeshia Green, and one brother, Alvin “Chico” Wallace
- Cousin, Deatrick Nichols, plays football at South Florida
- Picked Illinois because, “My family loved this school and I felt like I can play early and help the team get back on top.”
- Listed Antonio Brown as his favorite athlete because they are from the same area and their playing style is similar
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