2025 Football Roster
Jersey Number 24
David Olano
- Position:
- K
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 180
- Major:
- Recreation, Sport, & Tourism
- Hometown:
- Naperville, Ill.
- High School:
- Naperville North
Updated prior to the Rutgers game
Pronunciation: oh-LAW-noh
 Two-Time All-Big Ten |
2025 Junior
- 2025 All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (media)
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Starting kicker for all 12 regular-season games
- Hit 17 of 20 attempts (.850) with a long of 44 yards and connected on 41 of 41 extra point attempts through the end of the regular season
- Enters the Music City Bowl ranked #33 nationally in field goal percentage (.850), #37 in field goals per game (1.42), #43 points per game (7.7), and #44 total points scored (92)
- Hit at least one FG in 11 of 12 game this season - with 12 consecutive makes from Week 2 at Duke through Week 9 at Washington, to tie for the second-longest streak in Illini history - before missing his lone attempt in the Illini's Week 10 win vs. Rutgers (11/1/25)
- Tied the Illinois record for field goals in a game with five at Purdue (10/4/25)
- 19 point (5 FG, 4 XP) vs. Purdue (10/4/25) are the most in the league this season.
2024 Sophomore
- All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (Coaches)
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Starting kicker for all 12 regular-season games
- Fifth in the Big Ten for field goal percentage (85.0) and sixth in field goals per game (1.42) during the regular season
- Seventh in the Big Ten and 32nd in the nation in field goals made (16) during the regular season
- Career-long 50-yard field goal against #19 Kansas (9/7/24)
- 17-for-20 on field goals, including 16-for-18 inside of 50 yards and 12-for-12 inside of 40 yards
- Career-most 3-3 on field goal attempts vs. #19 Kansas (9/7/24) and vs. Purdue (10/12/24)
- Career-best 6-6 against EIU (8/29/24)
2023 Freshman
- Played in nine games as Illinois' kickoff specialist
High School
- Three-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN, On3 and Rivals
- Position ranks: #3 (247), #27 (ESPN)
- State ranks: #27 (ESPN), #55 (247)
- No. 3 kicker in the nation according to Sailer Kicking
- No. 10 kicker in the nation according to Kohl’s Kicking
- 50-yard field goal at the All-American Bowl in the Alamodome was the longest in the event's history
- Played for head coach Sean Drendel at Naperville North High School
- Two-year letterwinner
- DuPage Valley Conference Special Teams Player of the Year
- All-DuPage Valley Conference first team
- All-area
- Two-time Academic All-DuPage Valley Conference
Personal
- Born on September 24, 2004
- Son of Gustavo and Patty Olano
- One brother, Pablo
- Brother played football for two years at the University of Mount Olive
- Chose Illinois because, “It was the perfect fit for me. It took my first visit to know that Illinois was where I felt like at home. The culture and program that they are building there is unlike any others and I feel like they can develop me the best as a player and also a person.”
- Majoring in recreation, sport, and tourism
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