2021 Football Roster
Jersey Number 6
Deuce Spann
- Position:
- WR
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 195
- Hometown:
- St. Petersburg, Fla.
- High School:
- Lakewood
2021 Redshirt Freshman
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Tied for third on the team with two receiving touchdowns
- Five receptions for 124 receiving yards on the season
- One reception for 33 yards and a touchdown against Virginia 9/11/21
- One reception for 31 yards and his first career touchdown against UTSA 9/4/21
- 45-yard reception in his first career game at wide receiver vs. Nebraska 8/28/21
2020 Freshman
- Played in one game
- Made Illinois debut at Penn State 12/19/20
High School
- Three-star recruit by 247, ESPN, and Rivals
- National ranks: #905 (247 Composite), #1556 (247)
- Dual-threat quarterback ranks: #22 (Rivals), #25 (247 Composite), #27 (ESPN), #32 (247)
- Florida ranks: #81 (Rivals), #121 (247 Composite), #135 (ESPN), #178 (247)
- 6,972 yards of total offense during his high school career
- 4,771 passing yards, 45 passing touchdowns, 2,165 rushing yards, 27 rushing touchdowns during his high school career
- Led Lakewood to the state semifinals as a senior
- 117-253 passing, 1,937 passing yards, 25 passing touchdowns, 847 rushing yards, 10 rushing touchdowns as a senior
- 122-270 passing, 1,860 passing yards, 12 passing touchdowns, 883 rushing yards, 9 rushing touchdowns as a junior
- 63-142 passing, 974 passing yards, 8 passing touchdowns, 435 rushing yards, 8 rushing touchdowns as a sophomore
- Father, Greg Spann Sr., played wide receiver at Jackson State and was drafted in the seventh round of the 1996 NFL Draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars. He went on to play professionally in the Arena League and XFL
- Committed to Illinois on Dec. 13, 2019
- Also ran track in high school
- Offers included Auburn, Boston College, Cincinnati, Duke, Florida State, Georgia, Louisville, Maryland, Miami (Fla.), Mississippi, Pittsburgh, Purdue, Syracuse, UCF, USF, Utah, and Virginia Tech
Personal
- Born Jan. 27, 2002
- Son of Greg and Kim Spann
- First name is Gregory, nickname is Deuce
- One brother, Diezel, and two sisters, Courtney and Conner
- Cousin, Tom Carter, was the No. 17 overall draft pick by the Washington Redskins in 1993 and played nine seasons in the NFL
- Chose Illinois because, “I wanted to help them win games and I knew I could make a name for myself here.”
- Played for the same little league team and attended same middle school as Illinois DL Jer'Zhan Newton
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