2025 Football Roster
Jersey Number 96
Eli Coenen
- Position:
- DL
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 290
- Major:
- Recreation, Sport, & Tourism
- Hometown:
- Baldwin, Wis.
- High School:
- Baldwin-Woodville
- Prev School:
- Bemidji State
2025 Sophomore
- Transferred to Illinois with three years of eligibility remaining
- Played in all 13 games
- 12 tackles (five solo), 1.5 sacks and one quarterback hurry on the season
- Season-high four tackles (two solo), including a solo sack in Music City Bowl victory vs. #23 Tennessee (12/30/25)
- Tallied two solo tackles in Illini win at Purdue (10/4/25)
- Recorded two tackles and a half sack in his Illini debut in Week 1 victory vs. Western Illinois (8/29/25)
2024 Redshirt Freshman - Bemidji State
- Played in 13 games with one start for the Beavers
- 20 tackles (10 solo), 5.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, 1 pass breakup, four quarterback hurries, and one fumble recovery on the season
- Career-high four total tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, and 2.0 sacks vs. Western Colorado (11/30/24)
2023 Freshman - Bemidji State
- Played in two games and redshirted the season
- Two assisted tackles on the year
- Made collegiate debut at Mary College (9/23/23)
High School
- 2022 All-State Honorable Mention defensive end
- 2022 First Team All-Region as a tight end and defensive end
- Also played basketball for the Blackhawks
Personal
- Majoring in recreation, sport, & tourism
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