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University of Illinois Athletics

2023 Football Roster

57 Evan Kirts

  • Position DL
  • Class Junior
  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 305
  • Hometown Evergreen Park, Ill.
  • High School Brother Rice
  • Instagram evan_kirts
  • Twitter evan_kirts

Biography

NIL Opportunities

2023 Junior

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Played in 11 games, primarily on special teams

2022 Sophomore

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Played in five games, primarily on special teams
  • Two tackles and 1.0 TFL on the season
  • Career highs in tackles (2) and TLFs (1.0) at Northwestern 11/26/22

2021 Redshirt Freshman

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Did not play in a game

2020 Redshirt Freshman

  • Did not play in a game

2019 Freshman

  • Redshirted the 2019 season

High School

  • Three-star recruit by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN
  • Ranked No. 116 offensive tackle in the nation by ESPN and No. 141 by 247Sports
  • Ranked No. 24 recruit in Illinois by ESPN and No. 42 by 247Sports
  • Two-year letterwinner in football
  • Played for coaches Tim Lyons and Brian Badke at Brother Rice
  • 2018 USA TODAY All-USA Illinois second team
  • 2018 EdgyTim.com All-State 5A-8A
  • 2018 Daily Southtown All-Area First Team
  • Led Brother Rice to an IHSA 8A state runner-up finish as a senior at Memorial Stadium
  • Helped Brother Rice score 405 points as a senior
  • Also played rugby in high school and was a state champion and all-conference selection
  • High Honor Roll & National Honor Society
  • Verbally committed to Illinois in November 2018
  • Offers included Ball State, Eastern Michigan, Northern Illinois, Virginia, and Western Michigan

Personal

  • Born Sept. 19, 2000
  • Son of Dawn and Evan Kirts
  • One brother, Tyler, and one sister, April
  • Nicknamed “Cheese”
  • Picked Illinois because, “I loved my visit, coaches were awesome, liked the idea of playing for my home state.”
  • Majoring in recreation, sport, and tourism

Statistics

Season:
2023

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

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Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 57

    2019Freshman

    OL
    6'5" 260 lbs
    57
  • 57

    2020Redshirt Freshman

    OL
    6'5" 285 lbs
    57
  • 57

    2021Redshirt Freshman

    OL
    6'5" 300 lbs
    57
  • 57

    2022Sophomore

    DL
    6'5" 300 lbs
    57
  • 57

    2023Junior

    DL
    6'5" 305 lbs
    57