2026 Football Roster
Jersey Number 54
Griffin Rousseau
- Position:
- OL
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 325
- Major:
- Exploratory Studies
- Hometown:
- Stoughton, Wis.
- High School:
- Stoughton
2025 Freshman
- Did not play in a game and redshirted the season
High School
- Three-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN, On3, and Rivals
- Position ranks: #82 (ESPN), #94 (On3), #99 (247Sports)
- State of Wisconsin ranks: #6 (ESPN), #9 (Rivals), #12 (247Sports), #12 (On3)
- Played for head coach Jason Becker at Stoughton
- Four-year letterwinner
- Academic All-State
- 2024 Badger Small Conference Offensive Lineman of the Year
- Joe Thomas Award Finalist
- Two-Time All-Badger Small Conference
- Won Badger Small Conference shot put title as a junior
- National Honor Society and High Honor Roll
- Offers included Duke and Syracuse
Personal
- Born May 26, 2007
- Son of Adam and Rebecca Rousseau
- Two brothers, Gabe and Quinn
- Brother, Gabe, plays college football at Minnesota State-Mankato
- Majoring in exploratory studies
- Chose Illinois because “the place is a family.”
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