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2025 Football Roster

Illinois Fighting Illini

56 Guillermo Gallardo

  • Position DL
  • Class Junior
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 320
  • Major Kinesiology
  • Hometown Bloomington, Ill.
  • High School Normal Community
  • Prev School New Mexico Military Institute
  • Twitter Big_Gallardo

Biography

2024 Junior

  • Did not play in a game and redshirted the season

2023 Sophomore - New Mexico Military Institute

  • Played in nine games at New Mexico Military Institute
  • 25 tackles and 1.0 tackle for loss on the season

2022 Freshman - New Mexico Military Institute

  • Played in one game at New Mexico Military Institute

High School

  • Played for head coach Jason Drengwitz at Normal Community
  • In his senior season he recorded 28.5 tackles, three sacks, six TFLs, six QB pressures, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries

Personal

  • Born January 8, 2003
  • Son of Porfirio Oliveros and Ingrid Gallardo
  • One brother, Porfirio Oliveros Jr. and three sisters, Claudia Gallardo, Ruth Oliveros-Gallardo, Inez Oliveros-Gallardo
  • Chose Illinois because, “It’s close to home and is the best college football team in the state.”
  • Majoring in Kinesiology
     

Statistics

Season:
2025

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 56

    2024Junior

    DL
    6'3" 315 lbs
    56
  • 56

    2025Junior

    DL
    6'3" 320 lbs
    56