2026 Football Roster

Jersey Number 17
Isaiah Thomison
- Position:
- DL
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 285
- Hometown:
- Fayetteville, Tenn.
- High School:
- Fayetteville
- Prev School:
- Bowling Green
2026 Junior
- Transferred to Illinois with two years of eligibility remaining
2025 Sophomore (Bowling Green)
- Played in ten games
- 12 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss, two fumble recoveries, and three quarterback hurries on the season
2024 Redshirt Freshman (Memphis)
- Did not play in a game
2023 Freshman (Memphis)
- Did not play in a game and redshirted the season
High School
- Three-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN, and On3
- Played for head coach Daniel Johnson at Fayetteville
- Ranked the No. 123 linebacker in the country and the No. 48 overall player in Tennessee by 247Sports
- Finalist for the 2022 Tennessee Titans Mr. Football award
- Semifinalist for the 2022 1A Mr. Football award
- Selected to play in the 2022 Tennessee East-West All-Star Classic
- 2021 TFCA All-State
Personal
- Son of Ge-nece Thomison
Illinois Football | Bret Bielema Press Conference 3/5/26
Thursday, March 05
Illinois Football | Bobby Hauck Introductory Press Conference 2/12/26
Thursday, February 12
Illinois Football | Bret Bielema Press Conference 2/4/26
Thursday, February 05
Illinois Football | Xavier Scott Return Announcement Press Conference Press Conference 1/21/26
Wednesday, January 21



