2026 Football Roster
Jersey Number 6
Juice Clarke
- Position:
- DB
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 180
- Major:
- Recreation, Sport & Tourism
- Hometown:
- Ft. Myers, Fla.
- High School:
- Riverdale
 2025 All-Big Ten |
2025 Junior
- All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (media)
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Played and started in final eight regular-season games
- Missed first four contests due to injury
- 29 tackles (21 solo), 1.0 tackles for loss, seven pass breakups, and a fumble recovery
- Career-high three pass breakups to go with five tackles in rivalry win vs. Northwestern (11/29/25)
- Four tackles (three solo) with two pass breakups in win vs. Maryland (11/15/25)
- Four solo stops and a pass breakup in win vs. Rutgers (11/1/25)
- Season-high seven tackles (six solo), with one tackle for loss in win at Purdue (10/4/25)
- Three solo tackles, a fumble recovery, and one PBU in season debut in win vs. #21 USC (9/27/25)
2024 Sophomore
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Played in 12 games with one start
- 34 total tackles (26 solo), 1.0 tackles for loss, one fumble recovery, and five pass breakups on the season
- First-career fumble recovery in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl against South Carolina (12/31/24)
- Career-high 12 tackles (eight solo) in first-career start against Northwestern (11/30/24)
2023 Freshman
- Played in all 12 games
- Made Illinois debut in season-opening win vs. Toledo (9/2/23)
High School
- Three-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN, On3, and Rivals
- Position ranks: #84 (247), #100 (On3), #126 (ESPN)
- State ranks: #128 (247), #167 (On3), #220 (ESPN)
- Played for head coach Frank Hepler at Riverdale High School
- Four-year letterwinner
- Three-time all-area
- Academic all-conference
- Offers included Iowa State, Arkansas State, Marshall, Navy, Tulane, and USF
Personal
- Born on July 30, 2004
- Son of Miguel Sr. and Chanelle Clarke
- Three brothers, Orville, Jackson and Isaac, and one sister, Micoya
- Chose Illinois because, “It was the best opportunity for me academically.”
- Majoring in recreation, sport & tourism
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