2023 Football Roster
Jersey Number 15
Jared Badie
- Position:
- OLB
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 225
- Hometown:
- Aurora, Ill.
- High School:
- Oswego East
2024 Sophomore
- Moved from outside linebacker to inside linebacker for spring practices
2023 Redshirt Freshman
- Played in two games
2022 Freshman
- Played in five games and redshirted the season
- One tackle on the season
- First career tackle against Chattanooga 9/22/22
High School
- Four-star recruit by On3
- Three-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN, and Rivals
- Position ranks: #25 (On3), #49 (Rivals), #67 (247), #90 (ESPN)
- State ranks: #7 (On3), #12 (247), #18 (Rivals), #21 (ESPN)
- No. 240 recruit in the nation by On3
- Played for head coach Tyson Leblanc at Oswego East
- Three-year letterwinner
- 2020 All-Southern Prairie Conference
- 2020 All-State honorable mention
- No. 3 rated linebacker in Illinois by 247Sports
- Honor Roll for four years
- Also wrestled and played basketball in high school
- Offers included Arizona State, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Indiana, Iowa State, Kent State, Louisville, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Purdue, Tennessee, Texas Tech, and Toledo
Personal
- Born October 17, 2003
- Son of Joel and Judy Badie
- Two sisters, Alisa and Riley
- Father, Joel, was a national champion in track and field at North Central College
- Uncle, Jermaine Badie, graduated from the University of Illinois
- Chose Illinois because, “The family atmosphere that they have built between the coaches and players, and especially the recruits coming in for the Class of 2022. Illinois as a whole provides me an opportunity to be successful on and off field and will help me achieve my dreams and goals to the fullest of my ability.”
- Committed to Illinois on July 4, 2021
- Plans to have a career in finance following his playing career
- Plans to major in finance
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