2022 Football Roster
Jersey Number 21
Jartavius Martin
- Position:
- DB
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 195
- Hometown:
- Lehigh Acres, Fla.
- High School:
- Lehigh Acres
 2022 All-Big Ten |
 University of Illinois Graduate |
 2023 NFL Draft - 2nd Round (Washington) |
2022 Senior
- Team captain for the ReliaQuest Bowl
- All-Big Ten second team (media)
- All-Big Ten third team (coaches)
- Accepted an invitation to the Reese's Senior Bowl
- Started all 13 games and played all over the secondary
- 64 tackles, 3.0 TFLs, 1.0 sack, three interceptions, 11 pass breakups, one quarterback hurry, and two forced fumbles on the season
- Led Illinois in solo tackles (51)
- No. 4 tackling grade in the nation among cornerbacks (90.4), according to PFF
- 22nd in the nation and third in the Big Ten in passes defended (14)
- Eighth in the Big Ten in interceptions (3)
- Second on the team in pass breakups (11)
- First career sack at Wisconsin 10/1/22
- Forced fumbles against Nebraska 10/29/22 and Michigan State 11/5/22
- Interceptions against Chattanooga 9/22/22, Minnesota 10/15/22, and Nebraska 10/29/22
- Illinois’ Bruce Capel Award winner
- Bednarik Award National Player of the Week after seven tackles and three pass breakups against Wyoming 8/27/22
- PFF National Player of the Week agaisnt Wyoming 8/27/22
- Sporting News Midseason All-American first team
2021 Junior
- 55 tackles, 3.5 TFLs, one interception, seven pass breakups, and one forced fumbles on the season
- #2 tackling grade among Big Ten cornerbacks in 2021, according to PFF (88.8)
- Second on the team with seven pass breakups
- Fifth on the team with 55 tackles
- 10 tackles, 1.0 TFLs, one forced fumble, and one PBU against Maryland 9/17/21
- Seven tackles, 0.5 TFL, and one PBU against Virginia 9/11/21
2020 Junior
- Played in all eight games and started two at defensive back
- 38 tackles, one forced fumble, two PBUs on the season
- Made first start of the season at Northwestern 12/12/20
2019 Sophomore
- Played in 12 games with five starts at cornerback
- 23 tackles, 2.0 TFLs, two fumbles recovered on the season
- Fourth in the Big Ten in fumble recoveries (2)
- Moved from cornerback to safety in the middle of the season
2018 Freshman
- Played 10 games with eight starts at corner
- 42 tackles, 1.5 TFLs, three PBUs and three interceptions
- Second on the team in interceptions (3)
- Tied for the fifth-most starts by an Illinois true freshman DB (8)
- Career-high seven tackles against Nebraska 11/10/18 and at Rutgers 10/6/18
- Third interception of the season against Rutgers 10/6/18
- One of two true freshmen in the nation with multiple interceptions in the first three weeks of the season (Andre Cisco, Syracuse)
- Second career interception against South Florida in the third game of the season
- First career interception in his first career game, the season opener against Kent State
- Started the season opener and made his Illinois debut against Kent State 9/1/18
- Second Illinois true freshman cornerback to start the first two games of the season since 1980, joining Vontae Davis (2006)
High School
- Three-star recruit by 247Sports and ESPN
- Two-star recruit by Rivals
- Ranked No. 101 safety in the nation by ESPN and No. 105 by 247Sports
- Ranked No. 206 recruit in Florida by ESPN and No. 206 by 247Sports
- Played for head coach James Chaney at Lehigh Acres
- 87 tackles, one interception and one fumble recovery as senior
- 38 tackles and two interceptions as a junior
- Verbally committed to Illinois in July 2017
Personal
- Born April 17, 2000
- Goes by "Quan"
- Majoring in communication
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
