2023 Football Roster
Jersey Number 22
Jean-Marc Etienne
- Position:
- RB
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 190
- Hometown:
- Lincolnshire, Ill.
- High School:
- Stevenson
 University of Illinois Graduate |
2023 Junior
- Academic All-Big Ten
- University of Illinois student joined the team as a walk-on during fall training camp
- Injured during the first week of fall training camp and missed the rest of the season
High School
- Played for head coaches Josh Hjorth and Brent Becker at Adlai E. Stevenson High School
- Earned three varsity letters in 2017, 2018, and 2019
- Three-time All-North Suburban Conference selection
- Three-time Lake County All-Area honoree
- Gained 3261 yards from scrimmage with 34 TDs in three varsity seasons
- Also played basketball and ran track for the Patriots
- Member of the Honor Roll
Personal
- Born on Oct. 31, 2001
- Son of Nick and Joy Etienne
- One brother, Jean-Luc Etienne, and one sister, Emily
- Older brother, Jean-Luc Etienne, played football and ran track at Williams College
- Chose Illinois because, “Illinois has a strong athletic and academic program that appealed to me and I also wanted to represent my home state.”
- Graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree in economics in May 2024
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