2018 Football Roster
Jersey Number 41
Jimmy Marchese
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 220
- Position:
- LB
- Hometown:
- Vernon Hills, Ill.
- High School:
- Stevenson
Career Highs
Tackles: 9 vs. Rutgers, 10/15/17
Solos: 3 vs. Wisconsin, 10/28/17
TFLs: 0.5, twice (last vs. Wisconsin, 10/28/17)
Interception: 1 at Wisconsin, 10/20/18
Interception Return Yards: 3 at Wisconsin, 10/20/18
2018 Junior
- Played three games, primarily on special teams.
- Three tackles and one interception on the season
- First career interception at Wisconsin 10/20/18
- Missed the nine games due to injury
- Was awarded a scholarship prior to the season after playing his first three years as a walkon
- Academic All-Big Ten
2017 Sophomore
- Played in all 12 games with two starts at linebacker
- Played primarily on special teams
- 18 tackles (7 solo), 1.0 TFL on season
- Led Illinois with five tackles on special teams
- First career start against Rutgers
- First non-scholarship Illini to start a game since Clayton Fejedelem in 2014
- Academic All-Big Ten
2016 Redshirt Freshman
- Played seven games, primarily on special teams
- Academic All-Big Ten
2015 Freshman
- Redshirted the 2015 season
- Joined team as walk-on in summer 2015
High School
- Lettered in football (3) and baseball (3)
- Two-time Academic All-State in football
- Two-time Academic All-Conference in baseball
- Won state championship in football (2014) and sectional championship in baseball (2015)
- Head coach was Bill McNamara
Personal
- Son of John and Julie Marchese
- Has three brothers
- Born March 24, 1997
- Father, John, played football at Iowa (1985)
- Younger brother, Michael, is a member of the Illinois football team
- Younger brother, Henry, plays football at Iowa
- Older brother, Joe, played football at Maryland from 2013-17
- Cousin, Quinn, plays football at Northwestern
- Plans to major in business
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