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2023 Football Roster

Illinois Fighting Illini
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66 Jordyn Slaughter

  • Position OL
  • Class Senior
  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 325
  • Hometown Belleville, Ill.
  • High School Althoff Catholic
  • Instagram slaughter.66_
  • Twitter Slaughter66_

Biography

NIL Opportunities

Graduation Badge University of Illinois Graduate

2023 Senior

  • Played in all 12 games with two starts at guard
  • Made first start of the season at LG vs. Nebraska (10/6/23)
  • Illinois’ “sixth man” on the offensive line

2022 Junior

  • Played in all 13 games with one start at left guard
  • First career start at Indiana 9/2/22
  • Illinois’ “sixth man” on the offensive line
  • Part of the first offensive line in Illinois history to be named a Joe Moore Award semifinalist
  • Saw first action since 2020 in Illinois win over Wyoming 8/27/22 after missing the 2021 season due to injury

2021 Sophomore

  • Missed the season with an injury

2020 Sophomore

  • Played in five games and started one at left guard 

2019 Redshirt Freshman

  • Played in one game as a backup lineman
  • Made Illinois debut in the season opener against Akron

2018 Freshman

  • Did not play in a game and redshirted the season

High School

  • Three-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals
  • Ranked No. 75 offensive tackle in the nation by ESPN and No. 83 by 247Sports
  • Ranked No. 20 recruit in Illinois by 247Sports, No. 22 by Rivals and No. 25 by ESPN
  • Played for head coach Ken Turner at Althoff Catholic
  • Led Althoff Catholic to the second round of the 2017 IHSA football playoffs
  • All-city and all-conference selection
  • Honor Roll as a senior
  • Also played basketball in high school
  • Verbally committed to Illinois in June 2017
  • Offers included Vanderbilt, Bowling Green and Toledo

Personal

  • Born Aug. 7, 2000
  • Son of Vernon and Ja’Nerra Slaughter
  • One younger sister, Jade
  • Picked Illinois because he, “wanted to play for my state.”
  • Majoring in sociology

Statistics

Season:
2023

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

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Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 66

    2018Freshman

    OL
    6'5" 315 lbs
    66
  • 66

    2019Redshirt Freshman

    OL
    6'5" 300 lbs
    66
  • 66

    2020Sophomore

    OL
    6'5" 305 lbs
    66
  • 66

    2021Sophomore

    OL
    6'5" 320 lbs
    66
  • 66

    2022Junior

    OL
    6'5" 325 lbs
    66
  • 66

    2023Senior

    OL
    6'5" 325 lbs
    66