2025 Football Roster
Jersey Number 64
Josh Kreutz
- Position:
- OL
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 290
- Major:
- Health Communication
- Hometown:
- Bannockburn, Ill.
- High School:
- Loyola Academy
Pronunciation: krew-tz
 Two-Time All-Big Ten |
 University of Illinois Graduate |
2025 Senior
- Team captain
- Started 12 of 13 games at center
- Helped Illinois to its second straight bowl victory, a 30-28 win over #23 Tennessee in the Music City Bowl
2024 Junior
- Team captain
- All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (coaches and media)
- Started all 13 games at center
- Has made 25 consecutive following the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl
- No. 10-graded OL in the country, and No. 2 in Big Ten, according to PFF (76.9, min. 71 snaps) in win at Rutgers (11/23/24)
- No. 4-graded pass blocking center in the Big Ten according to PFF (82.7, min. 64 snaps) in win vs. Michigan State (11/16/24)
- No. 4-graded center nationally according to PFF (73.3, min. 70 snaps) at #22 Nebraska (9/20/24)
- Athlon Preseason All-Big Ten Fourth Team
- Polynesian College Player of the Year Watch List
2023 Sophomore
- All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (coaches and media)
- Started all 12 games at center
- No. 11-graded center nationally in his first-career start vs. Toledo (9/2/23), according to PFF
2022 Redshirt Freshman
- Played in all 13 games, primarily on special teams
2021 Freshman
- Played in three games and redshirted the season
High School
- Three-star recruit by 274Sports, ESPN, and Rivals
- Position ranks: #11 (ESPN), #12 (247)
- State ranks: #22 (ESPN), #25 (247), #35 (Rivals)
- Led Loyola to the 2018 Illinois Class 8A State Championship at Illinois’ Memorial Stadium
- Committed to Illinois on July 9, 2020
- Offers included Ball State, Central Michigan, Memphis and Northern Illinois
Personal
- Born March 2, 2003
- Father, Olin Kreutz, was a six-time Pro Bowler with the Chicago Bears
- Graduated from the University of Illinois in May 2025 with a degree in recreation, sport, & tourism
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