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Illinois Fighting Illini

3 Kaden Feagin

  • Position RB
  • Class Junior
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 255
  • Major Recreation, Sport & Tourism
  • Hometown Atwood, Ill.
  • High School ALAH
  • Instagram kaden.feagin
  • Twitter FeaginKaden

Biography

Pronunciation: KAY-dihn FAY-gihn

F24 NIL Pick a Player - Feagin-Coleman-Bryant

Big Ten Logo white 2023 All-Big Ten

2025 Junior

  • Athlon Preseason All-Big Ten Third Team

2024 Sophomore

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Played in the first five games before missing the rest of the season with an injury
  • 67 carries for 306 yards and three touchdowns on the season
  • Had season-ending hip surgery on 10/18/24
  • Recorded his first-career 100-yard game vs. Eastern Illinois (8/29/24)
  • Athlon Preseason All-Big Ten Fourth Team
  • Doak Walker Award Preseason Watch List

2023 Freshman

  • All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (coaches)
  • Two-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week
  • Played in nine games with four starts at running back
  • Four straight starts: at Maryland (10/14/23), vs. Wisconsin (10/21/23), at Minnesota (11/4/23), and vs. Indiana (11/11/23)
  • Began career with 74 consecutive carries without a negative rush
  • 10th in the Big Ten in rushing yards during conference games (405)
  • Earned second Big Ten Freshman of the Week honor after posting a game-high 148 yards of total offense (89 rushing/59 receiving), including a career-long 54-yard TD reception at Minnesota
  • Set career highs for rushes (24) and rushing yards (97), plus his second-career TD vs. Wisconsin (10/21/23)
  • In first-career start at Maryland (10/14/23), tallied 97 yards of offense (84 rushing, 13 receiving) and the first TD of his career, earning Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors
  • 28 yards, including a 25-yard would-be TD run that he downed at the 7-yard-line to allow the offense to kneel out the clock vs. FAU (9/23/23)
  • Made Illinois debut with 1 carry for 5 yards at Kansas (9/8/23)

HIGH SCHOOL

  • Four-star recruit by ESPN and Rivals
  • Three-star recruit by 247Sports and On3
  • No. 202 recruit in the nation by Rivals
  • Top 400 player in the nation by the 247Sports Composite
  • Illinois' highest ranked running back recruit since 2009
  • Position ranks: #5 (Rivals), #18 (On3), #25 (247Sports), #25 (ESPN)
  • State ranks: #4 (ESPN), #4 (Rivals), #6 (247Sports), #7 (On3)
  • Played for head coach Ryan Jefferson at Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond
  • Two-time IHSFCA 2A All-State
  • 2022 News-Gazette All-State
  • 2022 News-Gazette Area Player of the Year
  • 2022 WCIA Player of the Year
  • Three-time Lincoln Prairie Conference Offensive MVP
  • Three-time all-area
  • Holds ALAH school records in rushing yards and rushing touchdowns in a single season and career
  • 2,300 total yards, 37 touchdowns, 82 tackles, and two interceptions as a senior
  • Placed second in long jump at the 2021 IHSA track and field state finals
  • Four-year member of the Honor Roll
  • Offers included Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Notre Dame, Purdue, Rutgers, and Wisconsin

PERSONAL

  • Born on March 23, 2004
  • Son of Jennifer Feagin
  • Two brothers, Jordan and Kyle
  • Chose Illinois because, “Of the coaches and the family environment.”
  • Majoring in recreation, sport & tourism

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Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    RB
    6'3" 240 lbs
  • 3

    2023Freshman

    RB
    6'3" 250 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2024Sophomore

    RB
    6'3" 250 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2025Junior

    RB
    6'3" 255 lbs
    3