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University of Illinois Athletics

2023 Football Roster

83 Keion Battle

  • Position WR
  • Class Sophomore
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 200
  • Hometown Plainfield, Ill.
  • High School Oswego East
  • Prev School Northern Illinois
  • Instagram keion.battle
  • Twitter KeionBattle

Biography

NIL Opportunities

Graduation Badge University of Illinois Graduate

2023 Sophomore

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Played in 11 games
  • Recorded first-career tackle on kickoff coverage vs. Toledo (9/2/23)

2022 Redshirt Freshman

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Played in one game
  • Made his Illinois debut against Chattanooga 9/22/22

2021 Redshirt Freshman

  • Did not play in a game

2020 Freshman (Northern Illinois)

  • Played in two games and redshirted the season

High School

  • Played for Tyson Leblanc
  • All-area three times
  • All-Southwest Prairie three times
  • Also competed in track and field and was a state-qualifying long jumper

Personal

  • Born June 3, 2002
  • Father, Kenny Battle, played for Illinois basketball in 1986-89 and was a captain of the 1989 Flyin’ Illini Final Four team
  • Has four brothers and one sister
  • Sister, Ty, played basketball at Delaware
  • Graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree in interdisciplinary health sciences in May 2024

Statistics

Season:
2023

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 83

    2021Redshirt Freshman

    WR
    6'1" 190 lbs
    83
  • 83

    2022Redshirt Freshman

    WR
    6'1" 200 lbs
    83
  • 83

    2023Sophomore

    WR
    6'1" 200 lbs
    83