NIL Opportunities

2022 All-Big Ten

University of Illinois Graduate

2022 Senior 

• All-Big Ten honorable mention (media)
• Played in all 13 games with eight starts at free safety
• 39 tackles, five interceptions, and five pass breakups on the season
• 11th in the nation and tied for second in the Big Ten in interceptions (5)
• Career-high six tackles at Michigan 11/19/22 and against Mississippi State 1/2/23

2021 Junior

• Primarily played on special teams
• 13 tackles on the season
• Started at safety in Illinois' 47-14 season-ending win over Northwestern 11/27/21
• Illinois Special Teams Player of the Week in the win at Minnesota 11/6/21

2020 Junior

• Played in all eight games, primarily on special teams 
• Seven tackles, one PBU on the season 
• Made season debut at defensive back at Northwestern 12/12/20 

2019 Junior

• Played in two games, primarily on special teams, and redshirted the season

2018 Sophomore

• Played 10 games, primarily on special teams
• Former wide receiver moved to safety
• 10 tackles and one forced fumble
• Career-high three tackles at Maryland 10/27/18
• First career forced fumble against Western Illinois 9/8/18

2017 Freshman

• Played in all 12 games
• Practiced at wide receiver and played primarily on special teams
• One tackle
• Made his Illinois debut in the opener against Ball State

High School

• Three-star recruit by 247Sports, Rivals, ESPN and Scout
• Ranked No. 100 wide receiver in the nation by Rivals, No. 118 by ESPN, No. 123 by Scout and No. 138 by 247Sports
• Ranked No. 9 recruit in Illinois by ESPN, No. 15 by Rivals, No. 19 by 247Sports and No. 33 by Scout
• Played at Bolingbrook High School for head coach John Ivlow
• 2016 Illinois High School Football Coaches Association all-state honorable mention

Personal

• Born Jan. 3, 1999
• Son of Vonetta Wade
• Has two sisters, Sierra and Madison
• Picked Illinois because, “it was always a favorite school of mine and I want to be apart of the change.”
• Listed Devin Hester as his favorite athlete because of his big-play ability and desire to play like him
• Majoring in learning and education studies