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2024 Football Roster

Illinois Fighting Illini

78 Kevin Wigenton II

  • Position OL
  • Class Junior
  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 330
  • Major Psychology
  • Hometown Colts Neck, N.J.
  • High School The Hun School
  • Prev School Michigan State
  • Instagram kevinwigenton
  • Twitter KevinWigenton71

Biography

2024 Junior

  • Transferred to Illinois with two years of eligibility remaining

2023 Sophomore - Michigan State

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Played in all 12 games with six starts at guard
  • Starts against Maryland, Iowa, Rutgers, Minnesota, Indiana, and Penn State
  • Played 501 snaps on offense and 38 snaps on special teams

2022 Redshirt Freshman - Michigan State

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Played in four games (Akron, Illinois, Rutgers, Indiana)
  • Earned his first letter
  • Played 12 snaps on offense and 14 snaps on special teams
  • Made his collegiate debut playing a season-high 11 snaps on offense vs. Akron

2021 Freshman - Michigan State

  • Did not play in a game and redshirted 

High School

  • Three-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN, and Rivals
  • State of New Jersey ranks: #19 (Rivals), #26 (247Sports), #29 (ESPN)
  • Offensive guard ranks: #60 (247Sports), #92 (ESPN)
  • Ranked the second-best offensive lineman prospect in the state of New Jersey for the Class of 2021 by Rivals.com and 247Sports
  • Played for head coach Todd Smith at the Hun School
  • Transferred to The Hun School in 2018 for  his junior and senior seasons after previously playing at Colts Neck High School 

Personal

  • Born July 20, 2002
  • Son of Susan and Kevin Wigenton Sr.
  • Majoring in psychology
  • Majored in psychology at Michigan State

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