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2022 Football Roster

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40 Lucas Althaus

  • Position TE
  • Class Redshirt Freshman
  • Height 6-6
  • Weight 240
  • Hometown Alpha, Ill.
  • High School Alwood
  • Instagram the_lucas_althaus
  • Twitter LucasAlthaus10

Biography

NIL Opportunities

2022 Redshirt Freshman

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Did not play in a game

2021 Freshman

  • Did not play in a game and redshirted the season

High School

  • Four-time All-Lincoln Trail Conference first team
  • 2019 All-Western Illinois Offense
  • 2019 Dispatch-Argus All-Area Team
  • 2020 Preseason Class 1A All-State Offense first team
  • Also played basketball, baseball, track and field
  • Academic All-Conference 2018-2021

Personal

  • Born September 24, 2002
  • Father, David, was a member of the Marching Illini
  • Parents and siblings all attended the University of Illinois
  • 2020-2021 FFA State Proficiency Winner in the area of Wildlife Production and Management
  • Chose Illinois because “It was my ‘dream’ school. I have always wanted to play in Memorial Stadium. When Coach Bielema took the job here, I knew I had to find a way to become part of the program. My family and I also have always been Illini fans. We have gone to football games here for the past 18 years.”
  • Majoring in agribusiness markets and management

Statistics

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

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Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 40

    2021Freshman

    TE
    6'6" 230 lbs
    40
  • 40

    2022Redshirt Freshman

    TE
    6'6" 240 lbs
    40