2022 Football Roster

Jersey Number 40
Lucas Althaus
- Position:
- TE
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 240
- Hometown:
- Alpha, Ill.
- High School:
- Alwood
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
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