2026 Football Roster
Jersey Number 27
Lucas Osada
- Position:
- K
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 195
- Major:
- Communication
- Hometown:
- Charlottesville, Va.
- High School:
- Woodberry Forest
- Prev School:
- North Carolina
2026 Sophomore
- Three years of eligibility remaining
2025 Sophomore
- Played in two games and redshirted the season
- Two kickoffs, including one touchback, in Music City Bowl victory vs. #23 Michigan (12/30/25)
- Made Illinois debut with one kickoff for 65 yards in home win vs. Western Michigan (9/13/25)
- Transferred to Illinois with three years of eligibility remaining
2024 Freshman (North Carolina)
- North Carolina's kickoff specialist as a true freshman
- Kicked off 59 times for 3,709 yards and 39 touchbacks
High School
- Played for head coach Jackson Matteo at Woodberry Forest
- No. 7 punter in the nation by 247Sports
- No. 47 player in Virginia by 247Sports
- All-state selection as both a kicker and punter
- Two-time Kohl’s All-America honoree as a punter
- 8-of-13 on field goals during his high school career, including 8-of-10 from inside 50 yards
- 70 touchbacks on kickoffs during his high school career
- 3-of-4 on field goals with his only miss coming from 60 yards as a senior
- 45.3 yards per punt and forced touchbacks on 32-of-37 kickoffs as a senior
- 44.7 yards per punt with 23 touchbacks as a junior
- 4-of-5 on field goals as a sophomore
- Also participated in track and field
- Four-year honors student
Personal
- Son of Stephanie and Mark Osada
- Father, Mark, played baseball at Berry College
- Majoring in communication
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