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2024 Football Roster

Illinois Fighting Illini

56 Magnus Møller

  • Position OL
  • Class Sophomore
  • Height 6-9
  • Weight 315
  • Major Philosophy
  • Hometown Vejle, Denmark
  • High School Rødkilde Gymnasium
  • Instagram mag_mller
  • Twitter BigMacMller

Biography

Pronunciation: MOU-nus MOE-lar 

2024 Redshirt Sophomore

  • SAAC Representative

2023 Redshirt Freshman

  • Did not play in a game

2022 Freshman

  • Played in one game and redshirted the season
  • Made his Illinois debut against Virginia 9/10/22

High School 

  • Three-star recruit by 247Sports
  • Position ranks: #81 (247)
  • Played for head coach Peter Nicolajsen for the Triangle Razorbacks club team
  • 2021 Denmark national team captain
  • 2020 team offensive MVP
  • Offers included Central Michigan, Cincinnati, Eastern Michigan, Fresno State, Louisville, and Massachusetts
  • Also did taekwondo for seven years and was the youngest in Denmark to get a youth black belt at the time

Personal

  • Born March 28, 2003
  • Son of Rikke Møller
  • Stepfather was the first British person to receive a scholarship to an American High School for football and played for over 30 years with the Sussex Thunder in England and the Triangle Razorbacks in Denmark
  • Two brothers, Morten and Peter
  • Brother played club football for the Triangle Razorbacks and has been on both the youth and senior national teams in Denmark
  • Chose Illinois because, “The family feeling. Many places have great football. Illinois was the one place that truly felt like home. On top of that they do have great football.”
  • Majoring in philosophy
  • Plans to be a football coach following his playing career

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 56

    2022Freshman

    OL
    6'9" 310 lbs
    56
  • 56

    2023Redshirt Freshman

    OL
    6'9" 310 lbs
    56
  • 56

    2024Sophomore

    OL
    6'9" 315 lbs
    56