Career Highlights

First-Team Freshman All-American (Scout.com)
True-Freshman All-American (ESPN.com) 
Second-Team All-Big Ten 
Had eighth 1,000-yard receiving season in UI history in 2014 
Led B1G in receptions & receiving yards in conference play in 2014
Led FBS freshmen in receiving yards per game (79.8) in 2014
Illinois' freshman record-holder in receptions & receiving yards

Career Highs

Receptions: 11 vs. Penn State, 11/22/14
Receiving Yards: 200 vs. Purdue, 10/4/14
Long Reception: 56 at Ohio State, 11/1/14
Carries: 1, five times (last vs. Louisiana Tech, 12/26/14)
Rushing Yards: 50 vs. Louisiana Tech, 12/26/14
Long Run: 50 vs. Louisiana Tech, 12/26/14
Rushing Touchdowns: -
Pass Attempts: 1 vs. Minnesota, 10/26/14
Pass Completions: 1 vs. Minnesota, 10/26/14
Passing Yards: 22 vs. Minnesota, 10/26/14
Long Pass: 22 vs. Minnesota, 10/26/14
Kickoff Returns: -
Kickoff Return Yardage: -
Punt Returns: 3 vs. Ball State, 9/2/17
Punt Return Yardage: 55 vs. Ball State, 9/2/17
Long Punt Return: 52 vs. Ball State, 9/2/17
All-Purpose Yards: 200 vs. Purdue, 10/4/14
Tackles: 1, twice (last at Iowa, 10/7/17)
Forced Fumbles: 1 at Iowa, 10/7/17

2018 Senior

• Four catches for 65 yards and one punt return for 26 yards against Kent State before getting injured late in the game
• Missed the last 11 games of the season with a knee injury suffered in the season opener
• Finished his career with 1,365 receiving yards and seven touchdowns
• Hampshire Honor Society
• Academic All-Big Ten

2017 Junior

• Academic All-Big Ten
• Played in seven games with six starts at wide receiver
• Missed five games with two injuries
• 24 receptions for 262 yards and one touchdown
• At least two catches in all 20 games he has played
• Six punt returns for 65 yards (10.8 yards per punt return)
• Team-long 52-yard punt return vs. Ball State
• One tackle, one forced fumble
• Returned to start the opener against Ball State after missing the last two seasons, a span of 981 days between games
• First catch of the season was a 16-yard touchdown against Ball State
• Voted a team captain by his teammates for the Western Kentucky and Iowa games

2016 Redshirt Sophomore

• Sidelined with an injury

2015 Sophomore

• Redshirted the 2015 season due to injury
• Suffered injury during 2015 spring practice

2014 Freshman

• First-team Freshman All-American by Scout.com
• True-Freshman All-American by ESPN.com and 247Sports
• Second-team All-Big Ten
• Voted Illinois' Offensive Newcomer of the Year
• Led the Big Ten in receptions (50) and receiving yards (716) during conference play
• Led FBS freshmen in receiving yards per game (79.8)
• Set Illinois' single-season freshman records for receiving yards (1,038) and receptions (76), and tied the touchdown record (6)
• Ranked fifth in FBS in fourth-quarter receiving yards with 354 yards on 23 catches
• Ranked 33rd in FBS, first among freshmen, and third in the B1G in receiving yards per game (79.8)
• Ranked 29th in FBS, second among freshmen, and third in the Big Ten in receiving yards (1,038)
• Ranked third in the Big Ten in receptions per game (5.8)
• Career-high two TDs against Iowa
• Completed his first career pass for 22 yards against Minnesota
• Posted the fourth 200-yard receiving game in school history, with exactly 200 yards on a career-high eight receptions (25.0 ypc) against Purdue
• Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week on Sept. 8 after recording four catches for 55 yards and a TD against Western Kentucky, becoming the first Illini newcomer with a TD reception in first two games since 2003 (Kelvin Hayden)
• Recorded three catches for 61 yards and his first career touchdown (an eight-yard TD grab in the fourth quarter) in the season-opener against Youngstown State
• Enrolled at Illinois in January and participated in 2014 spring practices

High School

• Three-star recruit by ESPN.com, Rivals, Scout and 247Sports
• Ranked the No. 23 player in Illinois by ESPN
• Posted 2,361 yards of total offense (196.8 ypg) and 23 touchdowns in 2013 to earn first-team All-State honors from the IHSFCA, Chicago Tribune and Champaign News-Gazette
• Upstate Eight Player of the Year
• Caught 69 passes for 1,384 yards (20.1 ypc) and 19 TDs, rushed 30 times for 260 yards (8.7 ypc) and three TDs, and returned 21 kickoffs for 692 yards (33.0 ypr) and two TDs in 2013
• As a junior in 2012, had 1,345 total yards – including 894 receiving yards – and 16 TDs
• Had five kick return TDs in high school career (four kick return and one punt return)
• Finished Neuqua Valley career record-holder for receptions, receiving yards and touchdowns
• Also ran track at Neuqua Valley

Personal

• Born Aug. 21, 1995
• Son of Rick and Lynn Dudek
• Has one brother, Danny, who played football at Dayton
• Enrolled in College of Business