2018 Football Roster
Jersey Number 53
Nick Allegretti
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 320
- Position:
- OL
- Hometown:
- Frankfort, Ill.
- High School:
- Lincoln-Way East
Career Highlights
- Drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 7th round (pick 216) of the 2019 NFL Draft
- 2019 Big Ten Medal of Honor Recipient
- 2018 Senior CLASS Award candidate
- 2018 Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year semifinalist
- 2018 Campbell Trophy semifinalist
- Two-time Wuerffel Trophy nominee (community service award)
- Two-time AFCA Good Works Team watch list
- Led the Illini's "Lift For Life," which raised over $88,000 for charity in two years
- President of the Illinois Uplifting Athletes chapter, which raises money for rare disease research and treatment
- Influential volunteer at the Tom Jones Challenger League
- Two-time team captain (2017 & '18)
- Four-time Academic All-Big Ten
- Two-time Big Ten Sportsmanship Award winner
- 2018 All-Big Ten second team (media)
- No. 3 rated guard in the nation by PFF in 2018
- 48 career games played, 36 career starts (ended career with 36 consecutive starts, every game in 2016, '17 & '18)
- Earned a bachelor’s degree in accountancy in Dec. 2017 and will earn a master’s degree in recreation, sport and tourism in May 2019
2018 Senior
- Team captain for season
- All-Big Ten second team (media)
- All-Big Ten honorable mention (coaches)
- Pro Football Focus All-Big Ten second team
- Phil Steele All-Big Ten third team
- Played and started at guard in all 12 games
- No. 3 rated guard in the nation by PFF
- No. 2 rated guard in the Big Ten by PFF
- No. 11 rated pass-blocking guard in the nation by PFF
- Only one QB hit allowed and zero sacks allowed in 394 drop backs according to PFF
- No. 6 rated run-blocking guard in the nation by PFF
- Big Ten Medal of Honor Recipient
- Big Ten Sportsmanship Award
- Hampshire Honor Society
- Uplifting Athletes Rare Disease Champion Award finalist
- Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year semifinalist (One of 20)
- Campbell Trophy semifinalist
- Senior CLASS Award candidate
- Wuerffel Trophy nominee
- Academic All-Big Ten
- PFF Midseason All-Big Ten (10/18/18)
- 36 straight starts to end his career
2017 Junior
- Team captain
- All-Big Ten honorable mention (coaches and media)
- Pro Football Focus All-Big Ten second team
- Big Ten Sportsmanship Honoree
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Led Illinois in offensive snaps
- Played 99 percent of offensive snaps
- AFCA Good Works Team watch list
- Rimington Award watch list
- Wuerffel Trophy nominee
- Started all 12 games, eight at guard and four at center
- Started all 24 games the last two years
2016 Sophomore
- Started all 12 games, 11 at guard and one at center
- Started at center in place of injured Joe Spencer in the season opener against Murray State
- Academic All-Big Ten
2015 Redshirt Freshman
- Played in all 12 games as an offensive lineman (both C and G) and on special teams (FG protection)
- Saw time at defensive tackle in two games (WIU and UNC)
- Made Illini debut against Kent State, playing on the offensive line at both center and left guard
- Academic All-Big Ten
2014 Freshman
- Redshirted the 2014 season
High School
- 2013 U.S. Army All-American
- Three-star recruit by ESPN.com, Rivals, Scout and 247Sports
- Ranked the No. 8 center in the nation by Rivals and Scout, and the No. 11 center in the nation by 247sports
- Ranked the No. 19 player in Illinois by Scout and No. 20 by Rivals
- Consensus first-team All-State and Chicago Sun-Times All-Area in 2013 after anchoring an offense that averaged over 30 points per game and reached the IHSA class 7A quarterfinals
- Had 56 pancake blocks in 2013 and 125 career pancakes
- 3-time All-Southwest Suburban Blue selection
- Did not allow a sack during his entire junior and senior seasons
- Four-year letterwinner in wrestling, finishing with a 45-2 record and placing third in class 3A in 2014
Personal
- Born April 21, 1996
- Son of Carl and Tammy Allegretti
- Has one brother, Joey, who is a student at Illinois
- Father played football at Butler University and is the Chairman and CEO of Deloitte Tax LLP
- Two uncles also played football at Butler
- Honor roll student
- National Honor Society member
- Two-time academic All-State
- Says he loved watching former Illini QB Juice Williams play while growing up
- Says Lincoln-Way East alum and current Washington Redskins OL Adam Gettis is his favorite athlete
- Earned a bachelor’s degree in accountancy (Dec. 2017) and is pursuing a master’s degree in recreation, sport and tourism.
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