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.