2022 Football Roster
Jersey Number 9
Artur Sitkowski
- Position:
- QB
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 225
- Hometown:
- Old Bridge, N.J.
- High School:
- IMG Academy (Fla.)
- Prev School:
- Rutgers
2022 Junior
- Played in three games as the backup quarterback
- Transitioned to a coaching role following the season
- Entered game in place of injured starter Tommy DeVito vs. Iowa 10/8/22 and helped lead the Illini to a 9-6 victory over the Hawkeyes
2021 Sophomore
- 74-of-148 passing for 704 yards and six touchdowns on the season
- Threw 4.5 passing touchdowns per interception (9 passing touchdowns/2 interceptions) from 2020-21, the eighth-best among Power 5 quarterbacks over the two-year stretch
- Threw only two interceptions on 229 attempts (1 INT per 114.5 attempts) from 2020-21, the third-best among Power 5 quarterbacks over the two-year stretch (average: 39.7)
- Led Illinois to a 20-18 win at #7 Penn State in the longest game in college football history (9 OT)
- Threw for 221 yards and a touchdown against Virginia 9/11/21
- Threw for 266 yards and three touchdowns against UTSA 9/4/21
- Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week following 12-of-15 passing for 124 yards and two touchdowns against Nebraska 8/28/21
- Illinois team offensive MVP against Nebraska 8/28/21
- Injured against Penn State and missed the last four games of the season
2020 Sophomore (Rutgers)
- Played in four games with two starts at quarterback
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Completed 52-of-81 passes for 444 yards and three touchdowns
- Recorded 122 passing yards on 10 completions in start vs. Nebraska 12/18/20
- Completed 14-of-20 passes for 108 yards and a touchdown in win at Maryland 12/12/20, including leading an 11-play drive over 61 yards to setup a game-tying field goal at the end of the fourth quarter
- Started in the win at Purdue 11/28/20 and went 19-for-28 passing for 152 yards and two touchdowns
- Went 9-for-13 passing for 62 yards in season debut at No. 3 Ohio State 11/7/20
2019 Sophomore (Rutgers)
- Played in three games with two starts at quarterback
- Went 44-for-68 passing for 429 yards and a touchdown
- Completed first seven passes and finished 17-of-24 at No. 20 Michigan 9/28/19
- Started against Boston College 9/21/19 and went 23-for-33 for a season-high 304 passing yards and one touchdown
- Made season debut in the second half at No. 20 Iowa 9/7/19
2018 Freshman (Rutgers)
- Started 11 games at quarterback
- Went 134-for-273 passing for 1,158 yards and four touchdowns
- Had three games with 200 or more passing yards
- One of three true freshmen in Rutgers history to start 11 games at quarterback in a season (Tom Savage, Ryan Cubit)
- The 134 completions ranked second in a season among RU true freshman quarterbacks all-time and 1,158 passing yards ranked sixth
- Had eight completions vs. No. 4 Michigan 11/10/18
- Finished 20-for-39 for 261 yards and a touchdown at Wisconsin 11/3/18
- Connected on 29 passes on 46 attempts for a season-high 267 yards with a touchdown vs. Illinois 10/6/18
- Went 18-for-35 with a touchdown pass against Indiana 9/29/18
- Made the start in season opener against Texas State 9/1/18 and completed 20-of-30 passes to eight different receivers for 205 yards and one touchdown in the win
- Became 11th Rutgers true freshman quarterback to start a game since WWII and third to start the season opener
High School
- Four-star recruit and rated the nation’s No. 9 pro-style quarterback by ESPN.com
- Coached by Kevin Wright at IMG Academy his senior year
- Played at Old Bridge High School in New Jersey until his junior season
- Helped IMG Academy to 9-0 record
- Completed 45-of-79 passes for 370 yards and two touchdowns as a senior in seven games and rushed for two touchdowns
- Went 6-5 as a junior at Old Bridge, playing for head coach Anthony Lanzafama
- Completed 107-of-213 passes for 1,190 yards and five touchdowns his junior season
- Scored nine rushing touchdowns, totaling 254 rushing yards as a junior
- All-GMC Red Division by NJ.com and Gannett NJ
- Threw for 1,436 yards and 16 touchdowns as a sophomore
Personal
- Born May 16, 2000
- Son of Rafal and Bogusia
- Has one brother, Aleks
- Chose Illinois because, “I believed in Coach B’s vision for Illinois football as well as the people in the building.”
- Majoring in communication
Illinois Football | Bret Bielema Press Conference 3/5/26
Thursday, March 05
Illinois Football | Bobby Hauck Introductory Press Conference 2/12/26
Thursday, February 12
Illinois Football | Bret Bielema Press Conference 2/4/26
Thursday, February 05
Illinois Football | Xavier Scott Return Announcement Press Conference Press Conference 1/21/26
Wednesday, January 21
