2024 Football Roster

Jersey Number 70
Zach Aamland
- Position:
- OL
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 305
- Major:
- General Studies
- Hometown:
- South Brunswick, N.J.
- High School:
- The Hun School
Pronunciation: AM-lan
2024 Redshirt Freshman
- Did not play in a game
- Transferred in April 2025
2023 Freshman
- Did not play in a game and redshirted the season
High School
- Three-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN, On3, and Rivals
- Position ranks: #99 (ESPN), #119 (247), #121 (On3)
- State ranks: #22 (Rivals), #23 (247), #27 (ESPN), #27 (On3)
- Played for head coach Todd Smith at The Hun School
- Four-year letterwinner
- 2022 Mid-Atlantic Prep League First-Team Offense
- 2022 New Jersey Prep A First-Team Offense
- 2022 Northeast Prep League First-Team Offense
- Offers included Boston College, Kentucky, Louisville, Maryland, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Syracuse, Vanderbilt, and West Virginia
Personal
- Born on April 21, 2004
- Son of Steve and Ann Aamland
- One brother, Steven Jr., and one sister, Katie
- Chose Illinois because, “I chose Illinois because I’ve built a great relationship with the coaching staff and I like the direction Illinois is headed. It’s also a great academic school which will put me in a good spot for life after football.”
- Majoring in general studies
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