2026 Football Roster
Jersey Number 57
Zach Barrett
- Position:
- OL
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 295
- Major:
- Political Science
- Hometown:
- Orland Park, Ill.
- High School:
- Carl Sandburg
2025 Redshirt Freshman
- Did not play in a game
2024 Freshman
- Did not play in a game and redshirted the season
High School
- Played for head coach Troy McAllister at Carl Sandburg
- Four-year letterwinner
- Two-time All-Southwest Suburban Conference
- Two-time team captain
- 2023 Academic All-State
Personal
- Born Aug. 31, 2006
- Son of Matt and Angela Barrett
- Father, Matt, played football at St. Ambrose University and Saint Xavier University
- Mother, Angela, graduated from the University of Illinois in 1996
- One brother, Nick
- Chose Illinois because, “Illinois has been my dream school since I was a little kid and I grew up a fan of the Illini. There’s no better place to get a top-tier degree and play football at an elite level.”
- Majoring in political science
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