2023 Football Roster
Jersey Number 5
Zachary Tobe
- Position:
- DB
- Class:
- Freshman
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 190
- Hometown:
- Ocoee, Fla.
- High School:
- Ocoee
2023 Freshman
- Played in 10 games with three starts at cornerback
- Recorded three tackles and tied for the team high with three PBUs vs. FAU while allowing just one reception for four yards in 37 coverage snaps
- Highest-graded true freshman defender in the nation during Week 4 (87.0) according to PFF
- Made Illinois debut in season-opening win vs. Toledo (9/2/23)
High School
- Three-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN, On3, and Rivals
- Position ranks: #62 (On3), #82 (ESPN), #116 (247)
- State ranks: #81 (On3), #166 (ESPN), #176 (247)
- Played for head coach Aaron Sheppard at Ocoee High School
- Four-year letterwinner
- Academic honor roll all four years
- Offers included Arkansas, Boston College, Cincinnati, Indiana, Iowa, Iowa State, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisville, Maryland, Mississippi State, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oregon State, Purdue, and Tennessee
Personal
- Born on May 11, 2005
- Son of Jessie and Aretha Tobe
- Two brothers and one sister
- Chose Illinois because, “Of the culture and the direction that the program is going. I also loved the coaches and the players. I felt that I fit in with them.”
- Plans on majoring in business
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