2024 Football Roster
Jersey Number 72
Zy Crisler
- Position:
- OL
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 335
- Major:
- Recreation, Sport, & Tourism
- Hometown:
- Crystal Springs, Miss.
- High School:
- Copiah Academy
- Prev School:
- Mississippi Gulf Coast CC
Pronunciation: CRISS-ler
 Two-Time All-Big Ten |
2024 Senior
- Played in all 12 regular-season games with six starts at right guard
- 30 career starts as an Illini entering the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl
2023 Junior
- All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (media)
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Played and started 11 games on the offensive line
- 24 starts as an Illini: 13 at RG in 2022, 9 at RG/2 at RT in 2023
- Missed first game of career due to injury vs. Nebraska (10/6/23)
- Made move back inside to RG vs. #7 Penn State (9/16/23) after two starts at RT to open 2023 season
2022 Sophomore
- All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (coaches)
- Started all 13 games at right guard
- Part of the first offensive line in Illinois history to be named a Joe Moore Award semifinalist
2021 Freshman (Mississippi Gulf Coast CC)
- Three-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN, and Rivals
- Juco national ranks: #16 (Rivals), #44 (247), #50 (ESPN)
- Juco position ranks: #3 (247), #6 (ESPN)
- 2021 All-MACCC second team
High School
- Played for head coach Billy Hankins at Copiah
- 2020 Class 5A All-MAIS first team offensive lineman
- 2020 MAIS All-Star Game selection
Personal
- Majoring in recreation, sport, and tourism
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