2017 Football Roster
Jersey Number 1
Jaylen Dunlap
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 190
- Position:
- DB
- Hometown:
- Chicago, Ill.
- High School:
- Crete-Monee
Career Highs
Tackles: 11 vs. Purdue, 10/8/16
Solos: 7 at Michigan, 10/22/16
TFLs: 2.5 at Michigan, 10/22/16
Fumbles Forced: 1 at Purdue, 11/4/17
Fumbles Recovered: 1 vs. Michigan State, 11/6/16
PBUs: 4 vs. Michigan State, 11/6/16
Blocked Punts: 1 vs. Western Illinois 9/12/15
2017 Senior
- All-Big Ten honorable mention (coaches)
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Played in 10 games with nine starts at cornerback
- 29 tackles (19 solo), 0.5 TFL, 1 interception, 5 pass breakups
- Led Illinois in pass breakups (5)
- All five pass breakups came during Big Ten games
- First career forced fumble at Purdue
- First career interception against Indiana
- Missed training camp with an injury
- Returned from an injury during Week 3 at South Florida
2016 Junior
- Started all 12 games at cornerback
- Fourth on the team with 63 tackles
- 11 PBUs tied for the 10th most in an Illini single season
- Career-high four PBUs vs. Michigan State
- Seven PBUs Oct. 29-Nov. 7 tied for the most in the nation during a two-game span in the regular season
- Career highs in solo tackles (7) and TFLs (2.5) at Michigan
- Fumble recovery vs. Michigan State
- Career-high 11 tackles vs. Purdue
- Earned a bachelor's degree in communication in December 2016
2015 Redshirt Sophomore
- Played in all 12 games
- Six tackles, including five solos, on the season
- Blocked a punt vs. Western Illinois that was returned for a touchdown
- Three tackles in the season opener vs. Kent State
- Two solo tackles at Purdue
2014 Sophomore
- Missed 12 of 13 games due to injury, playing only at Nebraska
- Granted medical hardship waiver to retain a year of eligibility
2013 Freshman
- Played in all 12 games
- Recorded first career TFL at Indiana
- Tied a career high with three solo tackles against Penn State and Indiana
- Set career highs with eight tackles and three solos against Wisconsin
- Recorded three tackles and a PBU against Washington
- Made Illini debut against SIU and recorded his first career tackle
High School
- Grabbed 10 interceptions during his varsity career
- Earned first-team all-area and first-team all-conference honors as a senior after helping to lead Crete-Monee to Class 6A state championship with 14-0 record in 2012
- Earned three letters in football
- Academic honor roll as a senior
Personal
- Born Aug. 28, 1995
- Parents are Steven and Dena Dunlap
- Brother, Steven Jr., played football in college at Bowling Green from 2008-11 and is currently director of athletics at Catalyst Maria High School in Chicago
- Uncle, Keith Otis, played football for Northern Illinois from 2007-11
- Grew up as a big fan of former Illini quarterback Juice Williams
- Majoring in communication
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