Southern Illinoise University Athletics
2026 Football Roster
# | Full Name | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Class | Year | Hometown | High School | Previous School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | CB | 5' 11'' | 175 | So. | 2nd | Miami Gardens, Fla. | Chaminade Madonna College Prep | ||
| 1 | QB | 6' 3'' | 218 | Sr. | 5th | Harvey, Ill. | Thornton Township HS | Murray State | |
| 2 | CB | 6' 3'' | 185 | Jr. | 3rd | Kankakee, Ill. | Kankakee HS | Wyoming | |
| 3 | DE | 6' 6'' | 250 | So. | 2nd | Louisville, Ky. | Jeffersontown HS | ||
| 4 | S | 6' 1'' | 200 | Sr. | 3rd | Belle Glade, Fla. | Cardinal Newman HS | ||
| 4 | RB | 5' 11'' | 195 | Jr. | 3rd | Cleveland, Ohio | Maple Heights HS | Duquesne | |
| 5 | WR | 5' 11'' | 190 | Sr. | Mascoutah, Ill. | Mascoutah HS | Bowling Green | ||
| 6 | LB | 6' 2'' | 230 | Sr. | 3rd | Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. | Cardinal Newman HS | ||
| 6 | WR | 6' 3'' | 190 | Jr. | 3rd | Richton Park, Ill. | Marian Catholic HS | Northern Illinois | |
| 7 | QB | 5' 11'' | 185 | Jr. | 2nd | Edwardsville, Ill. | Edwardsville HS | ||
| 7 | DT | 6' 5'' | 310 | So. | Atlanta, Ga. | Creekside HS | Troy | ||
| 8 | CB | 6' 0'' | 170 | So. | 1st | Weldon Springs, Mo. | Francis Howell HS | ||
| 8 | RB | 5' 11'' | 210 | Sr. | 3rd | Bay St. Louis, Miss. | St. Stanislaus Prep | Mississippi Gulf Coast CC | |
| 9 | DE | 6' 2'' | 244 | Gr. | Darby Township, Pa. | Academy Park HS | Albany | ||
| 9 | WR | 6' 3'' | 185 | So. | Gibsonton, Fla. | East Bay HS | Edward Waters | ||
| 10 | WR | 5' 10'' | 187 | 5th | Louisville, Ky. | Ballard HS | Charleston | ||
| 10 | LB | 6' 1'' | 220 | Jr. | Queen Creek, Ariz. | Queen Creek HS | Western New Mexico | ||
| 11 | WR | 5' 10'' | 167 | Sr. | Charlotte, N.C. | Hough HS | Chattanooga | ||
| 12 | DB | 6' 0'' | 180 | Jr. | Cleveland, Miss. | Cleveland Central HS | Copiah-Lincoln CC | ||
| 13 | QB | 6' 5'' | 200 | Fr. | Nashville, Tenn. | Davidson Academy | |||
| 13 | DE | 6' 3'' | 250 | Jr. | 2nd | Missouri City, Texas | Dulles HS | Fresno City College | |
| 14 | WR | 6' 3'' | 175 | Sr. | Las Vegas, Nev. | Sierra Vista HS | UNLV | ||
| 15 | LB | 6' 2'' | 230 | So. | 2nd | Batavia, Ill. | Batavia HS | Iowa State | |
| 16 | WR | 6' 3'' | 170 | So. | 2nd | Louisville, Ky. | Kentucky Country Day HS | ||
| 17 | CB | 6' 1'' | 190 | Sr. | Oviedo, Fla. | Oviedo HS | Florida | ||
| 17 | QB | 6' 4'' | 205 | So. | 1st | Harrisburg, Ill. | Harrisburg HS | ||
| 18 | LS | 6' 1'' | 210 | Jr. | 3nd | Fort Dodge, Iowa | Carbondale HS | ||
| 18 | WR | 6' 2'' | 190 | So. | 2nd | Mount Carmel, Ill. | Mount Carmel HS | Illinois | |
| 19 | DE | 6' 4'' | 225 | So. | Richmond, Ky. | Madison Central HS | University of Findlay | ||
| 19 | QB | 6' 0'' | 185 | So. | 1st | Tampa, Fla. | HB Plant HS | ||
| 20 | DE | 6' 2'' | 255 | Sr. | 5th | Cleveland, Ohio | Lutheran West HS | Oregon State | |
| 21 | S | 6' 2'' | 200 | Sr. | 4th | Mesa, Ariz | Arete Prep Academy | Morehead State | |
| 22 | DB | 6' 4'' | 200 | So. | 2nd | Waterford, Mich. | West Bloomfield HS | Northern Illinois | |
| 24 | RB | 5' 10'' | 220 | Sr. | 5th | Wichita, Kan. | Derby HS | South Dakota | |
| 25 | CB | 6' 1'' | 178 | Jr. | Batavia, Ill. | Batavia HS | College of DuPage | ||
| 25 | RB | 5' 8'' | 188 | Fr. | Chesterfield, Mo. | Nixa HS | |||
| 26 | RB | 6' 0'' | 205 | So. | 1st | Kansas City, Mo. | Lee's Summit North HS | ||
| 27 | CB | 6' 0'' | 185 | So. | 2nd | Jackson, Miss. | Madison Central HS | ||
| 28 | CB | 6' 3'' | 180 | Jr. | Fort Worth, Texas | Bixby HS | Lindenwood | ||
| 29 | S | 6' 2'' | 180 | Fr. | Yorkville, Ill. | Yorkville HS | |||
| 31 | S | 6' 0'' | 190 | So. | 1st | Atlanta, Ga. | North Atlanta HS | ||
| 32 | RB | 5' 8'' | 192 | Sr. | 3rd | Lake Geneva, Wis. | IMG Academy | ||
| 33 | RB | 5' 8'' | 163 | So. | Baton Rouge, La. | Liberty Magnet HS | |||
| 33 | DE | 6' 2'' | 240 | Jr. | Valley Center, Kan. | Valley Center HS | Southwest Baptist | ||
| 34 | LB | 6' 2'' | 195 | So. | 1st | Plainfield, Ill. | Plainfield HS | ||
| 35 | RB | 5' 11'' | 205 | Fr. | Hilliard, Ohio | Davidson HS | |||
| 35 | LB | 5' 11'' | 205 | So. | 1st | Evansville, Ind. | Reitz Memorial HS | ||
| 36 | S | 6' 1'' | 190 | So. | 1st | Edwardsville, Ill. | Edwardsville HS | ||
| 37 | CB | 6' 0'' | 175 | Fr. | Nixa, Mo. | Nixa HS | |||
| 38 | K/P | 6' 1'' | 185 | Jr. | Utica, Ill. | La Salle-Peru HS | Wisconsin-Whitewater | ||
| 39 | S | 5' 11'' | 191 | So. | 1st | Collinsville, Ill. | Collinsville HS | ||
| 40 | CB | 5' 11'' | 180 | Fr. | Du Quoin, Ill. | Du Quoin HS | |||
| 41 | TE | 6' 4'' | 230 | Fr. | Russiaville, Ind. | Western HS | |||
| 42 | TE | 6' 5'' | 245 | So. | 1st | Louisville, Ky. | Fern Creek HS | ||
| 43 | TE | 6' 3'' | 225 | Fr. | Carlyle, ill. | Carlyle HS | |||
| 44 | LB | 5' 11'' | 225 | Jr. | 3rd | Wichita, Kan. | Derby HS | ||
| 45 | LB | 6' 3'' | 230 | Jr. | 2nd | Batavia, Ill. | Batavia HS | ||
| 46 | LB | 6' 2'' | 230 | Sr. | 6th | Appleton, Wis. | Fox Valley Lutheran HS | Akron | |
| 47 | TE | 6' 5'' | 260 | Sr. | Kansas City, Mo. | Pembroke Hill HS | |||
| 48 | LS | 6' 2'' | 230 | Jr. | 3rd | Elburn, Ill. | Kaneland HS | Minnesota | |
| 49 | DT | 6' 3'' | 260 | Jr. | 3rd | Metropolis, Ill. | Massac County HS | ||
| 50 | DL | 6' 3'' | 230 | Fr. | Kansas City, Mo. | Park Hill HS | |||
| 51 | LB | 6' 0'' | 180 | Fr. | Atlanta, Ga. | Creekside HS | |||
| 52 | LB | 6' 3'' | 210 | So. | 1st | Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. | Cardinal Newman HS | ||
| 53 | OL | 6' 5'' | 300 | So. | 2nd | Evansville, Ind. | Mater Dei HS | Austin Peay | |
| 54 | LB | 6' 2'' | 220 | Fr. | Cincinnati, Ohio | Oak Hills HS | |||
| 56 | DL | 6' 5'' | 235 | Fr. | Springfield, Mo. | Glendale HS | |||
| 57 | LB | 6' 0'' | 207 | So. | 1st | Lexington, Ky. | Frederick Douglas HS | ||
| 59 | DE | 6' 2'' | 235 | So. | 1st | West Palm Beach, Fla. | Cardinal Newman HS | ||
| 60 | OL | 6' 3'' | 287 | Sr. | Phoenix, Ariz. | Brophy College Prep | Albany | ||
| 62 | OL | 6' 3'' | 295 | Fr. | Fellsmere, Fla. | Vero Beach HS | |||
| 63 | OL | 6' 5'' | 320 | Jr. | Princeville, Ill. | Princeville HS | Illinois | ||
| 64 | OT | 6' 6'' | 290 | So. | 2nd | Evansville, Ind. | Reitz HS | ||
| 65 | OL | 6' 4'' | 295 | So. | 1st | Carbondale, Ill. | Carbondale HS | ||
| 66 | OT | 6' 6'' | 305 | So. | 2nd | Glenwood, Iowa | Glenwood Community HS | ||
| 67 | OT | 6' 7'' | 300 | Jr. | 3rd | Atlanta, Ill. | Olympia HS | ||
| 68 | G | 6' 3'' | 330 | Sr. | 6th | Lawrenceville, Ga. | Archer HS | ||
| 69 | G | 6' 6'' | 305 | Jr. | 3rd | Lowell, Ind. | Crown Point HS | ||
| 70 | OL | 6' 4'' | 285 | So. | 1st | Oswego, Ill. | Oswego HS | ||
| 71 | C | 6' 2'' | 285 | Jr. | 4th | Iowa City, Iowa | City HS | ||
| 72 | OL | 6' 6'' | 275 | Fr. | Smyrna, Tenn. | Stewarts Creek HS | |||
| 73 | OT | 6' 6'' | 310 | Sr. | 5th | Romulus, Mich. | Belleville HS | Eastern Michigan | |
| 74 | G | 6' 4'' | 310 | So. | 2nd | Lemont, Ill. | Lemont HS | Coastal Carolina | |
| 75 | OL | 6' 6'' | 315 | So. | 1st | Westfield, Ind. | Westfield HS | ||
| 76 | OL | 6' 6'' | 312 | Fr. | Mundelein, Ill. | Mundelein HS | |||
| 77 | OT | 6' 7'' | 260 | So. | 2nd | St. Louis, Mo. | Webster Groves HS | ||
| 79 | OL | 6' 4'' | 310 | So. | 1st | Plainfield, Ill. | Plainfield South HS | ||
| 81 | WR | 5' 10'' | 170 | So. | 1st | Canton, Ohio | Massillon Washington HS | ||
| 82 | WR | 5' 11'' | 175 | So. | 1st | Kirkwood, Mo. | Kirkwood HS | ||
| 83 | WR | 5' 11'' | 180 | Fr. | Naperville, Ill. | St. Francis HS | |||
| 84 | WR | 6' 1'' | 170 | So. | 1st | Little Rock, Ark. | Milton HS | ||
| 85 | WR | 5' 8'' | 175 | Fr. | Nashville, Tenn. | Davidson Academy | |||
| 86 | TE | 6' 4'' | 235 | Fr. | Mount Carmel, Ill. | Mount Carmel HS | |||
| 87 | TE | 6' 6'' | 235 | So. | 2nd | Pinckneyville, Ill. | Pinckneyville HS | ||
| 88 | DT | 6' 2'' | 290 | So. | 2nd | Louisville, Ky. | Ballard HS | Ohio Dominican | |
| 88 | WR | 6' 1'' | 195 | Jr. | 3rd | Huntsville, Ala. | Huntsville HS | ||
| 89 | TE | 6' 4'' | 250 | So. | 2nd | Plainfield, Ill. | Oswego East HS | ||
| 90 | DE | 6' 4'' | 255 | So. | 2nd | Louisville, Ky. | Trinity HS | ||
| 91 | DE | 6' 5'' | 215 | So. | Lebanon, Ohio | Lebanon HS | Ohio Dominican | ||
| 92 | K/P | 5' 11'' | 200 | Sr. | Kenosha, Wis. | Harborside Academy | |||
| 93 | DL | 6' 3'' | 250 | Fr. | Chattanooga, Tenn. | McCallie School | |||
| 94 | DT | 6' 1'' | 272 | Jr. | 3rd | Cordele, Ga. | Crisp County HS | ||
| 95 | DL | 6' 2'' | 250 | Fr. | Batavia, Ohio | West Clermont HS | |||
| 96 | DT | 6' 5'' | 305 | Fr. | 1st | Crystal Lake, Ill. | Prairie Ridge HS | ||
| 97 | K/P | 5' 8'' | 155 | Fr. | Jefferson City, Mo. | Capital City HS | |||
| 98 | DL | 6' 2'' | 290 | Sr. | Lawrence, Kan. | Lawrence HS | North Alabama | ||
| 99 | K | 6' 3'' | 205 | So. | 2nd | Olathe, Kan. | Olathe HS | ||
| Coaching Staff | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Image | Name | Title | Email | Phone Number |
| Head Coach | salukifootball@siu.edu | 618-453-3331 | ||
| Defensive Coordinator/Safeties | lee.pronschinske@siu.edu | |||
| Offensive Line | daniel.clark@siu.edu | |||
| Defensive Line | ||||
| Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive Asst. | nathan.frame@siu.edu | |||
| Wide Receivers/Recruiting Coordinator | zachary.grant@siu.edu | |||
| Tight Ends | nathan.griffin@siu.edu | 618-453-7982 | ||
| Cornerbacks | eriq.moore@siu.edu | |||
| Running Backs | lwarner@siu.edu | |||
| Quarterbacks Coach | michael.lindauer@siu.edu | |||
| Linebackers Coach | ||||
| Defensive Tackles Coach | ||||
| Support Staff | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Image | Name | Title | Email | Phone Number |
| Head Strength Coach | brenden.smith@siu.edu | 618-453-5454 | ||
| Director of Operations | christopher.gillespie@siu.edu | |||
| Athletic Trainer | michael.lyznicki@siu.edu | 618-453-4163 | ||
| Assistant Athletic Trainer (FB) | brianna.sevin@siu.edu | 618-453-5482 | ||
| Director of Football Equipment Operations | jacqueline.crain@siu.edu | |||
| Director of Player Personnel & Recruiting | jonathan.halperin@siu.edu | |||
| Video Coordinator | devan.williams@siu.edu | |||
| Offensive Graduate Assistant | ||||
| Defensive Graduate Assistant | ||||
| Graduate Assistant - Strength & Conditioning (S&D, FB, T&F, Soccer) | lucas.oyen@siu.edu | |||
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