Southern Illinoise University Athletics
2024 Football Roster
# | Full Name | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Class | Year | Hometown | High School | Previous School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | WR | 5' 8'' | 175 | Jr. | 4th | Miramar, Fla. | American Heritage Plantation | Charleston Southern | |
| 1 | S | 6' 2'' | 207 | Sr. | 6th | Belleville, Ill. | Althoff Catholic | Illinois State | |
| 1 | WR | 6' 2'' | 190 | Jr. | 4th | East St. Louis, Ill. | East St. Louis | Wisconsin | |
| 2 | QB | 6' 3'' | 218 | Jr. | 4th | Harvey, Ill. | Thornton Township HS | Murray State | |
| 2 | S | 6' 0'' | 195 | So. | 3rd | Clearwater, Fla. | Chamberlain | ||
| 3 | RB | 5' 11'' | 183 | Sr. | 6th | Pearland, Texas | Pearland | Eastern Illinois | |
| 3 | CB | 6' 1'' | 195 | Sr. | 6th | Columbus, Oh. | Gahanna Lincoln | Navy | |
| 4 | CB | 6' 0'' | 180 | So. | 2nd | Kansas City, Mo. | Lee's Summit North | ||
| 4 | RB | 5' 10'' | 205 | R-Fr. | 2nd | Massillon, Ohio | Massillon Washington | Ohio State | |
| 5 | S | 6' 2'' | 195 | Jr. | 4th | Memphis, Tenn. | White Station | ||
| 6 | LB | 6' 2'' | 218 | So. | 2nd | Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. | Cardinal Newman | ||
| 7 | QB | 5' 11'' | 185 | Fr. | 1st | Edwardsville, Ill. | Edwardsville | ||
| 7 | S | 5' 11'' | 195 | Sr. | 6th | Philadelphia, Pa. | Neumann-Goretti | Towson State | |
| 8 | WR | 5' 10'' | 185 | Jr. | 3rd | Louisville, Ky. | Ballard HS | Charleston | |
| 8 | CB | 6' 0'' | 185 | Jr. | 4th | Delray Beach, Fla. | Atlantic | Florida International | |
| 9 | WR | 6' 0'' | 208 | Sr. | 6th | Lakeland, Fla. | Victory Christian Academy | Tennessee Tech | |
| 9 | DE | 6' 3'' | 260 | Sr. | 5th | Columbia, SC | A.C. Flora | The Citadel | |
| 10 | S | 5' 11'' | 205 | Sr. | 5th | Las Vegas, Nev. | Clark | Minot State | |
| 10 | QB | 6' 3'' | 202 | Sr. | 6th | Evansville, Ind. | Reitz Memorial | Cincinnati | |
| 11 | DE | 6' 3'' | 240 | Jr. | 4th | Chicago | Wendell Phillips Academy | Toledo | |
| 11 | WR | 6' 2'' | 210 | Sr. | 4th | Orangeburg, S.C. | Orangeburg Wilkinson | Howard | |
| 12 | S | 6' 1'' | 190 | R-Fr. | 2nd | Chicago | St. Rita | Illinois | |
| 13 | WR | 6' 4'' | 205 | Jr. | 5th | St. Louis, Mo. | Carnahan | ||
| 13 | CB | 6' 1'' | 190 | So. | 3rd | Oviedo, Fla. | Oviedo | Florida | |
| 14 | RB | 5' 11'' | 190 | So. | 2nd | Cleveland, Ohio | Maple Heights | Duquesne | |
| 15 | WR | 5' 11'' | 190 | R-Fr. | 2nd | Mascoutah, Ill. | Mascoutah | ||
| 16 | LB | 6' 0'' | 227 | Sr. | 5th | Chicago, Ill. | Marist | Eastern Illinois | |
| 16 | QB | 6' 2'' | 165 | Fr. | 1st | Louisville, Ky. | Kentucky Country Day | ||
| 17 | CB | 6' 2'' | 198 | Sr. | 5th | Silver Spring, Md. | Margruder | Frostburg State | |
| 18 | QB | 6' 3'' | 215 | Jr. | 4th | Marion, Ill. | Marion | ||
| 20 | DE | 6' 2'' | 252 | Jr. | 4th | Cleveland, Ohio | Lutheran West | Oregon State | |
| 21 | S | 5' 10'' | 210 | Sr. | 5th | Indianapolis, Ind. | Decatur (Ill.) MacArthur | ||
| 22 | DE | 6' 2'' | 240 | Jr. | 4th | Memphis, Tenn. | Ridgeway | ||
| 24 | S | 6' 1'' | 200 | So. | 2nd | Belle Glade, Fla. | Cardinal Newman | ||
| 25 | RB | 6' 1'' | 220 | R-Fr. | 2nd | Baker, Fla. | Baker | ||
| 27 | CB | 6' 0'' | 185 | Fr. | 1st | Jackson, Miss. | Madison Central HS | ||
| 28 | RB | 5' 11'' | 210 | Jr. | 3rd | Summerville, Ga. | Chattooga | ||
| 29 | CB | 5' 11'' | 175 | Fr. | 1st | Miami Gardens, Fla. | Chaminade Madonna College Prep | ||
| 32 | RB | 5' 8'' | 190 | So. | 2nd | Lake Geneva, Wis. | IMG Academy | ||
| 33 | RB | 5' 10'' | 205 | Fr. | 1st | Orlando, Fla | Jones HS | ||
| 33 | LB | 6' 2'' | 225 | Jr. | 4th | Bethalto, Ill. | Civic Memorial | Murray State | |
| 35 | LB | 6' 2'' | 225 | So. | 3rd | Ponte Vedra, Fla. | Nease | ||
| 37 | LB | 5' 11'' | 222 | R-Fr. | 2nd | Wichita, Kan. | Derby | ||
| 38 | LB | 5' 11'' | 200 | So. | 3rd | Collinsville, Ill. | Collinsville | ||
| 39 | CB | 6' 0'' | 190 | So. | 3rd | Lafayette, LA | Lafayette Christian Academy | ||
| 40 | DE | 6' 6'' | 253 | Fr. | 1st | Louisville, Ky. | Jeffersontown HS | ||
| 41 | TE | 6' 1'' | 245 | Sr. | 4th | Greenbrier, Tenn. | Davidson Academy | ||
| 42 | LB | 5' 10'' | 210 | Jr. | 4th | Naperville, Ill. | Naperville Central | ||
| 43 | S | 5' 10'' | 180 | Jr. | 3rd | Peoria, Ill. | Richwoods | McKendree | |
| 44 | LS | 6' 0'' | 225 | Jr. | 5th | Schaumburg, Ill. | Conant | Dodge City CC | |
| 45 | LB | 6' 3'' | 220 | Fr. | 1st | Batavia, Ill. | Batavia | ||
| 46 | LB | 6' 2'' | 230 | Sr. | 5th | Appleton, Wis. | Fox Valley Lutheran | Akron | |
| 47 | TE | 6' 5'' | 245 | So. | 3rd | Kansas City, Mo. | Pembroke Hill | ||
| 48 | TE | 6' 3'' | 240 | Sr. | 4th | Le Mars, Iowa | Le Mars | Iowa Central CC | |
| 49 | DT | 6' 3'' | 255 | R-Fr. | 2nd | Metropolis, Ill. | Massac County | ||
| 50 | DE | 6' 0'' | 245 | Fr. | 1st | Richton Park, Ill. | Rich Township | ||
| 51 | LS | 6' 1'' | 210 | R-Fr. | 2nd | Fort Dodge, Iowa | Carbondale | ||
| 53 | OT | 6' 6'' | 310 | Sr. | 6th | New Hampton, Iowa | New Hampton | Colorado | |
| 54 | LB | 6' 1'' | 225 | R-Fr. | 2nd | Greenup, Ill. | Cumberland | ||
| 55 | LB | 6' 3'' | 220 | So. | 3rd | Jacksonville, Fla. | Bishop Kenny | ||
| 56 | DE | 6' 4'' | 250 | Fr. | 1st | Louisville, Ky. | Trinity HS | ||
| 57 | DE | 6' 5'' | 260 | Sr. | 3rd | Cobden, Ill. | Cobden | ||
| 57 | TE | 6' 0'' | 230 | Fr. | 1st | Jacksonville, Fla. | Mandarin | ||
| 58 | DE | 6' 3'' | 245 | R-Fr. | 2nd | Saint Charles, Mo. | Duchesne | ||
| 59 | G | 6' 4'' | 330 | So. | 3rd | Christopher, Ill. | Christopher | ||
| 60 | OT | 6' 4'' | 300 | Jr. | 4th | Alpharetta, Ga. | Milton | Georgia State | |
| 61 | G | 6' 6'' | 320 | Sr. | 4th | Carthage, Mo. | Carthage | Butler Community College | |
| 62 | G | 6' 4'' | 300 | Sr. | 6th | Mason, Ohio | William Mason | ||
| 63 | C | 6' 5'' | 300 | Fr. | 1st | Beaver Dam, Ky. | Owensboro HS | ||
| 64 | OL | 6' 6'' | 280 | Fr. | 1st | Evansville, Ind. | FJ Reitz | ||
| 65 | DT | 6' 3'' | 310 | Sr. | 6th | Woodbury, N.J. | Woodbury | Monroe College (N.Y.) | |
| 65 | G | 6' 5'' | 310 | Sr. | 6th | Chagrin Falls, Ohio | Kenston | Akron | |
| 66 | OT | 6' 6'' | 295 | Fr. | 1st | Glenwood, Iowa | Glenwood Community | ||
| 67 | G | 6' 7'' | 300 | R-Fr. | 2nd | Atlanta, Ill. | Olympia | ||
| 68 | G | 6' 3'' | 330 | Jr. | 5th | Lawrenceville, Ga. | Archer | ||
| 69 | G | 6' 6'' | 315 | R-Fr. | 2nd | Lowell, Ind. | Crown Point | ||
| 70 | OT | 6' 6'' | 300 | Sr. | 6th | Marietta, Ga. | Sprayberry | ||
| 71 | C | 6' 2'' | 275 | R-Fr. | 3rd | Iowa City, Iowa | City High | ||
| 72 | G | 6' 5'' | 330 | R-Fr. | 2nd | Harrisburg, Ill. | Harrisburg | ||
| 73 | OT | 6' 6'' | 310 | Jr. | 4th | Romulus, Mich. | Belleville | Eastern Michigan | |
| 74 | OT | 6' 7'' | 275 | So. | 3rd | Germantown, Tenn. | Evangelical Christian | ||
| 75 | C | 6' 6'' | 300 | Jr. | 4th | Utica, Ky. | Daviess County | ||
| 76 | OT | 6' 7'' | 300 | So. | 3rd | St. Louis, Mo. | Chaminade Prep | ||
| 77 | G | 6' 4'' | 320 | Sr. | 6th | Chicago, Ill. | Mount Carmel | Cincinnati | |
| 79 | G | 6' 5'' | 310 | Sr. | 6th | Alpharetta, Ga. | Chattahoochee | ||
| 80 | WR | 6' 1'' | 185 | Fr. | 1st | Du Quoin, Ill. | Du Quoin | ||
| 81 | WR | 5' 7'' | 160 | Sr. | 5th | Mascoutah, Ill. | Mascoutah | McKendree | |
| 82 | WR | 5' 11'' | 185 | Jr. | 4th | Platte City, Mo. | Platte County | ||
| 83 | TE | 6' 5'' | 245 | So. | 3rd | O'Fallon, Mo. | St. Dominic | ||
| 85 | WR | 6' 3'' | 195 | So. | 3rd | East Peoria, Ill. | East Peoria Community | ||
| 86 | TE | 6' 7'' | 238 | R-Fr. | 2nd | Wildwood, Mo. | Lafayette | ||
| 87 | TE | 6' 6'' | 220 | Fr. | 1st | Pinckneyville, Ill. | Pinckneyville HS | ||
| 88 | WR | 6' 1'' | 192 | R-Fr. | 2nd | Huntsville, Ala. | Huntsville | ||
| 89 | TE | 6' 4'' | 245 | Fr. | 1st | Plainfield, Ill. | Oswego East HS | ||
| 90 | DT | 6' 2'' | 315 | Jr. | 4th | Basehor, Kan. | St. Thomas Aquinas | ||
| 91 | DT | 6' 2'' | 285 | Jr. | 4th | Newburgh, Ind. | Castle | Indiana State | |
| 92 | DT | 6' 4'' | 290 | So. | 3rd | Canton, Ga. | Cherokee | ||
| 93 | DE | 6' 7'' | 260 | Fr. | 1st | St. Louis, Mo. | Webster Groves HS | ||
| 94 | DT | 6' 1'' | 268 | R-Fr. | 2nd | Cordele, Ga. | Crisp County | ||
| 95 | DT | 6' 3'' | 290 | R-Fr. | 2nd | LaGrange, Ga. | Callaway | ||
| 96 | DE | 6' 3'' | 245 | So. | 3rd | Newburgh, Ind. | Castle | Indiana State | |
| 97 | K/P | 6' 6'' | 205 | Jr. | 3rd | Utrecht, Netherlands | Harper Creek | William Jewell College | |
| 97 | DT | 6' 5'' | 300 | Fr. | 1st | Indianapolis, Ind. | Cathedral | ||
| 98 | K | 6' 2'' | 190 | So. | 3rd | Granite City, Ill. | Granite City | ||
| 99 | DE | 6' 3'' | 285 | Jr. | 4th | Basehor, Kan. | St. Thomas Aquinas | ||
| 99 | K | 6' 3'' | 190 | Fr. | 1st | Olathe, Kan. | Olathe | ||
| Coaching Staff | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Image | Name | Title | Email | Phone Number |
| Head Coach | salukifootball@siu.edu | 618-453-3331 | ||
| Defensive Coordinator/Asst. HC/DL | antonio.james@siu.edu | |||
| Offensive Coordinator/QBs | blake.rolan@siu.edu | 618-453-7970 | ||
| Offensive Line | daniel.clark@siu.edu | |||
| 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 | terry.hawthorne@siu.edu | |||
| Linebackers | sam.mcleran@siu.edu | |||
| Safeties | lee.pronschinske@siu.edu | |||
| Running Backs | lwarner@siu.edu | |||
| Offensive Quality Control | ryan.mcvicker@siu.edu | |||
| Director of Player Personnel & Recruiting | jonathan.halperin@siu.edu | |||
| Defensive Assistant | reece.barrow@siu.edu | |||
| Support Staff | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Image | Name | Title | Email | Phone Number |
| Head Strength Coach | brenden.smith@siu.edu | 618-453-5454 | ||
| Video Coordinator | christopher.gillespie@siu.edu | |||
| Athletic Trainer | michael.lyznicki@siu.edu | 618-453-4163 | ||
| Director of Equipment | matthew.orbany@siu.edu | |||
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