BJ Thurman
Illinois Fighting Illini
54
Depth

BJ Thurman

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Is BJ Thurman starting?

BJ Thurman is No. 4 on the Illinois Fighting Illini depth chart at RES.

BJ Thurman is listed RES #4 for Illinois at 54 OVR.

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Depth at RES · Illinois Fighting Illini

  1. 1474Daniel BrownStarter
  2. 2174Jayshon Platt
  3. 3974Alex Perry
  4. 48754BJ ThurmanYou
  5. 58454Grant Smith

What's Next

Who do they play next?Kyle Parker — at Ohio State · Sat, Sep 26Who's the backup?Jayshon Platt — No. 2 at RES for IllinoisHow do they compare?Pick an opponent for Illinois Fighting Illini

The Story

The Story

A 3-star recruit out of Berkeley, ranked #2,110 nationally coming out of high school.

Recruit3★ · #2,110 Natl
Berkeley, CA
Jersey
#87
Class
SO/TR
Height
6'4"
Weight
240 lbs

BJ Thurman is currently behind Daniel Brown at RES on the Illinois depth chart, a Big Ten team rated 81 overall this season.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8400
National Rank
#2110
High School
Berkeley
Hometown
Berkeley, CA

Why this rating?

On a 79-rated defense; no production or recruiting data — rated at heuristic floor → 54.

Team defense (SP+)
79
Rating basis
Estimated / projected
Depth-chart adjustment
-9 for role; −16 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

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Game-by-game stats will show up here once available.

BJ Thurman's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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