BJ Thurman
Illinois Fighting Illini
59
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.

Sophomore · #87 · 6'4", 240 lbs

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Depth at RES · Illinois Fighting Illini

  1. 13373Grant BeermanStarter
  2. 2173Jayshon Platt
  3. 3973Alex Perry
  4. 48759BJ ThurmanYou
  5. 58459Grant Smith

Illinois Starting Lineup

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Up next for Illinois

Illinois plays UCLA away on Fri, Nov 13. The listed kickoff time is 09:00 PM ET.

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 Grant Beerman at RES on the Illinois depth chart, a Big Ten team rated 77 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 84-rated defense; no production or recruiting data — rated at heuristic floor → 59.

Team defense (SP+)
84
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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BJ Thurman's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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