Champ Smith
Illinois Fighting Illini
65
Depth2nd String / Backup
Is Champ Smith starting?
Champ Smith is listed 2nd string at RG for Illinois Fighting Illini.
Freshman · #52
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Illinois Starting Lineup
Top offensive linemen in the Big Ten
Up next for Illinois
Illinois plays Nebraska at home on Fri, Nov 6. The listed kickoff time is 08:00 PM ET.
Champ Smith is currently behind Brandon Henderson at RG on the Illinois depth chart, a Big Ten team rated 75 overall this season.
Why this rating?
On a 80-rated offense; no production or recruiting data — rated at heuristic floor → 65.
Team offense (SP+)
80
Rating basis
Estimated / projected
Depth-chart adjustment
-9 for role; −6 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
Not tracked for this position.
Linemen and long snappers don't record box-score stats, so there's no game-by-game log to show.
Champ Smith's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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