Christian Abney
Illinois Fighting Illini
71
Average

Christian Abney

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Projected Starter

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Christian Abney is the projected starter at TE for Illinois Fighting Illini.

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Zionsville, ranked #2,379 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 1 catches, 12 yards, 0 TD. That's 0% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 71 overall (Average tier).

Recruit3★ · #2,379 NatlTeam Share0%
Zionsville, IN
Jersey
#86
Class
SR/TR
Height
6'6"
Weight
255 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonRecRec YdsRec TD
20251120

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8106
National Rank
#2379
High School
Zionsville
Hometown
Zionsville, IN

Why this rating?

On a 85-rated offense; 11th-percentile production (×0.95 for competition level) put them -14 vs unit starters → 71.

Team offense (SP+)
85
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 11% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.95)
Depth-chart adjustment
-14 for role

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.

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71
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Team Role

1 rec · 12 yds · 0 TD
Usage / Involvement0%

Depth at TE · Illinois Fighting Illini

  1. 18671Christian AbneyStarter
  2. 2371Kaden Feagin
  3. 38860Davin Stoffel
  4. 41458Maurice Smith Jr.
  5. 58554Will Vala III
Coach IllinoisTake them from week one to the natty. You call every play.

Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.