Is Demetrius John starting?
Demetrius John is listed 3rd string at RES for Illinois Fighting Illini.
Redshirt sophomore · #54 · 6'3", 295 lbs
See full Illinois Fighting Illini depth chart ›Depth at RES · Illinois Fighting Illini
- 13371Grant BeermanStarter
- 2171Jayshon Platt
- 3971Alex Perry
- 48757BJ Thurman
- 58457Grant Smith
Illinois Starting Lineup
Up next for Illinois
Illinois plays Nebraska at home on Fri, Nov 6. The listed kickoff time is 08:00 PM ET.
Demetrius John is currently behind Grant Beerman at RES on the Illinois depth chart, a Big Ten team rated 75 overall this season.
Recruiting Profile
- Stars
- ★★★☆☆3-star
- Composite
- 0.8739
- National Rank
- #801
- High School
- Dublin Coffman
- Hometown
- Dublin, OH
Why this rating?
On a 82-rated defense; 50th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 69 after 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
Oct 10WMSUTKL 2
- TKL
- 2
- SOLO
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 38-37 OT
Oct 3LPURTKL 2
- TKL
- 2
- SOLO
- 2
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 24-17
Sep 26LOSUTKL 2
- TKL
- 2
- SOLO
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 42-19
Sep 19WSIUTKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- SOLO
- 1
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 48-10
Sep 12LDUKETKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- SOLO
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 31-27
Sep 4WUABTKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- SOLO
- 1
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 42-23
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10 | WMSU | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | LPUR | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | LOSU | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | WSIU | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | LDUKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 4 | WUAB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Demetrius John's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
The People's Ratings
Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.