Ean Rhea
Illinois Fighting Illini
71
Average2nd String / Backup
Is Ean Rhea starting?
Ean Rhea is listed 2nd string at JACK for Illinois Fighting Illini.
Ean Rhea is listed JACK #2 for Illinois at 71 OVR.
See full Illinois Fighting Illini depth chart ›Depth at JACK · Illinois Fighting Illini
- 11877Mason MuraginStarter
- 24071Ean RheaYou
- 34853Carter Smith
- 42853Kayden Bennett
What's Next
- Jersey
- #40
- Class
- RS SR/TR
- Transfer
- Emory & Henry
Ean Rhea is currently behind Mason Muragin at JACK on the Illinois depth chart, a Big Ten team rated 81 overall this season.
Why this rating?
On a 79-rated defense; 50th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 71 after depth penalty.
Team defense (SP+)
79
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
-2 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
Sep 19WSIUTKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- SOLO
- 1
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 48-10
Sep 12LDUKETKL 2
- TKL
- 2
- SOLO
- 1
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 31-27
Sep 4WUABTKL 5
- TKL
- 5
- SOLO
- 4
- SACK
- 1
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 42-23
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | WSIU | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | LDUKE | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 4 | WUAB | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ean Rhea's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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