Erik Gayle
Illinois Fighting Illini
73
Average

Erik Gayle

Illinois Fighting IlliniAverage
RESDefenseAverage
2nd String / Backup

Is Erik Gayle starting?

Erik Gayle is listed 2nd string at RES for Illinois Fighting Illini.

Redshirt freshman · #34 · 6'3", 240 lbs

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Depth at RES · Illinois Fighting Illini

  1. 13371Grant BeermanStarter
  2. 2171Jayshon Platt
  3. 3971Alex Perry
  4. 48757BJ Thurman
  5. 58457Grant Smith

Illinois Starting Lineup

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Up next for Illinois

Illinois plays Nebraska at home on Fri, Nov 6. The listed kickoff time is 08:00 PM ET.

The Story

The Story

A 3-star recruit out of Withrow, ranked #987 nationally coming out of high school.

Recruit3★ · #987 Natl
Cincinnati, OH
Jersey
#34
Class
RS FR
Height
6'3"
Weight
240 lbs

Erik Gayle 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
0.8689
National Rank
#987
High School
Withrow
Hometown
Cincinnati, OH

Why this rating?

On a 82-rated defense; 50th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 73 after depth penalty. Capped to the teammate ahead of them on the depth chart.

Team defense (SP+)
82
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
-1 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

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Game-by-game stats will show up here once available.

Erik Gayle's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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