Erik Gayle
Illinois Fighting Illini
71
Average

Erik Gayle

Illinois Fighting IlliniSolid
JACKDefenseAverage
2nd String / Backup

Is Erik Gayle starting?

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

Erik Gayle is listed JACK #2 for Illinois at 71 OVR.

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Depth at JACK · Illinois Fighting Illini

  1. 11877Mason MuraginStarter
  2. 23471Erik GayleYou

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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
230 lbs

Erik Gayle is currently behind Mason Muragin at JACK on the Illinois depth chart, a Big Ten team rated 80 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 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

No games yet.

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

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

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