Grant Beerman
Illinois Fighting Illini
67
Depth

Grant Beerman

Illinois Fighting IlliniSolid
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Projected Starter

Is Grant Beerman starting?

Grant Beerman is the projected starter at WLB for Illinois Fighting Illini.

Grant Beerman is the projected starting WLB on a Solid Illinois — 67 OVR.

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Depth at WLB · Illinois Fighting Illini

  1. 13367Grant BeermanStarter
  2. 22667Ismael Kante
  3. 3858Cameron Thomas

What's Next

Who do they play next?See Illinois Fighting Illini's upcoming gamesWho's the backup?Ismael Kante — No. 2 at WLB for IllinoisHow do they compare?Pick an opponent for Illinois Fighting Illini

The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of Lakota West, ranked #425 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 1 tackles, 0 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 0% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 67 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit4★ · #425 NatlTeam Share0%
West Chester, OH
Jersey
#33
Class
SO
Height
6'5"
Weight
235 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025100

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

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.8933
National Rank
#425
High School
Lakota West
Hometown
West Chester, OH

Why this rating?

On a 79-rated defense; 0th-percentile production (×0.92 for competition level) put them -12 vs unit starters → 67.

Team defense (SP+)
79
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 0% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.92)
Depth-chart adjustment
-12 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.

2026 Game Log

Sep 12LDUKETKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 31-27

Sep 4WUABTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 42-23

Grant Beerman's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

1 tkl · 0 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement0%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.