Grant Smith
Illinois Fighting Illini
54
Depth

Grant Smith

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Is Grant Smith starting?

Grant Smith is No. 5 on the Illinois Fighting Illini depth chart at RES.

Grant Smith is listed RES #5 for Illinois at 54 OVR.

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Depth at RES · Illinois Fighting Illini

  1. 1474Daniel BrownStarter
  2. 2174Jayshon Platt
  3. 3974Alex Perry
  4. 48754BJ Thurman
  5. 58454Grant SmithYou

What's Next

Who do they play next?Kyle Parker — at Ohio State · Sat, Sep 26Who's the backup?Jayshon Platt — No. 2 at RES for IllinoisHow do they compare?Pick an opponent for Illinois Fighting Illini

The Story

The Story

A 3-star recruit out of Maroa-Forsyth, ranked #1,857 nationally coming out of high school.

Recruit3★ · #1,857 Natl
Forsyth, IL
Jersey
#84
Class
RS FR
Height
6'5"
Weight
230 lbs

Grant Smith is currently behind Daniel Brown at RES on the Illinois depth chart, a Big Ten team rated 81 overall this season.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8492
National Rank
#1857
High School
Maroa-Forsyth
Hometown
Maroa, IL

Why this rating?

On a 79-rated defense; 50th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 54 after depth penalty. Capped to the teammate ahead of them on the depth chart.

Team defense (SP+)
79
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
-2 for role; −20 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.

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

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