Jakwon Morris
Illinois Fighting Illini
67
Depth

Jakwon Morris

Illinois Fighting IlliniAverage
LCBDefenseDepth
2nd String / Backup

Is Jakwon Morris starting?

Jakwon Morris is listed 2nd string at LCB for Illinois Fighting Illini.

Junior · #5 · 6'0", 170 lbs

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Depth at LCB · Illinois Fighting Illini

  1. 11688Tanner HeckelStarter
  2. 2567Jakwon MorrisYou

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 Tupelo, ranked #2,232 nationally coming out of high school.

Recruit3★ · #2,232 Natl
Tupelo, MS
Jersey
#5
Class
JR/TR
Height
6'0"
Weight
170 lbs

Jakwon Morris is currently behind Tanner Heckel at LCB on the Illinois depth chart, a Big Ten team rated 75 overall this season.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8300
National Rank
#2232
High School
Tupelo
Hometown
Tupelo, MS

Why this rating?

On a 82-rated defense; no production or recruiting data — rated at heuristic floor → 67.

Team defense (SP+)
82
Rating basis
Estimated / projected
Depth-chart adjustment
-9 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

Oct 31WMDTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 20-17

Oct 24WORETKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 21-10

Oct 10WMSUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 38-37 OT

Sep 26LOSUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 42-19

Sep 19WSIUTKL 2
TKL
2
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 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 42-23

Jakwon Morris's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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