James Kreutz
Illinois Fighting Illini
87
Great

James Kreutz

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Projected Starter

Is James Kreutz starting?

James Kreutz is the projected starter at MLB for Illinois Fighting Illini.

Redshirt senior · #10 · 6'2", 240 lbs

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Depth at MLB · Illinois Fighting Illini

  1. 11087James KreutzStarter
  2. 24583Robert Edmonson

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

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Loyola Academy, ranked #1,774 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 30 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 3% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 87 overall (Great tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,774 Natl3-Yr Total102 tackles · 1 sacksTeam Share3%
Bannockburn, IL
Jersey
#10
Class
RS SR
Height
6'2"
Weight
240 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025303.50
2024540.50
20231811

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

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8304
National Rank
#1774
High School
Loyola Academy
Hometown
Wilmette, IL

Why this rating?

On a 82-rated defense; 70th-percentile production (×0.92 for competition level) put them +5 vs unit starters → 87.

Team defense (SP+)
82
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 70% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.92)
Depth-chart adjustment
+5 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

Oct 31WMDTKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 20-17

Oct 24WORETKL 9
TKL
9
SOLO
6
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 21-10

Oct 10WMSUTKL 15
TKL
15
SOLO
8
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 38-37 OT

Oct 3LPURTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 24-17

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

Final L 42-19

Sep 19WSIUTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 48-10

Sep 12LDUKETKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 31-27

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

Final W 42-23

James Kreutz's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

30 tkl · 3.5 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement60%
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