Juice Clarke
Illinois Fighting Illini
77
Solid

Juice Clarke

Illinois Fighting IlliniSolid
RCBDefenseSolid
Projected Starter

Is Juice Clarke starting?

Juice Clarke is the projected starter at RCB for Illinois Fighting Illini.

Juice Clarke is the projected starting RCB on a Solid Illinois — 77 OVR.

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Depth at RCB · Illinois Fighting Illini

  1. 1677Juice ClarkeStarter
  2. 21677Tanner Heckel
  3. 3358Nick Hankins Jr.
  4. 42054Almirian Thomas

What's Next

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

The Story

The Story

A 3-star recruit out of Riverdale, ranked #1,347 nationally coming out of high school.

Recruit3★ · #1,347 Natl
Fort Myers, FL
Jersey
#6
Class
SR
Height
6'1"
Weight
180 lbs

At 6'1", 180 lbs, Juice Clarke plays for a Illinois team rated 80 overall in the Big Ten.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8517
National Rank
#1347
High School
Riverdale
Hometown
Fort Myers, FL

Why this rating?

On a 79-rated defense; 50th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 77 after depth penalty.

Team defense (SP+)
79
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
-2 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 6
TKL
6
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 31-27

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

Final W 42-23

Juice Clarke's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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