Mason Muragin
Illinois Fighting Illini
77
Solid

Mason Muragin

Illinois Fighting IlliniSolid
JACKDefenseSolid
Projected Starter

Is Mason Muragin starting?

Mason Muragin is the projected starter at JACK for Illinois Fighting Illini.

Mason Muragin is the projected starting JACK on a Solid Illinois — 77 OVR.

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Depth at JACK · Illinois Fighting Illini

  1. 11877Mason MuraginStarter
  2. 23471Erik Gayle

What's Next

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

The Story

The Story

A 3-star recruit out of De La Salle Collegiate, ranked #1,293 nationally coming out of high school.

Recruit3★ · #1,293 Natl
Macomb, MI
Jersey
#18
Class
RS JR
Height
6'4"
Weight
250 lbs

At 6'4", 250 lbs, Mason Muragin plays for a Illinois team rated 80 overall in the Big Ten.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8542
National Rank
#1293
High School
De La Salle Collegiate
Hometown
Warren, MI

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

Final W 42-23

Mason Muragin's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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