Maurice Smith Jr.
Illinois Fighting Illini
58
Depth

Maurice Smith Jr.

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Depth

Is Maurice Smith Jr. starting?

Maurice Smith Jr. is No. 4 on the Illinois Fighting Illini depth chart at TE.

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Jersey
#14
Class
RS SR/TR
Transfer
Chowan

Why this rating?

On a 85-rated offense; no production or recruiting data — rated at heuristic floor → 58.

Team offense (SP+)
85
Rating basis
Estimated / projected
Depth-chart adjustment
-11 for role; −16 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.

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Depth at TE · Illinois Fighting Illini

  1. 18671Christian AbneyStarter
  2. 2371Kaden Feagin
  3. 38860Davin Stoffel
  4. 41458Maurice Smith Jr.You
  5. 58554Will Vala III
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.