Tanner Hollinger
Illinois Fighting Illini
77
Solid

Tanner Hollinger

Illinois Fighting IlliniSolid
RESDefenseSolid
Projected Starter

Is Tanner Hollinger starting?

Tanner Hollinger is the projected starter at RES for Illinois Fighting Illini.

Tanner Hollinger is the projected starting RES on a Solid Illinois — 77 OVR.

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Depth at RES · Illinois Fighting Illini

  1. 1474Daniel BrownStarter
  2. 2174Jayshon Platt
  3. 3974Alex Perry
  4. 48754BJ Thurman
  5. 58454Grant Smith

What's Next

Who do they play next?Kyle Parker — at Ohio State · Sat, Sep 26Who's the backup?Jayshon Platt — No. 2 at RES for IllinoisHow do they compare?Pick an opponent for Illinois Fighting Illini

The Story

The Story

A 3-star recruit out of Cross County, ranked #2,046 nationally coming out of high school.

Recruit3★ · #2,046 Natl
Stromsburg, NE
Jersey
#89
Class
RS SO
Height
6'5"
Weight
245 lbs

At 6'5", 245 lbs, Tanner Hollinger plays for a Illinois team rated 81 overall in the Big Ten.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8372
National Rank
#2046
High School
Cross County
Hometown
Stromsburg, NE

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

No games yet.

Game-by-game stats will show up here once available.

Tanner Hollinger's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

The People's Ratings

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