Tony Balanganayi
Illinois Fighting Illini
54
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Is Tony Balanganayi starting?
Tony Balanganayi is No. 4 on the Illinois Fighting Illini depth chart at RDE.
Tony Balanganayi is listed RDE #4 for Illinois at 54 OVR.
See full Illinois Fighting Illini depth chart ›Depth at RDE · Illinois Fighting Illini
- 14384Joe BarnaStarter
- 25471Demetrius John
- 39858Joshua Davis
- 45554Tony BalanganayiYou
What's Next
- Jersey
- #55
- Class
- FR
Tony Balanganayi is currently behind Joe Barna at RDE on the Illinois depth chart, a Big Ten team rated 81 overall this season.
Why this rating?
On a 79-rated defense; no production or recruiting data — rated at heuristic floor → 54.
Team defense (SP+)
79
Rating basis
Estimated / projected
Depth-chart adjustment
-9 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.
2026 Game Log
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Game-by-game stats will show up here once available.
Tony Balanganayi's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
The People's Ratings
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