Will Vala III
Illinois Fighting Illini
55
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Is Will Vala III starting?
Will Vala III is No. 4 on the Illinois Fighting Illini depth chart at TE.
Freshman · #85
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- 18667Christian AbneyStarter
- 28367Kaden Feagin
- 38856Davin Stoffel
- 48555Will Vala IIIYou
Illinois Starting Lineup
Top tight ends in the Big Ten
Up next for Illinois
Illinois plays Nebraska at home on Fri, Nov 6. The listed kickoff time is 08:00 PM ET.
Will Vala III is currently behind Christian Abney at TE on the Illinois depth chart, a Big Ten team rated 75 overall this season.
Why this rating?
On a 80-rated offense; no production or recruiting data — rated at heuristic floor → 55.
Team offense (SP+)
80
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
No games yet.
Game-by-game stats will show up here once available.
Will Vala III's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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