Demetrius John
Illinois Fighting Illini
68
Depth

Demetrius John

Illinois Fighting IlliniAverage
RDEDefenseDepth
2nd String / Backup

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Demetrius John is listed 2nd string at RDE for Illinois Fighting Illini.

Redshirt sophomore · #54 · 6'3", 290 lbs

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Depth at RDE · Illinois Fighting Illini

  1. 14380Joe BarnaStarter
  2. 25468Demetrius JohnYou
  3. 39854Joshua Davis
  4. 45550Tony Balanganayi

Illinois Starting Lineup

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The Story

The Story

A 3-star recruit out of Dublin Coffman, ranked #801 nationally coming out of high school.

Recruit3★ · #801 Natl
Columbus, OH
Jersey
#54
Class
RS SO
Height
6'3"
Weight
290 lbs

Demetrius John is currently behind Joe Barna at RDE on the Illinois depth chart, a Big Ten team rated 77 overall this season.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8739
National Rank
#801
High School
Dublin Coffman
Hometown
Dublin, OH

Why this rating?

On a 75-rated defense; 50th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 68 after depth penalty.

Team defense (SP+)
75
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
-1 for role; −6 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

Oct 10WMSUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 38-37 OT

Oct 3LPURTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 24-17

Sep 26LOSUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 42-19

Sep 19WSIUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 48-10

Sep 12LDUKETKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 31-27

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

Final W 42-23

Demetrius John's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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