Ean Rhea
Illinois Fighting Illini
68
Depth

Ean Rhea

Illinois Fighting IlliniAverage
JACKDefenseDepthTRANSFER · Emory & Henry
2nd String / Backup

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Ean Rhea is listed 2nd string at JACK for Illinois Fighting Illini.

Redshirt senior · #40

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Depth at JACK · Illinois Fighting Illini

  1. 11874Mason MuraginStarter
  2. 24068Ean RheaYou
  3. 34849Carter Smith
  4. 42849Kayden Bennett

Illinois Starting Lineup

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Jersey
#40
Class
RS SR/TR
Transfer
Emory & Henry

Ean Rhea is currently behind Mason Muragin at JACK on the Illinois depth chart, a Big Ten team rated 77 overall this season.

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 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 38-37 OT

Oct 3LPURTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 24-17

Sep 26LOSUTKL 1
TKL
1
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 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 31-27

Sep 4WUABTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
4
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 42-23

Ean Rhea's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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