Is Jakwon Morris starting?
Jakwon Morris is the projected starter at LCB for Illinois Fighting Illini.
Junior · #5 · 6'0", 170 lbs
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- 1566Jakwon MorrisStarter
- 23266Tywan Cox
- 3354Nick Hankins Jr.
Illinois Starting Lineup
- LDE
- NT
- RDE
- JACK
- WLB
- MLB
- LCBJakwon MorrisThis player
- SS
- FS
- RCB
- NB
- RES
- RES
- RES
Top defensive backs in the Big Ten
The Story
The Story
A 3-star recruit out of Tupelo, ranked #2,232 nationally coming out of high school.
- Jersey
- #5
- Class
- JR/TR
- Height
- 6'0"
- Weight
- 170 lbs
At 6'0", 170 lbs, Jakwon Morris plays for a Illinois team rated 77 overall in the Big Ten.
Recruiting Profile
- Stars
- ★★★☆☆3-star
- Composite
- 0.8300
- National Rank
- #2232
- High School
- Tupelo
- Hometown
- Tupelo, MS
Why this rating?
On a 75-rated defense; no production or recruiting data — rated at heuristic floor → 66.
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
- 1
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 38-37 OT
Sep 26LOSUTKL 2
- TKL
- 2
- SOLO
- 1
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 42-19
Sep 19WSIUTKL 2
- TKL
- 2
- 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 2
- TKL
- 2
- SOLO
- 2
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 1
Final W 42-23
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10 | WMSU | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | LOSU | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | WSIU | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | LDUKE | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 4 | WUAB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jakwon Morris's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
The People's Ratings
Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.