Nathan Knapik
Illinois Fighting Illini
72
AverageProjected Starter
Is Nathan Knapik starting?
Nathan Knapik is the projected starter at RT for Illinois Fighting Illini.
Redshirt sophomore · #71 · 6'7", 300 lbs
See full Illinois Fighting Illini depth chart ›Depth at RT · Illinois Fighting Illini
- 17172Nathan KnapikStarter
- 26566Dezmond Schuster
Illinois Starting Lineup
- QB
- RB
- WR-X
- WR-Z
- WR-SL
- TE
- LT
- LG
- C
- RG
- RTNathan KnapikThis player
Top offensive linemen in the Big Ten
The Story
The Story
A 3-star recruit out of Kennewick, ranked #1,421 nationally coming out of high school.
Recruit3★ · #1,421 Natl
Kennewick, WA
- Jersey
- #71
- Class
- RS SO/TR
- Height
- 6'7"
- Weight
- 300 lbs
At 6'7", 300 lbs, Nathan Knapik plays for a Illinois team rated 77 overall in the Big Ten.
Recruiting Profile
- Stars
- ★★★☆☆3-star
- Composite
- 0.8550
- National Rank
- #1421
- High School
- Kennewick
- Hometown
- Kennewick, WA
Why this rating?
On a 82-rated offense; no production or recruiting data — rated at heuristic floor → 72.
Team offense (SP+)
82
Rating basis
Estimated / projected
Depth-chart adjustment
-10 for role
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
Not tracked for this position.
Linemen and long snappers don't record box-score stats, so there's no game-by-game log to show.
Nathan Knapik's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
The People's Ratings
Is our 72 OVR fair?
72
AverageVote to see what thousands of fans think
Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.