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University of Illinois Athletics

2026 Football Roster

17 Isaiah Thomison

  • Position DL
  • Class Junior
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 280
  • Hometown Fayetteville, Tenn.
  • High School Fayetteville
  • Prev School Bowling Green

Biography

2026 Junior

  • Transferred to Illinois with two years of eligibility remaining 

2025 Sophomore (Bowling Green)

  • Played in ten games
  • 12 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss, two fumble recoveries, and three quarterback hurries on the season

2024 Redshirt Freshman (Memphis)

  • Did not play in a game

2023 Freshman (Memphis)

  • Did not play in a game and redshirted the season

High School 

  • Three-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN, and On3
  • Played for head coach Daniel Johnson at Fayetteville
  • Ranked the No. 123 linebacker in the country and the No. 48 overall player in Tennessee by 247Sports
  • Finalist for the 2022 Tennessee Titans Mr. Football award
  • Semifinalist for the 2022 1A Mr. Football award
  • Selected to play in the 2022 Tennessee East-West All-Star Classic
  • 2021 TFCA All-State

Personal

  • Son of Ge-nece Thomison

Statistics

Season:
2026

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

No statistics available for this season.

Career Statistics

There are no statistics available for this player.

Historical Player Information

  • 2025-26Junior

    DL
    6'3" 280 lbs
  • 17

    2026Junior

    DL
    6'3" 280 lbs
    17