Freshman running back on Illinois's 2025 roster. No game stats recorded yet.
5′11″ · 195 lb · Chicago, IL
The story
1 running back on Illinois's 2026 roster. No game stats recorded yet.
The record fills in as he plays.
Aaron Ball
The receipt: 97 rush yds, 15 rec yds against Eastern Illinois — Week 2, 2026.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 33.0 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 48.5 | 3.8 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 43.3 | 3.6 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bret Bielema
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-23vs Southeast Missouri State | 10 | 33 | 3.3 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 1 | L 19-44@ Purdue | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 2 | W 42-35@ Eastern Illinois | 13 | 97 | 7.5 | 1 | 57 | Season-high 97 yds |
| Total | 26 | 130 | 3.6 | 1 | 57 |
2026 Outlook
Illinois
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Illinois
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Illinois · Last season: 9-4 (AP #23) · Talent rank #51 · 2026 recruiting class #24