Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 1 game
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
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| Wk 9 | L 24-31vs Purdue | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Alex Palczewski
Alex Palczewski: OL · Illinois · #63.
Alex Palczewski
The three seasons at Illinois span two head coaches: Lovie Smith and Rod Smith. All-America (SN) in 2022 was the second season with an honor.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Illinois in the news
- Oregon fires OC Mehringer
LancasterOnline Oct 25 - Bret Bielema's father passes away
Yahoo Sports Oct 25 - Jalen Lott, Messiah Hampton out vs Illinois
- Oregon WR Evan Stewart arrested for DUI
Where to follow
Game log
Signature game
2020 snapshot
Season context: team record and system
3 seasons under Lovie Smith — 8-24 over that span.
2017Illinois2-10HC: Lovie Smith · Balanced, slow tempo
2018Illinois4-8HC: Lovie Smith · Run-heavy
2020Illinois2-6HC: Lovie Smith · Run-heavy
Awards
A three-star recruit at offensive line for Illinois -- now a real, honored All-American.
Offensive line play doesn't show up in a box score. Here's what actually tells you whether he's good.
Quality starterThree-star HS recruitAll-America (2022)All-Big Ten (2022)All-Big Ten (2019)
The unit he anchors ranks 9th nationally in stuff rate allowed this season. See the full unit breakdown →
Illinois has produced 7 All-Conference offensive linemen and 1 All-American. 7 have gone on to the NFL Draft since 2016. Isaiah Adams went on to the NFL out of this room (2024).
Selector Grid · 2022
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Seven seasons at Illinois
- 2022 Illinois BielemaYear 7 · on the roster, no stat lineAll-AmericaAll-conference
- 2021 Illinois BielemaYear 6 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2020 Illinois SmithYear 5 · 1 game
- 2019 Illinois SmithYear 4 · on the roster, no stat lineAll-conference
- 2018 Illinois SmithYear 3 · 3 games
- 2017 Illinois SmithYear 2 · 1 game
- 2016 Illinois SmithYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- High school ProspectMount Prospect, IL · Class of 2017Three-star, No. 1,284 in the 2017 class. Signed with Illinois.
How it ended
Three seasons at Illinois, an All-American season (2022) — the college career is complete.
2017
- Signed with IllinoisThree-star, out of Prospect
2019
- All-Big Tenthird
2022
- All-Americafirst
- All-Big Tensecond
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2022)
named by 1 selector
ALL-BIG TEN · 2ND TEAM
All-Big Ten 2nd team (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2016–2022
2 coaches2016–2020
Illinois
Coaching transition mid-career: Lovie Smith → Bret Bielema. Worth noting in scheme + development context.