Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 5 | W 34-32vs USC | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 43-27@ Purdue | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#14
Andre Lovett Jr.
Sophomore defensive back on Illinois's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 190 lb · Blue Island, IL · Eisenhower
Returning to Illinois for 2026
Recruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 857 nationally · Signed with Illinois
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive back on Illinois's 2025 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Illinois in 2025.
Andre Lovett Jr.
One game to point at: 2 tackles against Purdue — Week 6, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Illinois3-star out of Eisenhower
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Illinois
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Illinois9-4HC: Bret Bielema · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
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.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Illinois | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2025
W 34–32
vs USC
1 TOT · 1 SOLO
Edged out USC at home in a shootout.
With L. Altmyer — 328 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 97.5 · 28 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD · H. Beatty — 3 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 100.0
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Illinois
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Illinois
Returning around him
- 3 Illinois players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -7 net (20 in / 27 out)
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
Background
2025 - Illinois Played in each of the Illini's final nine games including the Music City Bowl victory vs. #23 Tennessee Saw action primarily on special teams Three solo tackles on the season Career-high two tackles (both solo) in rivalry win at Purdue (10/4/25) Made Illinois debut with one solo t...
The secondary · Illinois
- #7Matthew Bailey76 tackles · 2025
- #22Deuce Fillmore39 tackles · 2025
- #16Tanner Heckel36 tackles · 2025
- #6Jaheim Clarke30 tackles · 2025
- #14Andre Lovett Jr.3 tackles · 2025
16 more on the roster · Illinois team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology