Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-23vs UAB | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 2 | L 27-31vs Duke | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 9 | Season-high 17 yds |
| Total | 4 | 28 | 8.3 | 0 | 11 |
#11
Brayden Trimble
Freshman wide receiver for Illinois. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 190 lb · Decatur, IL · Mt. Zion
Returning to Illinois for 2026
The numbers
28
receiving yards · 2026
4 catches · 7 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 rec, 17 yds, vs Duke
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 wide receiver for Illinois. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Illinois in 2025.
Brayden Trimble
One game to point at: 17 rec yds, 3 receptions against Duke — Week 2, 2026.
28 REC YDS · 4 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Illinois3-star out of Mt. Zion
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Illinois
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Illinois1-1HC: Bret Bielema · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.0 REC/g, 14.0 YDS/g, 8.3 YPR, 0.0 TD/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 · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Illinois | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 42–23
vs UAB
1 rec · 11 yds
With K. Houser — 182 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 98.9 · 29 rush yds (3 car) · 1 TD · C. Valentine — 88 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Illinois
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Illinois
Returning around him
- 21% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 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 three games and redshirted the season High School Three-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN, On3, and Rivals Position ranks: #75 (ESPN), #75 (Rivals), #77 (247Sports), #112 (On3) State of Illinois ranks: #9 (ESPN), #12 (247Sports), #15 (On3), #16 (Rivals) Played for head coa...
The receiver room · Illinois
- #9Alex Perry840 receiving yards · 2025
- #1Jayshon Platt720 receiving yards · 2025
- #17Collin Dixon548 receiving yards · 2025
- #13Hudson Clement454 receiving yards · 2025
- #11Brayden Trimble2 games · 2026
10 more on the roster · Illinois team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology