Guillermo Gallardo
Senior defensive lineman on Illinois's 2026 roster. No game stats recorded yet.
6′3″ · 320 lb · Bloomington, IL · Normal Community
The story
4 defensive lineman on Illinois's roster. No game stats recorded yet.
The record fills in as he plays.
Guillermo Gallardo
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Splits & context
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
Guillermo Gallardo plays defensive lineman for Illinois.
He hasn't recorded a college stat yet. Here's what we know about him.
Illinois has produced 4 All-Conference defensive linemen and 1 All-Americans. 3 have gone on to the NFL Draft since 2016. Johnny Newton was one of them, an All-American.
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Illinois
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · 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
University of Illinois Graduate 2025 - Illinois Did not play in a game Academic All-Big Ten 2024 - Illinois Did not play in a game and redshirted the season 2023 - New Mexico Military Institute Played in nine games at New Mexico Military Institute 25 tackles and 1.0 tackle for loss on the season...
The defensive line · Illinois
- #96Darrell Prater4 tackles for loss · 2025
- #17Isaiah Thomison3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #43Joe Barna2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #52Pat Farrell2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #56Guillermo Gallardono box-score line yet
12 more on the roster · Illinois team page