Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-23vs UAB | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 27-31vs Duke | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#5
Jakwon Morris
Junior defensive back on Illinois's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 175 lb · Tupelo, MS · Tupelo
Returning to Illinois for 2026
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 5 nationally · Joined Illinois
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive back on Illinois's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Illinois in 2026.
Jakwon Morris
The receipt: 2 tackles against Duke — Week 2, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2026
- Signed with Illinois3-star out of Northwest Mississippi C.C.
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 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: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 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 · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Illinois | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 42–23
vs UAB
2 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 PD
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
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 - Northwest Missippi CC Played in 11 games 35 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, and seven pass breakups Four-star recruit by ESPN No. 1 junior college cornerback in the nation by 247Sports, ESPN, and Rivals No. 4 junior college player in the nation by ESPN and Rivals and No. 11 by 247Sports Off...
The secondary · Illinois
- #7Matthew Bailey76 tackles · 2025
- #22Deuce Fillmore39 tackles · 2025
- #16Tanner Heckel36 tackles · 2025
- #6Jaheim Clarke30 tackles · 2025
- #5Jakwon Morris2 games · 2026
16 more on the roster · Illinois team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology