#28

Karson Kaiser

Sophomore wide receiver on Illinois's 2026 roster.

WR · Illinois · So. · #28

6′1″ · 170 lb · Weston, FL · Champaign Centennial (Ill.)

Returning to Illinois for 2026

via fightingillini.com ↗

Next upSat Sep 19 · 2 pm ETvs Southern IllinoisMemorial Stadium (Champaign, IL)

The story

2 wide receiver on Illinois's 2025 roster.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

Karson Kaiser

WR · Illinois · So · #28

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Illinois9-4HC: Bret Bielema · Run-leaning

Splits & context

Splits

Per-game splits

Not enough tracked stats yet to summarize this season.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Bret Bielema

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2025

W 34–32

vs USC

1 PD

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

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 1 game

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 5	W 34-32vs USC	—	—	—	—	—
Total		—	—	—	—	—

The receiver room · Illinois

#9Alex PerryWR · Sr.840 receiving yards · 2025
#1Jayshon PlattWR · Sr.720 receiving yards · 2025
#17Collin DixonWR · Jr.548 receiving yards · 2025
#13Hudson ClementWR · Sr.454 receiving yards · 2025
#28Karson KaiserWR · So.1 game · 2025

10 more on the roster · Illinois team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Karson Kaiser

2025 snapshot

Splits & context

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

Background

The receiver room · Illinois