Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-23vs UAB | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 27-31vs Duke | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 8 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
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Mac Resetich
Senior defensive back on Illinois's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 210 lb · Spring Valley, IL · Spring Valley Hall
CFB Index 10 · #537 of 544 safetiesLow confidenceReturning to Illinois for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
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No. 1079 nationally · Signed with Illinois
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive back on Illinois's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Illinois in 2023.
Mac Resetich
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Fourth year in the Illinois secondary, same address the whole way. The receipt: 4 tackles against Duke — Week 2, 2026.
8 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
20235 games
- Signed with Illinois3-star out of Hall
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Illinois
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Illinois
Played his entire career under Bret Bielema.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Bret Bielema — 25-15 over that span.
2023Illinois5-7HC: Bret Bielema · Balanced
2024Illinois10-3HC: Bret Bielema · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2025Illinois9-4HC: Bret Bielema · Run-leaning
2026Illinois1-1HC: Bret Bielema · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
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: 4.0 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 · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
10 · #537 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #537 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #76 of 77 Big Ten DBs
How the All-Big Ten estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 42–23
vs UAB
4 TOT · 4 SOLO · 1 NO
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
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
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
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
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His 2025 production profile sits closest to Caden Matson’s 2025 season.
Matches Caden on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Elijah Mc-Cantos's junior season at App State (2024).
Matches Elijah on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Mac Resetich
Background
Pronunciation: ruh-SEHT-itch 2026 - Illinois Attended the 2026 B1G Student-Athlete Leadership Retreat 2025 - Illinois Academic All-Big Ten Played in all 13 games 19 tackles (12 solo) and one quarterback hurry on the season First-career kickoff return for 25 yards in win vs. Maryland (11/15/25) Se...
The secondary · Illinois
- #7Matthew Bailey76 tackles · 2025
- #22Deuce Fillmore39 tackles · 2025
- #16Tanner Heckel36 tackles · 2025
- #6Jaheim Clarke30 tackles · 2025
- Mac Resetich19 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