Senior wide receiver for Illinois. 2019: 24 catches, 225 receiving yards, 1 TD.
6′1″ · 205 lb · Chicago, IL
Recruiting
WR recruit
No. 354 nationally · Signed with Illinois
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Illinois. 2019: 24 catches, 225 receiving yards, 1 TD.
Ricky Smalling
He has spent three seasons in the Illinois receiving corps. One game to point at: 56 rec yds, 7 receptions against UConn — Week 2, 2019.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Illinois, 1,141 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2017–2019
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Lovie Smith.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Lovie Smith — 12-25 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: fumbles lost (82nd percentile). Concern: long catch (9th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.0 | 40.8 | 10.2 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 2.7 | 20.7 | 7.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.0 | 37.5 | 9.2 | 0.2 |
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.
Player standing · 2019
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-3vs Akron | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 0 | 22 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-23@ UConn | 7 | 56 | 8.0 | 0 | 26 | Season-high 56 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 31-34vs Eastern Michigan | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 1 | 16 | |
| Wk 4 | L 38-42vs Nebraska | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 6 | L 17-40@ Minnesota | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 7 | L 25-42vs Michigan | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 11 | W 37-34@ Michigan State | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 24 | 225 | 9.2 | 1 | 26 |
Player DNA