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 Draft Scout College Football Player News: Illinois State
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  08/05/20 - Dylan Draka, rSr/2022, Illinois State, 5-11, 240 (DS#999 ILB) + More +

  2020 PHIL STEELE/DRAFTSCOUT PRESEASON ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY SECOND TEAM: Dylan Draka, Illinois St, Sr.,...Draka played in all 15 games, with 14 starts at linebacker in 2019...ranked second on the team with 88 tackles, including 55 solo stops...also finished the year with two sacks, six TFLs and three fumble recoveries, which ranked No. 3 in the FCS...tallied an interception and a forced fumble as well. - Illinois State Football

(DS#999 ILB) rSr/2022 ILB Dylan Draka, Illinois State
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  2020 PHIL STEELE/DRAFTSCOUT PRESEASON ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY THIRD TEAM: KR Christian Uphoff, Illinois St, Sr.,...Uphoff averaged 29.5 yards per kick return on six attempts in 2019, with a long of 59 yards...ranked No. 17 in the FCS and No. 1 in the MVFC with a 26.1 yard kick return average in 2018. - Illinois State Football

(DS#10 SS) rSr/2021 SS Christian Uphoff, Illinois State
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  08/05/20 - Drew Bones, rSr/2023, Illinois State, 6-5, 323 (DS#59 OG) + More +

  2020 PHIL STEELE/DRAFTSCOUT PRESEASON ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY THIRD TEAM: Drew Bones, Illinois St, Jr.,...Bones started all 15 games for the Redbirds at center in 2019...helped lead the way for the league's leading rusher in James Robinson, who recorded 1,899 yards and 18 touchdowns on the ground. - Illinois State Football

(DS#59 OG) rSr/2023 OG Drew Bones, Illinois State
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  2020 PHIL STEELE/DRAFTSCOUT PRESEASON ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY THIRD TEAM: Gabe Megginson, Illinois St, Sr.,...Megginson saw action in two games in 2019, before suffering a season-ending back injury...Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Newcomer Team selection in 2018...started all 11 games at left guard. - Illinois State Football

(DS#107 OG) rSr/2022 OG Gabe Megginson, Illinois State
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  2020 PHIL STEELE/DRAFTSCOUT PRESEASON ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY THIRD TEAM: Tim McCloyn, Illinois St, Sr.,...McCloyn participated in 11 contests in 2019, with seven starts at fullback...missed nearly a month due to injury...carried the ball two times for 20 yards, with a long run of 13 yards...helped lead the way for the league's leading rusher in James Robinson, who recorded 1,899 yards and 18 touchdowns on the ground. - Illinois State Football

(DS#17 FB) rSr/2022 FB Timothy McCloyn II, Illinois State
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  2020 PHIL STEELE/DRAFTSCOUT PRESEASON ALL-FCS FIRST TEAM: OL Drew Himmelman, Illinois St, Sr.,...Himmelman earned First Team FCS All-America honors from the American Football Coaches Association, STATS FCS and The Associated Press last season and was named a third-team All-America selection by HERO Sports. The Geneseo, Illinois, native was also selected as a MVFC First Team all-conference and all-academic pick and was chosen as an FCS ADA Academic All-Star. A two-time MVFC Offensive Lineman of the Week selection in 2019, Himmelman started all 15 games at left tackle for the Redbirds and graded out at over 90 percent for the season. He helped lead the way for the league's leading rusher James Robinson, who recorded 1,899 yards and 18 touchdowns on the ground as the Redbirds marched to the quarterfinals of the FCS playoffs. - Illinois State Football

(DS#19 OT) rSr/2021 OT Drew Himmelman, Illinois State
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  2020 PHIL STEELE/DRAFTSCOUT PRESEASON ALL-FCS THIRD TEAM: DB Christian Uphoff, Illinois St, Sr.,...Uphoff started all 15 games at free safety for the Redbirds and ranked fourth on the team with 70 total tackles last season. The Washington, Illinois, product tied for third on the squad with two interceptions and added seven pass breakups to bolster a dominant defensive backfield for the 'Birds. Uphoff, a 2018 All-MVFC Honorable Mention selection, recorded 5.5 tackles for loss last year and finished the regular season strong with a career-high nine tackles and 3.5 TFLs at Youngstown State. He also averaged 29.5 yards per kick return on six attempts, with a long of 59 yards, and heads into his final season as the school's career leader with an average of 27.06 yards per kick return. - Illinois State Football

(DS#10 SS) rSr/2021 SS Christian Uphoff, Illinois State
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  02/19/20 - James Robinson, Sr/2020, Illinois State, 5-09, 219 (DS#17 RB) + More +

  2020 NFL COMBINE INVITE: James Robinson, RB, Illinois State,...Robinson is the second Redbird player invited to the NFL combine in the past three seasons, as Davontae Harris made the most of his 2018 invite and was drafted in the fifth round by the Cincinnati Bengals. Robinson will work out at the NFL Combine along with the other running backs, offensive linemen, place kickers and special teamers on Friday, Feb. 28. He will be joined at the combine by fellow Missouri Valley Football Conference stars in North Dakota State defensive end Derrek Tuszka and Southern Illinois safety Jeremy Chinn.

The Rockford, Illinois, native started all 15 games at running back for the Redbirds and led the Missouri Valley Football Conference in rushing yards (1,899), yards per game (126.6) and touchdowns (18). The three-time All-MVFC selection (2017-19) and two-time Walter Payton Award finalist recorded eight 100-plus yard rushing efforts, including a pair of 200-plus yard efforts in the first and second round of the FCS playoffs that included a school-record breaking 297-yard effort in the first-round with at SEMO. Robinson finished the season ranked No. 2 in the FCS in rushing yards and yards per game and sixth in rushing touchdowns. He finished his illustrious career ranked No. 2 in Illinois State history in rushing yards (4,444), rushing touchdowns (44), all-purpose yards (5,218) and total touchdowns scored (46). - Illinois State Football

(DS#17 RB) Sr/2020 RB James Robinson, Illinois State
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  01/20/20 - Luther Kirk, Sr/2020, Illinois State, 6-0, 194 (DS#13 SS) + More +

  2019 EAST-WEST SHRINE BOWL DEFENSIVE MVP: Luther Kirk,...t was a stellar day for Illinois State football senior All-American standouts Luther Kirk and James Robinson, as both made big impacts for the West squad at the prestigious 95th East-West Shrine Bowl Saturday afternoon at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. Kirk had two tackles and an interception (with another wiped out due to penalty) to earn Defensive Most Valuable Player honors. Robinson accumulated 136 total yards (80 rushing, 56 passing) and scored the longest touchdown in the history of the game with a 63-yard score that gave the West team the lead until late in the contest.

"It was an amazing experience going out to the hospital and seeing those kids with smiles on their faces with all the adversity they face," Kirk said. "Learning from all the NFL coaches and competing against the top talent in the country was great for us. I think James and I proved ourselves and showed that we more than belonged here." Kirk and Robinson were the fifth and sixth ISU players, respectively, selected to play in the prestigious game and the second pair of Redbird teammates. Current Denver Broncos defensive back Davontae Harris and Dalton Keene both represented Illinois State in 2018 at the Shrine Bowl, and former ISU standouts Chad Pegues (1998) and Boomer Grigsby (2004) also played in the game. - Illinois State football

(DS#13 SS) Sr/2020 SS Luther Kirk, Illinois State
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  01/09/20 - James Robinson, Sr/2020, Illinois State, 5-09, 219 (DS#17 RB) + More +

  2019 AFCA FCS COACHES' FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN: RB James Robinson, Sr., Illinois St.,...The Rockford, Illinois, native started all 15 games at running back for the Redbirds and led the Missouri Valley Football Conference in rushing yards (1,917), yards per game (127.8) and touchdowns (18). The three-time All-MVFC selection (2017-19) recorded eight 100-plus yard rushing efforts, including a pair of 200-plus yard efforts in the first and second round of the FCS playoffs that included a school-record breaking 297-yard effort in the first-round with at SEMO. - Illinois State Football

(DS#17 RB) Sr/2020 RB James Robinson, Illinois State
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  2019 AFCA FCS COACHES' FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN: OL Drew Himmelman, Jr., Illinois St.,...The Geneseo, Illinois, native earned All-MVFC First-Team honors as a junior, after helping James Robinson post a historic season. A two-time MVFC Offensive Lineman of the Week during the year, Himmelman started all 15 games at left tackle for the Redbirds and graded out at over 90 percent for the season. He earned MVFC Lineman of the Week honors after the Redbirds rushed for 254 yards and three scores in a victory over Eastern Illinois and picked up his second MVFC weekly award after helping ISU rush for 287 yards in a win over Indiana State. - Illinois State Football

(DS#19 OT) rSr/2021 OT Drew Himmelman, Illinois State
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  01/09/20 - Luther Kirk, Sr/2020, Illinois State, 6-0, 194 (DS#13 SS) + More +

  2019 AFCA FCS COACHES' FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN: DB Luther Kirk, Sr., Illinois St.,...The senior captain from Garland, Texas, started all 15 games at safety for the Redbirds and led the team with 89 tackles on the season to earn All-MVFC First-Team honors for the second-straight season. He also finished the year with six pass breakups, three sacks, four tackles-for-loss and a forced fumble. Kirk had a career-high 10 tackles and two pass breakups against No. 9 UNI and recorded the game-winning sack in a thrilling win over Missouri State. He will join Robinson in representing Illinois State at the prestigious East-West Shrine Bowl when it is played on January 18 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. - Illinois State Football

(DS#13 SS) Sr/2020 SS Luther Kirk, Illinois State
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  12/07/19 - James Robinson, Sr/2020, Illinois State, 5-09, 219 (DS#17 RB) + More +

  James Robinson rushed for 210 yards and two touchdowns and Illinois State knocked off eighth-seeded Central Arkansas 24-14 on Saturday in the second round of the FCS playoffs. Robinson, the second-leading rusher in the FCS who set a school record with 297 yards in a first-round victory over Southeast Missouri, scored two of the Redbirds' three second-quarter touchdowns, one on a 51-yard run. His 2-yard score came with 1:13 left in the half for a 21-7 lead. The other score was an 18-yard run by wide receiver Austin Nagel on a jet sweep. San Fenlason added a 24-yard field goal with just over four minutes left in the game before Breylin Smith passed to Luke Ross for a 1-yard score with 1:32 remaining. The Bears (9-4) got the onside kick but an interception ended their hopes of making the quarterfinals for the first time. Smith threw for 198 yards but was intercepted three times. The Redbirds (10-4) will play at No. 1 seed and defending champion North Dakota State next week. - AP College Football

(DS#17 RB) Sr/2020 RB James Robinson, Illinois State
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  12/02/19 - James Robinson, Sr/2020, Illinois State, 5-09, 219 (DS#17 RB) + More +

  2019 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FIRST TEAM (COACHES): RB James Robinson, Illinois State,...Started all 12 games at tailback for the Redbirds...led the conference in rushing yards (1,316) and yards per game (109.7) was second in the league in rushing touchdowns (15) and scoring (90 points)...recorded six 100-plus yard rushing efforts, including a season-high 180-yard performance in a win over Indiana State...scored multiple touchdowns in five contests, including three games with three each...averaged 5.0 yards per attempt on the year, with a long run of 77 yards that went for a score...currently ranks No. 7 in the FCS in rushing yards, No. 9 in touchdowns and No. 10 in yards per game. - Illinois State Football

(DS#17 RB) Sr/2020 RB James Robinson, Illinois State
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  2019 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FIRST TEAM (COACHES): OL Drew Himmelman, Illinois State,...Two-time MVFC Offensive Lineman of the Week...started all 12 games at left tackle for the Redbirds...graded out at over 90 percent for the season...led way for the league's leading rusher in James Robinson, who recorded 1,316 yards and 15 touchdowns on the ground...earned MVFC Lineman of the Week honors after the Redbirds rushed for 254 yards and three scores...earned second MVFC weekly award after helping ISU rush for 287 yards in a win over Indiana State. - Illinois State Football

(DS#19 OT) rSr/2021 OT Drew Himmelman, Illinois State
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