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Illinois's best kickers since 2004
Jason Reda leads with 51 field goals made in 45 games at Illinois; Chase McLaughlin had 44.
Every kicker with 5 or more games at Illinois since 2004, ranked by field goals made; the lines are each player's field goals made game by game, the top 8 drawn. A link opens the player's page, where he has one, or his row on the board.
13 kickers with 5+ games at Illinoisfield goals made
| # | player | seasons | games | field goals made | extra points made | field goal attempts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Reda | 2004–2007 | 45 | 51 | 113 | 69 |
| 2 | Chase McLaughlin | 2016–2018 | 33 | 44 | 79 | 59 |
| 3 | Derek Dimke | 2009–2011 | 30 | 39 | 89 | 46 |
| 4 | James McCourt | 2019–2021 | 30 | 37 | 83 | 52 |
| 5 | David Olano | 2024–2025 | 26 | 37 | 82 | 43 |
| 6 | Taylor Zalewski | 2012–2015 | 36 | 35 | 98 | 55 |
| 7 | Caleb Griffin | 2020–2023 | 28 | 29 | 61 | 39 |
| 8 | Matt Eller | 2008–2009 | 21 | 19 | 62 | 31 |
| 9 | Ethan Moczulski | 2024–2026 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 14 |
| 10 | Fabrizio Pinton | 2022–2024 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 7 |
| 11 | David Reisner | 2014–2016 | 17 | 6 | 23 | 11 |
| 12 | Nick Immekus | 2012 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 5 |
| 13 | Ryan Frain | 2013–2016 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Also at Illinois: quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, tight ends, defenders, punters. Every school and conference: schools, conferences. The games are ESPN's box scores since 2004 (the Method says where they fall short); a position is the roster's, else read off the box score, so a tight end from before 2014 may be listed with the wide receivers.