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Illinois's best punters since 2004
Blake Hayes leads with 326 punts in 57 games at Illinois; Justin DuVernois had 254.
Every punter with 5 or more games at Illinois since 2004, ranked by punts; the lines are each player's punts game by game, the top 8 drawn. A link opens the player's page, where he has one, or his row on the board.
8 punters with 5+ games at Illinoispunts
| # | player | seasons | games | punts | punting yards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blake Hayes | 2017–2021 | 57 | 326 | 14,275 |
| 2 | Justin DuVernois | 2011–2014 | 47 | 254 | 10,571 |
| 3 | Anthony Santella | 2007–2010 | 50 | 244 | 9,964 |
| 4 | Hugh Robertson | 2020–2024 | 38 | 150 | 6,164 |
| 5 | Steve Weatherford | 2004–2005 | 22 | 124 | 5,445 |
| 6 | Kyle Yelton | 2006–2007 | 13 | 51 | 1,876 |
| 7 | Keelan Crimmins | 2025 | 13 | 36 | 1,580 |
| 8 | Lars Rau | 2026 | 5 | 10 | 423 |
Also at Illinois: quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, tight ends, defenders, kickers. 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.