Career reviews
Jordan Wright - Signed with Kentucky. Redshirted first year. Backup in '18. Starter last 3 years & one of the better pass rushers in the SEC. 2022 NFL Draft prospect.
K'Jakyre Daley - Signed with Oklahoma. Redshirted 2017. Did not play in 2018. Entered portal & looks like he played at ASA Miami in 2019. Current status unclear.
Owen Carney - Lovie Smith's first commit as Illinois head coach. Part of rotation first 3 years. Came into his own last two seasons as one of the best pass rushers in the Big Ten. Draft prospect.
DeAndre Johnson - Signed with Tennessee. Part of DE rotation first 3 years. Ascended into starting spot in 2020 & led the team in sacks & TFLs. Transferred to Miami, where he was pretty much a traffic cone most of the season.
Lashawn Paulino-Bell - Signed with Michigan State. Injured in freak jetski accident in the Bahamas before he even enrolled in East Lansing & was hospitalized for some time. Redshirted in 2017. Attended JUCO in 2018 then signed with Vanderbilt, where he was part of the rotation in 2019, then opted out in 2020. Entered the portal summer 2021 and has yet to find a suitor. Status unclear.
Deslin Alexandre- Signed with Pittsburgh. Redshirted in 2017. Was a reserve in 2018. Started every game in 2019 & put up numbers. Dealt with injury in 2020, then regained his first team status in 2021. Draft prospect off size & traits, his stats have taken a hit the last 2 seasons.
Guy Thomas - Signed with Nebraska. Redshirted first year. Reserve in 2018. Enrolled in JUCO in 2019. Transferred to Colorado in 2020. Has been in the DE rotation last two seasons.
Noah Curtis - Signed with FIU. Redshirted first year, then started at DE from 2018-20. Declared for the 2021 NFL Draft. I don't even think he got a tryout.
