Illinois without Kaden Feagin

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Illinois is 0–1 without Kaden Feagin this season and 5–2 with him. Since 2023, Illinois is 7–5 in the 12 games he missed and 22–12 with him.

Out, per the Big Ten's availability report for Oct 3, 2026.

, a game

This season

Measure	With Kaden Feagin7 games	Without1 game	Difference
Record	5–2	0–1
Points, over expected	+3.0	−18.5	+21.5
Rushing yards, over expected	+17.5	−87.7	+105.1
Against the line	+1.3	−16.5	+17.8
Points allowed, over expected	+1.2	−7.6	+8.8
Margin, over expected	+1.9	−11.7	+13.6
Carries, over expected	−0.5	−7.2	+6.7
Yards a carry	5.47	4.44	+1.03
Passing yards, over expected	+2.3	−27.0	+29.3
Pass attempts, over expected	−1.2	+7.3	−8.5
Total yards, over expected	+21.1	−124.1	+145.2
Third-down conversion rate, over expected	+3.2%	+6.2%	−3.0
Penalty yards, over expected	−18.9	−2.6	−16.3

One game without him is one game, not a sample, but maybe you can find something if you squint.

Measure	With Kaden Feagin20 games	Without5 games	Difference
Record	14–6	4–1
Points, over expected	+1.2	+2.7	−1.4
Rushing yards, over expected	+2.8	+10.5	−7.7
Against the line	−0.6	+5.4	−6.0
Points allowed, over expected	+0.3	−2.2	+2.4
Margin, over expected	+0.9	+4.5	−3.6
Carries, over expected	−0.4	−2.0	+1.7
Yards a carry	4.45	5.17	−0.73
Passing yards, over expected	+3.8	−15.6	+19.4
Pass attempts, over expected	−0.7	−2.8	+2.1
Total yards, over expected	+6.2	−6.1	+12.3
Third-down conversion rate, over expected	+1.8%	+7.1%	−5.3
Penalty yards, over expected	−11.8	−1.0	−10.8

Measure	With Kaden Feagin	Without	Difference
Katin Houser, QB
Passing yards	239.7	225.0	+14.7
Pass attempts	29.8	37.0	−7.2
Aidan Laughery, RB
Rushing yards	73.0	49.0	+24.0
Carries	11.0	12.0	−1.0
Collin Dixon, WR
Receiving yards	94.3	116.0	−21.7
Receptions	7.0	10.0	−3.0
Ca'Lil Valentine, RB
Rushing yards	56.0	1.0	+55.0
Carries	12.0	2.0	+10.0
Jordan Anderson, RB
Rushing yards	27.0	13.0	+14.0
Carries	5.7	4.0	+1.7

Measure	With Kaden Feagin	Without	Difference
Hank Beatty, WR
Receiving yards	54.7	28.3	+26.5
Receptions	4.4	1.8	+2.6
Aidan Laughery, RB
Rushing yards	55.8	57.7	−1.9
Carries	9.5	10.0	−0.5
Luke Altmyer, QB
Passing yards	225.9	208.8	+17.2
Pass attempts	27.7	27.1	+0.6
Pat Bryant, WR
Receiving yards	57.4	74.0	−16.6
Receptions	3.8	4.4	−0.6
Collin Dixon, WR
Receiving yards	60.4	39.2	+21.2
Receptions	4.2	3.0	+1.2

Date	Game	Result
Oct 3, 2026	vsPurdue	L 17–24

With him is a game he played, from the schools’ participation lists, and a box score row where a game has no list; without him is a game the team played while he was on its roster and he didn’t.
Over expected is the team’s average a game over what the season’s ratings expected in each game, the same numbers each measure’s own page reads. “Averages” shows the plain numbers. A game with no expected number sits out.
Against the line is the team’s margin less the closing line’s, the market’s margin before kickoff, from College Football Streak King’s lines. A game with no line sits out.
His teammates’ numbers are plain averages a game.
Why he’s out: the Big Ten's availability report for Oct 3, 2026.