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Illinois Football's depth chart remains the same for Week 3 game against Western Michigan

Gabe Megginson and Caleb Day are still listed on the two-deep.

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Welcome to another week of Fighting Illini football! Lovie Smith will hold his usual media session at 1:00pm CT, and he’ll be accompanied by Garrick McGee, Hardy Nickerson Sr., Wes Lunt, Hardy Nickerson Jr., Carroll Phillips, Dawuane Smoot, and Joe Spencer. We’ll have video of those interviews up later, but for now here’s a look at Illinois’ depth chart for the Western Michigan game.

So the biggest questions post-Saturday are on the offensive line and defensive backfield, as redshirt-freshman Gabe Megginson (ankle) and senior Caleb Day (knee) both left the game with injuries. Unsurprisingly, the Illini held steady with their roster and no official changes have been made. But just based on what happened to each player, I'd be pretty surprised if either of them are able to suit up against the Broncos.

Elsewhere, Ryan Frain will once again be handling the punting responsibilities; he missed the North Carolina game after being involved in a bicycle accident. Also, Wes Lunt is still the starting quarterback. Sorry, haters.

Here’s a closer look at the latest Illinois football three-deep.

Offensive Depth Chart

QB Wes Lunt (SR) Chayce Crouch (R-SO) Jeff George Jr. (R-FR)
RB Ke'Shawn Vaughn (SO) Reggie Corbin (R-FR) Kendrick Foster (R-JR)
FB Nate Echard (JR) Austin Roberts (SO) -
WR1 Malik Turner (JR) Dionte Taylor (SR) Zach Grant (SR)
WR2 Justin Hardee (SR) Desmond Cain (SO) Sam Mays (SO)
TE Tyler White (SR) OR Andrew Davis (SR) OR Ainslie Johnson (SR) OR Caleb Reams (R-FR) - -
OT Austin Schimdt (SR) Connor Brennan (SR) -
OG Gabe Megginson (R-FR) Jordan Fagan (JR) -
C Joe Spencer (SR) Harry Black (JR) -
OG Nick Allegretti (R-SO) Darta Lee (FR) -
OT Christian DeLauro (R-JR) Adam Solomon (R-FR) -
Defensive Depth Chart

DE1 Dawuane Smoot (SR) Henry McGrew (R-SO) -
DT1 Chunky Clements (SR) Jamal Milan (R-FR) -
DT2 Robert Bain (SR) Tito Odenigbo (R-SO) -
DE2 Carroll Phillips (SR) Gimel President (SR) -
WLB James Crawford (JR) Julian Jones (SO) -
MLB Hardy Nickerson Jr. (SR) Mike Svetina (SR) -
SLB Tre Watson (SO) Justice Williams (R-FR) -
CB1 Jaylen Dunlap (JR) Cameron Watkins (R-FR) -
CB2 Darius Mosley (SR) Chris James (JR) Frank Sumpter (R-FR)
FS Taylor Barton (SR) Patrick Nelson (R-FR) Dillan Cazley (SR)
SS Julian Hylton (SO) Caleb Day (SR) Darwyn Kelly (JR)
Nickel - - -
Specialists Depth Chart

K Chase McLaughlin (SO) David Reisner (SR)
P Ryan Frain (SR) David Reisner (SR)
H Ryan Frain (SR) OR Zach Grant (SR) -
LS Michael Martin (SR) Sean Mills (FR)
KR Caleb Day (SR) Kendrick Foster (JR)
PR Darius Mosely (SR) -