Illinois Quarterbacks by Year (2017–2026)

FBS regular-season games in the player game logs StatIQ has loaded, 2017–2026

Primary starter by season

the quarterback with the most starts that season

Illinois primary starting quarterback by season, 2017–2026
Season	Primary starter	Record	Yds	TD
2026	Katin Houser7 starts	4–3	1,663	13 TD
2025	Luke Altmyer12 starts	8–4	2,811	21 TD
2024	Luke Altmyer12 starts	9–3	2,543	21 TD
2023	Luke Altmyer9 starts	4–5	1,883	13 TD
2022	Tommy DeVito11 starts	7–4	2,397	15 TD
2021	Brandon Peters7 starts	3–4	1,170	7 TD
2020	Brandon Peters3 starts	1–2	429	3 TD
2019	Brandon Peters9 starts	6–3	1,611	17 TD
2018	AJ Bush8 starts	3–5	1,413	6 TD
2017	Jeff George Jr.6 starts	0–6	1,273	7 TD

Other quarterbacks who threw for the team

every season 2017–2026, newest first

Illinois other quarterbacks by season, 2017–2026
Season	Quarterback	Record	Yds	TD
2026	Michael Clayton II1 start	1–0	172	4 TD
2023	John Paddock3 starts	1–2	1,294	9 TD
2022	Artur Sitkowski1 start	1–0	103	0 TD
2021	Artur Sitkowski5 starts	2–3	704	6 TD
2020	Isaiah Williams3 starts	1–2	393	4 TD
2020	Coran Taylor2 starts	0–2	379	3 TD
2019	Matt Robinson3 starts	0–3	475	1 TD
2018	M.J. Rivers II3 starts	0–3	442	1 TD
2018	M.J. Rivers1 start	1–0	105	2 TD
2017	Chayce Crouch4 starts	2–2	443	1 TD
2017	Cam Thomas2 starts	0–2	375	0 TD

A start here is a game in which the player threw more passes than any teammate (college: completed more passes), not an official start. A starter pulled early can read as no start. Record counts starts with a final score on file. College game logs carry completions, yards and touchdowns only, so there are no pass attempts or interceptions here. Loaded seasons: 2017–2026; earlier ones are not in StatIQ’s data.