Illinois Football: Projected Illini depth chart against Eastern Michigan

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EAST HARTFORD, CT – SEPTEMBER 07: Illinois Fighting Illini quarterback Brandon Peters (18) avoids UConn Huskies defensive back Tyler Coyle (25) during the game between the Illinois Fighting Illini and the UConn Huskies played on September 07, 2019 at Pratt & Whitney Stadium in East Hartford, CT. (Photo by Steve Nurenberg/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

The Illinois football team takes on a tough Eastern Michigan squad this Saturday in what would be the first three-game winning streak in Lovie Smith’s tenure.

Illinois is dealing with some injuries. I am slightly worried about the running back situation, but the secondary is what is catching my eye. There are a couple of players who need to be healthy this weekend to make things easier on the Illini.

Here is the projected Illini depth chart against Eastern Michigan.

Quarterback

Starter: Brandon Peters

Illinois has stability at the quarterback position and it is nice to see. Brandon Peters will continue taking the first-team snaps because of the talent he brings to this program. He finished the UConn game last weekend throwing 24-of-35 for 227 yards, 4 touchdowns and 1 interception.

Peters has provided a much-needed spark this Illinois team needed. He has been sensational this year besides for one mistake at the beginning of that last game. On the season, Peters is now has a 65.5-percent completion rate with 7 touchdowns and 1 interception. His great play will hopefully continue the rest of the season.

Backup: Matt Robinson

The Illini didn’t need to play their backup quarterback this past game because it was a close one for the majority of the contest. Matt Robinson would have likely been the backup for the Illini, though.

Robinson is currently 1-of-2 for 31 yards on the season. He probably won’t play much, if any, the rest of the 2019 campaign.

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