Nas Rankin

WR · #0 · Illinois · FR · 6'0" · 170 · Chicago, IL

First season · WR-Z depth chart, 3rd

Recruiting

2026 class · 247 composite

Four-star high school recruit

The 2026 board

#306 Amiri Acker WR · Crescent NCST

#307 Kevontay Hugan EDGE · Booker IND

#308 Nas Rankin ATH · Morgan Park ILL

#309 KK Johnson TE · Fort Bend Marshall TXAM

#310 Zach Groves EDGE · East Robertson TENN

ATHs in the class

#13 Sequel Patterson Indian Land SCAR

#14 Ryelan Morris Honey Grove BAY

#15 Nas Rankin Morgan Park ILL

#16 Kaegan Ash Mount Enterprise TTU

#17 Dre Pollard Clark STAN

Around Nas

Projected 2026 starters · 2025 production

QB

Katin Houser QB · 3,300 pass yds · 12g · at ECU

RB

Ca'Lil Valentine RB · 614 rush yds · 13g

WR-X

Collin Dixon WR · 548 rec yds · 13g

WR-Z

Jayshon Platt WR · 720 rec yds · 12g · at FAU

WR-SL

Hudson Clement WR · 454 rec yds · 13g

TE

Christian Abney TE · 12 rec yds · 11g

The situation

Illinois 2025 offense ›

Explosive play rate 11.4% 57

Red zone TD rate 65.7% 28

Line yards per carry 2.4 38

Sack rate allowed 7.7% 23