Will Vala III

TE · #85 · Illinois · FR · 6'3" · 245 · Downers Grove, IL

First season · TE depth chart, 3rd

Recruiting

2026 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2026 board

#1263 Kaleb Morris DL · Mary Montgomery MSST

#1263 Lamarcus Dillard IOL · St. Frances Academy WVU

#1263 Will Vala TE · Downers Grove North ILL

#1263 Kingston Shaw EDGE · The First Academy ILL

#1263 Kaedyn Cobbs LB · Denton Guyer ILL

TEs in the class

#72 DJ Broughton Jr. Mary Montgomery AUB

#73 Jalen Williams Bloomington South CIN

#74 Will Vala Downers Grove North ILL

#75 Dominick Barry Center Grove WAKE

#76 Cooper McCutchan Archbishop Moeller PUR

Projected 2026 starters · 2025 production

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

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

Christian Abney TE · 12 rec yds · 11g

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