For the first part of the 2022 campaign, Chase Brown was looked at as a Heisman Trophy candidate, and now he is taking those talents to the NFL ranks.
Brown is one of the most decorated Illini players in the history of the program. He was a Doak Walker Award finalist as a senior. He was also a near-unanimous All-Big Ten and All-American second-team player.
The numbers that Brown put up at Illinois were incredible. As a senior, he would rush for 1,643 yards and 10 touchdowns. Brown also had 240 yards and three touchdowns receiving.