Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 1 game
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
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| Wk 9 | L 24-31vs Purdue | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Alex Palczewski
Last confirmed: Illinois, 2022. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′6″ · 315 lb · Mount Prospect, IL · Prospect
Alex Palczewski: OL · Illinois · #63.
Alex Palczewski
Three seasons at Illinois, two different head coaches: Lovie Smith and Rod Smith. In 2022 he earned his first career honor: All-America (SN).
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Illinois in the news
Where to follow him
Game log
Signature game
2020 snapshot
Season context: team record and system
2017Illinois2-10HC: Lovie Smith · Balanced, slow tempo
2018Illinois4-8HC: Lovie Smith · Run-heavy
2020Illinois2-6HC: Rod Smith · Run-heavy
Awards
A three-star recruit at offensive line for Illinois -- now a real, honored All-American.
Offensive line play doesn't show up in a box score. Here's what actually tells you whether he's good.
Quality starterThree-star HS recruitAll-America (2022)All-Big Ten (2022)
The unit he anchors ranks 6th nationally in stuff rate allowed this season. See the full unit breakdown →
Illinois has produced 5 All-Conference offensive linemen and 1 All-American. 7 have gone on to the NFL Draft since 2016. Isaiah Adams went on to the NFL out of this room (2024).
Selector Grid · 2022
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Seven seasons at Illinois
- 2022 Illinois BielemaYear 7 · on the roster, no stat lineAll-AmericaAll-conference
- 2021 Illinois BielemaYear 6 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2020 Illinois SmithYear 5 · 1 game
- 2019 Illinois SmithYear 4 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2018 Illinois SmithYear 3 · 3 games
- 2017 Illinois SmithYear 2 · 1 game
- 2016 Illinois SmithYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Before collegeSigned with Illinois in 2017 as a 3-star recruit, No. 1,284 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Illinois in the 2017 class, a 3-star recruit.
How it ended
Three seasons at Illinois, an All-American season (2022) — his college career is complete.
His career
2017
- Signed with Illinois3-star out of Prospect
2022
- All-Americafirst
- All-Big Tensecond
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2022)
1 selector honored him
ALL-BIG TEN · 2ND TEAM
All-Big Ten 2nd team (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2016–2022
2 coaches2016–2020
Illinois
Coaching transition mid-career: Lovie Smith → Bret Bielema. Worth noting in scheme + development context.