Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-23vs UAB | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#22
Deuce Fillmore
Senior defensive back on Illinois's 2026 roster.
5′11″ · 185 lb · Biloxi, MS · Biloxi
CFB Index 16 · #338 of 364 cornersLow confidenceTransferred Georgia State → Illinois for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 97 nationally · Joined Georgia State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive back on Illinois's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Georgia State in 2025.
- Transferred from Georgia State to Illinois in 2026.
Deuce Fillmore
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Deuce Fillmore has played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. The receipt: 4 tackles against UAB — Week 1, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
202510 games
- Signed with Georgia State3-star out of Mississippi Gulf Coast C.C.
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Illinois
2025Georgia State
2026Illinois
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Georgia State1-11HC: Dell McGee · Pass-leaning
2026Illinois1-1HC: Bret Bielema · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 4.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bret Bielema
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
16 · #338 of 364 corners
Three-star recruit. Now #338 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Illinois | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Georgia State | 39 | 23 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| Career | 43 | 26 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 42–23
vs UAB
4 TOT · 3 SOLO
With K. Houser — 182 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 98.9 · 29 rush yds (3 car) · 1 TD · C. Valentine — 88 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Cover Corner
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jaydan Mayes’s 2025 season.
Matches Jaydan on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Antonio Fletcher's freshman season at Arkansas State (2020).
94%match
All-Sun Belt
Matches Antonio on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Deuce Fillmore
Background
2025 - Georgia State Started all 12 games 39 tackles and three pass breakups on the season Allowed only two touchdowns in 498 defensive snaps, according to PFF 2024 - Mississippi Gulf Coast CC Played in 10 games 37 tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, and three interceptions on the season 2023 - Missis...
The secondary · Illinois
- #7Matthew Bailey76 tackles · 2025
- #22Deuce Fillmore39 tackles · 2025
- #16Tanner Heckel36 tackles · 2025
- #6Jaheim Clarke30 tackles · 2025
- Mac Resetich19 tackles · 2025
16 more on the roster · Illinois team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology