Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-23vs UAB | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 27-31vs Duke | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 48-10vs Southern Illinois | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#33
Grant Beerman
Sophomore linebacker for Illinois. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′5″ · 235 lb · West Chester, OH · Lakota West
The numbers
8
tackles · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 tackles, 1 TFL, vs UAB
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Sophomore linebacker for Illinois. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Illinois in 2025.
Grant Beerman
This is his second year in the same linebacker corps at Illinois. The receipt: 3 tackles against Duke — Week 2, 2026.
8 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Illinois4-star out of Lakota West
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Illinois
NFL
NFL Draft
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Career stats
Game log
Game by game
Grant Beerman's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 48–10
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +2 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Bret Bielema — 11-5 over that span.
2025Illinois9-4HC: Bret Bielema · Run-leaning
2026Illinois2-1HC: Bret Bielema · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
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
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bret Bielema
Pass share
48.8%
81 pass / 85 run
Plays / game
55.3
3 games
Team sack rate
2.2%
91 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Background
2025 - Illinois Played in the final 11 games, primarily on special teams Recorded first-career tackle, a solo stop, at Washington (10/25/25) High School Four-star recruit by Rivals and 247Composite Three-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN, and On3 Position ranks: #16 (ESPN), #36 (Rivals), #69 (On3),...
The linebacker corps · Illinois
- #45Robert Edmonson47 tackles · 2025
- #24William Holmes45 tackles · 2025
- #10James Kreutz30 tackles · 2025
- #4Daniel Brown11 tackles · 2025
- #33Grant Beerman1 tackle · 2025
10 more on the roster · Illinois team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology