Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-23vs UAB | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 27-31vs Duke | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 48-10vs Southern Illinois | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Mac Resetich
Senior defensive back on Illinois's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 210 lb · Spring Valley, IL · Spring Valley Hall
CFB Index 10 · #537 of 544 safetiesLow confidence
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★
S recruit
No. 1079 nationally · Signed with Illinois
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior defensive back on Illinois's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Illinois in 2023.
Mac Resetich
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Fourth year in the Illinois secondary, same address the whole way. The receipt: 4 tackles against Duke — Week 2, 2026.
11 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
20235 games
- Signed with Illinois3-star out of Hall
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Illinois
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Illinois
Played his entire career under Bret Bielema.
Career stats
Game log
Game by game
Mac Resetich'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: +3 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Bret Bielema — 26-15 over that span.
2023Illinois5-7HC: Bret Bielema · Balanced
2024Illinois10-3HC: Bret Bielema · Run-leaning, slow tempo
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
Medium confidence
Elite: solo tackles (84th percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (16th 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 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 3.7 | 0.0 | 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 · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
10 · #537 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #537 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #76 of 77 Big Ten DBs
How the All-Big Ten estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
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His 2025 production profile sits closest to Caden Matson’s 2025 season.
Matches Caden on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Elijah Mc-Cantos's junior season at App State (2024).
Matches Elijah on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Mac Resetich
Background
Pronunciation: ruh-SEHT-itch 2026 - Illinois Attended the 2026 B1G Student-Athlete Leadership Retreat 2025 - Illinois Academic All-Big Ten Played in all 13 games 19 tackles (12 solo) and one quarterback hurry on the season First-career kickoff return for 25 yards in win vs. Maryland (11/15/25)…
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