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How does Luke Goode fit on this team?

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Let’s assume he’s healthy soon.

My question is what does he do better than Matt Mayer? I think he’s basically a slightly smaller and younger version.

I imagine he’s Mayer’s primary backup at the 3 position, especially when Matt’s in foul trouble.

There will be times when we’re not hitting 3’s and he is another shooter that can open up space for him.

My guess is that Hawkins loses some minutes and so does Rodgers. I also predict that suddenly RJ will start hitting 3’s again or Luke might take some of his minutes too.

He’s not going to touch any of the minutes from Epps, Shannon, Dainja, or Mayer. Coleman plays too much and could probably use a breather. Some of the non-shooters on our bench will cede minutes and hopefully he makes our offense more consistent at the end of halves when we have foul trouble.

Luke is a capable 3-point shooter so since that is such a big part of our offense I expect he will help us. I just don’t think he makes a huge impact. 4 minutes against Wisconsin though could be the difference between a win and a loss. So a small impact might be huge in terms of consequences.
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Four Illini named AP All-Americans

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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Illinois DB Devon Witherspoon, RB Chase Brown, DL Jer'Zhan Newton, and OL Alex Palczewski were named to the Associated Press (AP) All-America Team, it was announced Monday. Witherspoon was on the first team, Brown and Newton were on the second team, and Palczewski was on the third team.

The AP All-America Team is the third of five All-America teams recognized by the NCAA. With Witherspoon's third first team selection, he has solidified a spot on the NCAA's Consensus All-America Team, which will be announced Thursday.

DB Devon Witherspoon
AP All-America first team
Witherspoon has been named the Big Ten's Tatum-Woodson Defensive Back of the Year, one of three finalists for the Paycom Jim Thorpe Award, and All-Big Ten first team, solidifying himself as one of the top cornerbacks in the nation and one of the best in Illinois history. He leads in the nation in reception percentage against (33.8) and forced incompletions (16), according to PFF. Witherspoon is sixth in the nation in passes defended (17) and allowed fewer than 35 receiving yards in 11 of 12 games this season.

RB Chase Brown
AP All-America second team
The nation's second-leading rusher with 1,643 yards, Brown led the Power-5 in rushing from start to finish during the 2022 regular season. A Doak Walker Award finalist, Brown finished the regular season third in the nation in all-purpose yards (1,883), second in the nation in rushes of 10+ yards (48), and tied for the national lead in 100-yard games (10).

Brown rushed for at least 98 yards in 11 of Illinois' 12 games and has scored 13 total touchdowns (10 rushing, three receiving). He did his best work against some of the nation's best rushing defenses, rushing for more yards than any other opponent against Michigan's No. 3-ranked rush defense (140 yards), Wisconsin's No. 12-ranked rush defense (129 yards), and Minnesota's No. 15-ranked rush defense (180 yards).

DL Jer'Zhan Newton
AP All-America second team
Newton had one of the best seasons by a defensive tackle in Illinois history to earn All-Big Ten first team honors. He leads the nation in QB hits (19) and ranks sixth in QB pressures (55), according to PFF. Newton is tied for the national lead in TFLs among interior defensive linemen with 14.0, while also leading the Illini in sacks with 5.5.

OL Alex Palczewski
AP All-America third team
The Big Ten record holder in career starts, Palczewski has helped the Illinois offensive line be one of nine in the nation up for the Joe Moore Award. He went 428 pass block snaps without allowing a sack in 2022, the most of any Big Ten offensive tackle. Palczewski is the No. 10 graded offensive tackle in the nation, according to PFF.

Illinois' 2022 All-Americans
DB Devon Witherspoon » Walter Camp (1st), FWAA (1st), AP (1st), CBS (1st), PFF (1st)
RB Chase Brown » Walter Camp (2nd), FWAA (2nd), AP (2nd), CBS (2nd), PFF (3rd)
DL Jer'Zhan Newton » Walter Camp (2nd), AP (2nd) CBS (2nd), PFF (2nd)
OL Alex Palczewski » CBS (2nd), AP (3rd), PFF (2nd)
DB Sydney Brown » CBS (HM), PFF (3rd)

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