2026 Football Roster
Roster
Ashton Hollins
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-5 / 200
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Mobile, Ala.
- High School:
- George County (Miss.)
- Prev School:
- Illinois
- Major:
- Nursing
2025-26: Played in all 13 games for Illinois … Had four catches for 104 yards and a touchdown on the season … First career touchdown reception against Western Michigan, a 35 yarder … Had a 49-yard reception at Purdue … Was credited with a forced fumble in that game … Transferred to Georgia Southern in the spring.
2024-25: Played in the first four games for the Illini … Had two receptions for 40 yards against #19 Kansas before missing the rest of the season due to injuries to both shoulders … Applied for a medical hardship waiver.
2023-24: Played in all 12 games … Tallied nine catches for 119 yards on the season … Had 46 yards on three receptions vs. Indiana … Posted three catches vs. Nebraska … Recorded a blocked punt at Purdue … Had his first career reception against Penn State, a 30-yard catch to set up a touchdown … Academic All-Big Ten.
2022-23: Played in two games and redshirted … Made his Illinois debut against Chattanooga and also saw action against Nebraska.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played for Coach James Ray at George County in Mississippi … A three-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN, On3, and Rivals … Was ranked the #79 receiver in the country and #22 player in the state of Mississippi by ESPN … Selected for the 2021 Bernard Blackwell Classic All-Star Game … Also played basketball and baseball.
PERSONAL: Born Joseph Hollins on November 4 in Mobile, AL … Married to Grace Hollins … Son of Brandy Andrews and Joey Hollins … Grandparents are Charlie and Laronda Andrews … Has one brother, Jared, who is a quarterback at South Alabama … Is fluent in American Sign Language as both his parents are deaf.
MAJOR: Kinesiology (Graduated; Illinois); Nursing
