Millikin Big Blue Football Seniors

Rodney Baker

Cahokia, Illinois

2019

• Started nine games at offensive tackle.

2018 

• Started at left tackle in all 10 games.

2017

• Started all 10 games on offensive line.

2015 

• Saw action on both offensive and defensive lines playing in nine games and recording 15 tackles.

Matthew Brown

Champaign, Illinois

2019

• Named to 2019 CCIW All-Conference Second Team at Linebacker
• Co-Captain
• Millikin’s Defensive Most Valuable Player
• Team high 77 tackles (49 solo) with nine tackles for a loss and three pass breakups.
• CCIW Academic All-Conference and Jack Swartz Award Winner

2018 

• Big Blue Co-Captain
• Named to the 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-America® Division III Second Team
• Selected at Big Blue’s Most Valuable Player
• Lead Millikin with 66 tackles including 7.5 tackles for a loss, four sacks and had one interception
• Named CCIW Defensive Player of the Week.
• Chosen to D3Football.com Team of the Week.
• CCIW Academic All-Conference and Jack Swartz Award Winner.

2017

• Named Millikin Most Valuable Player on Defense.
• Had team high 83 tackles with 9.5 tackles for a loss with a forced fumble and a fumble recovery.
• CCIW Academic All-Conference
• CCIW Merle Chapman Award Winner

2016

• Named Millikin Defensive Rookie of the Year.
• Played in eight games with 47 total tackles including 8.5 tackles for a loss with four sacks and one interception and two pass breakups.
• CCIW Academic All-Conference

Jackson Delfosse

Chicago, Illinois 

2019

• CCIW All-Conference Second Team Offensive Lineman

2018

• Named to CCIW All-Conference Second Team.
• Started all 10 games at right guard.

2017

• Played in six games with five starts.

2016

• Played in three games.

Davion Jefferson

Kankakee, Illinois

2019

• Played in all 10 games with 29 tackles including 3.5 tackles for a loss.

2018

• Played in all 10 games with 27 tackles including five tackles for a loss.

2017

• Played in all 10 games with 27 tackles including 6.5 tackles for a loss.

2016

• Played in nine games with 11 tackles including two sacks.

George Jimerson, Jr.

Ford Heights, Illinois

2019

• Had 27 carries for 121 yards.

2018

• Rushed for 326 yards on 79 carries and scored one touchdown.

2017

• Had 50 carries for 219 yards and two touchdowns.
• Made nine catches for 57 yards. 

2016

• Led Millikin in rushing with 399 yards and one touchdown.
• Had 14 catches for 176 yards and one touchdown.

David Rivers

Memphis, Tennessee

2019

• Played in nine games with 31 tackles, two interceptions and seven pass breakups.

2018

• Played in eight games with 33 tackles, one pass breakup, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.

Jordan Smith

Shelbyville, Illinois

2019

• Named to CCIW All-Conference First Team
• Had 59 catches for 1,053 setting new Millikin record for yards in season.
• Scored 11 touchdowns and ended career with school record 48 touchdown catches.
• Millikin’s all-time leading receiver with 3,353 yards and 182 receptions.

2018

• Named to CCIW All-Conference First Team
• Had 1,004 receiving yards with Millikin & CCIW record 17 touchdown catches.

2017

• Named to CCIW All-Conference First Team
• Had 43 catches for 818 yards and 13 touchdowns.

2016

• Played in 10 games with 20 catches for 438 yards and a team high seven TDs.

Jordan Williams

Champaign, Illinois

2019

• Team Co-Captain
• Won Team’s Big Blue Award
• CCIW Academic All-Conference

2018

• Played in six games with four tackles.
• CCIW Academic All-Conference

2017

• Starter on Special Teams with four tackles.
• CCIW Academic All-Conference

2016

• Played in five games with seven tackles.
• CCIW Academic All-Conference