2026 Football Roster Choose a Player: Ampofo, Elvin Anderson, Keelan Banks, Ryken Bauman, Dash Beavers, Anthony Bell, Ian Bogar, Esaia Brantley, Bricen Brook, Cade Brook, Gage Brownlee, Da'Marion Bruley, Dante Burch, Dontae Bush, Johnathan Butts, Karson Byers, MacGregor Cheek, Brooklyn Coenen, Charlie Crawford, Cody Curry, Nathan DaCosta, Jaden Davies, Jake DeBlanc, Deion Decker, Pierce Donaway, Chandler Drake, Dante Drube, Mason Dunkley, Jack Edmiston, Bart Ford, Colin Franklin, Jr., Travis Frendt, Kyle Gable, Boston Garrett, Jackson Gary, Jarell Geiger, Nathan Gianaris, Thaddeus Griffin, Kendall Grovesteen-Matchey, Quinn Hall, Caleb Hamilton, Nico Hampton, Tyler Handy, Jason Harris, Samuel "Tote" Hasselbeck, Taylor Haswell, Alex Haswell, Beck Hearns, Desman Helm, Gavyn Holman, Jackson Holman, Markell Houston, Charlie Hubbard, Diore Hughes, Tyler Inmon, BJ Jackson, Drew Jackson, Pierre "PJ" Jackson, Xavier Janssen, Kalvin Jenkins, Braylon Johnsen, Rex Kimble-Turner, Kaiden Lawrence, Jaden Lawson, Cooper Leonard, David Lott, Grant Maafala-Barbasa, Tanielu Maciejczak, Jason Mackey, Logan McGraw, Junus Miller, Tariq Moore, Parker Muhammad, Ishmael Murgus, Eltoum Nahhas, Mohanad Nystrom, Tyler Pace, Landon Panozzo, Giovanni Pearcy, Jonathan Perez, Steven Petaia, Josiah Popovich, Justin Purcell, Lafai Rathbun, Spencer Redfern, Ja'Quan Rehberg, Henry Rice, Brandt Richardson, Eric Robinson, Caleb Rutherford, Gary Sandoval, Joaquin Sandvik, Erik Schoenfeld, Isaac Seeds, Tegen Shamsid-Deen, Tyson Siddons, Tyler Sims, Landon Sjogren, Kevin Stuhlsatz, Ethan Styles, Jordan Thomas, Jones Turnbull, Jordan Varelas, Nikos Vincent, Jett Washom, Ke'Lyn Watson, Nathaniel Williams, Jayden Williams, Jayden Williams, Therman Wilson, Jake Wingate, Donnie Wright, Mason Go Profile Stats Profile LB Position Sophomore Class Peoria, Ill. Hometown 6'1 Height 234 Weight Peoria High School #26 Gary Rutherford LB Position Sophomore Class Peoria, Ill. Hometown Season Career Season Stats Season: 2026 2024 2024-25 2025 2026 There are no statistics for this selected season available for this player. There are no statistics for this selected season available for this player. Career Stats Career Statistics Biography Summary Biography 2025: Rutherford appeared in all 12 games for the Cowboys. He finished the season with 15 total tackles with eight solo stops and seven assisted tackles. He also added a tackle for loss. He recorded a career-high three tackles against Northern Iowa. He added his tackle for loss against Fresno State. 2024: Rutherford appeared in four games for the Cowboys and maintained his redshirt for the Brown and Gold. He recorded one tackle with his stop coming against Colorado State. High School: Gary Rutherford is rated a three-star recruit by 247Sports.com. 247Sports also ranked Rutherford as the No. 55 overall recruit in the state of Illinois. Rutherford was named First Team All-State Class 5A in 2023 as a linebacker/wide receiver by the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association (IHSFCA). He was also named to the Peoria Journal Star First Team All-Area squad as a linebacker and was selected to the Big 12 All-Conference First Team. He helped lead Peoria High to a 6-4 record and the First Round of the 2023 Class 5A State Playoffs. Rutherford was also recruited by Indiana, Toledo and Washington State. Personal: He is undecided on a business major.
