Ryan McCombs brings Midwest-measured size and multi-year all-state polish to Western Illinois' offensive line
McCombs enters Western Illinois as a 6-foot-4, 305-pound interior/edge line prospect from Jacksonville, Illinois, with a strong prep résumé: Illinois Class 5A All-State First Team, All-Conference First Team, and Academic All-Conference in his senior year, plus multiple all-conference honors earlier in high school. He was listed as a freshman/redshirt freshman in 2025–26, but no college game statistics were available, so the appeal is projection: he has the frame, experience, and award-backed consistency to develop into a dependable trench piece if his technique and college strength catch up quickly.
