Illinois Football 2025 Scouting Report: Wide Receiver Alexander Capka-Jones

Illinois on SI is delivering scouting reports for each of the key players on the Illini football team's 2025 roster. Below, we present our breakdown of Illini senior wide receiver Alexander Capka-Jones. We will add more as other on-field contributors emerge during the season. Find our scouting reports of other Illinois players by searching in your favorite browser or clicking in our projected depth chart.

Alexander Capka-Jones | Wide receiver | Senior | No. 7

Hometown: Oak Park, CaliforniaHigh school: Oak ParkTransfer schools: Moorpark CollegeHeight: 6-foot-4Weight: 195 pounds

Scouting report

With excellent size and length, Capka-Jones is a big target and a deep-ball threat. He has stellar straight-line speed and is a plus vertical athlete. Capka-Jones attacks balls outside of his frame well and has an exceptional catch radius.

He’s a solid route runner, though he tends to rely on his size, athleticism and strong hands to simply beat defenders to the ball. Although he has added 15 pounds since the end of his JUCO career in 2022, Capka-Jones is still thin at 195 pounds and is prone to getting pushed off his route. He tends to struggle with physicality at the line of scrimmage. Still, despite his slim frame, Capka-Jones is a willing and effective blocker.

Experience

Capka-Jones spent two seasons at Moorpark College (a JUCO in California), where he put up solid numbers – especially in his sophomore season, which saw him reel in 36 catches for 541 yards and six touchdowns.

As a junior at Illinois in 2023, Capka-Jones took a redshirt season before finally getting in on some game action in 2024. Last year, he appeared in seven games, starting one (notably, it was Illinois’ Citrus Bowl win against South Carolina) and accounting for two receptions and 21 yards.

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