A jury found Terrence Shannon Jr. not guilty of felony rape and aggravated sexual assault on Thursday.
"Terrence Shannon Jr. finally got his day in court. We denied the allegations back in September and on that date, we pledged that one day soon, we would have our day in court and we did. And we're happy with the outcome. And, at the end of the day, I think the public at-large owes Shannon Jr. an apology," said Mark Sutter, one of Shannon's lawyers.
Shannon was arrested in December for the alleged incident that took place in September. Shannon was suspended by Illinois and missed six games.
Before the incident, Shannon was a projected top-25 pick in the upcoming draft.
Shannon will start working out for teams on Friday.