Illinois Football Recruiting Thread

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Welcome to the Illinois Football Recruiting Thread :illinois:

2025 Illini Football Commits

1) OL Michael McDonough (January 19th, 2024)
2) QB Carson Boyd (January 27th, 2024)
3) OL Griffin Rousseau (January 29th, 2024)
4) DB Andre Lovett (March 11th, 2024)
5) DB Xanai Scott (March 12th, 2024)
6) WR Brayden Trimble (May 20th, 2024)
7) DL Cameron Brooks (June 9th, 2024)
8) DL Isaiah White (June 10th, 2024)
9) DB Desmond Straughton (June 23rd, 2024)
10) DE Erik Gayle (June 26th, 2024)
11) RB Cedric Wyche (June 29th, 2024)
12) DB Robert Jones (June 29th, 2024)
13) ATH Jershaun Newton (July 4th, 2024)
14) TE Grant Smith (September 16th, 2024)
 
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2nd........
 
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mhuml32
and 69 others said:
www.espn.com

Auburn adds to big haul, flips 4-star QB from ND

Four-star quarterback Deuce Knight, ESPN's No. 2 dual-threat passer in the 2025 cycle, flipped his pledge from Notre Dame to Auburn Wednesday night.
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And somehow Auburn keeps losing and keeps getting commitments.
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The cash cannon is at full blast on the Plains. But they have a long road ahead to keep some of these guys. They are 2-3 with remaining road games against Georgia, Missouri, and Alabama. Money matters.....but Hugh might have so much heat or if doubt creeps in that next year can be their opportunity to make the playoff, then recruits will start considering their options.
 
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mhuml32
Lots of Midwest offers going out on this bye week, especially IN and MO. Indiana especially feels like a bigger emphasis now with the staff changes. It's just anecdotal review, but I'm surprised there isn't more MI offers with Parker. The organizational thought has been FL for defensive backs, so it could just be they're keeping those strategies in place.


Has the Lakatos recruitment cooled again? Surprised to see a senior blow-up recruitment get that hot, that late, and then things go radio silent for three weeks again. Iowa State has zip on him since late summer. Maybe more tape came out?


Looking at the 2026 in-state rankings: (1) Please, please do not waste a second really good crop of in-state defensive linemen (Interior d-line rich too!) (2) a friendlier map for skill position guys compared to 2025, (3) Weakest offensive line crop that I can remember - Casey Thomann might be the best by a comfortable margin, and (4) the excellent start this year has (and should) provide the best shot for this staff to get multiple top-10 in-state recruits. Best case scenario would be something like Nasir Rankin, Thomann, and one of Anderson/Sutter - which would be an insane, WTF in-state recruiting class for Illinois that would bring back memories of 2008.
 
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CogDog
mhuml32 said:
Lots of Midwest offers going out on this bye week, especially IN and MO. Indiana especially feels like a bigger emphasis now with the staff changes. It's just anecdotal review, but I'm surprised there isn't more MI offers with Parker. The organizational thought has been FL for defensive backs, so it could just be they're keeping those strategies in place.


Has the Lakatos recruitment cooled again? Surprised to see a senior blow-up recruitment get that hot, that late, and then things go radio silent for three weeks again. Iowa State has zip on him since late summer. Maybe more tape came out?


Looking at the 2026 in-state rankings: (1) Please, please do not waste a second really good crop of in-state defensive linemen (Interior d-line rich too!) (2) a friendlier map for skill position guys compared to 2025, (3) Weakest offensive line crop that I can remember - Casey Thomann might be the best by a comfortable margin, and (4) the excellent start this year has (and should) provide the best shot for this staff to get multiple top-10 in-state recruits. Best case scenario would be something like Nasir Rankin, Thomann, and one of Anderson/Sutter - which would be an insane, WTF in-state recruiting class for Illinois that would bring back memories of 2008.
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Rankin would be a jewel in that class without a doubt. Kid has athleticism that pops off the tape. I wondered if we could seal the deal with him via a team spot from Underwood because he loves basketball too (not sure Underwood would part with a roster spot with the way his team is recruiting though).
 
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