A 16 year old at 6'7" and 300 lbs. Imagine the poor mother cooking for that kid!
Illinois Football Recruiting Thread
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Unless he was 30 weeks premature, giving birth to that kid is what gives me bitter beer face.
Joel Goodson
- it's all ball bearings, nowadays
Earnest /Tank Winters 6’3 195 freshman ATH Cahokia high school
Cahokia, IL
illinidarrin
- from parts unknown
https://247sports.com/season/2026-f...s/?InstitutionGroup=JuniorCollege&Position=TE The TE we got blew up.
Now with TWO of the top 6 out of the JUCO market:
Didn't know where he ranked but for sure thought he has big time ability. I only had to watch about a minute of his highlight film to see it. Illini just continue to add pretty good football players.
lstewart53x3
- Scottsdale, Arizona
#1 Juco TE and #1 Juco CB.
Illini92and96
- Austin, TX
That is so very un-Illini for that to happen. And I love it.
Joel Goodson
- it's all ball bearings, nowadays
Joel Goodson
- it's all ball bearings, nowadays
key recruitment:
big time want
big time want
blackdog
- Champaign
And #1 G
Joel Goodson
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another priority target:
Joel Goodson
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the more I learn about Thurman, the better this get seems. 235 now, quick twitch athlete, 3 seasons left...just a stuff-tom to like here
2026 instate kid that kid that committed to coach Thomas when he was at BC. Maybe that’s a kid who will go after in a year or two.
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Gavin Neil, Marian Catholic , Defensive Line
Gavin Neil is a Defensive Lineman from Chicago Heights, IL.
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Joel Goodson
- it's all ball bearings, nowadays
DL OVs:
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Two things seem true there, both the academic hurdles to get them in the door are not what they once were for a variety of reasons, plus in the transfer portal era it seems that those waters aren't as heavily fished by the SEC as they used to be.
Anyway, I ask again, what's the latest on the Juco DL that was mentioned by Bielema? That one piece would help us tremendously.
Most of these juco kids are qualifiers out of hs. With the impact of the portal more kids will be going juco out of hs
mhuml32
Gesture of Northern Aggression
The Illinois ranking conspiracy folks are in shambles
GrayGhost77
- Centennial, CO
Every time a bell rings one of Coach B recruits gets his wings!!!Oh, man. I loved him in It's A Wonderful Life!
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