You never know with recruiting. I remember the 90 or 91 class that was small too. Guys like Simeon Rice and Kevin Hardy were in that class. Even though that was a small class it produced future NFL players and top ten draft picks. Maybe this class will too.
Illinois Football Recruiting Thread
We’ve got a shot … Battling …
MoCoMdIllini
- Montgomery County, Maryland
That was his only TD? Amaze. Amaze. Amaze.
mhuml32
Gesture of Northern Aggression
Konkey is a fun WR add because he's a risk/reward add and the WR unit is one of the more stocked units on the team. If he hits, it would give Illinois a chance to have a special WR core, even in the B1G. If he doesn't, there is not as much risk because there are other, promising WR options on the roster.
it’s going to be fun to watch a team with a guy running fly routes like Willie Gault did with the Bears in the mid 1980’s
it adds another dimension to your play calling even if he’s a decoy 2/3 of the time
TentakilRex
- Land O Insects between Quincy-Macomb-Jacksonville
It is going to be war for Knowles
Arky has Walton-Tyson money. Colorado has the (fading) Deion brand. TCU has outsized NIL cash plus donor willing to use it.
write it off & imagine how thrilled you will be if it happens .
we have a very slim chance in this one
We are right in the middle of it. Not saying we will get him but we have a legit shot
There are some things that just can't be measured with a stopwatch, but they become obvious when someone opens their mouth and words spill out. Adding a player the stopwatch loves who also displays the character that Konkey appears to have is worth another recruiting star in my book.
blackdog
- Champaign
In the last two months theyve had 3 OL and 2 DL commit for 2027 so its not like they are completely empty there.
Illiniaaron
- Geneseo, IL
I just hope he doesn't immediately fall down after catching the ball like Gault did.
yeaI just hope he doesn't immediately fall down after catching the ball like Gault did.
Willie Gault was the case of a track star playing football to earn a living that he wouldn’t make running track . I think Willie also fancied himself as a “face” guy who wanted to be a model in the off-season.
He could run like the wind on a football field tho.
He was a Bob Hayes wannabe
Bret's been pretty open in media availability so far that they will take 12-18 players. I think you'll see 2-3 more commit this summer, and then with usual things that occur with the season and with what Bret likes to add right at the signing deadline, or even taking juco/ivy league/d2 commits in the spring months of 2027, you'll see 3-4 more in that general frame as well over a several month span of time.
One thing to note, all of the current guys on the roster on defense were not recruited by the Hauck staff (outside of 1-2 late adds), you could see some significant roster removal and portal addition guys coming in next winter.
One thing to note, all of the current guys on the roster on defense were not recruited by the Hauck staff (outside of 1-2 late adds), you could see some significant roster removal and portal addition guys coming in next winter.