Illinois Football Recruiting Thread

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IlliniInOK said:
Wouldn't Singletary committing to Tulane give us a little more confidence with players we might like more? Maybe we backed off of him because we feel good with someone else (or multiple someones).
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Singletary did not have an offer from Illinois.
 
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FT35 said:
I really enjoyed watching his 18+ minutes of highlights. I wonder if we are recruiting him as a WR as well? Looks like a guy who can play on either side of the ball. Good size, good hands and great speed:

http://www.hudl.com/video/3/3739775/584178b8dfd8b8299cacf556

It would be nice if he was visiting this weekend.
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So is this Kendall Smith's DB spot and then he plays WR if we miss on Roberson (which sadly seems increasingly likely)?
 
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coltjames03 said:
My guess with Creamer being out that he is being recruited as a DB
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I thought Roach was a replacement for Creamer, although Creamer may have never been a viable option.

As Second and Chalmers pointed out, I believe he could be a replacement for Roberson. We were also looking at Marchese who just committed to Iowa. That's just my interpretation from watching his film.

This is a lazy comparison but he reminded me of Steve Hull. He's a great athlete who could help us at a number of positions. I'm not sure what chance we have of flipping him if he's never visited here, however. Maybe he'll jump at the opportunity of playing in the B1G?
 
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FT35 said:
I thought Roach was a replacement for Creamer, although Creamer may have never been a viable option.

As Second and Chalmers pointed out, I believe he could be a replacement for Roberson. We were also looking at Marchese who just committed to Iowa. That's just my interpretation from watching his film.

This is a lazy comparison but he reminded me of Steve Hull. He's a great athlete who could help us at a number of positions. I'm not sure what chance we have of flipping him if he's never visited here, however. Maybe he'll jump at the opportunity of playing in the B1G?
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I think it'll go a lot like Hobbs - offer, visit shortly after, commit on visit. I'd be pretty surprised if we couldn't flip him
 
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qcillini13 said:
Can this kid throw? Would it be possible that we are offering as a QB/S?
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He threw the ball a few times in the highlights I saw and there's a reason why he didn't throw the ball more often. He was almost exclusively a running QB for his team. That's not surprising as a lot of High Schools will put their best athlete at QB. It didn't look like he could make the throws that almost any FBS QB could make, however.

I think he's being recruited as a S/WR. I really like his potential as a WR.
 
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FT35 said:
He threw the ball a few times in the highlights I saw and there's a reason why he didn't throw the ball more often. He was almost exclusively a running QB for his team. That's not surprising as a lot of High Schools will put their best athlete at QB. It didn't look like he could make the throws that almost any FBS QB could make, however.

I think he's being recruited as a S/WR. I really like his potential as a WR.
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I would guess he is being more recruited more as a DB, but I agree with the Hull comparison. He looks like a young man you get here and see just where he works out best.
 
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FT35 said:
He threw the ball a few times in the highlights I saw and there's a reason why he didn't throw the ball more often. He was almost exclusively a running QB for his team. That's not surprising as a lot of High Schools will put their best athlete at QB. It didn't look like he could make the throws that almost any FBS QB could make, however.

I think he's being recruited as a S/WR. I really like his potential as a WR.
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Didn't watch the whole thing, thanks for the info. I saw where he was essentially playing a wildcat/single wing type QB for most of the offensive snaps.
 
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LurkLongandProsper said:
We offered a MTSU DB (S?) commit, Reed Blankenship
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This kid is an under the radar type. Fills the run in a hurry , hits with a purpose, and seems very good to me in pass coverage. I see he runs a 4.46. He will do well here IMO
 
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ritster said:
This kid is an under the radar type. Fills the run in a hurry , hits with a purpose, and seems very good to me in pass coverage. I see he runs a 4.46. He will do well here IMO
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As someone that has no ifea what he is talking about, He kind of reminds me of a young urlacher.
 
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StateFarmCenter

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Dan said:
Ra'Von M. Bonner
God has called me to make a difference at The University of Illinois! God's plan > Any other plan! God said GO, & so no I'm NOT flipping!!!
https://twitter.com/cantguardray_21/status/825433682655662080


#illini hosting 3-star California DB Bennett Williams for an official visit
https://twitter.com/JWernerScout/status/825433295299166208
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Other big-time B1G programs have shown interest in #Illini commit Ra'Von Bonner https://t.co/3j6njNsqrD https://t.co/K05NF1Dwsz

Sounds like some top b1g schools offered him so he had to shut it all down.
 
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