Yes would have thought Mendenhal and LeShoure would have gotten a few.
Illinois Football Recruiting Thread
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ChazzReinhold
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Jeff George had a chance if he came back his senior year.
Safety perhaps? One that spends a lot of time in the box. He had really good speed in high school.
illini80
- Forgottonia
Getting on the recruiting hype train is never a good idea, but the more I listen to people dissect the class, the better I feel. And I felt pretty good anyway. Werner and Trieu both think several guys are ranked too low. I also think the emphasis on in state guys probably gave a lower avg player score than would be otherwise, but was necessary to get some momentum in-state and will pay dividends down the road. Next year I would hope. Some of this years guys may not have high ceilings, but they could have higher floors than many players we’ve recruited the past 5 years.
I believe we have 6 spots open. Bielema mentioned we can go to 28. I’m sure some of those will be held for spring and there could be more names coming in after the bowl games start finishing up.
I believe we have 6 spots open. Bielema mentioned we can go to 28. I’m sure some of those will be held for spring and there could be more names coming in after the bowl games start finishing up.
Joel Goodson
- respect my decision™
Not a big football recruitnik, but I share these sentiments. Hopium can be a scary thing, but I'm a little buzzed by staff's efforts. Think they can build the program to respectability. Love that 9 of our signees are going to enroll early.
WRT remaining spots, I expect that number to grow. I'd be pretty surprised if we don't max out.
Some big Offensive linemen in the Illinois HS 2023 class. Some aren’t ranked yet, but look the part fairly well.
01-Brandon Henderson 6-5 315 East St Louis
02-Cannon Leonard 6-8 270 Gilman
03-Charles Sagusah 6-6 285 Rock Island ****
04-Trenton Vanboening 6-5 275 Liberty
05-Chris Farrell 6-5 280 Lisle
06-Michael Kostantonov 6-5 315 Wilmette
07-Jacob Welch 6-6 290 Johnsburg ***
08-Paris Patterson 6-5 330 East St Louis****
09-Cooper Starks 6-5 320 Virden
10-TJ McMillen 6-3 275 Wheaton***
11-Michael Jimmar 6-6 296 Plainfield***
12-Nathaniel Stevens 6-5 320 Wheaton
13-Gabe Rosen 6-7 340 Evanston
14-Blaine Halley 6-6 285 Stanford
15-Chris Terek 6-6 295 Glen Ellyn
16-Christian Medlock 6-4 321 Flossmoor
17-Austin Barrett 6-7 285 St. Charles
18-Miles McVay 6-7 336 East St Louis****
19-Ben Wallace 6-5 300 Mentan
20-Cole Roberson 6-4 275 Oak Park
21-Jacob Klink 6-5 375 Rockton
01-Brandon Henderson 6-5 315 East St Louis
02-Cannon Leonard 6-8 270 Gilman
03-Charles Sagusah 6-6 285 Rock Island ****
04-Trenton Vanboening 6-5 275 Liberty
05-Chris Farrell 6-5 280 Lisle
06-Michael Kostantonov 6-5 315 Wilmette
07-Jacob Welch 6-6 290 Johnsburg ***
08-Paris Patterson 6-5 330 East St Louis****
09-Cooper Starks 6-5 320 Virden
10-TJ McMillen 6-3 275 Wheaton***
11-Michael Jimmar 6-6 296 Plainfield***
12-Nathaniel Stevens 6-5 320 Wheaton
13-Gabe Rosen 6-7 340 Evanston
14-Blaine Halley 6-6 285 Stanford
15-Chris Terek 6-6 295 Glen Ellyn
16-Christian Medlock 6-4 321 Flossmoor
17-Austin Barrett 6-7 285 St. Charles
18-Miles McVay 6-7 336 East St Louis****
19-Ben Wallace 6-5 300 Mentan
20-Cole Roberson 6-4 275 Oak Park
21-Jacob Klink 6-5 375 Rockton
I finally got around to listening to these and I'm surprised that no one mentioned a couple of interesting comments by Bielema in the early signing period press conference.
13:20 - Starts talking about quarterbacks and at 13:30 says that they may add another senior transfer player. So apparently no promise was given to TDV.
24:00 - Will not get to 85 scholarships. Also talked about giving to walk-ons and there may be some blue shirts from last year. This was surprising to me because I thought Robert Rosenthal laid out how there would have to be a lot of transfers out of the program to get down to 85 scholarships.
Thank you for the list. What are the numbers on the left? Your personal ranking?
Keeping it in the family lol
'They're competitive but they're best friends': Football is all in the family for the Leonards
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The Leonard family lives in an older house in easy-to-miss Danforth (Ill.), the kind of house where a brotherly kerfuffle on the second floor
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Illinivek23
- Gurnee
#19 Wallace is from Metamora, not Mentan
To keep it going....is Charles Jagusah not Sagusah. I will say he should be priority #1
Holy hell East St Louis with 3 NFL sized guys
Illinivek23
- Gurnee
If we could get Jagusah to come aboard, that would be awesome. Would be like Mike White reeling in Jim Juriga back in the early 80s
Well … he’s from BB’s neck of the woods, so maybe there’s some hope?
No, those kids are already ranked (3 or 4 stars) by 247.
He is talking about Devito. But can't specifically talk about him until he is enrolled in January.
IlliniFan85
- Colorado Springs, CO
Can an "Insider" put an asterisk in front of the number for kids we actually have a chance with? Like I know the kid from Rock Island is going to Iowa. Thats a given for the Quad Cities, but what about the others? Thanks.Some big Offensive linemen in the Illinois HS 2023 class. Some aren’t ranked yet, but look the part fairly well.
01-Brandon Henderson 6-5 315 East St Louis
09-Cooper Starks 6-5 320 Virden
10-TJ McMillen 6-3 275 Wheaton***
11-Michael Jimmar 6-6 296 Plainfield***
12-Nathaniel Stevens 6-5 320 Wheaton
13-Gabe Rosen 6-7 340 Evanston
14-Blaine Halley 6-6 285 Stanford
15-Chris Terek 6-6 295 Glen Ellyn
16-Christian Medlock 6-4 321 Flossmoor
17-Austin Barrett 6-7 285 St. Charles
18-Miles McVay 6-7 336 East St Louis****
19-Ben Wallace 6-5 300 Mentan
20-Cole Roberson 6-4 275 Oak Park
21-Jacob Klink 6-5 375 Rockton
We need to get a kid like #10 TJ McMillen. Maybe I have a bias, I know TJ's family. His dad is his coach in Wheaton and is an Arena Football hall of famer. His brother is a coach at New Mexico State. I think he will be a solid player.
The Leonard kid would be one obvious choice. The East St Louis kids don’t , at this time list Illinois highly or at all. Cooper Starks looks like a good possibility, huge kid, 3A All State. Austin Barrett and Chris Terek are also ones to follow. McMillen could be a center, and good add also.
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ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
ESL is such a bedeviling place for us, in both sports really.
Agree, but I feel much more optimistic about our future there on the FB front with BB, TH, and CP at the helm of our ship.
Homecoming 2019
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AJ Jenkins would like to also have a word!
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