Illinivek23
- Gurnee
His 24/7 profile indicates he transferred to UCLA, announcing on 4 Jan.
Illinois Football Recruiting Thread
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Mr. Tibbs
- southeast DuPage
rats
I did see he took a visit out there 2 weeks ago, didnt know he committed
It's good to see you, Denzel.
This would be my favorite football recruiting win in a long time. He's so so good.
IlliniFan85
- Colorado Springs, CO
I would love this. A RB who can leak out and be a safety valve.
mhuml32
- Cincinnati, OH
Has Bielema ever utilized a running back this small as a head coach? No doubt he is talented, just not sure he fits within the staff's plans based on their recent recruiting + Bielema's past. Laughery is on the smaller side of running back recruits at Illinois since BB took over and he's listed at 5'11 200lbs. Battie is listed at 5'8 165lbs.
Too 'sick' to coach the games (so cancel them), not too sick to recruit.
illinidarrin
- from parts unknown
If he could be a stud here as well, i don't think BB would care one bit.
Good question. I’ll have to do some thinking about this.
TentakilRex
- Land O Insects between Quincy-Macomb-Jacksonville
To paraphrase r/cfb, this investigation will lead to the NCAA throwing the book at Arizona State.
Unless I am missing someone he has never had a feature back at the RB position anywhere close to 5'8 165lbs
BB has used bigger backs before but Brown is definitely the biggest size one that had the biggest impact. Majority of his big time backs were in the 5'10 to 6'0 range and 195-220 lbs but he used bigger while at Wisconsin, Arkansas and now Illinois.
Just being Laughery's first year with team but he is the typical size BB utilized most at Wisconsin
BB has an exquisite eye for talent and college game you can have backs of all different sizes. That Battie kid will definitely have some teams after him.
Mr. Tibbs
- southeast DuPage
I have always thought it to be wise to have different types of running backs in the stable .
large , small , bruisers , slashers , ones to go up the middle & ones to get around the corner
Havard and Harvey will always be one of my favorite RB duos. I believe Harvey was around 160 lbs when he committed. He could fly...
Kaden Feagin is going to be a good one. Big and strong back with good speed for his size. His offer list is impressive.
I think Feagin is going to be good as well
Not sold if it will be as RB or hybrid type defender though
TentakilRex
- Land O Insects between Quincy-Macomb-Jacksonville
Might be on whoever the new RB and OLB coaches are?
Probably going to be a RB, but understand "not-RB" being an option.
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Just opinion piece on my end
Super talented young man! Has a huge jump up in competition. Probably more comfortable playing RB but I think he could be more talented on the defensive side. I could care less since in the Orange and Blue
I'm just being a smartass, but why not just recruit a Bo Jackson or Hershel Walker type and get all of your needs in one player?
Slow Friday at work
PJ Hill 5'10 200
John Clay 6'1 225
Montee Ball 5'10 180
James White 5'10 190
Melvin Gordon 6'1 195
I'm not sure how much we can take from this list. Almost all of our current RBs fall inside the same 5'10 - 6'1 range with same weight. (Jordan Anderson being the outlier at 6'4 240)
And McCray is bigger as well, at 6'1" 240.
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