Illinois Football Recruiting Thread

[Dan]

Welcome to the Illinois Football Recruiting Thread

2025 Illini Football Commits

1) OL Michael McDonough (January 19th, 2024)
2) QB Carson Boyd (January 27th, 2024)
3) OL Griffin Rousseau (January 29th, 2024)
4) DB Andre Lovett (March 11th, 2024)
5) DB Xanai Scott (March 12th, 2024)

 

[pruman91]

BEWARE THE HARE !!!!!!

 

[Joel Goodson]

3 star Cleveland, OH TE, 2025, 6' 5" 225:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1775331575938342976

 

[Joel Goodson]

6' 2" 220 OLB:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1775618588109353219

no clue why this doesn't embed:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1724593283907645903

 

[Joel Goodson]

huge target, want!

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1776974620312104981

hope we can close

 

[mhuml32]

Shull brings up a question: Do HS o-line recruits get NIL? Offensive line is notorious for taking a couple years before you are ready for college football. Shull would very high regarded for Illinois football recruiting standards, but he's also not so highly ranked that elite teams can picture him starting in year 1.

My assumption is he would get some, but it's not a bidding war (which would be huge for Illinois because Auburn and TAMU are involved).

 

[Indy Illini Fan]

Dallan Hayden, Ohio State Buckeyes, Running Back

2020: Helped Christian Brothers to a 6-4 record and a Tennessee Division II Class AAA playoff appearance as a junior.

247sports.com

 

[mhuml32]

Dallan Hayden, Ohio State Buckeyes, Running Back

2020: Helped Christian Brothers to a 6-4 record and a Tennessee Division II Class AAA playoff appearance as a junior.

247sports.com

This would be a really good add. Could squeeze someone else out (Anderson? McCray? Laughery?) but Feagin + Hayden plus some of Laughery would be a really good RB group.

 

[Simeon Rice]

Dallan Hayden, Ohio State Buckeyes, Running Back

2020: Helped Christian Brothers to a 6-4 record and a Tennessee Division II Class AAA playoff appearance as a junior.

247sports.com

Yes, just came to post this as well. Personally think it's a big need with plenty of health questions in our RB room

 

[redwingillini11]

Dallan Hayden, Ohio State Buckeyes, Running Back

2020: Helped Christian Brothers to a 6-4 record and a Tennessee Division II Class AAA playoff appearance as a junior.

247sports.com

Lol I remember when we landed Chase Hayden in the portal three years ago and talked about this possibility. Would be pretty awesome if it finally came to be.

 

[Illinivek23]

So he is in the portal now?

 

[KingWolf11]

Dallan Hayden, Ohio State Buckeyes, Running Back

2020: Helped Christian Brothers to a 6-4 record and a Tennessee Division II Class AAA playoff appearance as a junior.

247sports.com

 

[illinidarrin]

Dallan Hayden, Ohio State Buckeyes, Running Back

2020: Helped Christian Brothers to a 6-4 record and a Tennessee Division II Class AAA playoff appearance as a junior.

247sports.com

Did we get him or have a good chance to get him?

 

[Indy Illini Fan]

Did we get him or have a good chance to get him?

We're going to be involved ...

 

[Simeon Rice]

We're going to be involved ...

To someone like him, I imagine our staff can make our RB room appear pretty appealing:

RB1: Frosh who played part of the year (showed potential) but ended season with injury
RB2-4: underclassmen with minimal career carries, recent injury concerns
RB5: True frosh

And, it's an offense focused around running the FB

 

[217sports]

To someone like him, I imagine our staff can make our RB room appear pretty appealing:

RB1: Frosh who played part of the year (showed potential) but ended season with injury
RB2-4: underclassmen with minimal career carries, recent injury concerns
RB5: True frosh

And, it's an offense focused around running the FB

He's definitely not worried about beating out our guys in his mind. I think Tenn will be tough to beat, but shoot our shot

 

[therealmiket86]

He's definitely not worried about beating out our guys in his mind. I think Tenn will be tough to beat, but shoot our shot

His older brother played for Brett Arkansas and Illinois. He has a good relationship with the family

 

[TentakilRex]

Bummer

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1777506697252127074

 

[Joel Goodson]

Bummer

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1777506697252127074

Anderson was buried. If he wants to play, he needs to drop down. Hope he makes a good choice and gets on the field.

I think several OL who are in the same boat will transfer too.

 

[TentakilRex]

Anderson was buried. If he wants to play, he needs to drop down. Hope he makes a good choice and gets on the field.

I think several OL who are in the same boat will transfer too.

Meant it more as "bummer that it did not work out here ."

 

[KingWolf11]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1777703321421123612

 

[Ander1345]

His older brother played for Brett Arkansas and Illinois. He has a good relationship with the family

What happened there? He looked good in the Spring Game in 2021 and never even saw the field

 

[madillini4]

Okla transferring

 

[illinidarrin]

Okla transferring

I was really excited when we first got him, but apparently he just couldn't make the jump up.

 

[SescIllini]

Okla transferring

This one always puzzled me, always thought he was a filler for practice.