Illinois Football Recruiting Thread

WhereDoWeStandWithStorr? · Jun 11, 2025

Fly Illini Fly! said:
Pretty conceivably the big 6 at the moment looking at our visit list. Land 3 of those guys and makes for a very stout class. Land 4 or 5 and you're reaching true historical heights for what this class could mean in terms of impact (especially if you can pair Anderson and Sutter; the aura simply unmatched).

JC Anderson, LSU Tigers, Tight End

Two-time All-state selection in football. Also played varsity basketball since his freshman season. Caught 47 passes for 535 yards and seven touchdowns as a...

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Mack Sutter, Alabama Crimson Tide, Tight End

Also plays basketball. ----- FOOTBALL 2024: Finished 10-game junior campaign with 35 receptions for 505 yards and 7 TDs on 14.4 yards per catch. Completed 6...

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Nick Hankins Jr., Illinois Fighting Illini, Cornerback

Multi-sport athlete. –––– BASKETBALL -Averaged 9.3 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 2.4 apg and 1.3 spg across 32 contests as a 10th grader. –––– FOOTBALL 2025: Earned...

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Jacob Eberhart, Illinois Fighting Illini, Safety

Multi-sport athlete. –––– TRACK & FIELD Posted a 11.26 effort in the 100-meter dash as a 10th grader. –––– FOOTBALL 2024: Two-way player as a junior at...

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Jaylen Stewart, Pearland , Edge

Also competes in track and field. ----- TRACK & FIELD - Recorded a 38-4.5 shot put throw as a sophomore, per MileSplit. - High jumped 5-2 and posted a 40-6...

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Kayden Bennett, Suffield Academy , Edge

Kayden Bennett is an Edge from Suffield, CT.

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So... the floor 3, the ceiling 5??

I figure with all the possibilities of top recruits that our $$ situation is pretty okay for the time being (and obviously the house settlement will only help).

Fly Illini Fly! · Jun 11, 2025

I think/hope we know more on Sutter by that return visit. Hopefully with his brother the opportunity to have them together is too good to turn down.

CogDog · Jun 11, 2025

I want Eberhart and Stewart badly.

Gbop · Jun 11, 2025

I love that we’re in the top four and while it would be pretty amazing, my guess is that we’re number four in the list behind the others.

mhuml32 · Jun 11, 2025

WhereDoWeStandWithStorr? said:
So... the floor 3, the ceiling 5??

I figure with all the possibilities of top recruits that our $$ situation is pretty okay for the time being (and obviously the house settlement will only help).

The floor should be 1. You could make an argument that Illinois only leads for Anderson.

Mr. Tibbs · Jun 11, 2025

would love to get Anderson & Sutter , but there are some scouts that think Vala could be the real gem of those 3.

I want them all

Joel Goodson · Jun 11, 2025

Nohops 73 said:
Add the “House Settlement” quasi salary cap and closer monitoring of NIL packages, and the playing field may be leveled considerably. One billionaire alum shouldn’t be able to buy a winning roster.

yep, the threshold moved to 2

Fly Illini Fly! · Jun 11, 2025

mhuml32 said:
The floor should be 1. You could make an argument that Illinois only leads for Anderson.

Don't think that's true though. Getting one of Bennet/Stewart seems fairly feasible, and we've heard great things about Hankins. Obviously things could change.

Joel Goodson · Jun 11, 2025

joeybcrazy13 said:
It sure would be nice if Illinois had a former Ole Miss recruit that could talk to Sutter about his experiences between the two programs!!!

getting beat out (barely) by an older, more experienced, more ballyhooed QB, who ended up as a first rounder, is hardly cause for ax grinding

Joel Goodson · Jun 11, 2025

I detect a modicum of enthusiasm:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1932863420883190171

PleaseMakeABowlGame · Jun 11, 2025

mhuml32 said:
The floor should be 1. You could make an argument that Illinois only leads for Anderson.

Fly Illini Fly! said:
Don't think that's true though. Getting one of Bennet/Stewart seems fairly feasible, and we've heard great things about Hankins. Obviously things could change.

from what's out there (here included) the word does seem to be we lead for Hankins coming out of the weekend. was probably mizzou going into the month, and still have to survive the tennessee visit.