Illinois Football Recruiting Thread

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Welcome to the Illinois Football Recruiting Thread :illinois:

Transfer Portal Window: January 2nd-16th


2026 Transfer Portal Commits

1) DB Lavon Williams (January 4th, 2026)
2) DL Carter Janki (January 4th, 2026)
3) QB Katin Houser (January 4th, 2026)
4) ATH Maurice Smith (January 5th, 2026)
5) C Jake Renfro (January 5th, 2026)
6) OL Christian Martin (January 5th, 2026)
7) WR Jayshon Platt (January 5th, 2026)
8) LS Zach Haber (January 6th, 2026)
9) WR Ty Robinson (January 7th, 2026)
10) Edge William Holmes (January 8th, 2026)
11) WR Alex Perry (January 8th, 2026)
12) DB Deuce Fillmore (January 9th, 2026)
13) LB Robert Edmonson (January 9th, 2026)
14) DL Connor Sullivan (January 11th, 2026)
15) K Ethan Moczulski (January 14th, 2026)
16) DL Isaiah Thomison (January 17th, 2026)


2026 Illini Football Recruiting

Illinois Signs 30 on National Signing Day, Completes Top-Rated Class in Program History (fightingillini.com)


2027 Illini Football Commits

1) QB Kamden Lopati (July 27th, 2025)
 
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USAFILLINI
With us having one of the bottom-tier defenses in the B1G this season and Henry seeming like a lock to return, is there no concern about the lack of upward movement in defensive pickups so far? I understand rankings can be misleading and there are still players who will enter the portal, but at this point it feels like we’re going to need to stack some real talent around Henry to put him in a position to succeed. This isn’t a panic post, but it does feel a little naive to pretend the current trajectory is ideal.
 
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Chiieeff
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ILLI die hard
With Cignetti away at all his playoff games, any idea how thier incoming transfer portal class is shaping up? Top 5. 10 15 ?
 
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kyillini
I don't see Riola running Lannings offense. He won't be ready for spring ball. Get a couple big dlineman. I wonder how our red shirt freshman d lineman are going to be. They were very good recruits for us. Now show it on the field.
 
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fatt lacosse
i play in a college fantasy football dynasty league with 32 roster slots and an 8-man taxi squad that we use like a redshirt list

i have 11 RB's coming back (not losing any; 3 are on my redshirt list)

five have transferred. one already transferred last year. four are freshmen on CFP teams that will probably at some point transfer.
 
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Bbuck21
Maybe panic and doomsday is extreme, but I don't see how we can feel confident with the roster for next year, at least not yet. Last year we had about 70% of the 2 deep roster return from the previous year. This year it is more like 30%. If we have faith for next year, it is only based on our trust in the coaching staff, not in the roster. I won't make MHO judgement until I see a couple games. I am sure there a lot of people that know the quality of the players coming in, better than I can, and havedeveloped an opinion. I only know what we are losing (graduation and transfer). It's quite a bit.
 
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