State Recruiting
2002 Illinois High School Football Recruits
Follow the strongest Illinois prospects, the programs winning the most commitments, and the position groups carrying this year's state pipeline.
- Ranked Recruits
- 46
- Committed Programs
- 21
- Blue-Chips
- 4
Destination programs
- Illinois6 recruits
- Northern Illinois6 recruits
- 5 recruits
- Northwestern5 recruits
- Eastern Michigan3 recruits
Illinois recruit board
Ordered by rating, then stars, then school and player name for a stable board.
| Rank | Recruit | Position | Team | Stars | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marquis Johnson Centennial | WR | Texas | 5★ | 0.990 |
| 2 | Jason Avant Carver Military Academy | WR | Michigan | 4★ | 0.931 |
| 3 | Mike Kolodziej Joliet Catholic Academy | OT | 4★ | 0.900 | |
| 4 | Stanley Daniels Marian Catholic | OT | 4★ | 0.900 | |
| 5 | Cyruss Garrett Romeoville | OLB | 3★ | 0.867 | |
| 6 | Reginald Cribbs Jr. Hubbard | OLB | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 7 | Josh Tischer Morris Community | ILB | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 8 | Robert Ziminski Argo Community | WDE | Boston College | 3★ | 0.800 |
| 9 | Steven Kielp Riverside Brookfield | WDE | Michigan State | 3★ | 0.800 |
| 10 | Duran Johnson H L Richards | ILB | Purdue | 3★ | 0.800 |
| 11 | Dwayne Smith Hales Franciscan | RB | Wisconsin | 3★ | 0.800 |
| 12 | Chris Pazan Brother Rice | DUAL | Illinois | 3★ | 0.800 |
| 13 | Mike Trepina Hinsdale South | TE | Illinois | 3★ | 0.800 |
| 14 | Scott Moss Minooka | DT | Illinois | 3★ | 0.800 |
| 15 | Derell Jenkins Bolingbrook | ATH | Northwestern | 3★ | 0.800 |
| 16 | Dan Santucci St. Patrick | WDE | Notre Dame | 3★ | 0.800 |
| 17 | Guillermo Davis Belleville West | S | Minnesota | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 18 | Pierre Jackson Harper | WR | Minnesota | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 19 | Steve Navarro Carl Sandburg | TE | Bowling Green | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 20 | William Myles St Rita Of Cascia | CB | Bowling Green | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 21 | Frank Sanders Thornton Township | S | Ohio | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 22 | Mike Berry Thornton Township | SDE | Akron | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 23 | Drew Mormino Adlai Stevenson | OT | Central Michigan | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 24 | Jay Gillette Waubonsie Valley | OT | Central Michigan | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 25 | JaJuan Hall St Martin De Porres | S | Cincinnati | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 26 | Jason Siepka Amos Alonzo Stagg | OG | Eastern Michigan | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 27 | Mike Romeli Marian Catholic | OG | Eastern Michigan | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 28 | Jamar White Thornton Township | ILB | Eastern Michigan | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 29 | Garrett Wolfe Deerfield | APB | Northern Illinois | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 30 | Jasen McDonald Leo Catholic | SDE | Northern Illinois | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 31 | Phil Horvath Naperville Central | PRO | Northern Illinois | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 32 | Shatone Powers Riverside Brookfield | WR | Northern Illinois | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 33 | Andre Morris Simeon | CB | Northern Illinois | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 34 | A.J. Harris Wheaton North | RB | Northern Illinois | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 35 | Billy Petrick Morris Community | OG | Washington State | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 36 | Jon Hall Bolingbrook | S | Western Michigan | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 37 | Steve Harris Boylan Central Catholic | CB | Illinois | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 38 | Zach Gray Iroquois West | SDE | Illinois | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 39 | Mike Zande Maine South | OT | Illinois | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 40 | Erryn Cobb Downers Grove North | FB | Northwestern | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 41 | Ron Bardwell H L Richards | DT | Northwestern | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 42 | Marquice Cole Hillcrest | CB | Northwestern | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 43 | Tim McGarigle St. Patrick | ILB | Northwestern | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 44 | Kenny Kendal DePaul College Prep | TE | Indiana | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 45 | Jerohm Fields Morgan Park | WR | Indiana | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 46 | Tyke Spencer Naperville Central | WR | Indiana | 2★ | 0.767 |