State Recruiting
2003 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
- 50
- Committed Programs
- 19
- Blue-Chips
- 5
Destination programs
- Northern Illinois12 recruits
- 8 recruits
- Illinois7 recruits
- Western Michigan4 recruits
- Bowling Green3 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 | Lawrence Dampeer MacArthur | DT | Oklahoma | 5★ | 0.989 |
| 2 | Martin O'Donnell Downers Grove South | OT | Illinois | 4★ | 0.978 |
| 3 | Mike Jones H L Richards | OT | Iowa | 4★ | 0.936 |
| 4 | Tommy Zbikowski Buffalo Grove | DUAL | Notre Dame | 4★ | 0.933 |
| 5 | Akim Millington Wheaton North | OT | Oklahoma | 4★ | 0.932 |
| 6 | James Ryan Batavia | OG | 3★ | 0.867 | |
| 7 | Jay Ramshaw Centennial | WDE | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 8 | Kevin Gage Downers Grove South | OT | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 9 | Brad Bower Hinsdale Central | DUAL | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 10 | Terry Love Proviso East | WR | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 11 | Kenni Burns Sacred Heart Griffin | RB | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 12 | Pierre Thomas Thornton Fractional South | RB | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 13 | Brandon Tobias Thornton Township | WR | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 14 | Zach Maurides Glenbrook South | OT | Duke | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 15 | Bart Miller Elk Grove | OT | New Mexico | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 16 | Vince Natali Maine South | OG | New Mexico | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 17 | Devon Parks Libertyville | SDE | Bowling Green | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 18 | Patrick Watson Naperville Central | SDE | Bowling Green | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 19 | Drew Nystrom Prairie Ridge | OT | Bowling Green | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 20 | Otto Linwood Lincoln Way West | DT | Miami (OH) | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 21 | Michael Steinhaus Harry D Jacobs | TE | Ball State | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 22 | Chris Flores Wheaton Warrenville South | DT | Cincinnati | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 23 | Buck Casson Pontiac | ILB | Rice | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 24 | James Velissaris Glenbrook North | RB | Navy | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 25 | Adam Schroeder Boylan Central Catholic | TE | Northern Illinois | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 26 | Chris Acevedo Curie Metropolitan | OG | Northern Illinois | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 27 | Nick Sykes H L Richards | DT | Northern Illinois | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 28 | Soren Woodfork-Bey Hyde Park Academy | OT | Northern Illinois | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 29 | Charnzie Carey Manley Career Academy | SDE | Northern Illinois | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 30 | Greg Owens Mount Carmel | RB | Northern Illinois | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 31 | Dan Passarelli Naperville Central | WR | Northern Illinois | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 32 | Mark Reiter Providence Catholic | S | Northern Illinois | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 33 | Brandon Davis Riverside Brookfield | TE | Northern Illinois | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 34 | Antonio Tribble Thornton Township | S | Northern Illinois | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 35 | Bob McClearen Wheaton North | OLB | Northern Illinois | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 36 | Zach Ullrich Wheaton North | DUAL | Northern Illinois | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 37 | Chris Bartula Glenbard North | OT | Western Michigan | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 38 | Steve Douglas Joliet Catholic Academy | OG | Western Michigan | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 39 | Antwain Allen Kenwood Academy | WR | Western Michigan | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 40 | Robbie Krutilla Mount Carmel | OG | Western Michigan | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 41 | Bryan Vavruska Naperville North | S | Army | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 42 | Charles Myles Harper | DT | Illinois | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 43 | Brian Grzelakowski Hinsdale Central | FB | Illinois | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 44 | Adam Wilk Lake Zurich | DT | Illinois | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 45 | Ben Amundsen Moline | OT | Illinois | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 46 | Jim LaBonte Montini Catholic | OT | Illinois | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 47 | Cornelius Dillard St Martin De Porres | WR | Illinois | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 48 | Josh Schalk Mount Carmel | OG | UAB | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 49 | Zach Kettlekamp Sacred Heart Griffin | ILB | 79 | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 50 | Aaron Mitchell Thornwood | S | Indiana | 2★ | 0.767 |