State Recruiting
2012 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
- 80
- Committed Programs
- 30
- Blue-Chips
- 10
Destination programs
- Northern Illinois16 recruits
- 10 recruits
- Iowa6 recruits
- Central Michigan4 recruits
- Eastern Michigan4 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 | Tommy Schutt Glenbard West | DT | Ohio State | 4★ | 0.962 |
| 2 | Jordan Diamond Simeon | OT | Auburn | 4★ | 0.956 |
| 3 | Dan Voltz Barrington | OG | Wisconsin | 4★ | 0.956 |
| 4 | Faith Ekakitie Lake Forest Academy | SDE | Iowa | 4★ | 0.923 |
| 5 | Jaleel Johnson Montini Catholic | DT | Iowa | 4★ | 0.921 |
| 6 | Jordan Westerkamp Montini Catholic | WR | Nebraska | 4★ | 0.909 |
| 7 | Antonio Morrison Bolingbrook | ILB | Florida | 4★ | 0.895 |
| 8 | Ryan Ward Providence Catholic | OT | Iowa | 4★ | 0.893 |
| 9 | Wes Lunt Rochester | PRO | Oklahoma State | 4★ | 0.892 |
| 10 | Robert Gregory Simeon | DUAL | Purdue | 4★ | 0.892 |
| 11 | Maurice Fleming Curie Metropolitan | ATH | Iowa | 3★ | 0.880 |
| 12 | Anthony Standifer Crete-Monee | CB | Ole Miss | 3★ | 0.880 |
| 13 | Vincent Valentine Edwardsville | DT | Nebraska | 3★ | 0.877 |
| 14 | Malin Jones Joliet Catholic Academy | RB | Northwestern | 3★ | 0.876 |
| 15 | Vontrell Williams Mount Carmel | DT | Illinois | 3★ | 0.873 |
| 16 | David Smith Bremen | RB | 3★ | 0.870 | |
| 17 | Tevin Coleman Oak Forest | RB | 3★ | 0.869 | |
| 18 | Nick Mangieri Dunlap | OLB | Indiana | 3★ | 0.860 |
| 19 | Dean Lowry Boylan Central Catholic | WDE | Northwestern | 3★ | 0.859 |
| 20 | Ka'Ra Stewart O'Fallon | OLB | Missouri | 3★ | 0.856 |
| 21 | LaMontiez Ivy East St. Louis | PRO | 3★ | 0.853 | |
| 22 | Mike Cotton O'Fallon | OLB | Northern Illinois | 3★ | 0.851 |
| 23 | Dan Feeney Carl Sandburg | OT | Indiana | 3★ | 0.847 |
| 24 | Anthony Maddie Aurora Christian Schools | DUAL | Western Michigan | 3★ | 0.845 |
| 25 | Johnny Caspers Glenbard West | OG | Stanford | 3★ | 0.841 |
| 26 | Mitch Keppy Riverdale | OG | Iowa | 3★ | 0.840 |
| 27 | Jason Robertson Lincoln-Way East | WR | Illinois | 3★ | 0.834 |
| 28 | Scott Taylor Marian Central Catholic | OT | Northern Illinois | 3★ | 0.831 |
| 29 | Joseph Jones Plano | ATH | Northwestern | 3★ | 0.829 |
| 30 | Jack Lynn Lake Zurich | OLB | Minnesota | 3★ | 0.828 |
| 31 | Robert Bain Bolingbrook | OG | Illinois | 3★ | 0.827 |
| 32 | Mikhail Dubose Hubbard | WDE | Western Michigan | 3★ | 0.822 |
| 33 | Mario Jones Hubbard | DT | Northern Illinois | 3★ | 0.815 |
| 34 | Martez Walker Brother Rice | RB | Central Michigan | 3★ | 0.814 |
| 35 | Ryan Callen Hinsdale Central | OT | Miami (OH) | 3★ | 0.812 |
| 36 | Michael Ippolito Neuqua Valley | WDE | Northern Illinois | 3★ | 0.807 |
| 37 | Paul Perschon Conant | OT | Toledo | 3★ | 0.806 |
| 38 | Danny Vitale Wheaton Warrenville South | ATH | Northwestern | 3★ | 0.797 |
| 39 | Scott Daly Downers Grove South | LS | Notre Dame | 2★ | 0.795 |
| 40 | Phillip Martin Kenwood Academy | DT | Toledo | 2★ | 0.792 |
| 41 | Lance Sanders Leo Catholic | SDE | Central Michigan | 2★ | 0.791 |
| 42 | Nick Roach Mount Carmel | OT | Western Michigan | 2★ | 0.787 |
| 43 | Desroy Maxwell Amundsen | SDE | Northern Illinois | 2★ | 0.783 |
| 44 | Chase Murdock Barrington | ATH | Toledo | 2★ | 0.783 |
| 45 | Jeremy Nicholson East St. Louis | APB | 2★ | 0.780 | |
| 46 | Jake Hurcombe Adlai Stevenson | OC | Eastern Michigan | 2★ | 0.779 |
| 47 | B.J. Bello Lincoln Way West | S | Illinois | 2★ | 0.776 |
| 48 | Matt Williams Geneva Community | DUAL | Northern Illinois | 2★ | 0.773 |
| 49 | Cole Gardner Batavia | TE | Eastern Michigan | 2★ | 0.768 |
| 50 | Leonard Garron Evanston Township | OLB | 2★ | 0.767 | |
| 51 | Mitch Vejvoda Providence Catholic | TE | 2★ | 0.767 | |
| 52 | Charles Elmore St. Rita | S | 2★ | 0.767 | |
| 53 | Dae'Shaun Hurley Morgan Park | ATH | Ball State | 2★ | 0.763 |
| 54 | Brandon Greer Mount Carmel | S | Central Michigan | 2★ | 0.758 |
| 55 | Perez Ford Romeoville | OLB | Northern Illinois | 2★ | 0.753 |
| 56 | Jimmy Pelnarsh Morris Community | DT | Air Force | 2★ | 0.748 |
| 57 | Darius Jackson Sparta | S | Eastern Michigan | 2★ | 0.748 |
| 58 | Evan Finnane St Edward Central Catholic School | DT | Army | 2★ | 0.748 |
| 59 | Pat O'Connor St Rita Of Cascia | WDE | Eastern Michigan | 2★ | 0.748 |
| 60 | Austin Smaha Belvidere North | RB | Northern Illinois | 2★ | 0.738 |
| 61 | Lance Baggett Chicago Military Academy | DT | Army | 2★ | 0.738 |
| 62 | Joey Giovannelli Glenwood | S | Army | 2★ | 0.738 |
| 63 | Anthony Farinella Downers Grove South | K | Bowling Green | 2★ | 0.733 |
| 64 | Greg Hohenstein Wheaton Warrenville South | LS | Bowling Green | 2★ | 0.733 |
| 65 | Ron Coluzzi Naperville North | K | Central Michigan | 2★ | 0.733 |
| 66 | Frank Bruscianelli Montini Catholic | ILB | Cincinnati | 2★ | 0.733 |
| 67 | Reid Sealby Byron | OT | Iowa | 2★ | 0.733 |
| 68 | Corey Thomas Aspira Charter | DT | Northern Illinois | 2★ | 0.733 |
| 69 | Ladell Fleming Julian | OLB | Northern Illinois | 2★ | 0.733 |
| 70 | Brian Canoy St. Patrick | DT | Northern Illinois | 2★ | 0.733 |
| 71 | Ryan West Oswego | PRO | 79 | 2★ | 0.733 |
| 72 | Bo Dever Lake Forest | WR | 2★ | 0.730 | |
| 73 | Nelson Lugo West Leyden | OLB | 2★ | 0.730 | |
| 74 | Keith Harris Jr. Leo Catholic | RB | Northern Illinois | 2★ | 0.700 |
| 75 | Connor Gavin Peoria Notre Dame | S | Northern Illinois | 2★ | 0.700 |
| 76 | Clayton Glasper Richwoods | WR | Northern Illinois | 2★ | 0.700 |
| 77 | Bradley Steger Rock Island | OT | Northern Illinois | 2★ | 0.700 |
| 78 | Kenny Golladay St. Rita | WR | Northern Illinois | 2★ | 0.700 |
| 79 | Austin Tixier Prospect | DT | Wyoming | 2★ | 0.700 |
| 80 | Shaquille Joyner Simeon | ILB | 2★ | 0.670 |