State Recruiting

2017 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.

2017 National Rankings2017 Defensive Linemen
Ranked Recruits
117
Committed Programs
38
Blue-Chips
5

Destination programs

Illinois recruit board

Ordered by rating, then stars, then school and player name for a stable board.

RankRecruitPositionTeamStarsRating
1A.J. Epenesa
Edwardsville
SDEIowa5★0.987
2Jeff Thomas
East St. Louis
WRMiami4★0.981
3Cole Kmet
St. Viator
TENotre Dame4★0.961
4Kevin Jarvis
Maine South
OGMichigan State4★0.915
5Isaiah Robertson
Neuqua Valley
SNotre Dame4★0.901
6Ricky Smalling
Brother Rice
WRIllinois3★0.890
7Jake Marwede
Loyola Academy
TEDuke3★0.885
8Kendrick Green
Peoria
DTIllinois3★0.883
9Izayah Green-May
Bolingbrook
WDEWisconsin3★0.871
10Jacub Panasiuk
Lake Park
SDEMichigan State3★0.866
11Dalton Wagner
Richmond-Burton
OTArkansas3★0.864
12Chris Katrenick
Harry D Jacobs
PRODuke3★0.855
13Lere Oladipo
Huntley
SDE3★0.854
14Chris Autman-Bell
Bishop McNamara
WR3★0.853
15Ivory Kelly-Martin
Oswego East
RBIowa3★0.851
16Camron Harrell
Bradley-Bourbonnais
S3★0.848
17Kendall Smith
Bolingbrook
WR3★0.847
18Jace James
Glenbard North
WR3★0.847
19Fabian Kratz
Naperville Central
OT3★0.847
20Micah Awodiran
Marist
ILB3★0.846
21John Michael Schmitz
Homewood-Flossmoor
OCMinnesota3★0.844
22Joshua Maize
Deerfield
WDEMiami (OH)3★0.844
23Cameron Ruiz
Lakes Community
CBNorthwestern3★0.843
24Mitch Lewis
Naperville North
TEMiami (OH)3★0.843
25Isaac Hawn
St. Charles North
OTNorthern Illinois3★0.843
26Ian Swenson
Loyola Academy
CB3★0.841
27Ryan O'Malley
Libertyville
DTArmy3★0.839
28Vederian Lowe
Auburn
OTIllinois3★0.839
29Cam Thomas
Marian Catholic
PRO3★0.838
30Rey Estes
East St. Louis
ATH3★0.837
31Jackson Perkins
Barrington
SDE3★0.836
32Jordan Rowell
Immaculate Conception
ATH3★0.836
33Alex Palczewski
Prospect
OT3★0.834
34Danny Walker
Wheaton North
OLB3★0.834
35John Mitchell
Crete-Monee
DT3★0.833
36Cam Thomas
Marian Catholic
DUAL3★0.833
37Chris Elmore
Phillips Academy
DT3★0.833
38Trevor Campbell
Naperville Central
OT3★0.832
39Owen Piche
Neuqua Valley
OLB3★0.832
40Henry Marchese
Adlai Stevenson
WR3★0.829
41Terez LaGrone
East St. Louis
OLB3★0.828
42Jared Scott
River Forest
WR3★0.828
43Griffin Hammer
St. Charles North
TE3★0.827
44Marc Mondesir
St. Rita
OLB3★0.827
45James Knight
East St. Louis
S3★0.826
46Tyler Jost
Libertyville
OT433★0.822
47Cole Tucker
De Kalb
WRNorthern Illinois3★0.822
48Dylan Deatherage
Bishop McNamara
OTWestern Michigan3★0.818
49Rondel Jamison
Carmel Catholic
RB3★0.817
50CJ Coldon
Althoff Catholic
WRWyoming3★0.816
51Devonte Dunn
Nazareth Academy
DTToledo3★0.815
52Bill Kuduk
Marist
OTKansas State3★0.814
53Robert Topps
Marist
CBKansas3★0.813
54Noah Hickcox
Boylan Central Catholic
SDEMinnesota3★0.813
55Erik Mueller
Wheaton North
ILBNorthwestern3★0.812
56Jamir Whitelow
Peoria
WR3★0.808
57Jamezz Kimbrough
Homewood-Flossmoor
OGCentral Michigan3★0.808
58Tyrice Richie
Marian Catholic
WRNorthern Illinois3★0.805
59Riley Patterson
Edwardsville
KMemphis3★0.802
60Mitch West
Montini Catholic
CBNavy3★0.802
61Christian Sampleton
Nazareth Academy
WDE433★0.802
62Caylon May
Rich Township
DTBowling Green3★0.801
63Dorion Pollard
Hinsdale Central
OLBBall State3★0.799
64Marcus Hayes
Lutheran School
WRNew Mexico3★0.798
65Jordan Nettles
Romeoville
RBNorthern Illinois3★0.798
66Juawan Treadwell
Crete-Monee
CB2★0.791
67John Ridgeway
Bloomington
OT22872★0.791
68Jawon Denton
Morgan Park
OLBNorthern Illinois2★0.786
69Prince Walker
Montini Catholic
RBWestern Michigan2★0.786
70Trey Telez
Lincoln Way West
OLB2★0.783
71Jaylon Bester
Althoff Catholic
RBMiami (OH)2★0.783
72Connor Mitchell
Wauconda Comm
SDESan Diego State2★0.780
73Tommy Herion
Loyola Academy
PROIowa2★0.780
74Avante Cox
Rochester
WRWyoming2★0.779
75Keyon Blankenbaker
River Forest
CBWyoming2★0.776
76Joe Spivak
Montini Catholic
DTNorthwestern2★0.773
77Elijah James
Oswego East
WDECentral Michigan2★0.772
78Dexter Warren
Phillips Academy
SNorthern Illinois2★0.768
79Jordan Brown
Lemont
SDEAir Force2★0.768
80Charlie Jones
Deerfield
WRBuffalo2★0.768
81Michael Kennedy
Mount Carmel
RBNorthern Illinois2★0.768
82Xazavian Valladay
Brother Rice
RBWyoming2★0.768
83Christian Wills
Althoff Catholic
SDE2★0.767
84Evan Day
Batavia
OT2★0.767
85John Ivlow
Bolingbrook
OG2★0.767
86Larry Washington
Brother Rice
DT2★0.767
87Jake Beesley
Champaign Central
DT2★0.767
88Ezekiel Vandenburgh
Freeport
ILB2★0.767
89Luke Turner
Naperville Central
S2★0.767
90Jaquere Williams
Neuqua Valley
CB2★0.767
91Clay Czyzynski
New Trier
DUAL2★0.767
92Collin Stallworth
Rochester
WR2★0.767
93Matt Paulauskas
Lake Park
DT1252★0.767
94Nick Foster
Montini Catholic
S1252★0.767
95Cameron Moore
Wheaton Warrenville South
S1252★0.767
96Niko Ivanisevic
Hinsdale Central
OG1632★0.767
97Phazione McClurge
Mount Carmel
S1722★0.767
98Jacob Swartz
Highland Park
KMiami (OH)2★0.767
99Joe Moore
Johnsburg
DTAir Force2★0.767
100Justin Weller
Nazareth Academy
WRPenn State2★0.767
101Johari Branch
Phillips Academy
OG21972★0.767
102Blake Holley
Barrington
ILBNavy2★0.767
103Josh Babicz
Barrington
TENorth Dakota State2★0.767
104Isaiah Hill
Minooka
CBNorth Dakota State2★0.767
105Austin Avery
Yorkville
TENorth Dakota State2★0.767
106Edwyn Brown
Althoff Catholic
WR25462★0.767
107Sean McNulty
Maine South
KArmy2★0.767
108Jon Rhattigan
Neuqua Valley
ILBArmy2★0.767
109Austen Ferbet
Prairie Ridge
TEArmy2★0.767
110Jonathan Hamilton
St. Patrick
TEArmy2★0.767
111Bryson Strong
Althoff Catholic
ILB792★0.767
112Tim Zaleski
St Rita Of Cascia
TEWyoming2★0.764
113Nate Henry
Lincoln-Way Central
OT2★0.763
114Weston Kramer
Marmion Academy
DTNorthern Illinois2★0.761
115Rayshawn Gay
Proviso East
OLBNorthern Illinois2★0.761
116Tom O'Mara
Marist
OGWestern Michigan2★0.761
117Nick Bart
Barrington
OG2★0.758