State Recruiting
2021 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
- 79
- Committed Programs
- 34
- Blue-Chips
- 9
Destination programs
- 19 recruits
- Northern Illinois8 recruits
- Ball State6 recruits
- Western Michigan6 recruits
- Bowling Green4 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 | J.J. McCarthy IMG Academy | QB | Michigan | 5★ | 0.987 |
| 2 | David Davidkov New Trier | OT | Iowa | 4★ | 0.935 |
| 3 | Mac Uihlein Lake Forest | LB | Northwestern | 4★ | 0.899 |
| 4 | Dominic Lovett East St. Louis | WR | Missouri | 4★ | 0.899 |
| 5 | Bucky Irving Hillcrest | RB | Minnesota | 4★ | 0.897 |
| 6 | Athan Kaliakmanis Antioch Community | QB | Minnesota | 4★ | 0.896 |
| 7 | Ben Perry Mount Carmel | S | Louisville | 4★ | 0.894 |
| 8 | Sam Jackson V Naperville Central | QB | TCU | 4★ | 0.893 |
| 9 | Tyler Macon East St. Louis | QB | Missouri | 4★ | 0.891 |
| 10 | Justin Johnson Jr. Edwardsville | RB | West Virginia | 3★ | 0.886 |
| 11 | Bryan Sanborn Lake Zurich | LB | Wisconsin | 3★ | 0.883 |
| 12 | Keontez Lewis East St. Louis | WR | UCLA | 3★ | 0.883 |
| 13 | Cameron James Simeon | OT | 3★ | 0.881 | |
| 14 | Enrique Cruz Jr. Willowbrook | OT | 3★ | 0.880 | |
| 15 | Gennings Dunker Lena-Winslow | IOL | 3★ | 0.878 | |
| 16 | Justin Walters Bolingbrook | S | Notre Dame | 3★ | 0.876 |
| 17 | Pat Coogan Marist | IOL | 3★ | 0.874 | |
| 18 | Ryan Keeler Nazareth Academy | DL | 3★ | 0.873 | |
| 19 | Jameson Geers Providence Catholic | TE | 3★ | 0.873 | |
| 20 | Jeremiah Pittman St. Viator | DL | 3★ | 0.871 | |
| 21 | Victor Mullen Marquette | TE | 3★ | 0.865 | |
| 22 | Trent Howland Joliet West | ATH | 3★ | 0.864 | |
| 23 | Willie Shaw Brother Rice | RB | 3★ | 0.863 | |
| 24 | Dino Kaliakmanis Antioch Community | WR | 3★ | 0.859 | |
| 25 | Jackson Carsello Glenbrook North | OT | 3★ | 0.856 | |
| 26 | Josh Kreutz Loyola Academy | IOL | 3★ | 0.856 | |
| 27 | Carter Evans Prairie Ridge | TE | 3★ | 0.855 | |
| 28 | Otto Hess Oswego | OT | 3★ | 0.852 | |
| 29 | Will Pauling Homewood-Flossmoor | WR | 3★ | 0.851 | |
| 30 | Lewis Bond Kenwood Academy | RB | 3★ | 0.851 | |
| 31 | Dante Reynolds Kenwood Academy | WR | Boston College | 3★ | 0.842 |
| 32 | Matthew Weerts Batavia | LB | Arizona | 3★ | 0.839 |
| 33 | Justin Lynch Mount Carmel | QB | Temple | 3★ | 0.839 |
| 34 | Malachi McNeal Warren Township | LB | 155 | 3★ | 0.838 |
| 35 | Henry Wilson St. Rita | ATH | Western Michigan | 3★ | 0.837 |
| 36 | Malik Rainey Bolingbrook | CB | Cincinnati | 3★ | 0.836 |
| 37 | Jaali Parker Mount Carmel | S | Western Michigan | 3★ | 0.835 |
| 38 | Tajheem Lawson Marian Catholic | RB | Northern Illinois | 3★ | 0.833 |
| 39 | Daine Hanson Nazareth Academy | DL | 3★ | 0.832 | |
| 40 | Jaden McGill Oak Park and River Forest | ATH | 3★ | 0.832 | |
| 41 | Corey Walker Normal Community | TE | Western Michigan | 3★ | 0.832 |
| 42 | Ethan Hampton Aurora Christian Schools | QB | Northern Illinois | 3★ | 0.832 |
| 43 | George Gumbs Jr. Simeon | WR | Northern Illinois | 3★ | 0.832 |
| 44 | Willie Jones Phillips Academy | S | Bowling Green | 3★ | 0.829 |
| 45 | Drayton Charlton-Perrin Glenbrook North | TE | Ball State | 3★ | 0.829 |
| 46 | Zach Barlev Plainfield East | IOL | Illinois | 3★ | 0.829 |
| 47 | Wes Hoeh Glenbard West | IOL | Syracuse | 3★ | 0.827 |
| 48 | Zach Myers Evanston Township | DL | Air Force | 3★ | 0.827 |
| 49 | Jackson Wiegold Vernon Hills | LB | Ball State | 3★ | 0.825 |
| 50 | Alec Palella Bartlett | TE | Central Michigan | 3★ | 0.825 |
| 51 | Josh Gesky Manteno | OT | Illinois | 3★ | 0.824 |
| 52 | Aidan Ralph De La Salle Institute | LB | Iowa State | 3★ | 0.824 |
| 53 | Keshaun Jones Centralia | OT | Temple | 3★ | 0.820 |
| 54 | Luke Eckardt Richmond-Burton | OT | Arizona | 3★ | 0.817 |
| 55 | Vontrell Chairse Phillips Academy | EDGE | Toledo | 3★ | 0.817 |
| 56 | Cole Rusk Rock Island | TE | Eastern Michigan | 3★ | 0.815 |
| 57 | Brian Whitsey Solorio Academy | S | Northern Illinois | 3★ | 0.814 |
| 58 | Mason Pierre-Antoine Lincoln-Way East | WR | Northern Illinois | 3★ | 0.814 |
| 59 | Naahlyee Bryant Oak Park and River Forest | LB | Western Michigan | 3★ | 0.812 |
| 60 | Jovan Marsh Marist | ATH | Wyoming | 3★ | 0.811 |
| 61 | Logan Seibert Belleville West | K | Akron | 3★ | 0.808 |
| 62 | Drew Hughes Nazareth Academy | DL | Ball State | 3★ | 0.808 |
| 63 | Trey Urwiler Batavia | ATH | Northern Illinois | 3★ | 0.808 |
| 64 | Kadinn Morris Sacred Heart Griffin | TE | Western Michigan | 3★ | 0.806 |
| 65 | Matt Kordas Lincoln-Way East | S | Bowling Green | 3★ | 0.806 |
| 66 | Trevon Jordan Sterling | EDGE | Northern Illinois | 3★ | 0.804 |
| 67 | Aaron Wofford St. Laurence | ATH | Western Michigan | 3★ | 0.804 |
| 68 | Justin Morris Vernon Hills | TE | Ball State | 3★ | 0.803 |
| 69 | Deavion Pierce Phillips Academy | S | Miami (OH) | 3★ | 0.802 |
| 70 | Jack Walsh Fremd | IOL | Wyoming | 3★ | 0.801 |
| 71 | Jonah Pace Marengo | DL | Central Michigan | 3★ | 0.798 |
| 72 | Ronde Worrels Princeton | LB | Northern Illinois | 3★ | 0.798 |
| 73 | Jamal Johnson Lincoln-Way East | WR | Bowling Green | 2★ | 0.793 |
| 74 | Ryan Stewart Lincoln-Way East | OT | San José State | 2★ | 0.792 |
| 75 | Jalen Burton Carmel Catholic | WR | Bowling Green | 2★ | 0.786 |
| 76 | Tanner Koziol Nazareth Academy | WR | Ball State | 2★ | 0.786 |
| 77 | Collyn Hopkins Bradley-Bourbonnais | K | San Diego State | 2★ | 0.784 |
| 78 | Vaughn Pemberton Loyola Academy | RB | Ball State | 2★ | 0.778 |
| 79 | Jabril Williams Joliet Catholic Academy | ATH | Army | 2★ | 0.749 |