Team Recruiting Class
2007 Illinois Recruiting Class
Follow the full Illinois class board with ratings, high schools, hometowns, and links back into national and state recruiting surfaces.
- Recruits
- 11
- Blue-Chips
- 3
- Avg Rating
- 0.869
- States
- 6
Class summary
Illinois's 2007 class has 11 recruits and 3 blue-chip prospects in the current dataset.
Top positions
- Defensive Backs3
- Defensive Linemen3
- Linebackers1
- Offensive Linemen1
Class DNA
Top-end heavy
Top-end heavy built from class size, blue-chip share, top-end talent, position balance, and pipeline geography.
Pipeline balance
- Defensive Back3
- Defensive Lineman3
- Linebacker1
- Offensive Lineman1
Class context
2007 Illinois recruiting class explained
This class page gives the 2007 Illinois signing group its own crawlable home, with commit names, positions, star grades, ratings, high schools, and hometown context visible in one place.
The class includes 11 recruits, 3 blue-chip prospects, and players from 6 states. Use the hub for filters and the national rankings page for class-wide comparison.
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Class board
Ordered by rating, then stars, then school and player name for a stable board.
| Rank | Recruit | Position | Stars | Rating | Hometown | Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arrelious Benn Dunbar | WR | 5★ | 0.994 | Washington, DC District of Columbia recruits | 6'2" / 205 lbs |
| 2 | Martez Wilson Simeon | WDE | 5★ | 0.993 | Chicago, IL Illinois recruits | 6'4" / 230 lbs |
| 3 | D'Angelo McCray Andrew Jackson | DT | 4★ | 0.948 | Jacksonville, FL Florida recruits | 6'4" / 290 lbs |
| 4 | Phil Haig Two Rivers | PRO | 3★ | 0.856 | Saint Paul, MN Minnesota recruits | 6'3" / 185 lbs |
| 5 | Marcus Thomas Morgan Park | CB | 3★ | 0.843 | Chicago, IL Illinois recruits | 5'11" / 157 lbs |
| 6 | Brian Gamble Washington | S | 3★ | 0.841 | Massillon, OH Ohio recruits | 5'11" / 185 lbs |
| 7 | Erique Robertson Maple Heights | OLB | 3★ | 0.840 | Maple Heights, OH Ohio recruits | 5'11" / 207 lbs |
| 8 | Steve Matas Mentor | SDE | 3★ | 0.837 | Mentor, OH Ohio recruits | 6'5" / 270 lbs |
| 9 | Mike Garrity Batavia | OT | 3★ | 0.830 | Batavia, IL Illinois recruits | 6'6" / 255 lbs |
| 10 | Deries Hodge Harrisburg | RB | 3★ | 0.811 | Harrisburg, PA Pennsylvania recruits | 6'0" / 213 lbs |
| 11 | Darius Purcell Hubbard | S | 2★ | 0.771 | Chicago, IL Illinois recruits | 5'10" / 210 lbs |