Team Recruiting Class
2009 Illinois Recruiting Class
Follow the full Illinois class board with ratings, high schools, hometowns, and links back into national and state recruiting surfaces.
- Recruits
- 15
- Blue-Chips
- 6
- Avg Rating
- 0.857
- States
- 7
Class context
2009 Illinois recruiting class explained
This class page gives the 2009 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 15 recruits, 6 blue-chip prospects, and players from 7 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 | Terry Hawthorne East St. Louis | WR | 4★ | 0.966 | East St. Louis, IL Illinois recruits | 6'0" / 185 lbs |
| 2 | Justin Green Louisville Male | CB | 4★ | 0.926 | Louisville, KY Kentucky recruits | 5'11" / 180 lbs |
| 3 | Nathan Scheelhaase Rockhurst | DUAL | 4★ | 0.911 | Kansas City, MO Missouri recruits | 6'3" / 185 lbs |
| 4 | Lendell Buckner Leo Catholic | DT | 4★ | 0.909 | Chicago, IL Illinois recruits | 6'3" / 340 lbs |
| 5 | Bud Golden Sycamore | RB | 4★ | 0.907 | Cincinnati, OH Ohio recruits | 6'0" / 195 lbs |
| 6 | Andrew Carter Tallahassee Leon | OG | 4★ | 0.892 | Tallahassee, FL Florida recruits | 6'4" / 270 lbs |
| 7 | Tommie Hopkins East St. Louis | S | 3★ | 0.857 | East St. Louis, IL Illinois recruits | 5'11" / 175 lbs |
| 8 | Steve Hull Sycamore | WR | 3★ | 0.857 | Sycamore, OH Ohio recruits | 6'2" / 176 lbs |
| 9 | Greg Fuller Thornton Township | FB | 3★ | 0.856 | Harvey, IL Illinois recruits | 6'1" / 242 lbs |
| 10 | Jake Feldmeyer Centerville | OG | 3★ | 0.822 | Dayton, OH Ohio recruits | 6'4" / 280 lbs |
| 11 | Justin Lattimore Gaither | TE | 3★ | 0.817 | Tampa, FL Florida recruits | 6'2" / 215 lbs |
| 12 | Joelil Thrash Woodson H.D. | CB | 3★ | 0.811 | Washington, DC District of Columbia recruits | — |
| 13 | Walter Aikens Harding University High | ATH | 2★ | 0.780 | Charlotte, NC North Carolina recruits | — |
| 14 | Walt Aikens Harding University High | ATH | 2★ | 0.776 | Charlotte, NC North Carolina recruits | 6'1" / 183 lbs |
| 15 | Tim Kynard St. John's Jesuit | WDE | 2★ | 0.767 | Toledo, OH Ohio recruits | 6'3" / 255 lbs |