Team Recruiting Class
2016 Illinois Recruiting Class
Follow the full Illinois class board with ratings, high schools, hometowns, and links back into national and state recruiting surfaces.
- Recruits
- 19
- Blue-Chips
- 0
- Avg Rating
- 0.813
- States
- 9
Class context
2016 Illinois recruiting class explained
This class page gives the 2016 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 19 recruits, 0 blue-chip prospects, and players from 9 states. Use the hub for filters and the national rankings page for class-wide comparison.
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Ordered by rating, then stars, then school and player name for a stable board.
| Rank | Recruit | Position | Stars | Rating | Hometown | Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dele Harding Eastern Christian | ILB | 3★ | 0.858 | Elkton, MD Maryland recruits | 6'1" / 232 lbs |
| 2 | Eli Peters Sandalwood | PRO | 3★ | 0.846 | Jacksonville, FL Florida recruits | 6'3" / 210 lbs |
| 3 | Izon Pulley Our Lady of Good Counsel | SDE | 3★ | 0.831 | Olney, MD Maryland recruits | 6'3" / 251 lbs |
| 4 | Jake Cerny Traverse City West | OT | 3★ | 0.831 | Traverse City, MI Michigan recruits | 6'5" / 280 lbs |
| 5 | Brandon Jones Hickman | SDE | 3★ | 0.827 | Columbia, MO Missouri recruits | 6'5" / 235 lbs |
| 6 | Andrew Trainer St. Stephens & St. Agnes | TE | 3★ | 0.827 | Alexandria, VA Virginia recruits | 6'7" / 235 lbs |
| 7 | Darta Lee Hightower | OG | 3★ | 0.824 | Missouri City, TX Texas recruits | 6'3" / 294 lbs |
| 8 | Eddy Fish Lawrence Academy | OT | 3★ | 0.819 | Groton, MA Massachusetts recruits | 6'6" / 305 lbs |
| 9 | Stanley Green East St. Louis | CB | 3★ | 0.818 | East St. Louis, IL Illinois recruits | 6'1" / 190 lbs |
| 10 | Dominic Thieman St. Thomas Aquinas | WR | 3★ | 0.814 | Fort Lauderdale, FL Florida recruits | 6'3" / 184 lbs |
| 11 | Christion Abercrombie Westlake | ILB | 3★ | 0.811 | Atlanta, GA Georgia recruits | 6'2" / 220 lbs |
| 12 | James McCourt St. Thomas Aquinas | K | 3★ | 0.809 | Fort Lauderdale, FL Florida recruits | 6'1" / 185 lbs |
| 13 | Jake Hansen East Lake | ILB | 3★ | 0.806 | Tarpon Springs, FL Florida recruits | 6'2" / 220 lbs |
| 14 | Doug Kramer Hinsdale Central | OG | 3★ | 0.806 | Hinsdale, IL Illinois recruits | 6'2" / 255 lbs |
| 15 | Griffin Palmer DeSmet | TE | 3★ | 0.799 | St. Louis, MO Missouri recruits | 6'6" / 215 lbs |
| 16 | MJ McGriff Vero Beach | WR | 2★ | 0.785 | Vero Beach, FL Florida recruits | 5'8" / 175 lbs |
| 17 | Harvey Clayton Coral Reef | CB | 2★ | 0.783 | Miami, FL Florida recruits | 6'2" / 187 lbs |
| 18 | Evan Jones Salem | CB | 2★ | 0.778 | Conyers, GA Georgia recruits | 6'2" / 185 lbs |
| 19 | Ayo Shogbonyo Mansfield Summit | OLB | 2★ | 0.775 | Arlington, TX Texas recruits | 6'2" / 206 lbs |