Team Recruiting Class
2017 Illinois Recruiting Class
Follow the full Illinois class board with ratings, high schools, hometowns, and links back into national and state recruiting surfaces.
- Recruits
- 12
- Blue-Chips
- 0
- Avg Rating
- 0.830
- States
- 8
Class context
2017 Illinois recruiting class explained
This class page gives the 2017 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 12 recruits, 0 blue-chip prospects, and players from 8 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 | Ricky Smalling Brother Rice | WR | 3★ | 0.890 | Oak Lawn, IL Illinois recruits | 6'1" / 195 lbs |
| 2 | Kendrick Green Peoria | DT | 3★ | 0.883 | Peoria, IL Illinois recruits | 6'4" / 270 lbs |
| 3 | Carmoni Green Miami Central | WR | 3★ | 0.871 | Miami, FL Florida recruits | 6'1" / 192 lbs |
| 4 | Tony Adams St. Louis University | WR | 3★ | 0.850 | St. Louis, MO Missouri recruits | 6'0" / 185 lbs |
| 5 | Vederian Lowe Auburn | OT | 3★ | 0.839 | Rockford, IL Illinois recruits | 6'5" / 340 lbs |
| 6 | Deon Pate Trinity Christian Academy | SDE | 3★ | 0.823 | Jacksonville, FL Florida recruits | 6'3" / 246 lbs |
| 7 | Isaiah Gay Northern Nash | WDE | 3★ | 0.818 | Rocky Mount, NC North Carolina recruits | 6'3" / 215 lbs |
| 8 | Nate Hobbs Louisville Male | CB | 3★ | 0.817 | Louisville, KY Kentucky recruits | 6'0" / 170 lbs |
| 9 | Bennett Williams St. Francis | CB | 3★ | 0.808 | MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA California recruits | 5'11" / 192 lbs |
| 10 | Jamal Woods Hueytown | SDE | 3★ | 0.803 | Hueytown, AL Alabama recruits | 6'3" / 255 lbs |
| 11 | Dawson DeGroot Fort Myers | ATH | 3★ | 0.803 | Fort Myers, FL Florida recruits | 6'2" / 190 lbs |
| 12 | Blake Hayes Australia | P | 2★ | 0.750 | Australia, AUST | 6'4" / 220 lbs |