Team Recruiting Class
2026 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
- 5
- Avg Rating
- 0.883
- States
- 8
Class context
2026 Illinois recruiting class explained
This class page gives the 2026 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, 5 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 | Nick Hankins Belleville West | CB | 4★ | 0.946 | Belleville, IL Illinois recruits | 6'0" / 190 lbs |
| 2 | Micah Smith Vero Beach | IOL | 4★ | 0.918 | Vero Beach, FL Florida recruits | 6'6" / 325 lbs |
| 3 | Nasir Rankin Morgan Park | ATH | 4★ | 0.910 | Chicago, IL Illinois recruits | 6'0" / 180 lbs |
| 4 | Kai Pritchard Donovan Catholic | IOL | 4★ | 0.897 | Toms River, NJ New Jersey recruits | 6'5" / 290 lbs |
| 5 | Jacob Eberhart Kirkwood | LB | 4★ | 0.895 | St. Louis, MO Missouri recruits | 6'3" / 200 lbs |
| 6 | Parker Crim Elida | EDGE | 3★ | 0.889 | Elida, OH Ohio recruits | 6'3" / 235 lbs |
| 7 | Javari Barnett Tampa Bay Tech | RB | 3★ | 0.889 | Tampa, FL Florida recruits | 6'0" / 205 lbs |
| 8 | Isaiah Williams Fort Bend Marshall | S | 3★ | 0.882 | Missouri City, TX Texas recruits | 6'0" / 190 lbs |
| 9 | King Liggins Brother Rice | DL | 3★ | 0.869 | Chicago, IL Illinois recruits | 6'2" / 285 lbs |
| 10 | Will Vala Downers Grove North | TE | 3★ | 0.867 | Downers Grove, IL Illinois recruits | 6'3" / 225 lbs |
| 11 | Kingston Shaw The First Academy | EDGE | 3★ | 0.866 | Orlando, FL Florida recruits | 6'3" / 235 lbs |
| 12 | Kaedyn Cobbs Guyer | LB | 3★ | 0.864 | Denton, TX Texas recruits | 6'0" / 195 lbs |
| 13 | Jacob Alexander Lincoln-Way East | EDGE | 3★ | 0.863 | Frankfort, IL Illinois recruits | 6'4" / 240 lbs |
| 14 | Nelsyn Wheeler Millard South | RB | 3★ | 0.863 | Omaha, NE Nebraska recruits | 5'9" / 200 lbs |
| 15 | Jack Gray ProKick Australia | P | 3★ | 0.824 | Australia, AUST | 6'0" / 180 lbs |