Illinois Recruiting
Class dashboards, positional mix, and pipeline geography.
Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL) • Champaign • IL
Recruiting context
Illinois recruiting pipeline
Recruiting results explain where the future roster is coming from before those players show up in season stats. This tab groups Illinois commits by class year, position, star rating, hometown, and high school so the pipeline is easier to read than a flat list.
The selected 2003 class includes 13 commits, including 1 blue-chip prospect, with an average star rating of 2.38. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2003 Illinois: Balanced class
Balanced class built from class size, blue-chip share, top-end talent, position balance, and pipeline geography.
Outcome snapshot: 0 matched transfer departures from this selected class, with broader win and development context available in Talent Usage.
- Class Score
- 82.99
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 7.7%
- Top Position
- Offensive Lineman
- Top Pipeline
- IL
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
13
Average Stars
2.38
Blue-Chip Recruits
1(8%)
Top Pipeline State
IL • 7
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2003.
Positional Breakdown
Snapshot of position groups represented in the class.
Star Rating Trend
Recent average star ratings to visualize momentum on the recruiting trail.
Commit List
13 recruits found in 2003.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin O'Donnell | OT | 4★ | 97.8 | 6'5" | 290 lbs | Downers Grove, IL | Downers Grove South | Retained |
| Chris Norwell | OT | 3★ | 80.0 | 6'7" | 250 lbs | Cincinnati, OH | Anderson | Retained |
| James Stevenson | OLB | 3★ | 80.0 | 6'3" | 225 lbs | Franklinville, NJ | Delsea Regional Sch | Retained |
| Kevin Mitchell | S | 3★ | 80.0 | 6'0" | 195 lbs | Fort Wayne, IN | Homestead | Retained |
| Adam Wilk | DT | 2★ | 76.7 | 6'5" | 255 lbs | Lake Zurich, IL | Lake Zurich | Retained |
| Arthur Boyd | FB | 2★ | 76.7 | 6'3" | 255 lbs | Cleveland, OH | Shaker Heights | Retained |
| Ben Amundsen | OT | 2★ | 76.7 | 6'5" | 280 lbs | Moline, IL | Moline | Retained |
| Brian Grzelakowski | FB | 2★ | 76.7 | 6'0" | 200 lbs | Hinsdale, IL | Hinsdale Central | Retained |
| Charles Myles | DT | 2★ | 76.7 | 6'6" | 290 lbs | Chicago, IL | Harper | Retained |
| Cornelius Dillard | WR | 2★ | 76.7 | 5'9" | 165 lbs | Waukegan, IL | St Martin De Porres | Retained |
| Jim LaBonte | OT | 2★ | 76.7 | 6'6" | 305 lbs | Lombard, IL | Montini Catholic | Retained |
| Joe Mele | ILB | 2★ | 76.7 | 6'2" | 215 lbs | Manasquan, NJ | Manasquan | Retained |
| Marcus Mason | RB | 2★ | 76.7 | 5'9" | 190 lbs | Rockville, MD | Georgetown Preparatory School | Retained |
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