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 2006 class includes 11 commits, including 3 blue-chip prospects, with an average star rating of 3.00. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2006 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
- 97.36
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 27.3%
- Top Position
- Wide Receiver
- Top Pipeline
- IL
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
11
Average Stars
3.00
Blue-Chip Recruits
3(27%)
Top Pipeline State
IL • 4
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2006.
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
11 recruits found in 2006.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isiah Williams | PRO | 4★ | 97.0 | 6'2" | 210 lbs | Chicago, IL | Chicago Vocational Center | Retained |
| Jeff Cumberland | TE | 4★ | 94.0 | 6'4" | 220 lbs | Columbus, OH | Brookhaven | Retained |
| Chris James | WR | 4★ | 92.9 | 6'0" | 180 lbs | Chicago, IL | Morgan Park | Retained |
| Chris Duvalt | CB | 3★ | 88.3 | 5'10" | 159 lbs | Lakeland, FL | Lake Gibson | Retained |
| Marques Wilkins | WR | 3★ | 88.3 | 6'0" | 182 lbs | Decatur, IL | MacArthur | Retained |
| Antonio James | SDE | 3★ | 83.3 | 6'5" | 245 lbs | Massillon, OH | Washington | Retained |
| Jon Asamoah | OG | 3★ | 81.1 | 6'5" | 250 lbs | Park Forest, IL | Rich East Campus | Retained |
| Kyle Yelton | K | 3★ | 79.9 | 6'1" | 180 lbs | Chesterton, IN | Chesterton Senior | Retained |
| Joe Morgan | WR | 2★ | 78.9 | 6'2" | 175 lbs | Canton, OH | McKinley | Retained |
| Brandon Jordan | OG | 2★ | 76.7 | 6'5" | 290 lbs | Merrillville, IN | Merrillville | Retained |
| Dere Hicks | CB | 2★ | 76.7 | 5'10" | 175 lbs | Wayne, PA | Valley Forge Military Academy (HS) | Retained |
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