Illinois Recruiting
Class dashboards, positional mix, and pipeline geography.
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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 2008 class includes 16 commits, including 6 blue-chip prospects, with an average star rating of 3.31. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2008 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
- 113.60
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 37.5%
- Top Position
- Offensive Lineman
- Top Pipeline
- IL
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
16
Average Stars
3.31
Blue-Chip Recruits
6(38%)
Top Pipeline State
IL • 4
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2008.
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
16 recruits found in 2008.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Liuget | DT | 4★ | 94.2 | 6'3" | 300 lbs | Hialeah, FL | Hialeah | Retained |
| Patrick Nixon-Youman | CB | 4★ | 91.8 | 5'10" | 180 lbs | Jacksonville, FL | Middleburg | Retained |
| Graham Pocic | OT | 4★ | 91.0 | 6'7" | 305 lbs | Lemont, IL | Lemont | Retained |
| Hubie Graham | TE | 4★ | 90.6 | 6'4" | 225 lbs | Scranton, PA | West Scranton | Retained |
| Cordale Scott | WR | 4★ | 90.1 | 6'3" | 200 lbs | Cleveland, OH | Glenville | Retained |
| A.J. Jenkins | WR | 4★ | 89.6 | 6'1" | 170 lbs | Jacksonville, FL | Terry Parker | Retained |
| Tyler Sands | OG | 3★ | 87.9 | 6'5" | 305 lbs | Boyertown, PA | Boyertown Area | Retained |
| Mikel LeShoure | RB | 3★ | 87.8 | 6'0" | 230 lbs | Nashville, TN | Unknown | Retained |
| Glenn Foster | WDE | 3★ | 87.6 | 6'4" | 260 lbs | Chicago, IL | Mount Carmel | Retained |
| Fred Sykes | WR | 3★ | 85.7 | 6'0" | 190 lbs | Nashville, TN | Unknown | Retained |
| Nate Palmer | OLB | 3★ | 85.0 | 6'3" | 228 lbs | Chicago, IL | Simeon | Retained |
| Corey Lewis | OT | 3★ | 83.3 | 6'6" | 305 lbs | Dingmans Ferry, PA | East Stroudsburg North | Retained |
| Jeffery Allen | OG | 3★ | 81.7 | 6'4" | 324 lbs | Chicago, IL | King College Prep | Retained |
| Russell Ellington | TE | 3★ | 81.2 | 6'2" | 235 lbs | Nashville, TN | Unknown | Retained |
| Ryan Sedlacek | OG | 3★ | 80.7 | 6'4" | 300 lbs | Westport, CT | Staples | Retained |
| Ugochukwu Uzodinma | WDE | 2★ | 76.7 | 6'4" | 240 lbs | Washington, DC | Dunbar | Retained |
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