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 2009 class includes 15 commits, including 6 blue-chip prospects, with an average star rating of 3.20. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2009 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
- 111.63
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 40.0%
- Top Position
- Defensive Back
- Top Pipeline
- IL
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
15
Average Stars
3.20
Blue-Chip Recruits
6(40%)
Top Pipeline State
IL • 4
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2009.
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
15 recruits found in 2009.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Hawthorne | WR | 4★ | 96.6 | 6'0" | 185 lbs | East St. Louis, IL | East St. Louis | Retained |
| Justin Green | CB | 4★ | 92.6 | 5'11" | 180 lbs | Louisville, KY | Louisville Male | Retained |
| Nathan Scheelhaase | DUAL | 4★ | 91.1 | 6'3" | 185 lbs | Kansas City, MO | Rockhurst | Retained |
| Lendell Buckner | DT | 4★ | 90.9 | 6'3" | 340 lbs | Chicago, IL | Leo Catholic | Retained |
| Bud Golden | RB | 4★ | 90.7 | 6'0" | 195 lbs | Cincinnati, OH | Sycamore | Retained |
| Andrew Carter | OG | 4★ | 89.2 | 6'4" | 270 lbs | Tallahassee, FL | Tallahassee Leon | Retained |
| Steve Hull | WR | 3★ | 85.7 | 6'2" | 176 lbs | Sycamore, OH | Sycamore | Retained |
| Tommie Hopkins | S | 3★ | 85.7 | 5'11" | 175 lbs | East St. Louis, IL | East St. Louis | Retained |
| Greg Fuller | FB | 3★ | 85.6 | 6'1" | 242 lbs | Harvey, IL | Thornton Township | Retained |
| Jake Feldmeyer | OG | 3★ | 82.2 | 6'4" | 280 lbs | Dayton, OH | Centerville | Retained |
| Justin Lattimore | TE | 3★ | 81.7 | 6'2" | 215 lbs | Tampa, FL | Gaither | Retained |
| Joelil Thrash | CB | 3★ | 81.1 | — | — | Washington, DC | Woodson H.D. | Retained |
| Walter Aikens | ATH | 2★ | 78.0 | — | — | Charlotte, NC | Harding University High | Retained |
| Walt Aikens | ATH | 2★ | 77.6 | 6'1" | 183 lbs | Charlotte, NC | Harding University High | Retained |
| Tim Kynard | WDE | 2★ | 76.7 | 6'3" | 255 lbs | Toledo, OH | St. John's Jesuit | Retained |
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