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 2017 class includes 12 commits, with an average star rating of 2.92. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2017 Illinois: Development class
Development 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
- 63.63
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 0.0%
- Top Position
- Defensive Lineman
- Top Pipeline
- FL
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
12
Average Stars
2.92
Blue-Chip Recruits
0(0%)
Top Pipeline State
IL • 3
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2017.
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
12 recruits found in 2017.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Smalling | WR | 3★ | 89.0 | 6'1" | 195 lbs | Oak Lawn, IL | Brother Rice | Retained |
| Kendrick Green | DT | 3★ | 88.3 | 6'4" | 270 lbs | Peoria, IL | Peoria | Retained |
| Carmoni Green | WR | 3★ | 87.1 | 6'1" | 192 lbs | Miami, FL | Miami Central | Retained |
| Tony Adams | WR | 3★ | 85.0 | 6'0" | 185 lbs | St. Louis, MO | St. Louis University | Retained |
| Vederian Lowe | OT | 3★ | 83.9 | 6'5" | 340 lbs | Rockford, IL | Auburn | Retained |
| Deon Pate | SDE | 3★ | 82.3 | 6'3" | 246 lbs | Jacksonville, FL | Trinity Christian Academy | Retained |
| Isaiah Gay | WDE | 3★ | 81.8 | 6'3" | 215 lbs | Rocky Mount, NC | Northern Nash | Retained |
| Nate Hobbs | CB | 3★ | 81.7 | 6'0" | 170 lbs | Louisville, KY | Louisville Male | Retained |
| Bennett Williams | CB | 3★ | 80.8 | 5'11" | 192 lbs | MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA | St. Francis | Retained |
| Jamal Woods | SDE | 3★ | 80.3 | 6'3" | 255 lbs | Hueytown, AL | Hueytown | Retained |
| Dawson DeGroot | ATH | 3★ | 80.3 | 6'2" | 190 lbs | Fort Myers, FL | Fort Myers | Retained |
| Blake Hayes | P | 2★ | 75.0 | 6'4" | 220 lbs | Australia, AUST | Australia | Retained |
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