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 2018 class includes 25 commits, including 2 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
2018 Illinois: Volume class
Volume 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
- 97.47
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 8.0%
- Top Position
- Defensive Back
- Top Pipeline
- FL
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
25
Average Stars
3.00
Blue-Chip Recruits
2(8%)
Top Pipeline State
FL • 10
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2018.
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
25 recruits found in 2018.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Avery | DT | 4★ | 91.7 | 6'2" | 310 lbs | Dallas, TX | Bishop Dunne | Retained |
| Verdis Brown | OC | 4★ | 89.4 | 6'3" | 294 lbs | Chicago, IL | IMG Academy | Retained |
| Reuben Unije | OT | 3★ | 88.2 | 6'5" | 303 lbs | Bradenton, FL | IMG Academy | Retained |
| Coran Taylor | DUAL | 3★ | 85.8 | 6'3" | 195 lbs | Peoria, IL | Peoria | Retained |
| Khalan Tolson | OLB | 3★ | 85.5 | 6'0" | 200 lbs | St. Petersburg, FL | Admiral Farragut Academy | Retained |
| Jordyn Slaughter | OT | 3★ | 85.4 | 6'5" | 295 lbs | Belleville, IL | Althoff Catholic | Retained |
| MJ Rivers II | DUAL | 3★ | 85.4 | 6'4" | 213 lbs | Frisco, TX | Lone Star | Retained |
| Kievan Myers | OG | 3★ | 85.1 | 6'5" | 330 lbs | Dallas, TX | Bishop Dunne | Retained |
| Julian Pearl | OT | 3★ | 84.7 | 6'7" | 245 lbs | Danville, IL | Danville | Retained |
| Carlos Sandy | WR | 3★ | 84.5 | 5'8" | 153 lbs | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Cardinal Gibbons | Retained |
| Ezekiel Holmes | WDE | 3★ | 84.2 | 6'5" | 205 lbs | Wichita Falls, TX | Hirschi | Retained |
| Kenyon Sims | RB | 3★ | 83.8 | 5'11" | 195 lbs | San Diego, CA | Mission Bay | Retained |
| Quan Martin | S | 3★ | 83.4 | 6'0" | 175 lbs | Lehigh Acres, FL | Lehigh Senior | Retained |
| Daniel Barker | TE | 3★ | 83.1 | 6'4" | 230 lbs | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Deerfield Beach | Retained |
| Sydney Brown | S | 3★ | 82.9 | 6'0" | 185 lbs | Bradenton, FL | St Stephen's Episcopal School | Retained |
| Kerby Joseph | ATH | 3★ | 82.9 | 6'1" | 185 lbs | Orlando, FL | Jones | Retained |
| Edwin Carter | WR | 3★ | 82.5 | 6'3" | 180 lbs | Jacksonville, FL | Sandalwood | Retained |
| Delano Ware | CB | 3★ | 82.5 | 6'0" | 190 lbs | El Cerrito, CA | El Cerrito | Retained |
| Ron Hardge III | S | 3★ | 81.1 | 6'1" | 175 lbs | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Cardinal Gibbons | Retained |
| Dylan Wyatt | CB | 3★ | 80.5 | 6'0" | 176 lbs | Albany, CA | St. Mary's College | Retained |
| Jakari Norwood | RB | 3★ | 80.5 | 5'10" | 170 lbs | Pompano Beach, FL | Deerfield Beach | Retained |
| Caleb Griffin | K | 3★ | 80.3 | 6'3" | 180 lbs | Danville, IL | Danville | Retained |
| Matt Robinson | DUAL | 3★ | 80.0 | 6'1" | 180 lbs | San Juan Capistrano, CA | JSerra Catholic | Retained |
| Jacob Hollins | ILB | 2★ | 79.1 | 6'2" | 215 lbs | Fresno, CA | Central East | Retained |
| Drake Davis | DUAL | 2★ | 77.0 | 5'10" | 165 lbs | Malden, IL | Naperville North | Retained |
Next best actions
Keep exploring Illinois
Jump to the next useful team surface without backing out to the directory.