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 2021 class includes 9 commits, 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
2021 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
- 59.62
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 0.0%
- Top Position
- Linebacker
- Top Pipeline
- FL
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
9
Average Stars
3.00
Blue-Chip Recruits
0(0%)
Top Pipeline State
FL • 3
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2021.
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
9 recruits found in 2021.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brody Wisecarver | IOL | 3★ | 88.3 | 6'4" | 317 lbs | St. Louis, MO | DeSmet | Retained |
| Josh McCray | RB | 3★ | 84.3 | 6'1" | 207 lbs | Enterprise, AL | Enterprise | Retained |
| DJ Johnson | LB | 3★ | 84.0 | 6'4" | 225 lbs | Snellville, GA | South Gwinnett | Retained |
| Tyler Strain | CB | 3★ | 83.7 | 5'10" | 180 lbs | Milton, FL | Pace | Retained |
| Dylan Rosiek | LB | 3★ | 83.5 | 6'1" | 210 lbs | Tarpon Springs, FL | East Lake | Retained |
| Kionte Curry | S | 3★ | 83.2 | 6'1" | 190 lbs | Cocoa, FL | Cocoa | Retained |
| Zach Barlev | IOL | 3★ | 82.9 | 6'4" | 292 lbs | Plainfield, IL | Plainfield East | Retained |
| Josh Gesky | OT | 3★ | 82.4 | 6'5" | 265 lbs | Manteno, IL | Manteno | Retained |
| Kalen Villanueva | LB | 3★ | 82.4 | 6'1" | 206 lbs | Falls Church, VA | Stuart | Retained |
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