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 2024 class includes 13 commits, including 2 blue-chip prospects, with an average star rating of 3.15. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2024 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
- 81.13
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 15.4%
- Top Position
- Offensive Lineman
- Top Pipeline
- IL
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
13
Average Stars
3.15
Blue-Chip Recruits
2(15%)
Top Pipeline State
IL • 3
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2024.
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
13 recruits found in 2024.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Dennis | IOL | 4★ | 91.0 | 6'5" | 275 lbs | Mt. Pleasant, MI | Mt. Pleasant | Retained |
| Ca'Lil Valentine | RB | 4★ | 89.5 | 6'0" | 180 lbs | Chandler, AZ | Chandler | Retained |
| Tysean Griffin | ATH | 3★ | 88.7 | 5'11" | 165 lbs | Chicago, IL | Morgan Park | Retained |
| Trey Petty | QB | 3★ | 87.4 | 6'0" | 200 lbs | Starkville, MS | Starkville | Retained |
| Carlos Orr-Gillespie | WR | 3★ | 87.2 | 6'4" | 180 lbs | Gatlinburg, TN | Gatlinburg Pittman | Retained |
| Zafir Stewart | IOL | 3★ | 86.4 | 6'4" | 320 lbs | Philadelphia, PA | Imhotep Institute | Retained |
| Angelo McCullom | DL | 3★ | 85.8 | 6'2" | 285 lbs | Lewis Center, OH | Pickerington North | Retained |
| Easton Baker | LB | 3★ | 85.7 | 6'1" | 212 lbs | Tooele, UT | Stansbury | Retained |
| Joe Barna | DL | 3★ | 85.7 | 6'4" | 240 lbs | Wheaton, IL | Wheaton North | Retained |
| Tanner Heckel | S | 3★ | 85.1 | 5'11" | 175 lbs | Lyndon, KS | Lyndon | Retained |
| Amar Reynolds | CB | 3★ | 84.8 | 6'1" | 175 lbs | Vero Beach, FL | Vero Beach | Retained |
| Brandon Hansen | OT | 3★ | 84.8 | 6'6" | 290 lbs | Mundelein, IL | Mundelein | Retained |
| Tanner Hollinger | TE | 3★ | 83.7 | 6'5" | 235 lbs | Stromsburg, NE | Cross County | Retained |
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