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 2025 class includes 11 commits, including 1 blue-chip prospect, with an average star rating of 3.09. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2025 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
- 71.10
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 9.1%
- Top Position
- Defensive Back
- Top Pipeline
- IL
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
11
Average Stars
3.09
Blue-Chip Recruits
1(9%)
Top Pipeline State
IL • 4
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2025.
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
11 recruits found in 2025.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Beerman | LB | 4★ | 89.3 | 6'4" | 220 lbs | West Chester, OH | Lakota West | Retained |
| Brayden Trimble | WR | 3★ | 88.8 | 6'2" | 170 lbs | Mt. Zion, IL | Mt. Zion | Retained |
| Logan Farrell | TE | 3★ | 87.8 | 6'3" | 235 lbs | Arlington Heights, IL | John Hersey | Retained |
| Andre Lovett | S | 3★ | 87.3 | 6'2" | 180 lbs | Blue Island, IL | Eisenhower | Retained |
| Isaiah White | DL | 3★ | 87.3 | 6'3" | 270 lbs | Indianapolis, IN | Ben Davis | Retained |
| Erik Gayle | EDGE | 3★ | 86.9 | 6'3" | 215 lbs | Cincinnati, OH | Withrow | Retained |
| RJ Jones III | CB | 3★ | 86.2 | 6'0" | 165 lbs | Vero Beach, FL | Vero Beach | Retained |
| Grant Smith | TE | 3★ | 84.9 | 6'5" | 225 lbs | Maroa, IL | Maroa-Forsyth | Retained |
| Xanai Scott | S | 3★ | 84.9 | 5'10" | 180 lbs | West Palm Beach, FL | Cardinal Newman | Retained |
| Dylan Frechette | IOL | 3★ | 84.4 | 6'5" | 335 lbs | West Palm Beach, FL | Cardinal Newman | Retained |
| JJ Hirdes | OT | 3★ | 84.3 | 6'5" | 275 lbs | Coopersville, MI | Coopersville | Retained |
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