Right now the Illini have the No. 9 ranked class for 2017. This is the highest ranked class that I can remember. I believe it is the best class since 2002 when Illinois had No. 23 Dee Brown, No. 56 Deron Williams, No. 73 James Augustine and No. 75 Aaron Spears all commit.
This was a pretty special class in 2002 but what they didn’t have to deal with before coming into their freshman season was a coaching change. That is what the current class of 2017 is dealing with today.
Illinois currently has No.