Entering Saturday, the Illinois football team had 16 commitments for the class of 2024, but now we can add one more to that list.
The recruiting ability of Bret Bielema and his Illini coaching staff over the past three years has been impressive. Back-to-back top 50 recruiting classes in 2022 and 2023 was a good start, and now the program is on pace for another top 50 group in 2024.
Over the years, Bielema has been known to develop the offensive line and running backs. He has put numerous players into the NFL from both position groupings.