These players will be the building blocks for future great Illini teams. Illinois really needed to address some of the big issues with the program, and I honestly believe they filled all of the voids left by the previous coaching regime and the departing players.
According to 247Sports, Illinois finished with the No. 54 class in the nation for 2018 and the No. 12 class in the Big Ten. They have two four-star recruits signed up for 2018 and another 21 three-star players. I am not sure how Illinois ended up not cracking the top 50 considering there are teams like Indiana who didn’t land a four-star and is No.