It can’t be overstated how much help the Illini offensive line is going to need come 2021. There are so many junior or older players on the front lines right now. That worries me greatly for the future. But Illinois offered Blaise Sparks on Tuesday. This is an offer that could pay dividends down the road.
Sparks is a 6-foot-7, 301-pound offensive tackle from North Fort Myers High School in North Fort Meyers, Florida. He isn’t rated or ranked by 247Sports but he probably should be. There are enough scholarship offers for this kid where I would say he should be ranked somewhere in the top 1200.