CHAMPAIGN — Brandon Peters' background hits on all the high points expected of an elite quarterback. The Avon, Ind., native was the 2015 Indiana Mr. Football and Gatorade Player of the Year — two awards capping a prep career that saw him throw for 6,843 yards and 79 touchdowns.
Peters' recruiting rankings reflected that. He was a consensus four-star recruit ranked as high as No. 34 nationally by 247Sports and firmly among the top quarterbacks in the 2016 class.
Pro-style quarterbacks, at least.
That raises the question with Peters moving from Michigan to Illinois: How will a drop-back passer fit in Illini offensive coordinator Rod Smith's scheme built in years' past around dual-threat quarterbacks like Denard Robinson, Pat White, Khalil Tate, and at Illinois last season AJ Bush Jr.