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Illinois adds junior college star one day after season ends

It didn’t take long for Bret Bielema and Co. get to work filling needs for 2024.

On Sunday, one day after Illinois’ season ended in a 45-43 loss to Northwestern, the Illini picked up a commitment from junior college star Daniel Brown.

100% COMMITTED TO THE #FamILLy @BretBielema @CharlieBullen pic.twitter.com/4pdZY0Rn9M

— “DB” (@danielbrown2022) November 27, 2023

According to 247 Sports, the 6-foot-1, 240-pound edge rusher is the No. 1 JuCo edge prospect in next year’s class.

He most recently played at Hutchinson Community College, where he had 17.