These recruits were from every position and ranged from 4-star prospects to players who weren’t even ranked among the national players.
Throughout the last decade, not only have there been extremely talented players come to Champaign, but they have also missed out on some big time players as well.
Now, of course, the Illini missed out on some top talent in the state of Illinois. Those players were coming out of high school rated toward the top of the class.
But the best players in the state of Illinois aren’t always the top rated players. These lower ranked players could come out of nowhere to be superstars in college and NFL.