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Illinois Football: Illini landing Samari Collier is huge for multiple reasons

Some people may have been expecting just class of 2020 recruits to commit to the program because it was official visit weekend. But that wasn’t the case at all. Illinois was actually able to land the first class of 2021 pledge when Samari Collier decided to commit to the Illini.

Collier is a 6-foot-3, 210-pound quarterback from DeSoto High School in DeSoto, Texas. He is rated as a three-star recruit who is the No. 897 player in the class of 2021 and the No. 26 dual-threat quarterback in the nation. He is also the No.