This class is going to be the first real group that new head coach Lovie Smith brings into the program.
Scout recently published their top 100 rankings for the class of 2018 and the state of Illinois didn’t fare so well.
The state of Illinois only has one player in the Scout top 100. That player is cornerback Houston Griffith who is ranked as the 83rd best player in the class of 2018.
While there was only one recruit in the top 100, the state did have two others who cracked the top 300.