The most recent player to name the Illini as one of their favorites is Stephon Zayas.
Zayas recently cut down his list to the top 10 programs he is looking to play for. Illinois made that list along with Louisville, Pittsburgh, Maryland, UCF, Iowa State, North Carolina State, FIU, FAU, and Rutgers.
According to Scout, Zayas is a 2-star defensive end from Fort Lauderdale, FL. He comes in as an extremely tall lineman standing at 6-foot-6 and weighing 210-pounds.
This what y’all been waiting for . #MyTop10 pic.twitter.com/4hjzO6XNWm
— Stephon Zayas (@SRAWW4) June 9, 2016
This might be one of the attributes attracting big programs to Zayas, though.