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Illinois Football: Tunmise Adeleye receives Illini offer

If you don’t offer a player, you will never know if he would ever be interested in the program. You might as well offer the top players in the nation despite their potential lack of interest. Illinois’ most recent scholarship offer to Tunmise Adeleye is one that would be huge for the program, but landing him would be a pipe dream.

Adeleye is a 6-foot-3, 260-pound strong-side defensive end from Tompkins High School in Katy, Texas. He is rated as a five-star recruit who is the No. 25 player in the class of 2021 and the No.