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Top 50 most important Illini: No. 20, MJ Rivers

Vitals: 6-4, 215, QB

Hometown: Frisco, Texas

High School: Lone Star

Looking back at 2017: Rivers completed 130 of 201 passes (64.7 percent) for 2,611 yards and 28 touchdowns as a high school senior. He also rushed for 950 yards in his one and only season at Lone Star after transferring from Prestonwood Christian, where he had 3,595 yards of total offense as a junior. The son of former NFL tight end Marcellus Rivers, MJ ended his high-school career as a consensus three-star prospect by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN.