Before the start of Illinois football's training camp on Aug. 2 in Champaign, beat writer Scott Richey is counting down the Top 50 most important Illini heading into the 2019 season:
No. 44: Khalan Tolson
Vitals: 6-0, 220, So., LB
Hometown: St. Petersburg, Fla.
High School: Admiral Farragut Academy
Looking back at 2018: Arriving at Illinois as a consensus three-star recruit — and at a position in serious need of depth — Tolson played right away as a true freshman last fall.