Here are the latest USA TODAY High School Sports’ Composite Team Football Recruiting Rankings for the Class of 2017 through midday on National Signing Day. RANK, SCHOOL, TOTAL, 5 STARS, 4 STARS, 3 STARS, AVG, POINTS. 24, 6, 14, 4, 4.08, 3211. 21, 2, 14, 5, 3.86, 2850. 21, 1, 15, 4, 3.67, 2622. 22, 1, 15, 5, 3.73, 2537. 20, 2, 13, 4, 3.8, 2485. 21, 0, 11, 9, 3.48, 2332. 18, 1, 13, 4.

Another tactic utilized by Smith and his staff is poaching a couple junior college players to come in and fill some immediate needs. Delshawn Phillips, the third-ranked JUCO ILB could be in line to fill Hardy Nickerson Jr.’s vacated spot, while QB Dwayne Lawson, who was a 4-star recruit out of high school and played a season at Virginia Tech, will compete for the starting job. Overall, the class is special for its consistency. There are no major players, but Smith landing 20 3-star players certainly bodes well for the future. Below is a list of each Illinois commit in its 2017 class, including their positional ranking, star rating, and hometown.

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Illinois 2017 recruiting class, rankings Pos. Name Rank Hometown 3-star ILB Delshawn Phillips 3 Detroit (Garden City CC) 3-star QB (Pro) Dwayne Lawson 5 Tampa (Hutchinson CC) 3-star OG Larry Boyd 25 St. Louis 3-star WDE Owen Carney 31 Miami 3-star DT Kendrick Green 31 Peoria 3-star SDE Olalere Oladipo 37 Huntley, Ill. 3-star QB (Pro) 44 Chicago 3-star TE Louis Dorsey 47 Jacksonville 3-star OG Howard Watkins 48 Cincinnati 3-star WR 52 Oak Lawn, Ill.

3-star SDE Deon Pate 56 Jacksonville 3-star RB 59 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 3-star RB Ra’Von Bonner 70 Cincinnati 3-star WR Carmoni Green 74 Miami 3-star OLB Marc Mondesir 97 Chicago 3-star OT Vederian Lowe 109 Rockford, Ill. 3-star OT Alex Palczewski 120 Mt. Prospect, Ill. 3-star WR Tony Adams 131 St. Louis 3-star WR 140 Bolingbrook, Ill. Bob Cassidy Fundamentals Pdf To Word. 2-star S James Knight 170 East St.

3-star CB Nate Hobbs 210 Louisville *ranking among junior college transfers What is Illinois’ recruiting class ranked? Early enrollees: 4 5-star commits: 0 4-star commits: 0 3-star commits: 20 247Sports composite ranking: Big Ten ranking. Illinois 2017 signing day schedule TBA Illinois National Signing Day preview, storylines Can Lawson work his way into starting lineup? Dwayne Lawson was once a 4-star prospect, but after just a season at Virginia Tech he left in favor of junior college. He’s back in the D-1 ranks, but it remains to be seen how much he’ll see the field his first season in Champaign. Last year’s starter Wes Lunt is gone, leaving returners Chayce Crouch and Jeff George Jr.

It would night be a surprise to see Lawson starting under center Day 1. Who else makes a splash offensively? The Illini returns two perfectly capable receivers in Mike Dudek and Malik Turner, but will any freshman be able to step in and make an immediate impact, as Dudek did a season ago. Aside from the aforementioned Lawson, wide receiver Ricky Smalling in likely the newcomer with the most promise.

Another wide receiver, Carmoni Green, could assume that role, as well. A dark horse is running back Mike Epstein, who played for national high school power St. Thomas Aquinas in Fort Lauderdale. He turned down a few nice offers—Louisville, Utah, and more—to come to Illinois, and, given the schedule he played and talent that surrounded him in high school, the learning curve may not be quite as steep for Epstein as it is for others.

Any more commits? Smith has done an admirable job stock-piling solid talent, but is he finished? There are still a few uncommitted players available that are considering the Illini, but chances are any shot at a 4-star (or higher) went out the window when East St. Louis (Ill.) wide receiver Jeff Thomas eliminated Illinois from his list. A couple to watch: 3-star defensive end Bobby Roundtree, who visited the Illini in November and who received a visit from Smith at his school last week. Another would be 3-star wide receiver Jordan Hill. It would not be a surprise to see either—or both—come on board.