Highest-rated Class of 2022 Football Recruits From Illinois

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Highest-rated Class of 2022 football recruits from Illinois

Every year college football teams and fans wait for high school recruits to reveal which school they will attend and which team they will play for in the following academic year.

In the Class of 2021, Alabama and Ohio State both signed three of the top 10 recruits while USC signed the #1 overall recruit, defensive lineman Korey Foreman. Alabama has signed the highest-rated class in three of the last four years. Only two teams ranked within the top 50 recruiting classes in 2021 were not in Power 5 conferences: Cincinnati (#44) and Memphis (#47) of the American Athletic Conference.

compiled a list of the highest-rated Class of 2022 football recruits from Illinois using data from .

Keep reading to find out who you will likely be watching play college football in 2022.

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#35: Eli Reed (ATH)

- College: Northern Illinois
- High school: Downers Grove South (Downers Grove, IL)
- National ranking: 1,491 (2 stars, 0.7742 rating)
- Position ranking: #142 (ATH)
- Offers: Northern Illinois
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#34: Malik Armstrong (WR)

- College: Northern Illinois
- High school: Minooka Community HS (Minooka, IL)
- National ranking: 1,482 (2 stars, 0.7904 rating)
- Position ranking: #187 (WR)
- Offers: Northern Illinois
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#33: Jalen Johnson (WR)

- College: Northern Illinois
- High school: Metea Valley (Aurora, IL)
- National ranking: 1,461 (3 stars, 0.8004 rating)
- Position ranking: #186 (WR)
- Offers: Northern Illinois
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#32: Roy Williams (DL)

- College: Northern Illinois
- High school: A B Shepard (Palos Heights, IL)
- National ranking: 1,448 (3 stars, 0.8093 rating)
- Position ranking: #177 (DL)
- Offers: Northern Illinois
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#31: Mack Indestad (OT)

- College: Eastern Michigan
- High school: Lemont (Lemont, IL)
- National ranking: 1,426 (3 stars, 0.8154 rating)
- Position ranking: #146 (OT)
- Offers: Eastern Michigan
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#30: Cameron Pickett (WR)

- College: Ball State
- High school: Brooks College Prep (Chicago, IL)
- National ranking: 1,425 (3 stars, 0.8154 rating)
- Position ranking: #182 (WR)
- Offers: Ball State, Eastern Illinois, Howard, Illinois State
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#29: Jashawn Johnson (WR)

- College: Western Michigan
- High school: Hoffman Estates (River Grove, IL)
- National ranking: 1,414 (3 stars, 0.8154 rating)
- Position ranking: #180 (WR)
- Offers: Western Michigan
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#28: Clayton Leonard (IOL)

- College: Illinois
- High school: Iroquois West (Danforth, IL)
- National ranking: 1,411 (3 stars, 0.8165 rating)
- Position ranking: #78 (IOL)
- Offers: Illinois, Central Michigan, Illinois State, Toledo
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#27: Malachi Hood (S)

- College: Illinois
- High school: Joliet Catholic Academy (Joliet, IL)
- National ranking: 1,399 (3 stars, 0.8204 rating)
- Position ranking: #84 (S)
- Offers: Illinois
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#26: Hank Beatty (WR)

- College: Illinois
- High school: Rochester (Rochester, IL)
- National ranking: 1,368 (3 stars, 0.8255 rating)
- Position ranking: #175 (WR)
- Offers: Illinois, Air Force, Central Michigan, Illinois State, Iowa State
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#25: Jimmy Liston (IOL)

- College: not committed
- High school: Fenwick (Oak Park, IL)
- National ranking: 1,319 (3 stars, 0.8315 rating)
- Position ranking: #67 (IOL)
- Offers: Arizona State, Ball State, Central Michigan, Florida Atlantic, Ole Miss
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#24: Max Reese (WR)

- College: not committed
- High school: Fenwick (Oak Park, IL)
- National ranking: 1,211 (3 stars, 0.8366 rating)
- Position ranking: #158 (WR)
- Offers: Alcorn State, Arizona State, Ball State, Bowling Green, Central Michigan
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#23: Yaser Alawadi (OT)

- College: not committed
- High school: Maine East (Park Ridge, IL)
- National ranking: 1,196 (3 stars, 0.8376 rating)
- Position ranking: #121 (OT)
- Offers: Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Cincinnati, Iowa State, Kansas
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#22: Saveon Brown (S)

- College: Western Michigan
- High school: Thornwood (South Holland, IL)
- National ranking: 1,187 (3 stars, 0.8376 rating)
- Position ranking: #75 (S)
- Offers: Western Michigan, Akron, Ball State, Iowa State
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#21: Henry Boyer (TE)

- College: Illinois
- High school: Brother Rice (Oak Lawn, IL)
- National ranking: 1,171 (3 stars, 0.8416 rating)
- Position ranking: #70 (TE)
- Offers: Illinois, Kent State
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#20: Jordan Anderson (RB)

- College: Illinois
- High school: Joliet Catholic Academy (Joliet, IL)
- National ranking: 1,170 (3 stars, 0.8416 rating)
- Position ranking: #88 (RB)
- Offers: Illinois, Ball State, Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan
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#19: Dontrell Jackson (QB)

- College: Coastal Carolina
- High school: Marist (Chicago, IL)
- National ranking: 1,096 (3 stars, 0.8427 rating)
- Position ranking: #75 (QB)
- Offers: Coastal Carolina, Miami (OH), Akron, Charlotte, Florida Atlantic
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#18: Aidan Laughery (ATH)

- College: not committed
- High school: Gcms (Gibson City, IL)
- National ranking: 892 (3 stars, 0.8527 rating)
- Position ranking: #74 (ATH)
- Offers: Illinois, Iowa, Washington State, Michigan State, Minnesota
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#17: Valen Erickson (OT)

- College: not committed
- High school: St. Rita (Chicago, IL)
- National ranking: 771 (3 stars, 0.8588 rating)
- Position ranking: #72 (OT)
- Offers: Nebraska, Tennessee, Cincinnati, East Carolina, Illinois
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#16: Maurice Edwards (RB)

- College: Vanderbilt
- High school: Warren Township (Gurnee, IL)
- National ranking: 768 (3 stars, 0.8588 rating)
- Position ranking: #60 (RB)
- Offers: Vanderbilt, Central Michigan, Eastern Illinois, Fordham, Illinois State
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#15: Kaden Cobb (QB)

- College: Ball State
- High school: Fenwick (Naperville, IL)
- National ranking: 751 (3 stars, 0.8601 rating)
- Position ranking: #52 (QB)
- Offers: Ball State, Boston College, Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan
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#14: Jared Badie (LB)

- College: Illinois
- High school: Oswego East (Oswego, IL)
- National ranking: 732 (3 stars, 0.8627 rating)
- Position ranking: #73 (LB)
- Offers: Illinois, Michigan State, Minnesota, Tennessee, Arizona State
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#13: Eian Pugh (WR)

- College: Illinois
- High school: Fenwick (Oak Park, IL)
- National ranking: 712 (3 stars, 0.8633 rating)
- Position ranking: #99 (WR)
- Offers: Illinois, Cincinnati, Ball State, Howard, Indiana
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#12: James Kyle (TE)

- College: not committed
- High school: Loyola Academy (Wilmette, IL)
- National ranking: 708 (3 stars, 0.8638 rating)
- Position ranking: #37 (TE)
- Offers: Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Kentucky, Nebraska, Toledo
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#11: Ahmad Robinson (CB)

- College: Arkansas State
- High school: East St. Louis (East Saint Louis, IL)
- National ranking: 700 (3 stars, 0.8638 rating)
- Position ranking: #69 (CB)
- Offers: Arkansas State, Bowling Green, Indiana, Missouri, South Dakota
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#10: Chris Petrucci (WR)

- College: Northwestern
- High school: Maine South (Park Ridge, IL)
- National ranking: 685 (3 stars, 0.8647 rating)
- Position ranking: #94 (WR)
- Offers: Northwestern, Central Michigan, Cincinnati, Columbia, Dartmouth
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#9: Rashad Rochelle (WR)

- College: Rutgers
- High school: Springfield (Springfield, IL)
- National ranking: 637 (3 stars, 0.8682 rating)
- Position ranking: #87 (WR)
- Offers: Rutgers, Central Michigan, Duke, Eastern Illinois, Illinois
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#8: Jacob Bostick (WR)

- College: Iowa
- High school: Palatine (Palatine, IL)
- National ranking: 623 (3 stars, 0.8688 rating)
- Position ranking: #84 (WR)
- Offers: Iowa, Illinois, Louisville, Air Force, Army
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#7: Danny McGuire (OT)

- College: Northwestern
- High school: Marist (Chicago, IL)
- National ranking: 582 (3 stars, 0.8721 rating)
- Position ranking: #54 (OT)
- Offers: Northwestern, Arizona, Arizona State, California, Central Michigan
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#6: Austin Brown (S)

- College: Wisconsin
- High school: Johnston City (Johnston City, IL)
- National ranking: 478 (3 stars, 0.8801 rating)
- Position ranking: #32 (S)
- Offers: Wisconsin, Boston College, Illinois, Michigan, Northwestern
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#5: Reggie Fleurima (WR)

- College: Northwestern
- High school: Naperville Central (Naperville, IL)
- National ranking: 220 (4 stars, 0.9151 rating)
- Position ranking: #32 (WR)
- Offers: Northwestern, Cincinnati, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan State
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#4: Sebastian Cheeks (LB)

- College: not committed
- High school: Evanston Township (Evanston, IL)
- National ranking: 126 (4 stars, 0.9482 rating)
- Position ranking: #13 (LB)
- Offers: Michigan, North Carolina, Oregon, Texas, Wisconsin
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#3: Tyler Morris (WR)

- College: Michigan
- High school: Nazareth Academy (Bolingbrook, IL)
- National ranking: 84 (4 stars, 0.9634 rating)
- Position ranking: #10 (WR)
- Offers: Michigan, Arizona State, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida
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#2: Kaleb Brown (WR)

- College: Ohio State
- High school: St. Rita (Chicago, IL)
- National ranking: 60 (4 stars, 0.9738 rating)
- Position ranking: #5 (WR)
- Offers: Ohio State, Alabama, Boston College, Duke, Eastern Michigan
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#1: Luther Burden (WR)

- College: Oklahoma
- High school: East St. Louis (Saint Louis, MO)
- National ranking: 11 (5 stars, 0.9925 rating)
- Position ranking: #1 (WR)
- Offers: Oklahoma, Alabama, Arizona State, Arkansas, Auburn
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