Football Recruiting - Early signing day '22

[Total Red]

Illinois State football adds 2 from Normal Community to recruiting class

The Normal Community-to-ISU tradition continues, plus a Kentucky offensive lineman transfers to the Redbirds.

pantagraph.com

The Pantagraph article says that we are still looking for players in the transfer portal and it mentions some positions. It did not mention the QB position and I still consider it a high priority. Brady Davis got injured in 2019 and he was unable to finish the season including 3 playoff games. 2020 was a short season but in '21 starting QB Bryce Jefferson was injured in the EIU game and he missed the SIU and Mo St. games. You need at least two quality QB's. Three would be better. We should be relentless in recruiting QB's. It will be harder to add another QB after the addition of Annexstad but there are still a lot of QB's out there and with Annexstad in the fold we can afford to take a chance on someone. Maybe somebody who has been out of football and is now being overlooked.

 

[RedbirdSoxFan]

Question...

What happened to IL HS football?? Only 2 HS players from IL in the top 100 college football recruits (just 6 in the top 300)?

Currently there are 17 players in the NFL that attended High School in the State of Illinois and also played College football in the State of Illinois:

University of Illinois (5)
Nick Allegretti-Lincoln-Way East-Kansa City Chiefs
Malik Turner- Springfield Sacred Heart Griffin-Dallas Cowboys
Kendrick Green-Peoria HS-Pittsburgh Steelers
Matt Lacosse-Naperville North-New England Patriots
Clayton Fejedelem-Lemont-Miami Dolphins

Northwestern University (5)
Blake Hance-Jacksonville-Cleveland Browns
Dean Lowry-Boylan Catholic-Green Bay Packers
Joseph Jones-Plano-Tennessee Titans
Justin Jackson-Glenbard North-Los Angeles Chargers
Greg Newsome-Glenbard North-Cleveland Browns

Northern Illinois University (3)
Jack Heflin-Erie Prophestown-Green Bay Packers
Kenny Galladay-St Rita-New York Giants
Rashaan Melvin-Waukegan-Carolina Panthers

Illinois State University (2)
James Robinson-Rockford Lutheran-Jacksonville Jaguars
James O’Shaughnessy-Naperville North-Jacksonville Jaguars

Eastern Illinois University (1)
Jimmy Garoppolo-Rolling Meadows-San Francisco 49’ers

Western Illinois University (1)
Lacale London-Peoria HS-Chicago Bears (Only player currently that played High School, College, and NFL in the State of Illinois)

Please add if there is anyone I missed.

 

[fourthandshort]

Currently there are 17 players in the NFL that attended High School in the State of Illinois and also played College football in the State of Illinois:

University of Illinois (5)
Nick Allegretti-Lincoln-Way East-Kansa City Chiefs
Malik Turner- Springfield Sacred Heart Griffin-Dallas Cowboys
Kendrick Green-Peoria HS-Pittsburgh Steelers
Matt Lacosse-Naperville North-New England Patriots
Clayton Fejedelem-Lemont-Miami Dolphins

Northwestern University (5)
Blake Hance-Jacksonville-Cleveland Browns
Dean Lowry-Boylan Catholic-Green Bay Packers
Joseph Jones-Plano-Tennessee Titans
Justin Jackson-Glenbard North-Los Angeles Chargers
Greg Newsome-Glenbard North-Cleveland Browns

Northern Illinois University (3)
Jack Heflin-Erie Prophestown-Green Bay Packers
Kenny Galladay-St Rita-New York Giants
Rashaan Melvin-Waukegan-Carolina Panthers

Illinois State University (2)
James Robinson-Rockford Lutheran-Jacksonville Jaguars
James O’Shaughnessy-Naperville North-Jacksonville Jaguars

Eastern Illinois University (1)
Jimmy Garoppolo-Rolling Meadows-San Francisco 49’ers

Western Illinois University (1)
Lacale London-Peoria HS-Chicago Bears (Only player currently that played High School, College, and NFL in the State of Illinois)

Please add if there is anyone I missed.

Good post ... Mike Liedtke not on a roster at moment ??

Too bad for Cam Meredith injuries ... he would have been another one.