The List so far 2023

[Total Red]

Ivan Erickson 6'6 260 DE Marmion Acad, Argo, IL
Nick Hawkins 6'5 225 TE Lemont HS, IL
Brady Probst 6'3 235 TE Brownsburg HS, IN
Anthony Corona 6'2 210 LB Wilmot HS, Williams Bay, WI
Evan Sierra 6'0 190 S Orlando Christian Prep, FL
Ben Wallace 6'5 310 OL Metamora HS, IL
Brayden Jellison 6'4 290 OL Elkhart HS, IN
Kayode Amusan 6'3 215 LB Woodbury HS, St. Paul, MN
Chris Taylor 5'11 175 DB Normal Comm HS, IL
Teon Parks 6'0 165 DB ML King HS, Detroit, MI
Solomon Oduma 6'3 205 LB Carroll HS, Ft. Wayne, IN
Joshua Robinson 6'0 200 RB Bolingbrook HS, IL
Dalonte Butcher 5'10 160 DB Plainfield East HS, IL wo
Steven Curtis 6'4 225 DE Cardinal Newman HS, W. Palm Beach, FL
Josh Ficklin 5'10 200 RB Bentonville HS, AR
Travis Jones 6'3 250 DL Herscher HS, IL wo
Patrick Bauer 6'3 190 LB St. Viator HS, Mt. Prospect, IL wo
Tommy Donovan 5'11 185 WR So Lyon HS, MI
Valient Walsh 5'8 165 WR/KR Mahomet-Seymour HS, IL wo
Jamarcus Smith 6'0 225 LB Amer Heritage HS, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Aaron Effert 6'4 300 OL Brookfield Central HS, WI wo
Jacob Finley 6'8 290 OL Williamsville HS, IL wo
Mark Haering 6'1 195 LB/LS Edgewood HS, Madison, WI wo
Claude Strnad 6'3 245 LS Loyola Acad, Wilmette, IL wo
Paul Omodia 6'2 185 DB George Bush HS, Richmond, TX



Transfers
Mason Kaplan 6'2 210 QB Norcross HS, GA Valparaiso Univ
Cam Grandy 6'5 245 TE Fieldcrest HS, Benson, IL Missouri Western
Larry Ross Jr. 6'5 300 C Peddie School, Staten Is. N. Y. Stony Brook
Kenny Givens 6'3 297 DL Hubbard HS, Chicago, IL W. Michigan
Mason Blakemore 6'1 207 RB Centralia HS, IL N. Illinois
Amir Abullah 6'2 200 LB Whitney Young HS, Chicago, IL Nebraska-Kearney
CJ Hodgdon 6'1 205 DB Green Valley HS, Henderson, NV Ventura JC
I'Shawn Stewart 5'10 172 WR Bolingbrook HS, IL Eastern Michigan
Braden Contreras 6'4 190 WR Hinsdale Cent HS, IL Valparaiso Univ
Michael Cosentino 5'7 155 K/P Glenbrook N HS, Northbrook, IL Elon wo

 

[topiarydan]

Brady Probst, Brownsburg , Tight End

Brady Probst is a 6-4, 235-pound Tight End from Brownsburg, IN.

247sports.com

 

[MadBird]

Reading today's Indianapolis Star, an article says the first weekend of HS games features Brownsburg vs. Indy Ben Davis - so our two commits from Indiana will face off.

 

[MadBird]

Today's Indianapolis Star lists the top 25 offensive and defensive HS players. While neither of our Hoosier state commits made the list, someone we've offered did.

Samirion Ford, Lawrence North, DB, Sr.
2021 stats: The 6-foot, 200-pound safety made 74 tackles last season, including 12 for a loss, and was a playmaker in other areas, too. Ford caused three fumbles, recovered two more (returning one for a score), blocked two field goals and a punt. He has several offers, including from Air Force, Army, Navy, Eastern Illinois and Illinois State.
What is something you have irrational confidence you would be good at doing without ever having done it before? “Probably track and field. That is probably something that would be easy to me because my mother and my grandmother were in that and running is something that’s a favorite thing to do.

 

[Dmills]

Josh Ficklin, 2023 Running Back - Rivals.com

Josh Ficklin - 2023 2 Star Running back for Bentonville (Bentonville, AR) on Rivals.com

n.rivals.com

Committed to ISU today.

 

[MadBird]

Two Wisconsin WR's enter the portal, Markus Allen from Ohio and Stephen Bracey from Michigan. Neither saw all that much action, but some, and one was a 3 star and the other a 4 star.

 

[MadBird]

Two of our Indiana recruits face off this week in the Indiana state playoffs. Brownsburg (8-1), with TE Brady Probst, faces Indianapolis Ben Davis (6-3), with DL Larry Hart. This is Class 6A, which I believe is the largest. I have not seen any news of either all year reading the Indy Star. Elkhart (7-2), with OL Braydon Jellison, is also in action in Class 6A.

 

[cpacmel]

Nick Hawkins 6'5 225 TE Lemont HS, IL
Ben Wallace 6'5 310 OL Metamora HS, IL

Wallace and Metamora HS are the #8 seed in 5A southern half of the state series. They host the #9 seed Jacksonville HS at 2pm on Saturday.

Hawkins and Lemont HS are seeded #1 in the 6A southern half of the state series. #16 Blue Island (Eisenhower) (5-4) at #1 Lemont (H.S.) (9-0), Fri., Oct. 28, 6:30 pm

 

[RedbirdSoxFan]

Wallace and Metamora HS are the #8 seed in 5A southern half of the state series. They host the #9 seed Jacksonville HS at 2pm on Saturday.

Hawkins and Lemont HS are seeded #1 in the 6A southern half of the state series. #16 Blue Island (Eisenhower) (5-4) at #1 Lemont (H.S.) (9-0), Fri., Oct. 28, 6:30 pm

The Metamora/Jacksonville game could be one of the best games of the day.
But it wasn’t.

 

[cpacmel]

Anthony Corona 6'2 210 LB Wilmot HS, Williams Bay, WI

 

[Bird Friend]

Did anybody else on the team make a tackle? Geez, that's a lot of tackles.

 

[DannyCooksey]

Is that good? Lol

 

[MadBird]

Corona was named Honorable Mention large school all-state by the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association.

 

[cpacmel]

Ben Wallace 6'5 310 OL Metamora HS, IL

First team All State for Wallace!

EdgyTim - 2022 IHSFCA All State Team Class 8A thru 1A

The 2022 IHSFCA All State Teams have been announced.

edgytim.rivals.com

 

[cpacmel]

Ivan Erickson 6'6 250 DE Marmion Acad, Argo, IL

Honorable mention All State for Erickson!

EdgyTim - Honorable Mention: IHSFCA All State

Here is the 2022 IHSFCA All State Honorable Mention teams have been announced.

edgytim.rivals.com

 

[MadBird]

Today's Springfield Journal-Register has a preview of the Williamsville - Tolono Unity Class 3A football semi-final tomorrow, and says Williamsville OT Jacob Finley, 6'8, 290 lbs. has been "offered" as a preferred walk-on at ISU, and got a schollie offer from EIU. His coach said he expects him to receive more offers.

 

[Redbirdfan76]

Ivan Erickson 6'6 250 DE Marmion Acad, Argo, IL
Nick Hawkins 6'5 225 TE Lemont HS, IL
Brady Probst 6'3 235 TE Brownsburg HS, IN

Larry Hart III 6'4 255 DL Ben Davis HS Indianapolis, IN
Anthony Corona 6'2 210 LB Wilmot HS, Williams Bay, WI
Evan Sierra 6'1 200 S Orlando Christian Prep, FL
Bricen Brantley 6'2 165 WR A. Taylor HS, Houston, TX
Ben Wallace 6'5 310 OL Metamora HS, IL
Josh Ficklin 5'10 200 RB Bentonville, AR
Brayden Jellison 6'4 290 OL Elkhart HS, IN
Kayode Amusan 6'3 215 LB Woodbury HS, St. Paul, MN
Chris Taylor 5'11 175 DB/RB Normal Comm HS, IL
Teon Parks 6'1 170 WR/DB ML King HS, Detroit, MI

Transfers
Mason Kaplan 6'2 220 QB Norcross HS, GA Valparaiso Univ

Does anyone know if we are recruiting Malachi Washington from Peoria High? Seems like someone we could look at.

 

[ISUBU]

Does anyone know if we are recruiting Malachi Washington from Peoria High? Seems like someone we could look at.

Peoria Central, or Peoria High, is a program that I hope we are visiting regularly. Their coach played at Illinois and ISU, and they have talented players just about every year.

I liked how effective Washington was in the championship, especially running through contact.

 

[Total Red]

Does anyone know if we are recruiting Malachi Washington from Peoria High? Seems like someone we could look at.

I'm not exactly sure why he's not getting offers, but I have seen similar situations before. Back in 2015 we got a commit from a D-Lineman from Peoria High. His name was LaCale London. We got the commit but he never arrived here. It turns out he went to Iowa Central JC and then Western ILL. London was good enough to get a free agent contract with the Bears.
Maybe the state championship game will spark some interest in Washington or maybe he will need to go Juco.

 

[DaveBird10]

Birds with a big commitment today at Running back today, Joshua Robinson from Bolingbrook a 3* recruit, top running back in the state and 13 D1 offers commits to the Birds.