Illinois Fighting Illini
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2016 Player Commits
| Commits | ESPN 300 Commits | Other Commits | |||
| 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Recruiting Class:
| PLAYER | POS | LOCATION | HT | WT | STARS | GRADE | SCHOOL |
| #18 TE-Y | Houston, TX Summer Creek High School | 6'5'' | 215 | 78 | Illinois Signed | ||
| #27 ILB | Elkton, MD Eastern Christian Academy | 6'1'' | 235 | 77 | Illinois Signed | ||
| ATH (LQ) | Delray Beach, FL American Heritage-Boca-Delray High | 5'11'' | 217 | 77 | Illinois Signed | ||
 | #83 DE | Olney, MD Our Lady of Good Counsel High School | 6'4'' | 250 | 76 | Illinois Signed | |
 | #52 OG | Missouri City, TX Hightower High School | 6'3'' | 294 | 75 | Illinois Signed | |
| #71 S | East Saint Louis, IL East St. Louis High School | 6'1'' | 190 | 75 | Illinois Signed | ||
| #27 TE-Y | Alexandria, VA St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School | 6'6'' | 240 | 75 | Illinois Signed | ||
| #100 DE | Philadelphia, PA West Philadelphia Catholic High School | 6'3'' | 254 | 75 | Illinois Signed | ||
| #160 WR | Fort Lauderdale, FL Saint Thomas Aquinas High School | 6'3'' | 185 | 75 | Illinois Signed | ||
 | #40 QB-PP | Jacksonville, FL Sandalwood High School | 6'3'' | 206 | 75 | Illinois Signed | |
| #79 OT | Frankfort, IL Lincoln-Way East High School | 6'4'' | 260 | 74 | Illinois Signed | ||
| #75 DT | Little Rock, AR Parkview Arts & Science Magnet High | 5'11'' | 295 | 74 | Illinois Signed | ||
| #90 S | Conyers, GA Salem High School | 6'1'' | 185 | 74 | Illinois Signed | ||
 | #37 K | Fort Lauderdale, FL Saint Thomas Aquinas High School | 6'0'' | 185 | 73 | Illinois Signed | |
 | #89 OLB | Atlanta, GA Grady High School | 6'0'' | 210 | 72 | Illinois Signed | |
| #19 CB (JC) | San Mateo, CA College of San Mateo | 6'2'' | 180 | 72 | Illinois Signed | ||
 | #94 OG | Hinsdale, IL Hinsdale Central High School | 6'2'' | 270 | 72 | Illinois Committed | |
| #166 DE | Columbia, MO Hickman High School | 6'4'' | 230 | 70 | Illinois Signed | ||
| #43 TE-Y | Saint Louis, MO De Smet Jesuit High School | 6'5'' | 215 | 69 | Illinois Signed | ||
 | #60 ILB | Tarpon Springs, FL East Lake High School | 6'1'' | 219 | 68 | Illinois Signed | |
| #135 OT | Groton, MA Lawrence Academy | 6'5'' | 290 | 68 | Illinois Signed | ||
 | #138 OT | Traverse City, MI Traverse City West High School | 6'5'' | 288 | 68 | Illinois Signed | |
 | RB | Leeds, AL Leeds High School | 5'11'' | 216 | NR | Illinois Signed | |
 | S | Miami, FL Coral Reef High School | 6'1'' | 184 | NR | Illinois Signed | |
 | OLB | Mansfield, TX Mansfield High School | 6'2'' | 206 | NR | Illinois Signed | |
 | WR | Vero Beach, FL Vero Beach Senior High School | 5'8'' | 177 | NR | Illinois Signed | |
| ILB (TR) | Oakland, CA University of California, Berkeley | 6'0'' | 230 | TR | Illinois Signed |