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Dunlap junior Mack Sutter is one of the most sought-after college football prospects to ever play in the Peoria area.
The 6-foot-5, 225-pound member of the Class of 2026 enters the high school football season with 33 scholarship offers from NCAA Power 4 schools, including national powers Georgia, Alabama, Michigan and more.
But how does Sutter stack up statewide? Let’s take a look.
Inside the process: Dunlap football star is one of the nation’s top recruits
Sutter is a four-star recruit ranked No. 5 statewide overall and No. 2 for incoming juniors, according to the composite ranking by the recruiting website 247Sports.com. He is No. 118 overall nationally.
There are no five-star college football recruits in Illinois, according to 247.com, and just 18 four-star recruits across the classes of 2025 and 2026. Sutter is fifth among them. Here is a look at each:
Iose Epenesa, DL, Edwardsville
The 6-4, 270-pound senior is No. 1 in the Class of 2025. He is uncommitted with 22 offers, taking visits to Miami (Fla.), Utah, Iowa, Missouri and Penn State.
Nathaniel Marshall, DL, Oak Park Fenwick
The 6-4, 265-pound senior committed to defending national champion Michigan on April 22, 2024.
Talyn Taylor, WR, Geneva
The 6-1, 173-pound senior committed to SEC power Georgia on June 11, 2024
Jonas Williams, QB, New Lenox Lincoln-Way East
The 6-3, 185-pound uncommitted junior is expected to select between Oregon, Alabama, LSU and Ohio State on Aug. 3. He is the state’s top-ranked player in the Class of 2026.
Mack Sutter, ATH, Dunlap
The 6-5, 225-pound uncommitted junior has 33 offers, including SEC powers Alabama and Georgia and defending national champ Michigan.
Dunlap junior Mack Sutter has so far received scholarship offers to play football at nearly three dozen major universities across the country.
