Mack Sutter is an Illinois native and one of the nation’s top tight end recruits — and was among multiple targets coveted by the Fighting Illini football program.
On Thursday, Sutter committed to the Alabama Crimson Tide.
Yet Illinois still maintains one of the nation’s top recruiting classes, with the nearly two dozen recruits landing it among the top 10 of multiple national rankings.
But after losing out on the homegrown talent, where does that leave the latest Illinois football recruiting class? Here is a look at who they’re targeting, who they’ve landed and where they rank:
Who else is Illinois football targeting for Class of 2026?
Mount Zion tight end JC Anderson is the next best thing for the Illini. The 6-foot-6, 230-pounder has the Illini in his top three along with Auburn and Ole Miss. He is expected to decide on July 1.
Other recruits high on the Illini radar, according to Writing Illini, include three-star edge rusher Tucker Ashford of Fort Worth, Texas; three-star cornerback AJ Marks of IMG Academy in Florida; and three-star safety Camaul King, also of Florida.
Another set on the “outside looking in,” according to the site, are four-star receiver Jacob Eberhart of St. Louis, three-star offensive tackle Marlen Bright of New Jersey and three-star receiver Owen Cabell of Nashville.
Illinois had a great mid-June, landing five top recruits in the span of five days. Doesn’t look like they’ll be slowing down soon.
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Illinois football recruiting: Top recruits in Class of 2026
The Illinois football Class of 2026 so far has 22 recruits with six of those ranked as four-star by one of four recruiting sites: On3, 247Sports, ESPN or Rivals; the rest are consensus three stars.
Beyond star ranking, the Illinois program’s 22 commitments have an…
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