Chicago Colleges Report

Illinois loaded with top prospects

August, 16, 2012

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By Jared Shanker | ESPNChicago.com

Tom Hauck for ESPN.comNot only is Treadwell the top uncommitted recruit in Illinois, he is the top undecided player in the Midwest.

The 2013 class is one of the strongest in Illinois in recent memory. There are 12 prospects rated as four-star recruits from the state in 2013, which matches combined total from 2011 and 2012.

Although the top two spots in Illinois are occupied by skill positions players -- WR Laquon Treadwell (Crete, Ill./Crete-Monee) and RB Ty Isaac (Joliet, Ill./Joliet Catholic) -- six of the top 10 players in the state can be found along the lines. That isn't much of a surprise, as the Midwest is known for producing big boys.

Five offensive tackles are found among the top 10 players in Illinois, and another offensive lineman -- guard Kyle Bosch (Wheaton, Ill./St. Francis) -- comes in at No. 6. Overall, the top part of the state's 2013 class is heavy on offense as 12 of the top 14 prospects could all play on that side of the ball.

Two Big Ten teams without much success recently are hoping they found their quarterbacks of the future from the state.

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Jared Shanker

RecruitingNation

Jared Shanker covers recruiting in the Midwest.
Email him at jshankerespn@gmail.com.

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Illinois Fighting Illini, Football, Recruiting, Joliet Catholic, Michigan Wolverines, Wisconsin Badgers, Crete-Monee, Bolingbrook, Maine South, Simeon, Kendall Moore, Matt Alviti, Aaron Bailey, Kyle Bosch, Laquon Treadwell, Reggie Spearman, Ty Isaac

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