One of the perks to being a scout opposed to being a college coach, is that there are zero limitations to when a scout can evaluate prospects in person. While college coaches are forced to go off film for much of their off-season evaluations, scouts are able to go to any practice, school, event, 7on7, and camp. Although there have been more limitations than usual due to Covid, I have had a number of opportunities to evaluate prospects in person since January. Between 7on7’s, Midwest Boom showcases, EFT training sessions, spring workouts, Rise & Fire camps, TopGun workouts, and the EFT/EdgyTim showcase… I have done in person evaluations on upwards of 1,000 midwest prospects this off-season.
Here is my 2022 all off-season team…
A couple things to keep in mind when looking at this list…
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<li>These are only prospects that I have evaluated in person since January. There are plenty of players that I like, but are not on this list, because I don’t have a recent in person evaluation of them.</li>
<li>I have evaluated over 1,000 prospects in person since January, and there are other standouts who did not make this list. It would be nearly impossible to include everybody.</li>
<li>These are not all D1 prospects. These are all players that have stood out and will be a good prospect for whatever level they end up playing at (DI-DIII).</li>
<li>Prospects that are not from Illinois have their state noted in parenthesis after the HS.</li>
<li>Prospects are in no specific order within the position group.</li>
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Tyler Turner- Phillips
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<div>Chase Mackey- Normal</div>
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<div>[player_tooltip player_id="20859" first="Kaden" last="Cobb"]- Fenwick</div>
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<div>Robert Clark- Bishop Luers (IN)</div>
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<div>[player_tooltip player_id="20861" first="Nathan" last="Hayes"]- Saint Charles East</div>
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<div>Anthony Garzolini- South Vermillion (IN)</div>
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<div>Christian Perez- Grant</div>
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<div>Aiden Pieper- Sant Charles North</div>
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<div>Tommy Ulatowski- Saint Rita</div>
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<div>Preston Morris - Valparaiso (IN)</div>
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<div>Brayden Deem- Rockridge</div>
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<div>[player_tooltip player_id="37617" first="Payton" last="Hoker"]- De Smet (MO)</div>
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<li><strong><span style="font-size: 18pt;">RB</span></strong></li>
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<div>Deondre Lawrence - East Saint Louis</div>
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<div>Xavier McWhorter - Indian Trail (WI)</div>
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<div>Mathew Ortega- Cary Grove</div>
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<div>Aaron Caughn - Providence</div>
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<div>Ben McLaughlin- Warren</div>
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<li><strong><span style="font-size: 18pt;">WR</span></strong></li>
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<p class="">[player_tooltip player_id="20882" first="Quentrell" last="Harris"] - Lyons Township</p>
<p class="">Zeke Williams - Naperville North</p>
<p class="">[player_tooltip player_id="37530" first="Caleb" last="Merritt"] - John Burroughs (MO)</p>
<p class="">Brandon Bell - Wheaton South</p>
<p class="">Dane Pardridge - Marmion Academy</p>
<p class="">Myles Walton - Homewood-Flossmoor</p>
<div>Malik Armstrong- Minooka</div>
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<p class="">Eric Locke- Oak Park River Forest</p>
<p class="">[player_tooltip player_id="20883" first="Jalil" last="Martin"]- Kenwood</p>
<div>Jaylen Williams- Warren</div>
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<div>Luke Jones- Deerfield</div>
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<div>Jake Pieper- Vernon Hills</div>
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<li><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><strong>TE</strong></span></li>
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<div>[player_tooltip player_id="20891" first="Henry" last="Boyer"]- Payton Prep</div>
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<div>[player_tooltip player_id="31208" first="Andrew" last="Keller"]- Waunakee (WI)</div>
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<div>Sam Nehlsen- Taft</div>
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<li><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><strong>ATH</strong></span></li>
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<div>[player_tooltip player_id="20870" first="Jahari" last="Scott"]- Lake Forest</div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">[player_tooltip player_id="20868" first="Kaleb" last="Brown"] - Saint Rita</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">[player_tooltip player_id="20936" first="Lamar" last="Box"]- East Saint Louis</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">[player_tooltip player_id="20889" first="Evan" last="King"]- Tinley Park</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Chance Joseph- Lincoln-Way East</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Lavar Lindsey- Kenwood Academy</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Brandon Rogers- Brother Rice</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Chris Eubanks- Carmel</span></div>
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<div>[player_tooltip player_id="37545" first="Jimmy" last="Lansing"]- Chaminade (MO)</div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">[player_tooltip player_id="20900" first="Valen" last="Erickson"]- Saint Rita</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Miland Kumar- Schaumburg</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">[player_tooltip player_id="20899" first="Yaser" last="Al-Awadi"]- Maine East</span></div>
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<div>Drew Rustemeyer - Normal</div>
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<div>Joshua Sander - Hinsdale South</div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Joshua Sears- Libertyville</span></div>
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<p class="">[player_tooltip player_id="31210" first="Nate" last="Genzel"]- Kettle Moraine (WI)</p>
<p class="">[player_tooltip player_id="20892" first="Derrick" last="Parker"]- Rich Central</p>
<p class="">[player_tooltip player_id="20914" first="Thaddeus" last="Gianaris"] - Maine South</p>
<p class="">Grayson Dexter- Bradley-Bourbonnais</p>
<p class="">Basheer Anthony- Roundlake</p>
<p class=""><span style="font-size: 1rem;">[player_tooltip player_id="20893" first="Brian" last="Allen"]- Marian Central Catholic</span></p>
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<p class="">[player_tooltip player_id="20920" first="Jalen" last="Byrd"]- East Saint Louis</p>
<p class="">Chris Eubanks- Carmel Catholic</p>
<p class="">[player_tooltip player_id="20911" first="Kevin" last="Frazier"]- Brother Rice</p>
<p class=""><span style="font-size: 1rem;">[player_tooltip player_id="20926" first="Malyk" last="Jones"]- Homewood Flossmoor</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Daniel Chojnowski- Hampshire</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-size: 1rem;">RJ Miner- Marian Central Catholic</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 1rem;">[player_tooltip player_id="20928" first="Ahmad" last="Robinson"]- East Saint Louis</span>
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<p class="">[player_tooltip player_id="20930" first="Saveon" last="Brown"]- Thornwood</p>
<div>Khary Shaw- Brother Rice</div>
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<div>Michael Stenbroten- Lake Mills (WI)</div>
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<div>Kamari Harmon- Brooks College Prep</div>
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