ICYMI: 2022 Rankings Were Posted This Week
Prep Redzone Staff
In case you missed it, Prep Redzone Illinois updated our 2022 Prospect Rankings earlier this week! The rankings now include 618 college prospects with a top five of
Luther Burden
Luther
Burden
6'2" | 185 lbs | WR
East St. Louis | 2022
State
IL
,
Kaleb Brown
Kaleb
Brown
5'11" | 190 lbs | RB
St. Rita | 2022
State
IL
,
Tyler Morris
Tyler
Morris
6'0" | 170 lbs | WR
Nazareth Academy | 2022
State
IL
,
Sebastian Cheeks
Sebastian
Cheeks
6'2" | 210 lbs | LB
Evanston Township | 2022
State
IL
, and
Maurice Edwards
Maurice
Edwards
5'11" | 195 lbs | RB
Warren Township | 2022
State
IL
!
Things you need to know about our Prospect Rankings How do you decide where a player gets ranked? Let us tell you. Prep Redzone Illinois prospect rankings are compiled by our Scouts with input from high school and college coaches who watch a ton of Illinois football. We put a lot of time and energy into it and we are as diligent as we can possibly be to get it right. We never intentionally set out to bury a kid or leave them off the list. We try not to be biased, other than favoring athletes with talent and a desire to get better. We work hard at being fair. Most importantly, this list is about college potential, not current performance. Let us repeat that: This list is about college potential, not current performance. This is the big one, the factor that causes the most consternation, the most misunderstanding, especially among keenly interested parents. With that in mind, getting your film online and attending offseason events matters greatly. It is a reality, that players who do not have accessible tape and do not play in offseason events that are highly attended by other collegiate prospects are diminishing their opportunity to get noticed and distinguish themselves as a recruit and therefore make the rankings.
Luther
Burden
6'2" | 185 lbs | WR
East St. Louis | 2022
State
IL
,
Kaleb Brown
Kaleb
Brown
5'11" | 190 lbs | RB
St. Rita | 2022
State
IL
,
Tyler Morris
Tyler
Morris
6'0" | 170 lbs | WR
Nazareth Academy | 2022
State
IL
,
Sebastian Cheeks
Sebastian
Cheeks
6'2" | 210 lbs | LB
Evanston Township | 2022
State
IL
, and
Maurice Edwards
Maurice
Edwards
5'11" | 195 lbs | RB
Warren Township | 2022
State
IL
!
See where your favorite players stack up in the state by viewing the Illinois 2022 Rankings!
[related_ranking_articles draft_state="Illinois" draft_pub_date="January 11, 2022" days_after_pub="5" header="We have begun analyzing the rankings updates in the following articles, too:" ]Things you need to know about our Prospect Rankings How do you decide where a player gets ranked? Let us tell you. Prep Redzone Illinois prospect rankings are compiled by our Scouts with input from high school and college coaches who watch a ton of Illinois football. We put a lot of time and energy into it and we are as diligent as we can possibly be to get it right. We never intentionally set out to bury a kid or leave them off the list. We try not to be biased, other than favoring athletes with talent and a desire to get better. We work hard at being fair. Most importantly, this list is about college potential, not current performance. Let us repeat that: This list is about college potential, not current performance. This is the big one, the factor that causes the most consternation, the most misunderstanding, especially among keenly interested parents. With that in mind, getting your film online and attending offseason events matters greatly. It is a reality, that players who do not have accessible tape and do not play in offseason events that are highly attended by other collegiate prospects are diminishing their opportunity to get noticed and distinguish themselves as a recruit and therefore make the rankings.
