6 Land of Lincoln prospects to know about

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This is the first of many articles highlighting some under the radar prospects from the state of Illinois. Some you may have heard, some may already have offers and some are just waiting to be seen and promoted! </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":664287,"_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Jayvon Evans","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2024","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'1u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"2495","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Taft High School","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Raw corner prospect from Taft High School, Jayvon possess long limbs on a 6'1 frame that allow him to break up passes if he is anywhere near the receiver he is covering. A solid tackler, he can look a little stiff sometimes on the field but he has the speed to break on the ball and ball carrier in space. High academic in the classroom (3.2 GPA) it transfers to the field, look for him to be very active this summer on the camp circuit. His Twitter handle is u003cspan class=u0022css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0u0022u003e@JayEvansDBu003c/spanu003e","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_1_player":["338979"],"_player_evaluations_1_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"Marek is a super intriguing QB prospect out of Fenwick High School. Standing 6'4 he looks like he is a foot taller than the other players on the field with him. He possesses a rocket arm with just enough touch and plenty of athletic ability and speed to scramble away from any defender trying to tackle him. A smart player (4.2 GPA) he can handle whatever the defense throws at him and his adaptability on the field helps him to make plays where plays shouldn't be made.  A big summer camp circuit will help him secure the first of many offers as he leads the Friars on another great season in 2023. 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