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Scouts Eye: Prospects to Watch at State Finals

Scouts Eye: Prospects to Watch at State Finals
Scott Burgess
Scott Burgess November 27, 2024 @ 09:00 AM
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Caleb Tucker
Caleb Tucker 6'5" | 365 lbs | DL | 2028
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Steven Brown
Steven Brown 5'8" | 165 lbs | RB | 2027
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Roman Igwebuike
Roman Igwebuike 6'2" | 215 lbs | LB | 2027
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Zion Elliott
Zion Elliott 6'3" | 240 lbs | OL/DL | 2026
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Luke Miller
Luke Miller 6'1" | 215 lbs | OL | 2026
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Madden Wilson
Madden Wilson 5'9" | 175 lbs | RB | 2026
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Simon Kodosky
Simon Kodosky 6'2" | 175 lbs | TE | 2026
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Declan Gill
Declan Gill 6'4" | 280 lbs | OL | 2026
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Aaron Powell
Aaron Powell 6'2" | 220 lbs | TE | 2025
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Santonio Flowers
Santonio Flowers 5'7" | 145 lbs | WR | 2025
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Conlon Kane
Conlon Kane 6'4" | 205 lbs | WR | 2025
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Logan Davis
Logan Davis 6'5" | 320 lbs | OL | 2025
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Jeremiah Peterson
Jeremiah Peterson 5'11" | 205 lbs | RB | 2025
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Charlie Daly
Charlie Daly 6'2" | 220 lbs | LB | 2025
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Patton Leib
Patton Leib 6'4" | 260 lbs | OL | 2025
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Cooper Lehman
Cooper Lehman 5'11" | 175 lbs | WR | 2025
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Christopher Bennett
Christopher Bennett 5'7" | 170 lbs | WR | 2025
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Jet Reese
Jet Reese 6'4" | 225 lbs | LB | 2025
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Joey Quinn
Joey Quinn 6'6" | 245 lbs | DL | 2026
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Braden Peevy
Braden Peevy 6'0" | 180 lbs | WR | 2025
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Stephen Winkler
Stephen Winkler 5'11" | 205 lbs | LB/ATH | 2026
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Matthew Osterman
Matthew Osterman 6'0" | 175 lbs | WR | 2026
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Broden Reynolds
Broden Reynolds 6'4" | 240 lbs | OL | 2026
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Jack Webb
Jack Webb 6'4" | 225 lbs | TE | 2026
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Jeremiah Reed
Jeremiah Reed 5'8" | 155 lbs | DB | 2027
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Frank Luckett IV
Frank Luckett IV 5'9" | 155 lbs | DB | 2027
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Ronnie Gomiller
Ronnie Gomiller 6'0" | 185 lbs | WR | 2027
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Laron Baker Jr.
Laron Baker Jr. 6'0" | 170 lbs | WR | 2027
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Raheem Floyd
Raheem Floyd 6'1" | 165 lbs | DB | 2027
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Luke Injaychock
Luke Injaychock 6'4" | 290 lbs | OL | 2027
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Caleb Brown
Caleb Brown 6'1" | 240 lbs | DL | 2027
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Namari Anderson
Namari Anderson 6'3" | 265 lbs | DL | 2027
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Keegan Farnaus
Keegan Farnaus 5'8" | 170 lbs | RB | 2025
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Jake Jakovich
Jake Jakovich 6'3" | 275 lbs | OL | 2025
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Grant Smith
Grant Smith 6'5" | 210 lbs | TE | 2025
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Matt Mucha
Matt Mucha 5'11" | 205 lbs | LB | 2025
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Niko Griggs
Niko Griggs 6'3" | 225 lbs | LB/TE | 2025
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Sean Hubeny
Sean Hubeny 6'0" | 175 lbs | DB | 2025
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Malachi Smith
Malachi Smith 6'1" | 280 lbs | DL | 2025
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Connor Sullivan
Connor Sullivan 6'4" | 260 lbs | DL | 2025
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Tommy Ghislandi
Tommy Ghislandi 6'5" | 235 lbs | DL | 2025
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Cooper Zimmer
Cooper Zimmer 6'3" | 230 lbs | LB | 2025
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Ryan Fitzgerald
Ryan Fitzgerald 6'3" | 205 lbs | QB | 2025
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Charleston Coldon
Charleston Coldon 6'1" | 180 lbs | DB | 2025
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Brendan Loftus
Brendan Loftus 6'7" | TE | 2025
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Keylan LeGrant
Keylan LeGrant 6'3" | 200 lbs | LB | 2025
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Donovan Robinson
Donovan Robinson 6'3" | 210 lbs | ATH | 2025
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Amir Tillman
Amir Tillman 5'9" | 170 lbs | RB | 2027
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Maxwell Bell
Maxwell Bell 5'11" | 170 lbs | DB/ATH | 2025
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Duran Sims
Duran Sims 5'10" | 155 lbs | WR | 2027
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Aireon Bass
Aireon Bass 6'3" | 210 lbs | DB | 2027
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Tanner Jacobs
Tanner Jacobs 6'1" | 205 lbs | DL | 2026
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Douglas Mateo
Douglas Mateo 6'3" | 330 lbs | DL | 2025
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Craig Peacock Jr.
Craig Peacock Jr. 5'11" | 155 lbs | RB | 2026
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Dominic Bitz
Dominic Bitz 6'0" | 275 lbs | OL | 2025
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Armaad Sharp
Armaad Sharp 6'3" | 205 lbs | WR | 2026
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Ryan Myers
Ryan Myers 6'5" | 290 lbs | OL | 2026
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Xavier Chapman
Xavier Chapman 6'0" | 170 lbs | DB | 2025
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Carlos Rios
Carlos Rios 6'5" | 290 lbs | OL | 2027
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Donovan Brown
Donovan Brown 6'0" | 190 lbs | DB | 2025
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Blake Brown
Blake Brown 6'4" | 290 lbs | OL | 2025
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Bruno Massel
Bruno Massel 5'11" | 190 lbs | QB | 2025
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Brock Sperling
Brock Sperling 6'1" | 230 lbs | LB | 2025
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Sam Stec
Sam Stec 6'2" | 260 lbs | OL | 2025
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Kendrick Lyons
Kendrick Lyons 6'0" | 170 lbs | QB | 2025
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Drew MacPherson
Drew MacPherson 6'1" | 190 lbs | RB | 2025
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Drake Mosley
Drake Mosley 6'2" | 205 lbs | LB | 2025
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Le’Javier Payne
Le’Javier Payne 5'9" | 170 lbs | DB | 2025
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Ke’Andre McClendon
Ke’Andre McClendon 6'2" | 245 lbs | DL | 2025
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Tyler Drake
Tyler Drake 6'0" | 190 lbs | LB | 2026
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Tim Harkins
Tim Harkins 6'0" | 230 lbs | OL | 2026
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Lesroy Tittle
Lesroy Tittle 6'1" | 195 lbs | LB | 2026
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Dominic Dileonardi
Dominic Dileonardi 5'10" | 185 lbs | RB | 2026
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Dylan Reyes
Dylan Reyes 5'11" | 170 lbs | DB | 2026
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Israel Abrams
Israel Abrams 6'4" | 180 lbs | QB | 2027
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Zachary Beitler
Zachary Beitler 6'2" | 200 lbs | LB | 2025
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Will Carlson
Will Carlson 6'0" | 185 lbs | ATH | 2025
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Tavares Harrington
Tavares Harrington 6'2" | 180 lbs | DB | 2027
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Spencer Martin
Spencer Martin 6'1" | 150 lbs | WR | 2026
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Josiah Wallace
Josiah Wallace 6'8" | 290 lbs | OL | 2027
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Royce Searcy
Royce Searcy 5'8" | 165 lbs | WR | 2027
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Leon Howard
Leon Howard 6'2" | 220 lbs | LB | 2026
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Kingston Dunagan
Kingston Dunagan 6'0" | 210 lbs | DL | 2026
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Ian Campbell
Ian Campbell 6'3" | 230 lbs | DL | 2026
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Greyson Kelly
Greyson Kelly 6'0" | 190 lbs | RB | 2026
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Cornell McIntosh
Cornell McIntosh 6'2" | 225 lbs | DL | 2026
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Anthony Finnegan
Anthony Finnegan 5'10" | 160 lbs | RB | 2026
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Keller Stocks
Keller Stocks 6'2" | 195 lbs | QB | 2026
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Michael Rumoro
Michael Rumoro 5'9" | 185 lbs | RB | 2025
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Tristan Pusateri
Tristan Pusateri 5'11" | 200 lbs | LB | 2025
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Lamont Miller
Lamont Miller 6'5" | 290 lbs | OL | 2026
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Brayden Trimble
Brayden Trimble 6'0" | 160 lbs | WR | 2025
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TaRyan Martin
TaRyan Martin 5'8" | 180 lbs | RB | 2025
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Talyn Taylor
Talyn Taylor 6'0" | 165 lbs | WR | 2025
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Gabe Kaminski
Gabe Kaminski 6'3" | 220 lbs | LB | 2025
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Braeden Jones
Braeden Jones 6'4" | 245 lbs | DL | 2026
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Jason Dowell
Jason Dowell 6'4" | 275 lbs | DL | 2025
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Troy Velez
Troy Velez 5'10" | 190 lbs | RB | 2025
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Tony Chahino
Tony Chahino 6'1" | 200 lbs | QB | 2025
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Jayden Ellington
Jayden Ellington 5'11" | 165 lbs | QB | 2027
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JC Anderson
JC Anderson 6'7" | 230 lbs | TE | 2026
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Jacob Harvey
Jacob Harvey 6'1" | 175 lbs | WR | 2026
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Nico Castaldo
Nico Castaldo 6'0" | 180 lbs | WR | 2026
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Dierre Hill
Dierre Hill 6'0" | 185 lbs | RB | 2025
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Mekhi Mixon
Mekhi Mixon 5'11" | 190 lbs | DB | 2025
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Larevious Woods
Larevious Woods 5'9" | 195 lbs | RB | 2025
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Charles Bass
Charles Bass 6'2" | 180 lbs | DB | 2025
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Joseph Reiff
Joseph Reiff 6'5" | 250 lbs | DL | 2025
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Garrett Reese
Garrett Reese 6'2" | 170 lbs | ATH | 2025
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James Penley
James Penley 5'10" | 170 lbs | ATH | 2025
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Jack Elliott
Jack Elliott 6'1" | 195 lbs | QB | 2025
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Logan Malachuk
Logan Malachuk 5'11" | 175 lbs | QB | 2025
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<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This weekend the IHSA State Championships will take place on Friday (1A-4A) and Saturday (5A-8A) at Illinois State University in Bloomington.&nbsp; If you can't get there all the games will be streamed on NFHS. &nbsp;Here we examine the prospects to watch in each game that are ranked by Prep Redzone Illinois!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The event will be stacked with top ranked prospects!&nbsp; In the 2025 class there will be six of the top 10 ranked prospects in [player_tooltip player_id='201724' first='Dierre' last='Hill'] Jr (Althoff), [player_tooltip player_id='278883' first='Talyn' last='Taylor'] (Geneva), [player_tooltip player_id='258001' first='Jason' last='Dowell'] (Althoff), [player_tooltip player_id='1291979' first='Donovan' last='Robinson'] (Loyola), [player_tooltip player_id='278245' first='Gabe' last='Kaminski'] (Nazareth), and [player_tooltip player_id='176242' first='Charles' last='Bass'] (East St. Louis).&nbsp; Also the top two quarterbacks in the senior class and player of the year candidates [player_tooltip player_id='131488' first='Jack' last='Elliott'] (Mt. Carmel) and [player_tooltip player_id='1292076' first='Ryan' last='Fitzgerald'] (Loyola) will be playing.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Top 10 prospects in the junior and sophomore classes include 2026s [player_tooltip player_id='212319' first='JC' last='Anderson'] (Mt. Zion) and [player_tooltip player_id='270192' first='Braeden' last='Jones'] (Mt. Carmel) while the 2027 class is represented by top 10 prospects [player_tooltip player_id='611846' first='Israel' last='Abrams'] (Montini), [player_tooltip player_id='214234' first='Jayden' last='Ellington'] (Althoff), [player_tooltip player_id='1334146' first='Namari' last='Anderson'] (Montini), and [player_tooltip player_id='1335278' first='Luke' last='Injaychock'] (Nazareth).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><u>1A Ranked Prospects<br></u></strong>Belleville Althoff vs Lena Winslow</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Althoff<br></strong>RB [player_tooltip player_id='201724' first='Dierre' last='Hill'] Jr (2025 – Oregon)<br>DL [player_tooltip player_id='258001' first='Jason' last='Dowell'] (2025 – Mizzou)<br>CB/WR [player_tooltip player_id='1292071' first='Charleston' last='Coldon'] (2025 – Boston College)<br>LB [player_tooltip player_id='831091' first='Drake' last='Mosley'] (2025)<br>LB [player_tooltip player_id='1292104' first='Cooper' last='Zimmer'] (2025)<br>CB [player_tooltip player_id='973848' first='Xavier' last='Chapman'] (2025)<br>OL [player_tooltip player_id='1564786' first='Patton' last='Leib'] (2025)<br>OL [player_tooltip player_id='1564824' first='Logan' last='Davis'] (2025)<br>TE [player_tooltip player_id='1565530' first='Aaron' last='Powell'] (2025)<br>QB [player_tooltip player_id='214234' first='Jayden' last='Ellington'] (2027)<br>RB [player_tooltip player_id='1598828' first='Steven' last='Brown'] (2027)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><u>2A Ranked Prospects</u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Chicago Christian vs Maroa Forsyth</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Chicago Christian<br></strong>LB [player_tooltip player_id='1292232' first='Niko' last='Griggs'] (2025)<br>DL [player_tooltip player_id='832146' first='Brock' last='Sperling'] (2025)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Maroa Forsyth<br></strong>TE [player_tooltip player_id='1292241' first='Grant' last='Smith'] (2025 – Illinois)<br>DL [player_tooltip player_id='1184797' first='Tanner' last='Jacobs'] (2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><u>3A Ranked Prospects</u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Montini vs Monticello</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Montini<br></strong>DB [player_tooltip player_id='1292161' first='Sean' last='Hubeny'] (2025)<br>DL [player_tooltip player_id='1180017' first='Douglas' last='Mateo'] (2025)<br>DB [player_tooltip player_id='1280429' first='Maxwell' last='Bell'] (2025)<br>RB [player_tooltip player_id='1564790' first='Jeremiah' last='Peterson'] (2025)<br>WR [player_tooltip player_id='1564836' first='Santonio' last='Flowers'] (2025)<br>OL JC Hayes (2025)<br>RB [player_tooltip player_id='209448' first='Nico' last='Castaldo'] (2026)<br>QB [player_tooltip player_id='611846' first='Israel' last='Abrams'] (2027)<br>DL [player_tooltip player_id='1334146' first='Namari' last='Anderson'] (2027)<br><br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><u>4A Ranked Prospects</u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mt. Zion vs DePaul Prep</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Mt. Zion<br></strong>WR [player_tooltip player_id='278901' first='Brayden' last='Trimble'] (2025 – Illinois)<br>TE [player_tooltip player_id='212319' first='JC' last='Anderson'] (2026)<br>WR [player_tooltip player_id='212314' first='Jacob' last='Harvey'] (2026)<br>QB [player_tooltip player_id='369201' first='Keller' last='Stocks'] (2027)<br>OL [player_tooltip player_id='1400014' first='Broden' last='Reynolds'] (2026)<br>OL [player_tooltip player_id='1585319' first='Luke' last='Miller'] (2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DePaul Prep<br></strong>LB [player_tooltip player_id='1564036' first='Jet' last='Reese'] (2025)<br>WR [player_tooltip player_id='1525746' first='Braden' last='Peevy'] (2025 – Central Michigan)<br>OL [player_tooltip player_id='1146460' first='Dominic' last='Bitz'] (2025 – John's Hopkins)<br>WR [player_tooltip player_id='1454184' first='Matthew' last='Osterman'] (2026)<br>OL [player_tooltip player_id='901504' first='Carlos' last='Rios'] (2027)<br><br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><u>5A Ranked Prospects</u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Joliet Catholic vs Nazareth Academy</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Joliet Catholic<br></strong>OL [player_tooltip player_id='1292305' first='Jake' last='Jakovich'] (2025)<br>RB [player_tooltip player_id='1292307' first='Keegan' last='Farnaus'] (2025)<br>DB [player_tooltip player_id='1292312' first='Anthony' last='Brown'] (2025)<br>DB [player_tooltip player_id='537274' first='Zachary' last='Beitler'] (2025)<br>DL [player_tooltip player_id='401608' first='Ian' last='Campbell'] (2026)<br>RB [player_tooltip player_id='1167291' first='Craig' last='Peacock Jr.'] (2026)<br>RB [player_tooltip player_id='401593' first='Anthony' last='Finnegan'] (2026)<br>LB [player_tooltip player_id='401618' first='Kingston' last='Dunagan'] (2026)<br><br><strong>Nazareth Academy<br></strong>DL [player_tooltip player_id='278245' first='Gabe' last='Kaminski'] (2025 – Stanford)<br>WR [player_tooltip player_id='162591' first='Garrett' last='Reese'] (2025 – Indiana)<br>ATH [player_tooltip player_id='161367' first='James' last='Penley'] (2025)<br>OL [player_tooltip player_id='831101' first='Sam' last='Stec'] (2025)<br>QB [player_tooltip player_id='118787' first='Logan' last='Malachuk'] (2025)<br>RB/LB [player_tooltip player_id='801877' first='Lesroy' last='Tittle'] (2026)<br>ATH Edward McClain (2026)<br>WR [player_tooltip player_id='474760' first='Spencer' last='Martin'] (2026)<br>DL/OL [player_tooltip player_id='1335278' first='Luke' last='Injaychock'] (2027)<br><br><br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><u>6A Ranked Prospects</u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Geneva vs East St. Louis</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><br><strong>Geneva<br></strong>WR [player_tooltip player_id='278883' first='Talyn' last='Taylor'] (2025 – Georgia)<br>RB [player_tooltip player_id='252511' first='Troy' last='Velez'] (2025)<br>RB [player_tooltip player_id='330457' first='Michael' last='Rumoro'] (2025)<br>QB [player_tooltip player_id='252482' first='Tony' last='Chahino'] (2025)<br>RB [player_tooltip player_id='801711' first='Dominic' last='Dileonardi'] (2026)<br>WR [player_tooltip player_id='801707' first='Dylan' last='Reyes'] (2026)<br>LB [player_tooltip player_id='802037' first='Tyler' last='Drake'] (2026)<br><br></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>East St. Louis<br></strong>DB [player_tooltip player_id='176242' first='Charles' last='Bass'] (2025 – Mizzou)<br>LB [player_tooltip player_id='1291986' first='Keylan' last='LeGrant'] (2025)<br>DL [player_tooltip player_id='830840' first='Ke'Andre' last='McClendon'] (2025)<br>RB [player_tooltip player_id='278888' first='TaRyan' last='Martin'] (2025 – Kent State)<br>DB [player_tooltip player_id='188603' first='Mekhi' last='Mixon'] (2025 – Grambling State)<br>QB [player_tooltip player_id='831102' first='Kendrick' last='Lyons'] (2025)<br>RB [player_tooltip player_id='179193' first='Larevious' last='Woods'] (2025 – Lindenwood)<br>WR [player_tooltip player_id='1564075' first='Christopher' last='Bennett'] (2025)<br>OL [player_tooltip player_id='836292' first='Blake' last='Brown'] (2025)<br>LB [player_tooltip player_id='401621' first='Leon' last='Howard'] (2026)<br>DL [player_tooltip player_id='401599' first='Carnell' last='McIntosh'] (2026)<br>WR [player_tooltip player_id='1128408' first='Armaad' last='Sharp'] (2026)<br>QB Reece Shanklin (2027)<br>DL [player_tooltip player_id='1335224' first='Caleb' last='Brown'] (2027)<br>LB Philip White (2027)<br>RB [player_tooltip player_id='1282833' first='Amir' last='Tillman'] (2027)<br>DB [player_tooltip player_id='1335357' first='Raheem' last='Floyd'] (2027)<br>DB [player_tooltip player_id='1250731' first='Aireon' last='Bass'] (2027)<br>WR [player_tooltip player_id='1335408' first='Laron' last='Baker Jr.'] (2027)<br>WR [player_tooltip player_id='1335411' first='Ronnie' last='Gomiller'] (2027)<br>WR [player_tooltip player_id='419226' first='Royce' last='Searcy'] (2027)<br>DB [player_tooltip player_id='1335413' first='Frank' last='Luckett IV'] (2027)<br>DB [player_tooltip player_id='1335415' first='Jeremiah' last='Reed'] (2027)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><u>7A Ranked Prospects</u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mt. Carmel vs Batavia</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Mt. Carmel<br></strong>QB [player_tooltip player_id='131488' first='Jack' last='Elliott'] (2025 – Vanderbilt)<br>CB [player_tooltip player_id='830845' first='Le'Javier' last='Payne'] (2025)<br>WR [player_tooltip player_id='1564094' first='Cooper' last='Lehman'] (2025)<br>LB [player_tooltip player_id='1292234' first='Matt' last='Mucha'] (2025)<br>LB [player_tooltip player_id='299571' first='Tristan' last='Pusateri'] (2025)<br>DL [player_tooltip player_id='270192' first='Braeden' last='Jones'] (2026 – USC)<br>DL [player_tooltip player_id='1538329' first='Joey' last='Quinn'] (2026)<br>OL [player_tooltip player_id='283927' first='Lamont' last='Miller'] (2026)<br>WR [player_tooltip player_id='1354121' first='Jack' last='Webb'] (2026)<br>DL [player_tooltip player_id='801990' first='Tim' last='Harkins'] (2026)<br>RB [player_tooltip player_id='1585253' first='Madden' last='Wilson'] (2026)<br>LB [player_tooltip player_id='1524594' first='Stephen' last='Winkler'] (2026)<br>OL [player_tooltip player_id='1585329' first='Zion' last='Elliott'] (2026)<br>OL [player_tooltip player_id='1585147' first='Declan' last='Gill'] (2026)<br>OL [player_tooltip player_id='472668' first='Josiah' last='Wallace'] (2027)<br>WR Quentin Burrell (2027)<br>WR [player_tooltip player_id='1275281' first='Duran' last='Sims'] (2027)<br>DB [player_tooltip player_id='476341' first='Tavares' last='Harrington'] (2027)<br>LB [player_tooltip player_id='1598821' first='Roman' last='Igwebuike'] (2027)<br>WR Marshaun Thornton (2028)<br>DL [player_tooltip player_id='1682021' first='Caleb' last='Tucker'] (2028)<br><br><strong>Batavia<br></strong>DL [player_tooltip player_id='1292150' first='Malachi' last='Smith'] (2025)<br>WR [player_tooltip player_id='1362880' first='Isaiah' last='Brown'] (2025)<br>OL [player_tooltip player_id='1120487' first='Ryan' last='Myers'] (2026)<br>RB [player_tooltip player_id='401606' first='Greyson' last='Kelly'] (2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><u>8A Ranked Prospects</u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Loyola vs York</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Loyola<br></strong>ATH [player_tooltip player_id='890063' first='Donovan' last='Brown'] (2025 – Washington)<br>QB [player_tooltip player_id='1292076' first='Ryan' last='Fitzgerald'] (2025 – Iowa)<br>RB [player_tooltip player_id='831094' first='Drew' last='MacPherson'] (2025 – Iowa)<br>TE [player_tooltip player_id='1292068' first='Brendan' last='Loftus'] (2025 – Miami (OH))<br>DL [player_tooltip player_id='1292131' first='Tommy' last='Ghislandi'] (2025 – Army)<br>DL [player_tooltip player_id='1292141' first='Connor' last='Sullivan'] (2025 – South Dakota State)<br>LB [player_tooltip player_id='1564787' first='Charlie' last='Daly'] (2025 – Army)<br>WR [player_tooltip player_id='1564831' first='Conlon' last='Kane'] (2025)<br>WR [player_tooltip player_id='537272' first='Will' last='Carlson'] (2025)<br><br><strong>York<br></strong>DL [player_tooltip player_id='163858' first='Joseph' last='Reiff'] (2025 – Notre Dame)<br>QB [player_tooltip player_id='832150' first='Bruno' last='Massel'] (2025)<br>TE [player_tooltip player_id='1585186' first='Simon' last='Kodosky'] (2026)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->

This weekend the IHSA State Championships will take place on Friday (1A-4A) and Saturday (5A-8A) at Illinois State University in Bloomington.  If you can't get there all the games will be streamed on NFHS.  Here we examine the prospects to watch in each game that are ranked by Prep Redzone Illinois!

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413 Players Ranked

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    Nasir Rankin

    Nasir Rankin

    Morgan Park

    Illinois
  • 2
    Claude Mpouma

    Claude Mpouma

    Mt. Carmel

    Nebraska
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    Mack Sutter

    Mack Sutter

    Dunlap

    Alabama
  • 4
    Jonas Williams

    Jonas Williams

    Lincoln Way East

    USC
  • 5
    JC Anderson

    JC Anderson

    Mt. Zion

    Mississippi
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