January Rankings Update: Who was added to our Illinois 2026 list?
Prep Redzone Staff
In this article:
The 2026 Rankings were posted just hours ago! Our staff has plenty of analysis on the way to complement the release!
Quickly, though, below is a simple look at the names of players who were added in this update:
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Joey Quinn
Joey
Quinn
6'6" | 245 lbs | DL
Mt. Carmel | 2026
State
IL
| DL | Mt. Carmel -
Max Carmicle
Max
Carmicle
6'6" | 215 lbs | DL
Hillcrest | 2026
State
IL
| DL | Hillcrest -
Nick Hankins
Nick
Hankins
6'1" | 180 lbs | DB
Belleville West | 2026
State
IL
| DB | Belleville West - DeAndre Smith DeAndre Smith 6'2" | 215 lbs | DL Morgan Park | 2026 State IL | DL | Morgan Park
- Nathan Gonzalez Nathan Gonzalez 6'1" | 160 lbs | DB Minooka | 2026 State IL | DB | Minooka
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Terrell Berryhill Jr
Terrell
Berryhill Jr
6'4" | 250 lbs | OL
East St. Louis | 2026
State
IL
| OL | East St. Louis - Trenton Walker Trenton Walker 6'3" | 185 lbs | WR Nazareth Academy | 2026 State IL | WR | Nazareth
- Declan Gill Declan Gill 6'4" | 280 lbs | OL Mt. Carmel | 2026 State IL | OL | Mt. Carmel
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Jacory Brown
Jacory
Brown
6'6" | 215 lbs | DL
Belleville East | 2026
State
IL
| DL | Belleville East - Gage Ladere Gage Ladere 6'2" | 260 lbs | DL Lincoln-Way East | 2026 State IL | DL | Lincoln Way East
- Khalan Clemens Khalan Clemens 6'2" | 243 lbs | DL Bradley-Bourbonnais | 2026 State IL | DL | Bradley Bourbonnais
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Raymond Liggins III
Raymond
Liggins III
5'10" | 165 lbs | WR
Simeon | 2026
State
IL
| WR | Simeon -
Lorne Green
Lorne
Green
6'2" | 165 lbs | DB
Althoff Catholic | 2026
State
IL
| DB | Belleville Althoff - Matthew Connors Matthew Connors 6'5" | 255 lbs | OL Lincoln-Way East | 2026 State IL | OL | Lincoln Way East
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Matthew Osterman
Matthew
Osterman
6'0" | 175 lbs | WR
DePaul College Prep | 2026
State
IL
| WR/ATH | Depaul College Prep - Simon Kodosky Simon Kodosky 6'2" | 175 lbs | TE York | 2026 State IL | TE | York
- Brody Gish Brody Gish 5'9" | 180 lbs | RB Lincoln-Way East | 2026 State IL | RB | Lincoln Way East
- Aiden Wild Aiden Wild 6'2" | 205 lbs | ATH Lena-Winslow | 2026 State IL | ATH | Lena-Winslow
- CJ Harkins CJ Harkins 6'2" | 180 lbs | ATH Montini | 2026 State IL | ATH | Montini
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Brett Berggren
Brett
Berggren
6'1" | 180 lbs | WR
Batavia | 2026
State
IL
| WR | Batavia - Reggie Gray Reggie Gray 5'9" | 190 lbs | RB Morgan Park | 2026 State IL | RB | Morgan Park
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Stephen Winkler
Stephen
Winkler
5'11" | 205 lbs | LB/ATH
Chicago Mt. Carmel | 2026
State
IL
| LB/ATH | Mount Carmel - Jaedon Beamon Jaedon Beamon 5'9" | 190 lbs | RB Belleville East | 2026 State IL | RB | Belleville East
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Gavin Dobbs
Gavin
Dobbs
6'2" | 225 lbs | LB/TE
Triad | 2026
State
IL
| LB | Triad - Madden Wilson Madden Wilson 5'9" | 175 lbs | RB Mt. Carmel | 2026 State IL | RB | Mt. Carmel
- Jordan Horton Jordan Horton 5'10" | 155 lbs | ATH Bloomington | 2026 IL | ATH | Bloomington
- Aidan Nuno Aidan Nuno 6'1" | 250 lbs | DL Burlington Central | 2026 State IL | DL/OL | Burlington Central
- Dalton Oakman Dalton Oakman 6'0" | 180 lbs | QB East Peoria | 2026 State IL | QB | East Peoria
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Lambros Ioannou
Lambros
Ioannou
6'1" | 200 lbs | LB
Glenbard South | 2026
State
IL
| LB/TE | Glenbard South - Jaiduan Cranford Jaiduan Cranford 5'9" | 190 lbs | RB Metamora | 2026 State IL | RB | Metamora
- Kendall Griffin Kendall Griffin 5'11" | 165 lbs | DB Morgan Park | 2026 State IL | DB | Morgan Park
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Brady Kozlowski
Brady
Kozlowski
6'0" | 220 lbs | LB
Minooka | 2026
State
IL
| LB | Minooka - Alec Schlichting Alec Schlichting 5'9" | 145 lbs | RB Lena-Winslow | 2026 State IL | RB | Lena-Winslow
- Samuel Barborinas Samuel Barborinas DL Metamora | 2026 State IL | DL | Metamora
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Angelo De Sensi
Angelo
De Sensi
6'5" | 275 lbs | OL
Montini Catholic | 2026
State
IL
| OL/DL | Montini Catholic - Vince Prikos Vince Prikos 6'1" | 170 lbs | DB Glenbard South | 2026 State IL | DB | Glenbard South
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Kole Fager
Kole
Fager
6'1" | 185 lbs | ATH
Palatine | 2026
State
IL
| ATH | Palatine - Ryan Singely | DL | Lincoln Way East
- Luke Miller Luke Miller 6'1" | 215 lbs | OL Mt. Zion | 2026 State IL | OL | Mt. Zion
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Hunter Stepanich
Hunter
Stepanich
6'7" | 230 lbs | TE
York | 2026
State
IL
| TE/DL | York - Nolan Buehnerkemp Nolan Buehnerkemp 5'10" | 175 lbs | ATH Monticello | 2026 IL | ATH | Monticello
- Kadin Niekamp Kadin Niekamp 5'10" | 215 lbs | ATH Camp Point Central | 2026 State IL | ATH | Camp Point Central
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Zion Elliott
Zion
Elliott
6'3" | 240 lbs | OL/DL
Mt. Carmel | 2026
State
IL
| OL | Mt. Carmel - Ian Sims Ian Sims 5'11" | 255 lbs | OL Evanston | 2026 IL | DL | Evanston
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Alex Hernandez
Alex
Hernandez
5'11" | 185 lbs | ATH/RB
Boylan Catholic | 2026
State
IL
| DB/ATH | Boylan Catholic - Santino Bernabei Santino Bernabei 6'1" | 175 lbs | DB Maine South | 2026 State IL | DB | Maine South
- Stephen Petri Stephen Petri 5'10" | 195 lbs | ATH Metamora | 2026 IL | ATH | Metamora
