Weekly Recruiting Rewind: 2027 and 2028 Prospects

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prep Redzone Illinois had a busy week keeping up with everything going on across the state on the recruiting trail!&nbsp; So much so we had to break it into two parts!&nbsp; Here we look at the freshman and sophomores in <strong>Weekly Recruiting Rewind: 2027 and 2028 Prospects</strong>!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><u>Class of 2027</u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='426566' first='Trae' last='Taylor'] (Carmel)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Taylor sits at the top of the board in the 2027 class.&nbsp; Elite quarterback with an advanced passing feel at a young age.&nbsp; This week two more offers rolled in from Louisville and Kansas.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='432197' first='Quentin' last='Burrell'] (Mt. Carmel)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>State's top 2027 pass catcher was reeling in offers like passes this week courtesy of Michigan State, Louisville, NC State, Purdue, Minnesota, and Syracuse.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1329014' first='Cameron' last='Wagner'] (St. Joseph Ogden)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The offensive lineman from St. Joseph Ogden is a stud up front.&nbsp; Nebraska offered him this past week and the Iowa offensive line coach came to watch him wrestle.&nbsp; They liked what they saw out of the physical lineman as the Hawkeyes offered him as well. Purdue also stepped up with an offer to the big fella!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1334133' first='Brayden' last='Parks'] (Brother Rice)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Parks is the premier defensive tackle in the 2027 class.&nbsp; Buffalo and Michigan State each offered him a scholarship this week.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='611846' first='Israel' last='Abrams'] (Montini)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The state championship quarterback from Montini scored his latest scholarship from Toledo this week.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='901504' first='Carlos' last='Rios'] (DePaul Prep)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Rios really impressed us throughout the season as both a run and pass blocker.&nbsp; On Thursday he got his first offer from Toledo.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1598821' first='Roman' last='Igwebuike'] (Mt. Carmel)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Long and athletic 6'3” 220 pound middle linebacker is tracking as one of the best in his class.&nbsp; In the last week Louisville, Minnesota, Purdue, and Syracuse extended offers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='476341' first='Tavares' last='Harrington'] (Mt. Carmel)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Another 2027 Caravan defender that is gaining a ton of recruiting attention is this defensive back scoring scholarships from Louisville, Iowa State, and Kansas State.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1344621' first='James' last='Johnson'] (Belleville East)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Johnson was a breakout player as a sophomore with his jump ball ability high pointing catches on the perimeter.&nbsp; Miami (OH) liked what they saw and offered him.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1335265' first='Jake' last='Nawrot'] (Hersey)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Miami (OH) also offered Nawrot who is an emerging QB in the 2027 class.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1335452' first='Ethan' last='Posey'] (Lockport)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This Lockport offensive lineman scored his first offer from Toledo!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><u>Class of 2028</u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1682021' first='Caleb' last='Tucker'] (Mt. Carmel)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tucker might be the premier 2028 in the state which is why Louisville, Purdue, and Syracuse all extended early offers to the explosive defensive tackle.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Marshaun Thornton (Mt. Carmel)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Thornton might be the front runner for top offensive prospect in the 2028 class.&nbsp; Louisville, NC State, Purdue, and Syracuse liked what they saw extending scholarships this week.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1052814' first='Kameron' last='McGee'] (Brother Rice)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Michigan State and Wisconsin extended offers to this talented 2028 athlete from powerhouse Brother Rice.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1682049' first='Logan' last='Thompson'] (Althoff)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Thompson is a metro east wide receiver who showed flashes of major upside as a freshman on a state title team.&nbsp; Miami (OH) offered the pass catcher early in the process.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Darieon Prescott (Bolingbrook)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Bolingbrook young edge rusher recorded a pair of Big 10 offers this week from Illinois and Indiana!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->