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In football, especially with the Illini, there haven’t been many recruits that are must get type of players, but Houston Griffith is that type of guy.
Griffith is a cornerback in the class of 2018 that is drawing some big time attention early on in the recruiting process.
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Right now Griffith has 13 scholarship offers which include three SEC teams and a plethora of others. He is a wanted man, but I would be safe to say Illinois and their fan base want him the most.
Griffith isn’t just an ordinary player though. He is a legacy player because his dad, Howard Griffith, played for Illinois from 1987-1990.
Getting Griffith would be a massive upgrade to a defense that is going to need defensive backs in 2018.
Illinois currently has 18 defensive backs on the roster but among those 18 players only 8 of them will be with the team by 2018. That is going to leave plenty of room for a player like Griffith to come in and make an impact right away.
In addition to that, Griffith would be coming in to a team with a defensive mind for a coach in Lovie Smith.