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The history of Illinois producing NFL caliber defensive lineman is a very long list. They consistently send players to the next level almost every season and that is one reason why Michael Thompson should be the next special player.
Illinois Fighting Illini
Thompson is a defensive tackle from St. Louis, Missouri. He is already listed as a 4-star recruit and is a player that would help build the Illinois defense to one of the best in the country.
Illinois was the first school to offer Thompson a scholarship last year and then four others have joined the party. Right now he has offers from Illinois, Iowa, Kansas State, Louisville and Missouri.
Getting Thompson would be a huge step for the Illinois program because he is such a talented player and the Illini are going to need defensive tackles for 2018.
The Illini have 5 defensive tackles heading into the 2016 season but by the time 2018 rolls around that number will be reduced to 2.
Recruiting the defensive line is going to be important for Lovie and the Illini. If they can get some big boys to join Jamal Milan in the trenches then the Illinois football team will be prosperous.