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Illinois Football: Class of 2017 Recruits Visiting This Weekend

By Rees Woodcock

Nov 12, 2016; Madison, WI, USA; Illinois Fighting Illini head coach Lovie Smith during the game against the Wisconsin Badgers at Camp Randall Stadium. Wisconsin won 48-3. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 12, 2016; Madison, WI, USA; Illinois Fighting Illini head coach Lovie Smith during the game against the Wisconsin Badgers at Camp Randall Stadium. Wisconsin won 48-3. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 3, 2016; Champaign, IL, USA; Illinois Fighting Illini wide receiver Samuel Harlib (82) and Illinois Fighting Illini offensive lineman Joe Spencer (71) celebrate with head coach Lovie Smith after the game against the Murray State Racers at Memorial Stadium. Illinois defeated Murray State 52 to 3. Mandatory Credit: Mike Granse-USA TODAY Sports /

OL Joshua Fedd-Jackson

Illinois has a nice stable of running backs heading into the 2017 season.

Kendrick Foster is going to be back for his senior campaign and I think he is a dark horse for Player of the Year in the Big Ten.

Behind Foster will be Reggie Corbin who I could see being the third down running back and then there is Ke’Shawn Vaughn.

Vaughn might be around come 2017, but he lost his starting job and was relegated to third string for most of the season.  He is a question mark in my eyes.

Behind all of these guys is Tre Nation.  He saw some playing time this season but he was only a true freshman so I wasn’t expecting much.

All of these running backs are going to need blocking in the future and that is why Joshua Fedd-Jackson is so important for the class of 2017.

Fedd-Jackson is a highly recruited 3-star offensive lineman that is wanted by some high profile programs.   He currently has 11 scholarship offers from the likes of Michigan and North Carolina.

This would be a huge get for Lovie if Fedd-Jackson decides to come to Champaign.  Not only would he steal a big recruit from the big boys, but he would also stabilize the offensive line.

Illinois is losing a few offensive linemen heading into 2017.

Joe Spencer, Connor Brennan, and Austin Schmidt are all going to be missing from the offensive line next season and Illinois needs to fill those snaps.

Having someone with Fedd-Jackson’s size and talent will be nice so Lovie can mold him into an All-Big Ten type of player.

Fedd-Jackson has a lot of talent and you can tell by the scholarship offers.  He would be a huge get for the Illini.

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