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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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WR Carmoni Green

The only player visiting this weekend that has already committed to the Illinois football program is wide receiver Carmoni Green.

Green committed to the Illini back on August 25 and was the first big-time recruit to sign up for 2017.

247Sports has Green as a high 3-star recruit, but there are other sites where he is a 4-star talent.  He is also the No. 358 player in the class of 2017 and the No. 46 player in the state of Florida.

This could be a great weekend for Illinois.  They have Green coming in and that should help stabilize his commitment so there is no flip-flopping on National Signing Day.

There are programs still after Green despite the commitment in August.

Green took an official visit to Utah back on November 18 and then to North Carolina on December 2.  He was also offered a scholarship by the Tar Heels that day.

Getting Green to stay strong with his commitment is huge, and using another recruit to help with that might be the way to go.

Owen Carney, who is also visiting this weekend, is actually on the same high school team as Green.

Hopefully, this helps in the recruitment of both players and they are a package deal that helps the Illini for the next four years.

Having Green committed is huge as well.  He will have a great shot at getting some early playing time on this Illinois football team.

Malik Turner is the No. 1 heading into 2017, but beyond that there are a lot of question marks.

Desmond Cain announced he will transfer and Zach Grant, Man Berg, Justin Hardee and DJ Taylor all graduated as well.

There is plenty of room for Green on this team and I can’t wait to see both him and Carney play on Saturdays.

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