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Illinois Football: Top 5 Recruits Who Will Impact the 2017 Season

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

Like I mentioned earlier, Illinois needed wide receiver help heading into 2017.  They are a man down from last season with the Cain transfer and they needed better personnel.

Carmoni Green will help with building the depth of the wide receiver core.

Green was a three-star recruit from Miami, Florida.  He is listed at 6-foot-1, 192-pounds and was a highly recruited player the Illini received a commitment from.

Illinois had to beat out some pretty big programs to get Green to come to Champaign.  He took official visits to North Carolina, Utah, and Washington State.

But, Lovie pulled Green from Miami and proved again that he has a nice reach in recruiting.

Green is also rated as the No. 98 wide receiver in the class of 2017 and the No. 15 wide receiver in the state of Florida.

I am excited to see what Green can do on the football field.  He will be participating in spring practice because he was an early enrollee as well.

Right now, Green is projected to be the primary backup behind Sam Mays, but I could see that changing pretty quickly.

Mays had a good year last year but Green is extremely talented and will be able to show off during the spring, unlike most incoming freshmen.

I think we could see a lot of Green this season whether it be starting or the first man off the bench.  He will be a special player.

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