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Illinois Football: Ten Class of 2018 Recruits on My Illini Wish List

By Rees Woodcock

Nov 28, 2015; Chicago, IL, USA; The Illinois Fighting Illini seniors salute the crowd prior to a game against the Northwestern Wildcats at Soldier Field. Northwestern won 24-14. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Wierzbicki-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 28, 2015; Chicago, IL, USA; The Illinois Fighting Illini seniors salute the crowd prior to a game against the Northwestern Wildcats at Soldier Field. Northwestern won 24-14. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Wierzbicki-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 14, 2015; Champaign, IL, USA; A detailed view of the Illinois Fighting Illini helmet before the game against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports /

QB Coran Taylor

The quarterback situation for the Illinois football team isn’t set in 2017 by any means.  They have a bunch of questions that need to be answered.

But, heading into 2018 things should be more stable and getting a player like Coran Taylor would help as well.

Taylor isn’t ranked by Scout and I believe he is flying under the radar with most programs right now.

The thing that excites me the most about Taylor is he stands at 6-foot-3, 205-pounds and he is a duel-threat quarterback.

Illinois has a legit shot at snagging Taylor for 2018.  He is from Peoria, Illinois and the Illini need more quarterback depth.

On the roster right now they have Chayce Crouch and Jeff George, who will both be around in 2018.

Illinois also has Cam Thomas and Dwayne Lawson coming in from the class of 2017.

Thomas is a true freshman and Lawson is a transfer who I believe will have two years of eligibility remaining.

So, while it looks like a crowd for the starting quarterback job, none of these players have proved anything and there is a wide open competition.

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I could see a player like Taylor coming in and competing for the starting job.  He has a high upside and I hope the Illini can snag him.

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