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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 general view of Memorial Stadium before the game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Illinois Fighting Illini at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 14, 2015; Champaign, IL, USA; A general view of Memorial Stadium before the game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Illinois Fighting Illini at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports /

CB I’Shawn Stewart

Lovie is known as a defensive specialist and the Illini also hired Hardy Nickerson to be the defensive coordinator. That is a dangerous duo of coaching power.

Illinois needs to continue to build up the defensive secondary and getting a player like I’Shawn Stewart would help in achieving that goal.

Stewart is a 5-foot-11.5, 150-pound cornerback out of Bolingbrook, Illinois. He is a three-star according to Scout, but they don’t have him ranked among the state of Illinois.

Looking at the teams that have offered Stewart, I would think he has to be up there in the top 10 in the state. He already has offers from Iowa and Nevada.

Illinois currently has a nice stable of defensive backs that are young on the team. But, getting a player like Stewart would help build the depth.

I think Stewart could come in and compete day one but he is more of a 2019 starter. He will be a good player that the Illini would rely on to make plays and shut down wide receivers.

I hope Lovie can control the state of Illinois and get Stewart, among others.

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