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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 23, 2013; West Lafayette, IN, USA; Illinois Fighting Illini helmet on the field before the game against the Purdue Boilermakers at Ross Ade Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Pat Lovell-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 23, 2013; West Lafayette, IN, USA; Illinois Fighting Illini helmet on the field before the game against the Purdue Boilermakers at Ross Ade Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Pat Lovell-USA TODAY Sports /

DT Trevor Trout

Building up the defense line for Lovie and the Illini is a huge priority.  They graduated all four opening day starters and they need more depth now.

Heading into the class of 2018, one of the big recruits Illinois could snag to help bolster the line is Trevor Trout.

Trout is a four-star defensive tackle out of St. Louis, Missouri.  He stands at 6-foot-4, 295-pounds and he is a wanted man.

Scout has Trout listed as the No. 91 player in the class of 2018 and the No.7 defensive tackle in the country.

Trout has scholarship offers from a wide range of programs including Iowa, Nebraska, and Oklahoma.  He will be extremely difficult to get for the Illini.

Illinois is also listed as a low level of interest from Trout as well.  The recruiting process is long, though, and I wouldn’t count Lovie out of any recruiting race.

The one main issue I see with Trout is the playing time.  Right now Jamal Milan and Kenyon Jackson are both extremely talented and are going to be starters for the next few years.

Unless Trout doesn’t mind sitting a year, I think he might be extremely tough to get.

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