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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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Oct 26, 2013; Champaign, IL, USA; Illinois Fighting Illini helmet on the field before the game against the Michigan State Spartans at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Pat Lovell-USA TODAY Sports /

S Houston Griffith

One extremely talented player that I thought Illinois would have had a chance with is Houston Griffith.

Griffith is a four-star safety out of Illinois, but he moved down to IMG Academy to hone his craft of football.

Having a player go down to IMG makes it more difficult for Illinois to recruit because before, Houston was right in the Illini’s backyard.

Now, Houston is down in Florida and the big programs can look at him more often.

But, Illinois does have one bonus on their side that no one else does and that is the fact that Houston’s dad was an Illinois football legend.

Howard Griffith was a part of some great Illinois teams in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s.  He rushed for 1,115 yards and 15 touchdowns his senior season.

Howard would go on to get drafted into the NFL and won two Super Bowls with the Denver Broncos.

The fact that Houston’s dad went to Illinois will hopefully help in the recruitment.

Illinois needs defensive back help as well.  They recruited a nice batch of players for the class of 2017, but Griffith is a different level than the Illini have been able to snag in the past.

If Lovie can get Griffith to come to Illinois and play college football, then I think the defense will be legendary.

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