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Illinois football recruiting scholarship offers from the past week

By Rees Woodcock

Sep 10, 2016; Champaign, IL, USA; (left to right) Illinois Fighting Illini offensive line coach Luke Butkus, head coach Lovie Smith, and back judge Jim Biddle watch the replay board during the 4th quarter at Memorial Stadium. North Carolina beat Illinois 48 to 23. Mandatory Credit: Mike Granse-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 10, 2016; Champaign, IL, USA; (left to right) Illinois Fighting Illini offensive line coach Luke Butkus, head coach Lovie Smith, and back judge Jim Biddle watch the replay board during the 4th quarter at Memorial Stadium. North Carolina beat Illinois 48 to 23. Mandatory Credit: Mike Granse-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 12, 2016; Madison, WI, USA; An Illinois Fighting Illini helmet during warmups prior to the game against the Wisconsin Badgers at Camp Randall Stadium. Wisconsin won 48-3. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports /

Jameson Williams

An intriguing option for Illinois at wide receiver is Jameson Williams. He is listed as a four-star recruit who is the No. 244 player in the class of 2019 and the No. 5 player in the state of Missouri.

Lovie and the Illini need to start building relationships with the players in 2019 and beyond. This is a nice offer considering they are only the third team to give out a scholarship to this talented player.

Chris Murray

Illinois needs more offensive line help in the future and getting Chris Murray would build that squad up. He is a three-star offensive guard who is the No. 542 player in the class of 2018 and the No. 55 player in the state of California.

Murray has nice size at 6-foot-3, 300-pounds. He is from Mater Dei High School, which is a powerhouse program at that level. I would love to start a pipeline in California.

Justin Johnson

More offensive line help the merrier and getting Justin Johnson would be huge. He is a three-star offensive tackle who is the No. 836 player in the class of 2018 and the No. 22 player in the state of Pennsylvania.

I think Johnson is pretty open with his recruitment right now. He does have 18 scholarship offers, but there might be time for the Illini to sneak in there.

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