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Illinois Football: Recruits who have Illini on their top list

By Rees Woodcock

WEST LAFAYETTE, IN - NOVEMBER 04: An Illinois football helmet sits on the field before the start of the Big Ten Conference game between the Illinois Fighting Illini and the Purdue Boilermakers on November 4, 2017, at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Allio/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
WEST LAFAYETTE, IN - NOVEMBER 04: An Illinois football helmet sits on the field before the start of the Big Ten Conference game between the Illinois Fighting Illini and the Purdue Boilermakers on November 4, 2017, at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Allio/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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Here are the Illinois football recruits who have the Illini on their top list.

William Pritchard – Top 5

Pritchard is a 6-foot-3, 290-pound offensive guard from Manchester High School in Midlothian, Virginia. He isn’t rated or ranked by 247Sports, but his top five list does include Tennessee, James Madison, Syracuse, Virginia Tech and Illinois.

Illinois received Pritchard’s first official visit last week. Right now, 247Sports has him 100-percent to the Hokies with Illinois and Tennessee as warm as far as interest is concerned.

Ira Henry – Top 10

Henry is a 6-foot-5, 320-pound offensive tackle from Trinity Catholic High School in St. Louis, Missouri. He is rated as the No. 813 player in the class of 2019 and the No. 77 offensive tackle in the nation. His top list includes Oklahoma, Tennessee, Minnesota, Florida, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Alabama, Iowa State, Missouri and Illinois.

Iowa State is getting Henry’s first official visit. With only four left after the visit to the Cyclones, I assume Illinois will snag one. The Illini are currently 100-percent for Henry according to 247Sports. Missouri and Ole Miss are both warm as well.

Joacheim Price – Top 5

Price is a 6-foot-8, 315-pound offensive tackle from Harry D Jacobs High School in Algonquin, Illinois. He is rated as a three-star recruit who is the No. 922 player in the class of 2019 and the No. 86 offensive tackle in the nation. As far as I know, he doesn’t have a top list out, but he did start taking official visits.

Illinois received an official visit this past week. Price then visited Iowa State a few days later. That means they are both in his top five if he used two of his official visits on those two programs. Minnesota is the other warm program as well.

Ahmad Craig – Top 10

Craig is a 6-foot-6, 240-pound strong-side defensive end from Buford High School in Buford, Georgia. He is rated as a three-star recruit who is the No. 747 player in the class of 2019 and the No. 50 strong-side defensive end in the nation. His current list contains NC State, Mississippi State, UCF, Duke, UNC, Memphis, Oklahoma, Auburn, Tennessee and Illinois.

There hasn’t been much in the way of news since Craig cut his list. As far as I know, he doesn’t have an official visit set up yet.

Fabian McCray – Top 3

McCray is a 6-foot-1, 177-pound wide receiver from Phillips Academy in Chicago, Illinois. He is rated as a three-star recruit who is the No. 926 player in the class of 2019 and the No. 111 wide receiver in the nation. His list is now down to three teams and includes Iowa State, Minnesota and Illinois.

There hasn’t been an official visit in place, but McCray does plan on committing to a team in August.

Daniel Carter – Top 10

Carter is a 5-foot-10, 204-pound running back from St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He is rated as a four-star recruit who is the No. 356 player in the class of 2019 and the No. 19 running back in the nation. His list was cut down on Tuesday and it contains Texas, LSU, Utah, Pittsburgh, Georgia, Kansas State, Ohio State, Miami (FL), Oregon and Illinois.

One official visit is off the board for Carter and that was to Pittsburgh last week. As of right now, it doesn’t look like another visit is set up yet.

Peyton Powell – Top 10

Powell is a 6-foot-2, 182-pound athlete from Permian High School in Odessa, Texas. He is rated as a three-star recruit who is the No. 444 player in the class of 2019 and the No. 38 athlete in the nation. His list contains Ohio State, Texas Tech, Baylor, Texas, Virginia, Ole Miss, Oklahoma State, Arkansas, TCU and Illinois.

I believe the only official visit Powell has been on was to Virginia this past week. No other visit is planned as of right now.

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Kyren Williams – Top 8

Williams is a 5-foot-10, 200-pound running back from St. John Vianney High School in St. Louis, Missouri. He is rated as a three-star recruit who is the No. 343 player in the class of 2019 and the No. 23 running back in the nation. His list was down to eight and included Missouri, Michigan, Stanford, Notre Dame, Michigan State, Nebraska, Iowa and Illinois.

It seems like the overwhelming favorite to land Williams is Notre Dame. He is committing this Thursday and it comes right after his visit to the Fighting Irish. I think the writing is on the wall here.

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