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Illinois Football: Illini don top 8 for 2021 target Jimmy Valsin

By Rees Woodcock

CHAMPAIGN, IL - SEPTEMBER 01: An Illinois Fighting Illini helmet is seen on the sidelines during the game against the Kent State Golden Flashes at Memorial Stadium on September 1, 2018 in Champaign, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
CHAMPAIGN, IL - SEPTEMBER 01: An Illinois Fighting Illini helmet is seen on the sidelines during the game against the Kent State Golden Flashes at Memorial Stadium on September 1, 2018 in Champaign, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) /
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Top lists keep getting pumped out for the class of 2021, and the Illinois football team continues to be a contender for recruits around the country.

Isaiah Williams is going to need help at wide receiver when he takes over in the near future. That is why stockpiling the talent at wide receiver now will only help the playmaking quarterback down the road. Snagging someone like Jimmy Valsin would go a long way in building the Illini offense.

Valsin is a 6-foot-1, 175-pound wide receiver from Bowie High School and resides in Arlington, Texas. He is rated as a three-star recruit who is the No. 776 player in the class of 2021 and the No. 113 wide receiver in the nation. He is also the No. 104 player in the state of Texas.

A variety of teams have been coming after Valsin in the recruiting market. He has roughly 21 scholarship offers with some of the bigger programs being Illinois, Oregon State and Utah. But, on Monday, Valsin decided to trim his list down to just eight teams. The eight programs still vying for his commitment include Utah, Colorado, Syracuse, Oregon State, Kansas State, Houston, Indiana and Illinois.


It looks like Illinois is now on 13 top lists for recruit in 2021. That means we have the ability to be in the conversation, now it is time to close the deal. Closing the deal on Valsin would be big because we need more wide receiver talent relatively soon.

Josh Imatorbhebhe, Trevon Sidney and Ricky Smalling are all gone after the 2020 campaign. That is a big blow to the wide receiver corps. I do love the fact we have highly coveted transfer, Brian Hightower, coming in, though. He is going to give us a huge boost. I also love the freshman campaign Casey Washington had in 2019. He should be able to step up as a starter.

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There isn’t a ton of depth at wide receiver, as of right now, for 2021. That is what worries me the most. Having a player like Valsin come aboard would be big for the program. I would assume wide receivers coach Andrew Hayes-Stoker is on the recruitment. He does well in the state of Texas too. I am curious to see what type of impact Illinois can make on Valsin.

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