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Illinois Basketball: Rerating every Illini recruit from the 2010s

By Rees Woodcock

CHAMPAIGN, IL - MARCH 08: Kofi Cockburn #21 of the Illinois Fighting Illini breaks up a scuffle between Da'Monte Williams #20 of the Illinois Fighting Illini and Connor McCaffery #30 of the Iowa Hawkeyes during the game at State Farm Center on March 8, 2020 in Champaign, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
CHAMPAIGN, IL - MARCH 08: Kofi Cockburn #21 of the Illinois Fighting Illini breaks up a scuffle between Da'Monte Williams #20 of the Illinois Fighting Illini and Connor McCaffery #30 of the Iowa Hawkeyes during the game at State Farm Center on March 8, 2020 in Champaign, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) /
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CHAMPAIGN, IL – NOVEMBER 29: Jaylon Tate #1 of the Illinois Fighting Illini brings the ball up court during the game against the North Carolina State Wolfpack at State Farm Center on November 29, 2016 in Champaign, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
CHAMPAIGN, IL – NOVEMBER 29: Jaylon Tate #1 of the Illinois Fighting Illini brings the ball up court during the game against the North Carolina State Wolfpack at State Farm Center on November 29, 2016 in Champaign, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) /

26. Jaylon Tate (Old: 3-star/0.8642 – New: 3-star/0.8566)

While the recruiting pipeline to Simeon High School might have dried up over the past couple of years, John Groce was at least able to pull a few players from this prestigious Chicago institution. One of those players was Jaylon Tate.

Tate was a 6-foot-2, 180-pound point guard coming out of Simeon. He was rated as a three-star recruit who was the No. 203 player in the class of 2013 and the No. 52 point guard in the nation. He also had a composite rating of 0.8642.

A variety of programs were looking at Tate. He had offers from teams like Providence, DePaul and Northwestern, but Illinois ended up snagging the guard from Chicago.

All four of Tate’s college years were spent at Illinois. He managed to play in 121 games for the Orange and Blue and even started in 35 of those contests. Tate finished his Illini career averaging 2.4 points, 2.5 assists and 1.2 rebounds per game.

Tate being a three-star with a rating of 0.8642 was close to perfect. I did end up dropping him down slightly to a three-star with a rating of 0.8566. But Tate was about as good as advertised for the Illini.

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