24 elite college football recruits playing at the IHSA state finals

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The Illinois High School Association football state finals are scheduled for this weekend at Illinois State University.

Sixteen teams will play for the eight Illinois high school football state championships — and at least 24 of those players are expected to play on Saturday afternoons for some of the nation's top college programs.

Here is a list of the top recruits still playing in the 2025 IHSA state finals, according to the recruiting site 247sports.com, along with their rank in class, high school and college choice or top interested schools.

Illinois high school football Class of 2026 recruits

  • 4 DL Braeden Jones, 6-4, 250, Chicago Mount Carmel | USC
  • 7 OT Claude Mpouma, 6-7, 308, Chicago Mount Carmel | Nebraska
  • 19 WR Zachary Washington, 6-2, 175, Wheaton St. Francis | Michigan State
  • 21 DL King Liggins, 6-2, 285, Chicago Brother Rice | Illinois
  • 28 WR Kortez Rupert, 5-11, 155, East St. Louis | Indiana
  • 31 DE Joey Quinn, 6-6, 250, Chicago Mount Carmel | 15 D-1 offers, including four in the SEC and Big Ten
  • 47 WR Jamari Brown, 5-11, 175, Chicago Mount Carmel | Six offers, led by Ole Miss
  • 51 OT Terrell Berryhill, 6-6, 270, East St. Louis | Purdue
  • 54 S Tommy Thies, 6-0, 195, Oak Park Fenwick | Miami (Ohio)
  • 56 IOL Mytrell Tillman, 6-3, 300, East St. Louis | Three offers from MAC schools
  • 57 LB Leon Howard, 6-3, 220, East St. Louis | Central Michigan
  • 60 DE Cornell McIntosh, 6-3, 245, East St. Louis | Northern Illinois
  • 65 K Noah Sur, 6-0, 175, Oak Park Fenwick | Northwestern

Illinois high school football Class of 2027 recruits

  • 1 QB Israel Abrams, 6-4, 187, Lombard Montini | 15 offers, including nine in Big Ten or SEC
  • 4 ATH Myson Johnson-Cook, 6-2, 220, East St. Louis | 40-plus offers, including most of the Power Four
  • 5 LB Roman Igwebuike, 6-3, 220, Chicago Mount Carmel | 40-plus offers, including most of the Power Four
  • 6 WR Quentin Burrell, 6-3, 175, Chicago Mount Carmel | 40-plus offers, with Notre Dame the favorite
  • 8 DL Brayden Parks, 6-3, 305, Chicago Brother Rice | Three dozen offers, including 20-plus from Big Ten and SEC
  • 9 CB Raheem Floyd, 6-2, 170, East St. Louis | 22 offers, including 11 from Big Ten and SEC
  • 10 CB Tavares Harrington, 6-3, 175, Mount Carmel | 30-plus offers including 20-plus from Big Ten and SEC
  • 17 WR Laron Baker Jr., 5-10, 172, East St. Louis | 24 offers, half from Big Ten and SEC
  • 21 S Jabarri Lofton, 6-3, 200, East St. Louis | Eight offers, half from Power Four

Illinois high school football Class of 2028 recruits

  • DE Kameron McGee, 6-3, 234, Chicago Brother Rice | 26 offers, most from Big Ten and SEC
  • DL Caleb Tucker, 6-5, 355, Chicago Mount Carmel | About 20 offers, most from Big Ten and SEC

This article originally appeared on Journal Star: College football recruiting: Top recruits in Illinois high school state finals

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