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11/18/2021 football Edit

Throwback Thursday: Looking back at Illinois' starters as recruits

QB Brandon Peters was a four-star recruit who signed with Michigan in 2016 before transferring to Illinois.

Blair Sanderson • Hawkeye Beacon

Editor

MORE: Looking back at Iowa's starters as recruits

In our Throwback Thursday feature, we are going to take a quick look back at Iowa's opponent every week and see how their starters were ranked as recruits.

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NOTES:

-Average star rating on offense: 2.55

-Average star rating on defense: 2.27

-Illinois starters include transfers Brandon Peters (Michigan), Chase Brown (Western Michigan), Jack Badovinac (Colgate), and Roderick Perry (South Carolina State).

-Devon Witherspoon was a late signee for Illinois in July 2019 that was originally planning to go the junior college route.

-Illinois starters that had an Iowa offer during the recruiting process: Brandon Peters, Keith Randolph, Luke Ford, Jerzhan Newton, and Khalan Tolson.

-Other players on Illinois' roster that had an Iowa offer: Artur Sitkowski, Shammond Cooper, Isaiah Williams, Reggie Love, and Pat Bryant.

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