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.

OFFENSE

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QUARTERBACK

RUNNING BACK

TIGHT ENDS

WIDE RECEIVERS

OFFENSIVE LINE (LT, LG, C, RG, RT)

DEFENSE (3-4)

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DEFENSIVE LINE

LINEBACKERS

DEFENSIVE BACKS

NOTES:

-Average star rating on offense: 2.55

-Average star rating on defense: 2.27

-Illinois starters include transfers Tommy DeVito (Syracuse), Chase Brown (Western Michigan), Brian Hightower (Miami), Calvin Hart (NC State)

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

-Tip Reiman and Alex Pihlstrom originally joined the Illinois program as walk-ons.

-Illinois starters that had an Iowa offer during the recruiting process: Keith Randolph, Jerzhan Newton, Pat Bryant, Isaiah Williams, and Calvin Hart.

-Other players on Illinois' roster that had an Iowa offer: Luke Ford, Artur Sitkowski, Shammond Cooper, Reggie Love, Eian Pugh, and Aidan Laughery.