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Twenty Join The Illinois Football Family
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Coach Ron Zook met with the media this afternoon to discuss the 2010 Illinois recruiting class.
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Feb. 3, 2010
University of Illinois head football coach Ron Zook announced today the signing of 20 players to National Letters of Intent to play football for the Fighting Illini in 2010. Among the class, Zook introduces 13 skill players and seven linemen. The signing class features players from 10 different states and our nation's capital: Illinois, Ohio, Arkansas, Tennessee, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Virginia, Louisiana and Alabama.
Click on player's name for bio information and video highlights
| PLAYER | POS. | HT. | WT. | HOME TOWN/HIGH SCHOOL |
| Shawn Afryl | Line | 6-3 | 320 | Skokie, Ill. / Niles West |
| Jonathan Brown | Back | 6-1 | 237 | Memphis, Tenn. / Christian Brothers |
| Simon Cvijanovic | Line | 6-5 | 279 | Cleveland, Ohio / Benedictine |
| Ean Days | Back | 5-11 | 200 | Kingsland, Ga. / Camden County |
| Brandon Denmark | Line | 6-3 | 220 | Tallahassee, Fla. / James Rickards |
| Spencer Harris | Back | 6-3 | 180 | Greenwood, Ark. / Greenwood |
| Michael Heitz | Line | 6-5 | 261 | Vermont, Ill. / VIT Senior |
| Trulon Henry | Back | 6-2 | 202 | Washington, D.C. / Woodrow Wilson / College of DuPage |
| Alex Hill | Line | 6-3 | 343 | Slidell, La. / Slidell |
| Jake Howe | Line | 6-1 | 270 | McHenry, Ill. / McHenry |
| Ryan Lankford | Back | 5-11 | 160 | Jacksonville, Fla. / Paxon School |
| Darius Millines | Back | 5-11 | 180 | Delray Beach, Fla. / American Heritage School |
| Miles Osei | QB | 5-11 | 198 | Mt. Prospect, Ill. / Prospect |
| Jay Prosch | Back | 6-0 | 250 | Mobile, Ala. / UMS-Wright |
| Austin Teitsma | Line | 6-2 | 242 | Glen Ellyn, Ill. / Glenbard South |
| Earnest Thomas | Back | 6-2 | 202 | Orchard Lake, Mich. / St. Mary's |
| Chandler Whitmer | QB | 5-11 | 185 | Downers Grove, Ill. / Downers Grove South |
| Anthony Williams | Back | 6-4 | 202 | Chesapeake, Va. / Atlantic Shores |
| Evan Wilson | Back | 6-6 | 237 | Woodstock, Ga. / Woodstock |
| Mark Wilson | Back | 6-0 | 232 | Tallahassee, Fla. / Lincoln |
SIGNING DAY BLOG with access to Ron Zook and Vic Koenning chats and the following videos: "Meet the Coaching Staff,"Three Early Enrollees, and "Look Inside Recruiting Headquarters."
