2017 Top 25 DL

After watching hundreds of player films these rankings are who we project to be the best players at the collegiate level.

Please note: these rankings are not static and may change throughout the season.

Cover Photo Credit – Tom Hauck – Student Sports

# Name Pos High School Ht Wt College
1 A.J. Epenesa DE Edwardsville 6’5″ 260 lbs Iowa
2 Jacub Panasiuk DE Lake Park 6’3″ 265 lbs Michigan State
3 Olalere Oladipo DE Huntley 6’3″ 235 lbs Illinois
4 Izayah Green-May DE/OLB Bolingbrook 6’5″ 205 lbs Wisconsin
5 Joshua Maize DE Deerfield 6’3″ 230 lbs Undecided
6 Jackson Perkins DE Barrington 6’5″ 230 lbs Navy
7 Jawon Denton DE/OLB Morgan Park 6’3″ 200 lbs Northern Illinois
8 Chris Sampleton DE Nazareth 6’3″ 225 lbs Yale
9 Devonte Dunn DT Nazareth 6’1″ 275 lbs Toledo
10 John Mitchell DT Crete-Monee 6’3″ 270 lbs Undecided
11 Caylon May DT Rich Central 6’2″ 310 lbs Undecided
12 Noah Hickox DE Boylan Central Catholic 6’4″ 280 lbs Western Michigan
13 Ryan O’Malley DT Libertyville 6’4″ 250 lbs Undecided
14 Chris Elmore DT Phillips 6’0″ 280 lbs Western Michigan
15 Terez LaGrone DE East St. Louis 6’3″ 220 lbs Undecided
16 Elijah James DE Oswego East 6’4″ 265 lbs Undecided
17 Weston Kramer DT Marmion 6’2″ 275 lbs Northern Illinois
18 Joe Spivak DT Montini 5’11″ 280 lbs Undecided
19 Jordan Brown DE Lemont 6’3″ 220 lbs Air Force
20 Jordan Williams DE Champaign Centennial 6’4″ 240 lbs Ball State
21 C.J. Hunt DT Morton West 6’2″ 270 lbs Bowling Green
22 Anthony Barcal DT St. Viator 6’3″ 330 lbs Undecided
23 Jaylen Peoples DE/OLB Crete-Monee 6’2″ 225 lbs Undecided
24 Ari Ekowa DE Plainfield North 6’0″ 245 lbs Undecided
25 Lamontre Harvey DE East St. Louis 6’1″ 225 lbs Undecided

Honorable Mention/Players To Watch

Name Pos High School Ht Wt College
Malcolm Fox DE/OLB Phillips 6’1″ 215 lbs Undecided
Joe Moore DT Johnsburgh 6’3″ 275 lbs Undecided
Christian Wills DE/DT Althoff Catholic 6’1″ 255 lbs Undecided
Sean Kuhn DE Yorkville 6’4″ 240 lbs Undecided
Larry Washington DT Brother Rice 6’1″ 275 lbs Undecided
Ellis Taylor DE/OLB Fenwick 6’3″ 225 lbs Undecided
Caleb Jones DE/OLB Huntley 6’2″ 215 lbs Undecided
Zack Tencza DE/OLB Lincoln Way East 6’2″ 215 lbs Undecided
Derrell Grisby DT Chicago Hope 6’1″ 295 lbs Undecided
Dionte Moorehead DE Glenbard West 6’4″ 215 lbs Undecided
Joe Gannon DE Naperville Central 6’3″ 235 lbs Undecided
John Pempek DT Sacred Heart Griffin 6’4″ 300 lbs Undecided
Lane Sparks DT/DE Southwestern (Piasa) 6’0″ 240 lbs Undecided
Nathan Tyrpin DT/DE Quincy Notre Dame 6’1″ 240 lbs Undecided
Aaron Woods DT/DE Hinsdale South 6’3″ 250 lbs Undecided
Adam Robison DT Washington 6’3″ 250 lbs Undecided
Tommy Ciesla DE Neuqua Valley 6’3″ 245 lbs Undecided
Robert Jones DT Rockford East 6’3″ 320 lbs Undecided
Isaac Velasco DT Naperville North 6’1″ 275 lbs Undecided
Jack Merrill DE Buffalo Grove 6’5″ 235 lbs Undecided
Ebrima Njie DT De La Salle 6’2″ 270 lbs Undecided
Jake Bahl DE Marian Central Catholic 6’2″ 220 lbs Undecided
Matt Paulauskas DT/DE Lake Park 6’3″ 260 lbs Undecided
Malik Wells DE/DT Naperville North 6’3″ 250 lbs Undecided
Creo Argue DE Crete-Monee 6’3″ 225 lbs Undecided
Jonathan Taylor DE/ATH St. Joseph (Westchester) ’″ lbs Undecided
Bret Lopez DT Burlington Central 6’2″ 295 lbs Undecided
Isaiah Ward DT Peoria Notre Dame 6’0″ 285 lbs Undecided