After watching numerous player’s films these are some of the class of 2018 players to watch out for. While I still have a lot of prospects to evaluate, I have already seen many quality prospects that could make an impact at the D1 level. As a result of this, I will be adding more names to the watch list periodically.
Please note: these are NOT rankings, but a watch list of players to keep an eye on this season. This watch list will be replaced by our official class of 2018 rankings in the future.
| Name | Pos | High School | Ht | Wt | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylan Alexander | LB/ATH | Hoffman Estates | 6’2″ | 220 lbs | Undecided |
| Aaron Antoniou | MLB | Montini | 6’3″ | 200 lbs | Undecided |
| Zaire Barnes | S | Carmel | 6’2″ | 180 lbs | Undecided |
| Matt Bjorson | TE | Hinsdale Central | 6’3″ | 230 lbs | Undecided |
| Wyatt Blake | OG | Crystal Lake Central | 6’4″ | 310 lbs | Undecided |
| Nick Boehm | OG | De La Salle | 6’2″ | 285 lbs | Undecided |
| Joseph Bonds | WR/ATH | De La Salle | 6’3″ | 210 lbs | Undecided |
| Verdis Brown | DT | Mount Carmel | 6’3″ | 290 lbs | Undecided |
| Ben Bryant | QB | Lyons Township | 6’3″ | 190 lbs | Undecided |
| Tabyous Casterberry | TE | Joliet West | 6’6″ | 225 lbs | Indiana State |
| Chris Childers | RB | St. Rita | 5’11″ | 200 lbs | Undecided |
| Marques Cox | OT | Peoria | 6’5″ | 280 lbs | Undecided |
| Kriston Davis | RB | Belleville West | 5’10″ | 170 lbs | Undecided |
| Cooper Eckardt | OT | Richmond-Burton | 6’7″ | 300 lbs | Undecided |
| Samson Evans | QB/ATH | Prairie Ridge | 6’0″ | 195 lbs | Undecided |
| Jayleen Fitzpatrick | LB | Glenbard North | 6’0″ | 200 lbs | Undecided |
| Joshua Flowers | CB | Glenbard North | 5’11″ | 165 lbs | Undecided |
| Braden Foster | C/DT | Carmel | 6’4″ | 285 lbs | Undecided |
| Jalen Griffin | LB/ATH | Rockford East | 6’1″ | 205 lbs | Undecided |
| Brett Groves | OG/OT | Cary-Grove | 6’5″ | 295 lbs | Undecided |
| Zach Gulbransen | RB | Prairie Ridge | 5’9″ | 170 lbs | Undecided |
| Justin Hall | RB/ATH | Homewood-Flossmoor | 5’8″ | 175 lbs | Undecided |
| Trevon Hall | S/CB | Hoffman Estates | 5’11″ | 180 lbs | Undecided |
| Delonte Harrell | RB | Marist | 5’8″ | 175 lbs | Undecided |
| Bryce Hellgeth | QB | St. Viator | 6’1″ | 190 lbs | Undecided |
| Tyrik Henderson | CB | Glenbard North | 5’10″ | 165 lbs | Undecided |
| Geno Hess | RB | Peoria | 5’10″ | 180 lbs | Undecided |
| Jayshon Jackson | QB/ATH | Simeon | 5’11″ | 160 lbs | Undecided |
| Jeff Jenkins | OG | Prairie Ridge | 6’4″ | 260 lbs | Undecided |
| Ke’Von Johnson | RB | Joliet Catholic | 5’8″ | 165 lbs | Undecided |
| Micah Jones | WR | Warren Township | 6’5″ | 195 lbs | Undecided |
| Cade Keenan | DE | Crystal Lake Central | 6’4″ | 240 lbs | Undecided |
| Matt Kentgen | WR/TE | Maine West | 6’4″ | 190 lbs | Undecided |
| Fotis Kokosioulis | RB/ATH | Maine South | 5’9″ | 170 lbs | Undecided |
| Justin Kolzow | QB | Hinsdale South | 6’3″ | 190 lbs | Undecided |
| Derric Lee | CB | Waubonsie Valley | 6’0″ | 170 lbs | Undecided |
| Evan Lewandowski | QB | Lake Zurich | 6’4″ | 200 lbs | Undecided |
| Dashaun Mallory | DT | Marist | 6’2″ | 275 lbs | Undecided |
| Charlie Mangieri | TE | Dunlap | 6’4″ | 225 lbs | Undecided |
| Jackson Marcotte | TE | Mt. Carmel | 6’7″ | 235 lbs | Undecided |
| Giavion Mason | S/ATH | Bishop McNamara | 6’1″ | 185 lbs | Undecided |
| Eric Mooney | QB/ATH | Huntley | 6’1″ | 180 lbs | Undecided |
| Justin Moultrie | OG | Danville | 6’3″ | 360 lbs | Undecided |
| Kyle Neputy | QB | Stagg | 6’4″ | 220 lbs | Undecided |
| Greg Newsome | S | Glenbard North | 6’1″ | 180 lbs | Undecided |
| Trequan Nickerson | DE | Zion-Benton | 6’1″ | 225 lbs | Undecided |
| Peyton Nigro | S | Lincoln Way Central | 6’0″ | 180 lbs | Undecided |
| Charlie O’Connor | OG | Lyons Township | 6’4″ | 290 lbs | Undecided |
| Michael O’Laughlin | WR/TE | Fenwick | 6’4″ | 205 lbs | Undecided |
| Devin O’Rourke | DE | Lincoln Way East | 6’6″ | 230 lbs | Undecided |
| Quincy Patterson | QB | Solorio Academy | 6’3″ | 220 lbs | Undecided |
| Christian Perez | QB | O’Fallon | 6’1″ | 175 lbs | Undecided |
| Byron Perkins | CB | De La Salle | 6’2″ | 165 lbs | Undecided |
| Devin Petersen | MLB/ATH | Benet | 6’0″ | 215 lbs | Undecided |
| Michael Pimentel | OG | Niles North | 6’0″ | 275 lbs | Undecided |
| Austin Reifsteck | OLB/DE | Nazareth | 6’0″ | 220 lbs | Undecided |
| Charles Robinson | WR/TE | Waubonsie Valley | 6’4″ | 195 lbs | Undecided |
| Jack Sanborn | LB | Lake Zurich | 6’2″ | 210 lbs | Undecided |
| Charlie Schmidt | OG | Libertyville | 6’4″ | 270 lbs | Undecided |
| Dimitrie Skakavac | OLB/DE | Wheaton Academy | 6’2″ | 220 lbs | Undecided |
| Mariano Sori-Marin | OLB/S | Providence | 6’2″ | 210 lbs | Undecided |
| Saveon Smith | WR/ATH | St. Edward | 5’11″ | 165 lbs | Undecided |
| I’Shawn Stewart | WR | Bolingbrook | 5’11″ | 160 lbs | Undecided |
| Loren Strickland | S | Jacobs | 5’10″ | 180 lbs | Undecided |
| Tyler Stuart | WR | Herscher | 6’8″ | 220 lbs | Undecided |
| Destin Talbert | WR | Hinsdale South | 6’0″ | 165 lbs | Undecided |
| Coran Taylor | QB | Peoria | 6’3″ | 195 lbs | Undecided |
| Terrance Taylor | OLB | Mount Carmel | 6’4″ | 205 lbs | Undecided |
| Elijah Teague | DT | Marist | 6’3″ | 290 lbs | Undecided |
| Alek Thomas | RB/ATH | Mount Carmel | 5’10″ | 165 lbs | Undecided |
| Ezekiel Tulloch | RB/ATH | Joliet West | 5’8″ | 170 lbs | Undecided |
| Anthony Vespo | QB | Bolingbrook | 6’3″ | 190 lbs | Undecided |
| Derek Wentworth | OT | Minooka | 6’4″ | 280 lbs | Undecided |
| Javon Williams | QB/LB | Centralia | 6’2″ | 210 lbs | Undecided |
| Blake Wittman | WR | Jersey | 6’2″ | 185 lbs | Undecided |
| Hunter Woodard | OT | Tuscola | 6’5″ | 300 lbs | Undecided |
| Jimmy Wormsley | OT | Jacobs | 6’2″ | 285 lbs | Undecided |
| Caleb Young | OLB | Lemont | 6’1″ | 210 lbs | Undecided |
| Austin Nagel | WR | Lemont | 6’1″ | 170 lbs | Undecided |
| Mickey Brown | DT | Lyons Township | 6’3″ | 320 lbs | Undecided |
| Sam Marks | MLB | Stevenson | 6’2″ | 220 lbs | Undecided |
| Dorian Woods | QB/ATH | De La Salle | 6’3″ | 220 lbs | Undecided |
| Nick Marozas | OT | Brother Rice | 6’5″ | 255 lbs | Undecided |
| Jacob Ommen | MLB | Prairie Ridge | 6’2″ | 200 lbs | Undecided |
| Jayvon Blissett | WR | Hoffman Estates | 6’3″ | 185 lbs | Undecided |
| TJ Ivy | TE | Marist | 6’5″ | 220 lbs | Undecided |
| Landen Vesley | QB/ATH | Newman Central Catholic | 6’3″ | 210 lbs | Undecided |
| Donovan Baldwin | MLB | Curie | 6’0″ | 220 lbs | Undecided |
| Gavin McCabe | DE | Marist | 6’3″ | 250 lbs | Undecided |
| Owen Goldsberry | Hersey | QB/ATH | 6’1″ | 190 lbs | Undecided |
| Will McCabe | DE/TE | Fremd | 6’4″ | 250 lbs | Undecided |
| Joe Perhatz | MLB | Prairie Ridge | 6’3″ | 195 lbs | Undecided |
| John Deering | MLB | Lake Forest | 6’1″ | 220 lbs | Undecided |
| Nolan Eike | OT | Batavia | 6’6″ | 260 lbs | Undecided |
| Julian Pearl | TE | Danville | 6’6″ | 245 lbs | Undecided |
| Charlie Gross | OT | Loyola | 6’5″ | 270 lbs | Undecided |
| Nick Calcagno | WR | Naperville North | 6’3″ | 195 lbs | Undecided |
| Marques Ray | WR | Simeon | 5’11″ | 175 lbs | Undecided |
| Owen Thomas | OT | Aurora West | 6’3″ | 255 lbs | Undecided |
| Eduardo Gonzales | OLB | Nazareth | 6’2″ | 200 lbs | Undecided |
| Justin Gold | DE | Buffalo Grove | 6’5″ | 205 lbs | Undecided |
| J’Bore Gibbs | QB | Phillips | 6’3″ | 200 lbs | Undecided |
| Jose Vazquez | OG | Glenbard North | 6’3″ | 300 lbs | Undecided |
| Charlie Gilroy | TE | Loyola | 6’4″ | 215 lbs | Undecided |
| Arthur Hart | S | Joliet West | 6’1″ | 170 lbs | Undecided |
| Alex Capstick | WR | Stevenson | 6’3″ | 190 lbs | Undecided |
| Jake Detiveaux | OG | Hampshire | 6’3″ | 270 lbs | Undecided |
| Kevin Gardner | OLB/S | Richards | 6’0″ | 205 lbs | Undecided |
| Steven Migut | QB | Unity | 6’0″ | 170 lbs | Undecided |
| Aaron Byrd | OG | Bradley Bourbonnais | 6’4″ | 280 lbs | Undecided |
| Cole Tandy | MLB | University | 6’2″ | 210 lbs | Undecided |
| Tremayne Lee | RB | Sacred Heart Griffin | 5’10″ | 190 lbs | Undecided |
| Austin Glazier | OT/OG | Fenwick | 6’6″ | 280 lbs | Undecided |
| Brian Graves | MLB | Oswego East | 5’11″ | 225 lbs | Undecided |
| Calvin McDonald | DE | Marmion | 6’1″ | 245 lbs | Undecided |
| Jaleel Holloway | DE | Crete-Monee | 6’0″ | 240 lbs | Undecided |
| Bryan Smith | DE/OLB | Palatine | 6’5″ | 205 lbs | Undecided |
| James Dunner | QB | Jefferson | 6’3″ | 175 lbs | Undecided |
| Garrett Oakey | SB/ATH | Hinsdale Central | 5’11″ | 175 lbs | Undecided |
| Ryan Selig | SB/ATH | Lakes | 6’3″ | 205 lbs | Undecided |
| Nick D’Ambrose | RB | Addison Trail | 5’8″ | 180 lbs | Undecided |
| Genesis Forrest | RB/TH | Normal West | 5’8″ | 150 lbs | Undecided |
| Aaron Jones | DT/OG | St. Rita | 6’4″ | 285 lbs | Undecided |
| Brian Kaiser | TE/WR | New Trier | 6’7″ | 210 lbs | Undecided |
| Bryce Effner | OT | Metea Valley | 6’5″ | 270 lbs | Undecided |
| AJ Deinhart | RB/ATH | Naperville Central | 5’9″ | 175 lbs | Undecided |
| Johnny O’Shea | WR | Palatine | 6’3″ | 190 lbs | Undecided |
| Wesley Lones | MLB | Nazareth | 6’2″ | 205 lbs | Undecided |
| Jack Sullivan | DE | Plainfield East | 6’5″ | 245 lbs | Undecided |
| Noah Shannon | DT | Oswego | 6’2″ | 270 lbs | Undecided |
| Morgan Taylor | QB/ATH | Marist | 6’2″ | 175 lbs | Undecided |
| Kyle Gallagher | OLB/DE | Niles Notre Dame | 6’3″ | 205 lbs | Undecided |
| Ryan Laurenzo | WR | Naperville North | 6’4″ | 175 lbs | Undecided |
| Anthony Maraviglia | OG/C | St. Viator | 6’1″ | 270 lbs | Undecided |
| Michael Caceras | DE/OLB | Romeoville | 6’2″ | 205 lbs | Undecided |
| Leon Payne | WR/ATH | Simeon | 6’0″ | 165 lbs | Undecided |
| Fred Dixson | RB | Peoria Notre Dame | 5’9″ | 175 lbs | Undecided |
| Rich Cosey | RB/ATH | O’Fallon | 5’9″ | 175 lbs | Undecided |
| Matthew Stuckey | S | Rich Central | 6’1″ | 185 lbs | Undecided |
| Dominique Reed | CB/ATH | Simeon | 5’10″ | 155 lbs | Undecided |
| Daniel Hill | QB | Waukegan | 6’4″ | 210 lbs | Undecided |
| Brian Adams | RB | Sacred Heart Griffin | 5’9″ | 180 lbs | Undecided |
| Amir Brummett | QB/ATH | MacArthur | 6’4″ | 185 lbs | Undecided |
| Armon Brummett | WR/ATH | MacArthur | 6’4″ | 185 lbs | Undecided |
| Jeffery Chrones | QB | Glenbrook South | 6’1″ | 180 lbs | Undecided |
| Mike DeHaan | DE/TE | Andrew | 6’6″ | 230 lbs | Undecided |
| Ben Ellis | WR | Rock Island | 6’3″ | 180 lbs | Undecided |
| T’Nahleg Hall | RB/ATH | Richwoods | 5’10″ | 225 lbs | Undecided |
| Jaleel Holloway | DE/DT | Crete-Monee | 6’0″ | 240 lbs | Undecided |
| Clayton Isbell | QB/ATH | St. Charles East | 6’3″ | 195 lbs | Undecided |
| Jake Moertl | CB/S | Palatine | 6’0″ | 170 lbs | Undecided |
| Max Moews | QB/K | Bloomington Central Catholic | 6’2″ | 185 lbs | Undecided |
| Alec Pierce | WR | Glenbard West | 6’4″ | 190 lbs | Undecided |
| Jaden Reed | WR/ATH | Metea Valley | 5’10″ | 155 lbs | Undecided |
| Isaiah Rucker | QB | Crete-Monee | 6’6″ | 200 lbs | Undecided |
| Eric Schutt | DE | Jacobs | 6’4″ | 220 lbs | Undecided |
| Mario Wright | MLB | Homewood-Flossmoor | 6’2″ | 205 lbs | Undecided |
| Matt Morrissey | QB | Montini | 6’4″ | 190 lbs | Undecided |
| Quinn Boyle | QB | Loyola | 6’1″ | 190 lbs | Undecided |
| Lamar Lillard | WR | Momemence | 6’4″ | 175lbs | Undecided |
| CJ Rutherford | WR | Lindblom | 6’0″ | 170 lbs | Undecided |
| Andrew Ezell | DE | Lyons Township | 6’2″ | 245 lbs | Undecided |
| Craig Elmore | RB/ATH | Phillips | 5’10″ | 200 lbs | Undecided |
| Cole Tandy | MLB | University | 6’2″ | 210 lbs | Undecided |
| Will Christopher | OT/OG | North Mac | 6’5″ | 280 lbs | Undecided |
| Ed Gosche | OG/OT | Conant | 6’5″ | 260 lbs | Undecided |
| Drew Porter | RB | Antioch | 6’0″ | 180 lbs | Undecided |
| Josh Shodipo | CB | Oswego | 6’0″ | 180 lbs | Undecided |
| Jarrell Anderson | RB | East St. Louis | 5’11″ | 195 lbs | Undecided |
| Isaiah Lee | DT | Nazareth | 6’2″ | 270 lbs | Undecided |
| Max Kinast | MLB | Marian Catholic | 6’2″ | 205 lbs | Undecided |
| DeShon Gavin | CB | Providence | 6’1″ | 175 lbs | Undecided |
| Jake Cerwin | MLB | Carmel | 6’2″ | 210 lbs | Undecided |
| Julian Bell | ATH | Oswego | 5’8″ | 155 lbs | Undecided |
| Jordan Slaughter | OG | Althoff Catholic | 6’5″’″ | 300 lbs | Undecided |
| Perrion Winfrey | DE/DT | Lake Park | 6’5″ | 250 lbs | Undecided |
| Jordan Pringle | CB/S | Bolingbrook | 5’9″ | 160 lbs | Undecided |
| Marquis Burks | OLB/DE | Cure | 6’4″ | 200 lbs | Undecided |
| Deion McShane | WR/ATH | Freeport | 5’9″ | 155 lbs | Undecided |
| Nathan Korte | OT/OG | Morris | 6’5″ | 290 lbs | Undecided |
| Peter Bussone | OG | Normal | 6’3″ | 285 lbs | Undecided |
| Dalton Tevis | DE | Normal | 6’3″ | 225 lbs | Undecided |
| Colton Sandage | QB | Bloomington | 6’2″ | 180 lbs | Undecided |
| Shaneal Green | WR/ATH | Carmel | 6’3″ | 180 lbs | Undecided |
| Najee Harris | SB/DB | Chicago Hope | 5’8″ | 180 lbs | Undecided |
| Ian Fitzgerald | OT | Lake Zurich | 6’6″ | 280 lbs | Undecided |
| Matt Pollack | SB | Lincoln Way Central | 6’0″ | 180 lbs | Undecided |
| Victor Akinyemi | WR | Marian Catholic | 6’3″ | 205 lbs | Undecided |
| Khaliq Hammond | WR | Rich Central | 5’9″ | 165 lbs | Undecided |
| Jyran Mitchell | ATH | Rich Central | 6’0″ | 185 lbs | Undecided |
| Keenan Streitmatter | QB | Richwoods | 6’3″ | 185 lbs | Undecided |