2009 Fighting Illini Football Recruiting Class

National Signing Day finally arrived Wednesday bringing a host of new players to the Orange and Blue. Zook inked 20 football players from across the country. Highlighting the class are five four-star and five three-star football players.

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OT Andrew Carter

Leon HS

Tallahassee, Fla.

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QB Nathan Scheelhaase

Rockhurst HS

Kansas City, Mo.

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DT Lendell Buckner

Leo Catholic HS

Chicago, Ill.

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WR Terry Hawthorne

East St Louis Senior HS

East Saint Louis, Ill.

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CB Justin Green

Male HS

Louisville, Ky.

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OT Leon Hill

Leo Catholic HS

Chicago, Ill.

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S Tommie Hopkins

East St Louis Senior HS

East Saint Louis, Ill.

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S Steve Hull

Sycamore HS

Cincinnati, Ohio

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DE Michael Buchanan

Homewood-Flossmoor HS

Flossmoor, Ill.

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RB Bud Golden

Sycamore HS

Cincinnati, Ohio

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LB Aaron Gress JUCO

College of the Sequoias

Visalia, Calif.

LB Eric Watts

Samuel W. Wolfson HS

Jacksonville, Fla.

CB Joelil Thrash

Woodson HS

Washington, D.C.

OT Hugh Thornton

Oberlin HS

Oberlin, Ohio

DT Tim Kynard

St. Johns Jesuit HS

Toledo, Ohio

DT Akeem Spence

Ft. Walton Beach HS

Fort Walton Beach, Fla.

OG Jake Feldmeyer

Centerville

Centerville, Ohio

TE Justin Lattimore

Gaither HS

Tampa, Fla.

S Walter Aikens

Harding University HS

Charlotte, N.C.

FB Greg Fuller

Thornton Township HS

Harvey, Ill.

Rankings and positions based on

Scout.com predictions