Live updates: Illinois football signing day coverage
Illinois’ head coach Tim Beckman runs towards the locker room after the homecoming game against Minnesota at Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014. The Illini won 28-24.
February 4, 2015
Wednesday is college football’s National Signing Day. Check back here throughout the day for updates and bios when prospective student-athletes send in their National Letters of Intent. All rankings are according to 247sports.com.
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The 6-foot-1, 180-pound Nashville recruit was the 58th-ranked recruit in Tennessee.
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Updated: 9:02 a.m.
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3-star cornerback Desmond Cain has signed his letter of intent to play at Illinois.
The 5-foot-10, 180-pound Florida recruit ranked 94th in the country among cornerback recruits.
Cain attended the same high school as former Illini receiver Darius Millines (American Heritage High School) and helped lead his team to the Class 3A state championship game.
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Updated: 8:55 a.m.
3-star defensive tackle Jamal Milan has signed his letter of intent to play at Illinois
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Updated: 8:43 a.m.
3-star running back Reggie Corbin has signed his letter of intent to play at Illinois.
Updated: 8:25 a.m.
3-star linebacker Justice Williams has signed his letter of intent to play at Illinois.
Williams also had offers from Indiana, Kansas, Virginia and Mississippi State.
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Updated: 8:17 a.m. 10 recruits have sent in their national letters of intent already this morning.
3-star athlete Trenard Davis has signed his letter of intent to play at Illinois.
The 6-foot, 195-pound recruit from Florida was the 141st-ranked recruit in the state and was high school teammates with Illini commit Desmond Cain.
3-star wide receiver Sam Mays has signed his letter of intent to play at Illinois.
Mays, a 6-foot-3, 181-pound receiver ranks 82nd among the nation’s recruited receivers. The wide receiver proved athletic in high school as a two-sport athlete, starting at wide receiver in football and guard in basketball.
4-star offensive tackle Gabe Megginson has signed his letter of intent to play at Illinois. He is the 15th-best tackle in the nation, and rated No. 193 overall.
The Jacksonville, Ill. recruit is 6-foot-5, 295-pound lineman who had offers from eight other Big Ten schools, including Ohio State, Wisconsin, and Nebraska. The lineman also had offers from Arkansas and Mississippi State.
Illinois’ offensive line allowed 37 sacks last season, and the team averaged 117.1 rushing yards per game.
3-star cornerback Frank Sumpter has signed his letter of intent to play at Illinois.
The 5-foot-11, 196-pound defensive back was named to Illinois’ All-Catholic League and All-Area teams as a junior in high school. Nelson was ranked 23rd among Illinois’ top recruits in 2015.
The safety told 247Sports a factor in his decision to choose Illinois over Indiana and Nevada because of the school’s close location to his home in Chicago.
3-star defensive end Sean Adesanya of Eastern Arizona College has signed his letter of intent to play at Illinois.
The junior will have two years of eligibility with the Illini. The 6-foot-4, 230-pound defensive lineman was ranked fourth among Arizona recruits.
Adesanya will be the third defensive lineman from junior college on Illinois’ current roster.
Martin is one of three offensive tackles in Illinois’ 2015 recruiting class.
The 6-foot-6, 290-pound lineman out of Indianapolis, Ind. was the 12th-ranked recruit in the state. Solomon verbally committed to the Illini in mid-2014 after the program offered him a scholarship in October, 2013.
