Marketing campaign – the newest profitable spherical of Illinois continued on Wednesday morning, with a dedication to Donovan Catholic (NJ), Kai Pritchard.
A dedication that gave the ILLINI class from class 2026 a severe impulse.
Pritchard is a 4 -star recruit and is as much as the quantity 218 at nationwide degree, on 247sports activities. The quiet 6 meters-5, 275 kilograms is the second four-star consensus within the Illinois class, together with Nasir Rankin, the Morgan Park standout.
Illinois was Pritchard’s first official go to this spring, touring to Champaign in April. Visits to Rutgers, Boston Faculty and Duke adopted in Could and June, however Illini managed to exit in his recruitment. The native of New Jersey had different energy conferences in Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Tennessee and Western Virginia.
The final four-star offensive line recruit to play for Illinois was Gabe Meggson from Jacksonville in 2015-17 earlier than transferring to the state of Illinois. Illini additionally landed the 4 -star quiet Andrew Dennis, however transferred to the state of Michigan after passing by way of spring practices in 2024.
Pritchard’s dedication presents Illinois 21 in whole at school 2026 and the third offensive quiet, together with Casey Thomann, three-star in Richland County, and Millard South (Neb.) Landen von Seggern. It’s an Illini class that’s now in fourth place within the Massive Ten and 10 at nationwide degree, on 247sports activities, following the addition of a second 4 -star recruit.