Top 10 Illinois defensive players for 2024 HS football season
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (BVM) – Illinois has produced some tremendous defensive talent on the gridiron through the years as legendary players like Dick Butkus, Ray Nitschke and Kevin Greene all got their start playing high school football in the Prairie State.
Many other collegiate and pro defensive stars first made their names known while playing high school football in Illinois, and this fall, there will be several standouts taking the field across the state who could soon follow in the footsteps of those past legends. Between multiple four-star recruits and Power 4 commits, Illinois is loaded with defensive talent in 2024 which should make for an exciting season.
Here are the top 10 defensive players in Illinois for the 2024 high school football season.
