Signing Day: Area football recruits

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Brother Rice’s Ricky Smalling signs his letter of intent to attend Illinois. Worsom Robinson/ For the Sun-Times.

The following players are expected to sign on Wednesday.

Quarterbacks

Josh Bean, Hinsdale Central, Columbia

Clay Czyzynski, New Trier, Army

Chris Katrenick, Jacobs, Duke

Cam Thomas, Marian Catholic, Illinois

Receivers

Josh Babicz, Barrington, North Dakota State

Chris Bell, Bishop McNamara, Minnesota

Logan Christopherson, Lemont, Missouri

Andrew Edgar, St. Patrick, Illinois State

Austen Ferbet, Prairie Ridge, Army

Jon Hamilton, St. Patrick, Army

Griffin Hammer, St. Charles North, Colorado State

Jace James, Glenbard North, Northwestern

Cole Kmet, St. Viator, Notre Dame

Henry Marchese, Stevenson, Iowa

Jake Marwede, Loyola, Duke

Owen Piche, Neuqua Valley, Navy

Tyrice Richie, Homewood-Flossmoor, NIU

Jared Scott, Oak Park, Wyoming

Ricky Smalling, Brother Rice, Illinois

Mitch West, Montini, Navy

Running Backs

Ivory Kelly-Martin, Oswego East, Iowa

Jordan Nettles, Romeoville, NIU

Xazavian Valladay, Brother Rice, Wyoming

Prince Walker, Montini, Western Michigan

Offensive Linemen

Sam Ambrogio, St. Charles North, South Dakota

Fawaz Ayoola, Simeon, Western Illinois

Johari Branch, Phillips, Eastern Illinois

Trevor Campbell, Naperville Central, Western Michigan

Evan Day, Batavia, Illinois State

Dylan Deatherage, Bishop McNamara, Western Michigan

Isaac Hawn, St. Charles North, NIU

Evan Hecimovich, Naperville North, Dartmouth

Niko Ivanisevic, Hinsdale Central, Princeton

Kevin Jarvis, Maine South, Michigan State

Tyler Jost, Libertyville, Yale

Jamezz Kimbrough, Homewood-Flossmoor, Central Michigan

Bill Kuduk, Marist, Kansas State

Alex Palczewski, Prospect, Illinois

Jose Sanchez, St. Joseph, Eastern Illinois

John Michael Schmitz, Homewood-Flossmoor, Minnesota

Tom O’Mara, Marist, Western Michigan

Danny Walker, Wheaton North, Kansas State

Isaiah Willis, Mount Carmel, Eastern Illinois

Defensive Backs

Keyon Blankenbaker, Oak Park, Wyoming

Isaiah Robertson, Neuqua Valley, Notre Dame

Cameron Ruiz, Lakes, Northwestern

Kendall Smith, Bolingbrook, Illinois

Ian Swenson, Loyola, Connecticut

Dexter Warren, Phillips, NIU

Defensive Linemen

Jordan Brown, Lemont, Air Force

Jawon Denton, Morgan Park, NIU

Devonte Dunn, Nazareth, Toledo

Chris Elmore, Phillips, Syracuse

Izayah Green-May, Bolingbrook, Wisconsin

Elijah James, Oswego East, Central Michigan

Weston Kramer, Marmion, NIU

Joshua Maize, Deerfield, Miami (OH)

Caylon May, Rich Central, Bowling Green

Ryan O’Malley, Libertyville, Army

Olalere Oladipo, Huntley, Illinois

Jacub Panasiuk, Lake Park, Michigan State

Jackson Perkins, Barrington, Navy

Kris Reid, St. Joseph, Indiana State

Linebackers

Micah Awodiran, Marist, Yale

Tyler Desmartis, Homewood-Flossmoor, South Dakota State

Blake Holley, Barrington, Navy

Michael Kennedy, Mount Carmel, NIU

Marc Mondesir, St. Rita, Illinois

Dorion Pollard, Hinsdale Central, Ball State

Austin Ruetsche, St. Viator, Air Force

Jon Rhattigan, Neuqua Valley, Army

Chris Sampleton, Nazareth, Yale

Rolliann Sturkey, Oak Park, Central Michigan

Special Teams

Jack Darby, Batavia, Western Michigan

Sean McNulty, Maine South, Army

Jacob Swartz, Highland Park, Miami (OH)

Tim Zaleski, St. Rita, Wyoming

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