Signing Day: Local football recruits

Local players expected to sign during the early signing period, which runs from Dec. 21 to 23.

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Marian Catholic’s Kyle Thomas (2) gives the Leo defender a little shimmy as he cuts.

Marian Catholic’s Kyle Thomas (2) gives the Leo defender a little shimmy as he cuts.

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Local players expected to sign during the early signing period, which runs from Dec. 21 to 23. Please send any corrections or additions to mobrien@suntimes.com.

Alabama

Conor Talty, St. Rita, K

Army

Mack O’Halloran, Downers South, TE

Brown

Karl Schmalz, Notre Dame, DL

Butler

Eric Bower, Huntley, OL

Colgate

Jake Stearney, Loyola, QB

Colorado State

Andrew Laurich, Yorkville, DL

Columbia

Charlie Newton, Payton, LB

Drake

Drew Heiss, Prospect, OL

Michael Jefferson Jr., Grayslake North, DB

Isaac Saffold, Kenwood, DL

Eastern Illinois

Blainey Dowling, Mount Carmel, QB

Panayiotis Mihalopoulos, Loyola, OL

Peyton Wilkerson, Lincoln-Way Central, LB

Eastern Michigan

Trenton VanBoening, Libertyville, OL

Fordham

Collin Gerger, St. Rita, OL

Holy Cross

Ross Dansdill, Wheaton North, LB

Illinois

Pat Farrell, St. Rita, DL

TJ McMillen, St. Francis, OL

David Olano, Naperville North, K

Illinois State

Dalonte Butcher, Plainfield East, DB

Ivan Erickson, Marmion, DL

Nick Hawkins, Lemont, TE

Joshua Robinson, Bolingbrook, RB

Indiana

Austin Barrett, St. Charles East, OL

Indiana State

Brandon Amaniampong, Downers South, TE

Jacek Blaszynski, Lemont, OL

Iowa

John Nestor, Marist, DB

Kahlil Tate, Kenwood, DB

Iowa State

Jack Sadowsky, Batavia, LB

Kansas State

Asher Tomaszewski, Mount Carmel, DL

Kent State

Dash Dorsey, St. Francis, WR

Chris Farrell, Lisle, OL

Lindenwood

Nate Compere, Crystal Lake South, OL

Miami (Ohio)

Lynel Billups-Williams, Crete-Monee, WR

Christian McKinney, Homewood-Flossmoor, LB

Ryan Sims, Marist, WR

Michigan

Brooks Bahr, Loyola, DL

Jyaire Hill, Kankakee, DB

Roderick Pierce III, Brother Rice, DL

Deakon Tonielli, Oswego, TE

Minnesota

Matt Kingsbury, St. Rita, LB

Pierce Walsh, Benet, WR

Navy

Jack Berman, Prospect, DB

Tyson Wilkerson, Homewood-Flossmoor, DB

New Hampshire

Kenyata Forbes, Kenwood, DL

New Mexico State

Jalen Brown, Glenbard South, LB

North Dakota

Tyler Erkman, Lake Zurich, DB

North Dakota State

Jailen Duffie, Warren, DB

Noah Taylor, Lemont, DB

Northern Illinois

Casey Bending, Fremd, DL

Michael Jimmar, Plainfield East, OL

Ryan McDonald, Phillips, WR

Christian Medlock, Homewood-Flossmoor, OL

Kyle Thomas, Marian Catholic, WR

Jacob Welch, Johnsburg, OL

Northern Iowa

Cole Dutkovich, Neuqua Valley, LB

Grant Larkin, Neuqua Valley, WR

Sam Reddinger, Morris, LB

Northwestern

Anthony Birsa, Joliet Catholic, OL

Frank Covey IV, Prospect, WR

Aidan Gray, Naperville North, QB

Damon Walters, Bolingbrook, DB

Notre Dame

Chris Terek, Glenbard West, OL

Ohio

Owen DiFranco, Glenbard South, DL

Danny Novickas, Mount Carmel, DL

Princeton

William Beargie, Nazareth, DL

San Diego

Sean Scheck, Marmion, DL

Charlie Specht, York, WR

San Jose State

Luke Griskey, Huntley, OL

South Dakota

Noah Smith, Mount Carmel, DB

South Dakota State

Jackson Kerstin, Naperville North, OL

Joey Neumann, Antioch, TE

St. Thomas

Owen Lyons, Brother Rice, WR

Kole Sneed, Oak Park, DL

Valparaiso

Gabe Rosen, Evanston, OL

Washington State

Kiwaun Davis, Kenwood, DB

Western Illinois

Terangie Eskridge Jr., Richards, DB

Nick Naujokas, Mount Carmel, LB

Oshobi Odior, Oswego East, LB

Western Michigan

Joshua Franklin, Crete-Monee, WR

Logan Lester, Kenwood, WR

Jack Parker, Loyola, TE

Angelo Stockstill, Simeon, DB

Wisconsin

Tyler Jansey, Batavia, LB

Justin Taylor, Nazareth, DB

Wyoming

Jake Davies, Yorkville, TE

Naz Hill, Kankakee, DB

Yale

Joey Fortner, Marist, LS

John Kemp, St.Ignatius,DB

Graham Smith, Lyons, TE

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