Signing Day: Local football recruits

Local players expected to sign during the early signing period, which runs from Dec. 20 to 22.

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St. Francis’ Alessio Milivojevic (11) passes the ball against Nazareth.

St. Francis’ Alessio Milivojevic (11) passes the ball against Nazareth.

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Local players expected to sign during the early signing period, which runs from Dec. 20 to 22. Please send any corrections or additions to mobrien@suntimes.com.

Army

Kyle Baltazar, Loyola, OL

Joshua Manecke, Downers Grove South, OL

Randall Nauden, Brother Rice, RB

JT Poynton, Lincoln-Way East, DB

Tim Savchuk, Oswego East, OL

Andrew Wiggins, Oswego East, DB

Ball State

Brady Barrowman, Minooka, OL

Eric McClain, Glenbard East, DB

Brown

Nathan Kunickis, Lemont, QB

Butler

Marcus Brown, Brother Rice, QB

Cincinnati

Zac Clarke, Oswego, OL

Clemson

Christian Betancur, Marian Central, TE

Coastal Carolina

Logan Brasfield, Yorkville, OL

Jacob Katauskas, Lemont, OL

Colgate

Joe Kelly, Loyola, DL

Noah Pfafflin, Lyons, LB

Connecticut

Ethan Hogg, Loyola, LB

Dayton

AJ Carlson, Lemont, TE

Eastern Illinois

Dillon Conway, Mount Carmel, DB

Kwan Johnson, Eisenhower, OL

Georgia

Marques Easley, Kankakee, OL

Harvard

Ben Alvarez, Yorkville, LB

Illinois

Joe Barna, Wheaton North, DE

Tysean Griffin, Morgan Park, WR

Brandon Hansen, Mundelein, OL

Eddie Tuerk, Lyons, DL

Illinois State

Ben Cooper, Maine West, LB

Matt Lawson, Hoffman Estates, RB

Luke Mailander, York, WR

Indiana State

Torey French, Carmel, WR

Iowa

Josh Janowski, Lincoln-Way East, OL

Bodey McCaslin, St. Charles East, OL

Will Nolan, Hersey, OL

KJ Parker, IC Catholic, WR

Iowa State

Cael Brezina, Downers Grove North, LB

David Coffey, De La Salle, DB

Kansas

Austin Alexander, Marian Catholic, DB

Kent State

Darrion Gilliam, Mount Carmel, WR

Miami

Marquise Lightfoot, Kenwood, DE

Justin Scott, St. Ignatius, DL

Michigan

I’Marion Stewart, Kenwood, WR

Michigan State

Alessio Milivojevic, St. Francis, QB

Minnesota

Julian Johnson, Waubonsie Valley, TE

Jaydon Wright, Bishop McNamara, RB

Navy

Alonzo Manning Jr., Mount Carmel, RB

North Dakota

Jayden Jones, Mount Carmel, DB

Northern Illinois

Sirmaine Campbell, Rich, DL

George Dimopoulos, Crystal Lake Central, WR

Jason Fowler, Niles West, TE

Ivan Moore Jr., Kenwood, DE

Devion Reynolds, Carmel, DB

Ryan Williams, Hope Academy, DB

Northern Iowa

Cale McThenia, Marian Central, QB

Northwestern

Ryan Boe, Batavia, QB

Carson Grove, Hersey, WR

Patrick Schaller, Glenbrook North, TE

Notre Dame

Cam Williams, Glenbard South, WR

Ohio

Miles Cremascoli, New Trier, TE

Parker Startz, Mount Carmel, LB

Purdue

Luke Williams, Naperville North, DB

St. Thomas

Ethan Aghakhan, Stevenson, DL

Marc Coy, Marist, RB

Walker Owens, Wheaton North, LB

South Dakota

Nick Mayfield, Eisenhower, QB

Southeast Missouri State

Johnny Weber, Carmel, QB

Southern Illinois

Ben Fiegel, Batavia, LB

Aidan Moriarty, Oswego East, TE

South Dakota State

Anthony Palano, Buffalo Grove, LB

Texas A&M

Eric Karner, IC Catholic, TE

Toledo

Carlos Hazelwood, Tinley Park, DL

Virginia

Grant Ellinger, Naperville Central, OL

Western Michigan

Jordan Buckley, Batavia, DL

Conor Kenzinger, Brother Rice, OL

Charles Miles Jr., Mount Carmel, DB

Wisconsin

Kyan Berry-Johnson, Bolingbrook, WR

Darrion Dupree, Mount Carmel, RB

Dillan Johnson, Joliet Catholic, DL

Grant Stec, Jacobs, TE

Wyoming

Chris Durr Jr., Morgan Park, WR

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