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
Colgate
Jake Stearney, Loyola, QB
Colorado State
Andrew Laurich, Yorkville, DL
Columbia
Charlie Newton, Payton, LB
Drake
Drew Heiss, Prospect, OL
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
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
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
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
Yale
Joey Fortner, Marist, LS
John Kemp, St.Ignatius,DB
Graham Smith, Lyons, TE
