Who made the cut? Edgy Tim's final ranking of this year's recruits

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The Class of 2018 will continue to fill out with Wednesday's traditional National Letter of Intent signing day. 

In recent years, signing day generally presents lots of drama and last-minute surprises; however, this current class is (for the most part) signed, sealed and delivered.

Why?

An overwhelming majority of recruits in Illinois took advantage of the first ever NCAA-approved early signing period for football (Dec. 20-22) and just a handful of names in my Top 70 recruit ranking waited until today to make their decisions final. 

Below is my final Illinoiss Class of 2018 recruit rankings:

1. Luke Ford, TE, Carterville (Georgia)

2. Micah Jones, WR, Warren Township (Notre Dame)

3. Devin O'Rourke, DE, Lincoln-Way East (Northwestern)

4. Jack Sanborn, LB, Lake Zurich (Wisconsin)

5. Quincy Patterson, QB, Solorio (Va Tech)

6. Noah Shannon, DT, Oswego (Iowa)

7. Elijah Teague, DT, Marist (Minnesota)

8. Bryce Effner, OT, Metea Valley (Penn State)

9. Tyrik Henderson, DB, Glenbard North (Undecided)

10. Wyatt Blake, OG, Crystal Lake Central (Northwestern)

11. Ben Bryant, QB, Lyons Township (Cincinnati)

12. Mike O'Laughlin, TE, Fenwick (West Virginia)

13. Dashaun Mallory, DL, Bolingbrook (Undecided)

14. Jeff Jenkins, OG, Prairie Ridge (Iowa)

15. Charles Robinson, TE, Waubonsie Valley (NIU)

16. Coran Taylor, QB, Peoria (Illinois)

17. Brian Kaiser, TE, New Trier (Northwestern)

18. TJ Ivy, TE, Marist (Indiana)

19. Gavin McCabe, DL, Marist (Indiana)

20. Charlie Schmidt, OL, Libertyville (Northwestern)

21. Jayshon Jackson, WR, Simeon (Cincinnati)

22. Hunter Woodard, OL, Tuscola (Oklahoma State)

23. Jordyn Slaughter, OL, Althoff (Illinois)

24. Matt Bjorson, TE, Hinsdale Central (Indiana)

25. Nick Marozas, OL, Brother Rice (Indiana)

26. Marques Cox, OL, Peoria (NIU)

27. I'Shawn Stewart, WR, Bolingbrook (Undecided)

28. Samson Evans, ATH, Prairie Ridge (Iowa)

29. Nick Mangieri, TE, Dunlap (Northwestern)

30. Joe Bonds, LB, DeLaSalle (NIU)

31. Antwain Walker, DB, Oswego East (NIU)

32. Mario Wright, LB, Homewood-Flossmoor (W Ky.)

33. Justin Hall, ATH, Homewood-Flossmoor (NIU)

34. Alec Pierce, WR, Glenbard West (Cincinnati)

35. Isaiah Lee, DT, Nazareth Academy (Iowa State)

36. Marquis Burks, DE, Curie (Iowa Central CC)

37. Jaylan Alexander, LB, Hoffman Estates (Purdue)

38. Jack Sullivan, DE, Plainfield East (Purdue)

39. Julian Pearl, OL, Danville (Illinois)

40. Zaire Barnes, DB, Carmel (Western Michigan)

41. Terrance Taylor, DE, Phillips (Toledo)

42. Jayden Reed, WR, Naperville Central (Western Michigan)

43. Clayton Isbell, DB, St. Charles East (Illinois State)

44. Byron Perkins, DB, DeLaSalle (Purdue)

45. Mike DeHaan, DE, Andrew (NIU)

46. Alek Thomas, WR, Mount Carmel (TCU)

47. Mariano Sori-Marin, LB, Providence Catholic (Minnesota)

48. Nolan Eike, OL, Batavia (Central Michigan)

49. Eric Mooney, QB, Huntley (Northern Iowa)

50. Fotis Kokosioulis, RB, Maine South (NIU)

51. Leon Payne, WR, Simeon (NIU)

52. Jeremy Cooper, OL, Mount Carmel (Cincinnati)

53. Ryan Selig, LB, Lakes (Western Michigan)

54. Queneil Morrison, DT, Phillips (NIU)

55. Cortez Hogans, LB, Palatine (NIU)

56. Jeff Griffin, DL, Homewood-Flossmoor (NIU)

57. Jyran Mitchell, ATH, Rich Central (NIU)

58. Matthew Stuckey Jr., LB, Rich Central (Western Michigan)

59. Keonta Nixon, WR, Glenbard East (Central Michigan)

60. Marcellus Johnson, OL, Normal Community (Eastern Michigan)

61. Amir Brummett, ATH, Decatur MacArthur (NIU)

62. Will McCabe, DE, Fremd (Western Michigan)

63. Nick Calcagno, WR, Naperville North (Illinois preferred walk on)

64. Charlie Gross, OL, Loyola (Fordham)

65. Derric Lee, DB, Waubonsie Valley (Columbia)

66. Christian Perez, QB, East St. Louis (Navy)

67. Brendan Cooke, DE, Libertyville (North Dakota State)

68. Austin Glazier, OL, Fenwick (Fordham)

69. Jarell Anderson, RB, East St. Louis (Iowa Western CC)

70. Drake Davis, QB, Naperville North (Illinois preferred walk on)

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