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Earlier this month, the Illinois Fighting Illini put out a key offer in the 2022 recruiting cycle. Brad Underwood and his staff decided to offer 2022 prospect Jayden Epps.
‘22 #Rivals150 No. 106 Jayden Epps (@Jaydenepps_) of @KingsForkBoysV1 (VA) has now been offered by Illinois #AbsoluteBasketball@IllinoisRivals @TeamLoadedBBall https://t.co/jxGNz6Gote
— Jamie Shaw (@JamieShaw5) May 18, 2021
Epps comes out of Suffolk, Virginia and is rated as a four-star prospect and the fourth-best player in the state by 247Sports. The recruiting site also lists him at 6-foot-2 and 195 pounds. Along with Illinois, he also has an offer from Arkansas, DePaul, Florida, and Providence among others.
Illinois currently has one commitment in the program’s 2022 recruiting class from three-star guard Reggie Bass and there’s little denying Epps could really get things going if he decided to join the group. However, we will have to wait and see as his recruitment is still very much in the air and any potential commitment is a long way off. He currently has no Crystal Ball selections on 247Sports. Underwood and his staff will have to put in some work.