Top 10 highest-rated Illinois HS football players since 2000
2. Martez Wilson, Simeon
Wilson was viewed as one of the best edge-rushing prospects of the century, and his high school statistics back that up. The Chicago native had 240 tackles in just his senior season. He was ranked highly by every outlet and had offers from schools across the country, but he eventually settled on the in-state Fighting Illini.
Wilson broke out in 2010 when he moved to an inside linebacker role finishing that season with 112 tackles. The New Orleans Saints grabbed him in the third round of the following draft and he would go on to play three years in the NFL.