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Illinois picks up in-state commitment from OL with more than 30 offers

Dustin Schutte

By Dustin Schutte

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Illinois’ 2023 recruiting class has added an interior offensive lineman.

The Fighting Illini earned a verbal pledge from 3-star offensive lineman TJ McMillen, who announced his decision on Saturday afternoon. He made the decision public with a post on Twitter.

McMillen became the third player of the 2023 cycle to commit to Illinois. All three players are in-state pledges. He joins 4-star athlete Kaden Feagin and 3-star linebacker Antwon Hayden.

McMillen is listed as a 6-foot-3, 270-pound offensive lineman out of Wheaton, Ill. He ranks as the No. 50 interior offensive lineman of the class and is a Top 15 prospect from the state.

A total of 32 programs extended offers to McMillen. Illinois edged out Nebraska, Penn State and Purdue out of the B1G. Other non-B1G schools to show interest included Boston College, Duke, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Ole Miss, Syracuse, Texas Tech and TCU.

Below are some of McMillen’s high school highlights:

Dustin Schutte

Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB