| Scout.com 2008 Illinois Top 45 | |||||
| Rank | Name | Pos | High School (City, State) | Ht/Wt | Verbal |
| 1 | Garrett Goebel | DT | Lombard (Montini Catholic) | 6-5/270/5.00 | Ohio State |
| 2 | Darius Fleming | SLB | Chicago (St. Rita) | 6-2/219/4.57 | Notre Dame |
| 3 | Steve Filer | MLB | Chicago (Mt. Carmel) | 6-4/220/4.65 | Notre Dame |
| 4 | Sean Cwynar | DT | Woodstock (Marian Catholic) | 6-4/283/5.1 | Notre Dame |
| 5 | Graham Pocic | OT | Lemont | 6-6.5/312/5.3 | Illinois |
| 6 | Supo Sanni | WR | Homewood (Homewood-Flossmoor) | 6-4/190/4.65 | Illinois |
| 7 | Brandon Green | WR | Chicago (Robeson) | 5-11.5/175/4.55 | Minnesota |
| 8 | Mikel LeShoure | RB | Champaign (Centennial) | 6-0.5/222/4.55 | Illinois |
| 9 | Russell Ellington | WR | Homewood (Homewood-Flossmoor) | 6-3/215/4.60 | Illinois |
| 10 | John Weinke | QB | Tuscola | 6-5/218/4.75 | Iowa |
| 11 | Jack Ramsey | CB | Chicago (Simeon) | 5-10/179/4.45 | Illinois |
| 12 | Tommie Thomas | S | Oak Lawn (Richards) | 6-2/175/4.55 | Purdue |
| 13 | Jason Ford | RB | Belleville (Althoff) | 5-10/215/4.40 | Illinois |
| 14 | Nick Adamle | OT | Wheaton (North) | 6-5/298/5.2 | Northwestern |
| 15 | Glenn Foster | DE | Chicago (Mt. Carmel) | 6-3/233/4.75 | Illinois |
| 16 | Brett Nagle | SLB | Lemont | 6-4/215/4.7 | Northwestern |
| 17 | Erik Smith | RB | Bolingbrook | 5-11/185/4.5 | Wisconsin |
| 18 | Dan Giordano | DE | Frankfort (Lincoln Way-East) | 6-4/244/4.7 | Cincinnati |
| 19 | Leonard Hubbard | MLB | Springfield (Sacred Heart Griffin) | 6-2/225/4.7 | Wisconsin |
| 20 | Will Matte | C | Wheaton (Warrenville South) | 6-2.5/265/5.30 | Indiana |
| 21 | Nick Clancy | WLB | Joliet (Joliet Catholic) | 6-3/217/4.6 | Boston College |
| 22 | Dex Jones | SLB | Lombard (Montini Catholic) | 6-2/220/4.60 | Wisconsin |
| 23 | Emmett Cleary | OT | Arlinton Heights (St. Viator) | 6-6/260/5.0 | Boston College |
| 24 | Brad Herman | MLB | Metamora | 6-4/220/4.65 | Iowa |
| 25 | David Young | OT | Edwardsville | 6-6/280 | |
| 26 | Daniel Green | RB | Melrose Park (Walther Lutheran) | 5-9/180/4.6 | Miami (Ohio) |
| 27 | Nick Plato | TE | Edwardsville | 6-6/230/4.7 | Kansas |
| 28 | Danny Farr | DT | Evanston | 6-5/280/4.95 | Toledo |
| 29 | Brandon Harold | DE | East St. Louis | 6-5/230/4.7 | |
| 30 | Jeff Radek | OT | Naperville (Neuqua Heights) | 6-6/275/5.2 | Northwestern |
| 31 | Neal Deiters | OT | Elmhurst (York) | 6-9/340/5.4 | Northwestern |
| 32 | London Davis | TE | Cahokia | 6-4/255/4.75 | Missouri |
| 33 | Nate Palmer | SLB | Chicago (Simeon) | 6-3/230/4.6 | Illinois |
| 34 | Brian Mulroe | OG | Wilmette (Loyola Academy) | 6-6/265/5.1 | Northwestern |
| 35 | Brian Lindsay | WLB | Wilmette (Loyola Academy) | 6-2/200/4.60 | |
| 36 | Caleb Terbush | QB | Metamora | 6-5/215/4.7 | Purdue |
| 37 | Chuck Porcelli | OT | Lombard (Montini Catholic) | 6-6/280/5.35 | Northwestern |
| 38 | Marc Damisch | OT | Buffalo Grove | 6-6/275/5.37 | Indiana |
| 39 | Johnny Johnson | CB | Chicago (Robeson) | 5-9/170/4.49 | Minnesota |
| 40 | Justin Pagan | OG | Chicago (St. Patrick) | 6-5/282/5.28 | Indiana |
| 41 | Mark Tolzien | QB | Palentine (Fremd) | 6-1.5/180/4.80 | |
| 42 | Josh Jelesky | DE | Naperville (Central) | 6-6/230/4.7 | Vanderbilt |
| 43 | Kevin Galeher | OG | Chicago (St. Rita) | 6-4/315/5.3 | Western Michigan |
| 44 | Miles Smith | S | Lake Forest | 6-0/200/4.60 | |
| 45 | Austin Davis | S | Normal (Normal Community) | 6-0.5/190/4.48 | Illinois State |