As the calendar flips to July, the college football season creeps closer and closer. Illinois is set to open training camp for the 2024 season the week of July 29.

Bret Bielema begins his fourth season as head coach at Illinois looking to get back to a bowl game. The Illini are coming off of a 5-7 season, 3-6 in the Big Ten.

Orange and Blue News kicks off our preseason Illini coverage with a breakdown of the our top 25 Illinois players for 2024. Next up we rank No's 16-20.

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TOP 25 ILLINI: 21-25 | 16-20 | 11-15 | 6-10 | 1-5

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