Here is the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association all-state teams for the fall of 2021, released Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021. The teams are listed by class and also include honorable mention selections.
The Illinois High School Association football playoff semifinals are scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 20 and the championship games Friday, Nov. 26 and Saturday, Nov. 27.
Class 8A
Sean Allison, LB/RB, Sr., Hinsdale Central
Axel Bernal, LB, Sr., South Elgin
Andrew Blackburn-Forst, DL, Sr., Lockport
Jeff Coglianese Jr., LB, Sr., Elmhurst York
Palmer Domschke, K/K/RB, Sr., Naperville Neuqua Valley
TJ Griffin, WR, Sr., Palos Hills Stagg
Jaquan Howard, RB, Sr., Bolingbrook
Trey Johnson, RB/RB/TE, Sr., Frankfort Lincoln-Way East
James Kreutz, LB/RB, Sr., Wilmette Loyola
Deuce Mcguire, OL, Sr., Chicago Marist
Mark Melton, RB, Sr., Oswego
Kamau Ransom, WR/DB, Sr., Evanston
Paulie Robertson, OL, Sr., Carol Stream Glenbard North
Jimmy Rolder, LB, Sr., Chicago Marist
Mike Sajenko, RB, Sr., Park Ridge Maine South
Chris Terek, OL/DL, Jr., Glen Ellyn Glenbard West
Hayden Timosciek, QB, Sr., Lockport
Justin Yeazell, DL, Sr., Plainfield North
Honorable mention: Joey Antonietti, RB/QB, LaGrange Lyons; Malik Armstrong, WR/DB, Minooka; Tommy Corbett, DL, Glenview Glenbrook South; Cole Dutkovich, LB/HB, Naperville Neuqua Valley; Ethan Gallagher, LB/WR, Lockport; Teddy Gianaris, DL, Park Ridge Maine South; Colin Gudella, LB, Carol Stream Glenbard North; Thomas Hubbard, OL, Bartlett; Dontrell Jackson Jr., QB, Chicago Marist; Clem McCullough, DB/WR, Elgin; Owen O'Hara, LB, Aurora Waubonsie Valley; Ryan Porebski, LB/RB, Chicago Taft; Thomas Skokna, WR, Hinsdale Central; Jake Stearney, QB, Wilmette Loyola; Matt Tarr, LB/RB, West Aurora.
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Class 7A
Trystan Anderson, DL/OL, Sr., Buffalo Grove
Matthew Bailey, WR/DB, Sr., Moline
Jalen Buckley, RB/RB/P, Sr., Batavia
Jake Davies, DL/TE, Jr., Yorkville
Mark Forcucci, QB, Sr., Wheaton North
Paolo Gennarelli, OL/DL, Sr., St. Charles North
Justin Harris, RB/DB, Sr., New Lenox Lincoln-Way West
Jashawn Johnson, WR/DB, Sr., Hoffman Estates
Aaron Larkins Jr., RB, Sr., Plainfield Central
Jack Lausch, QB, Sr., Chicago Brother Rice
Nick Mabutas, DB/WR, Sr., Willowbrook
Jimmy Makuh, QB, Sr., Arlington Heights Hersey
Dominic McDonough, LB, Sr., Plainfield East
Djabril McNabb, DL, Sr., Chicago St. Rita
Omari Rhinehart, RB, Sr., Mundelein
Ben Sahakian, DL/K, Sr., Mount Prospect Prospect
Ernest Temple, RB/LB, Sr., Thornton Fractional South
Kendrick Washington, RB/RB/DB, Sr., Palos Heights Shepard
Honorable mention: Tomi Bisiriyu, OL, Chicago Whitney Young; Saveon Brown, DB/QB, South Holland Thornwood; Michael Estrada, RB/LB, Streamwood; Tyler Fikis, QB, Hampshire; Bryce Goodwine, WR/DB, Rockton Hononegah; Ethan Groark, WR/DB, Rolling Meadows; Sangram Kodavatikanti, OL/DL, Niles North; Cristian Lager, DL/TE, Willowbrook; Ben Ludlum, RB, Algonquin Jacobs; Carter McAlilly, OL, Chicago Brother Rice; Scott Murray, RB/DB, Buffalo Grove; Tye Niekamp, LB/TE, Normal Community; Carter Powelson, RB, Geneva; Jerry Richardson, RB/DB, Collinsville; Anthony Roberts, DB, Batavia; Keylan Sanders, LB, Decatur Eisenhower; Tommy Ulatowski, QB, Chicago St. Rita; Cranston Wall, DB/WR, Moline.
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Class 6A
Luther Burden III, WR, Sr., East St Louis Sr
Terry Elias, LB/RB, Sr., Crete-Monee
Colin Husko, RB/DB, Sr., Wauconda
Omotayo Idowu, LB, Sr., Oak Lawn Richards
Albert Kunickis, RB/K, Sr., Lemont
Colton Madura, QB, Sr., Crystal Lake Central
Jalil Martin, DB/WR, Sr., Chicago Kenwood
Adrian Palos, LB/RB, Sr., Machesney Park Harlem
Zack Petko, OL/LB, Sr., Cary-Grove
Jake Pieper, WR/WR/DB, Sr., Vernon Hills
Toriano Pride Jr, DB, Sr., East St Louis
Rashad Rochelle, QB/QB/WR, Sr., Springfield High
Leo Scheidler, QB/QB/P, Sr., Lake Forest
Jack Schnoor, OL/DL, Sr., Crystal Lake Prairie Ridge
Jameson Sheehan, QB, Sr., Cary-Grove
Brock Uihlein, LB, Sr., Lake Forest
Luke Woodson, RB/LB, Sr., Deerfield
Max Ziebarth, TE, Sr., Normal West
Honorable mention: Nathan Atwell, WR/DB, Grayslake North; Lynel Billups-Williams, WR, Crete-Monee; Griffin Carr, DL/OL, Hinsdale South; Tyress Cunningham-Smart, DL, Rockford East; Alex Gil, DB/DB/WR, Vernon Hills; Nick Hissong, RB, Cary-Grove; Brennon McCoy, OL, Machesney Park Harlem; Miles McVay, OL, East St Louis; Shane Moran, LB/RB, Crystal Lake South; Joseph Neumann, TE/WR, Antioch; Darryl Overstreet Jr., QB, Grayslake Central; Braylon Peacock, WR/WR/DB, Champaign Centennial; Kai Rios, TE, Rock Island; Payton Salomon, QB, Lemont; Jamarion Smith, RB, Chatham Glenwood; Ryan Stephan, DL/OL, Wauconda; Jack Weltha, LB/OL, Bloomington; Tyler Wilms, DL/OL, Lemont.
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Class 5A
Mac Anderson, DB/WR, Sr., Morton
Wyatt Bohm, QB, Jr., Mahomet-Seymour
Jacob Bottarini, LB/RB, Sr., Aurora Marmion
Trevor Burnett, RB, Sr., Glen Ellyn Glenbard South
Kaden Cobb, QB, Sr., Oak Park Fenwick
Lincoln Cooley, OL/DL, Jr., Sycamore
Carson Eggebraten, LB, Sr., Arlington Heights Saint Viator
Sam Gagne, WR/DB, Sr., Kaneland
Garrett Gensler, RB/LB, Jr., Rochelle
Seth Glatz, RB/LB, Sr., Morton
Quentrell Harris, WR/WR/LB, Sr., LaGrange Park Nazareth
Jyaire Hill, DB, Jr., Kankakee
Jimmy Liston, OL/DL, Sr., Oak Park Fenwick
Elijah Owens, QB, Jr., Jacksonville
Zach Romak, QB, Sr., Morris
Gavin Sarvis, LB/RB, Sr., Burlington Central
Aidan Spurgeon, LB/OL, Sr., Mattoon
James Williams, RB/LB, Sr., Evergreen Park
Honorable mention: Pierre Allen, WR, Kankakee; Troyer Carlson, QB, Maple Park Kaneland; Jerred Durian, OL/DL, Aurora Marmion; Jason Farnham, DL, Sterling; Nick Golden, LB, Mahomet-Seymour; Tarrone Jackson, LB/RB, Freeport; Gavin Loiselle, OL/DL, Woodstock; Jorge Loza, LB, Morris; Connor Murphy, DL/OL, Glen Ellyn Glenbard South; Venson Newsom, WR/DB, Marion; Evan Noelle, QB, Marion; Max Reese, WR/WR/DB, Oak Park Fenwick; Chris Swayne, LB, LaSalle-Peru
Class 4A
Hank Beatty, QB/WR, Sr., Rochester
Caden Bee, DB/DB/RB, Sr., Salem
James Conner, OL/DL, Sr., Kewanee
Luke Dalton, OL/DL, Sr., Chicago Heights Marian
Mikkel Flores, OL/LB, Sr., Peoria Notre Dame
Ashton Harvey, LB/RB, Sr., Coal City
Josh Holst, QB, Jr., Marengo
Vinny Iannantone, RB, Sr., Joliet Catholic
Peter Johanik, LB/OL, Sr., West Chicago Wheaton
Christian Keyhea, WR/DB, Sr., Mt. Zion
Ty Lott, QB, Jr., Springfield Sacred Heart Griffin
Johnny Neal, LB, Sr., Rochester
Colin Nesler, LB/LB/LB, Sr., Genoa-Kingston
Luke Parmentier, WR/DB, Sr., Bethalto Civic Memorial
Aidan Voss, QB, Sr., Joliet Catholic
Jacob Welch, OL, Jr., Johnsburg
Cory West, LB, Jr., Springfield Sacred Heart Griffin
Brock Wood, LB/RB, Sr., Richmond-Burton
Honorable mention: Christian Bentancur, WR/DB, Woodstock Marian; Ryne Buttz, OL/DL, Mt. Zion; Devon Clemons, RB, Murphysboro; Andrew Hellriegel, QB/DB, Carterville; James Hodskins, OL/DL, Peoria Notre Dame; Charles Jagusah, OL/DL, Alleman Catholic; Ivan Jones, LB/OL, Carterville; Ray Jones Jr., RB, Plano; James Kapitaniuk, K/OL, West Chicago Wheaton Academy; Jermaine Robinson, RB, Englewood Urban Prep; Austin Wesselmann, DB, Breese Central
Class 3A
Zach Allen, WR/DB, Sr., Mt. Carmel
Chandler Binkley, LB/RB, Sr., Byron
Michael Carver, LB/RB, Sr., Lombard Montini
Will Doetch, WR, Sr., North Boone
Keegan Glover, QB/DB, Sr., Benton
Drew Harp, OL/LB, Sr., Princeton
Hunter Hoffman, QB, Sr., Durand/Pecatonica
Dustin Johnson, DL/OL, Sr., Williamsville
Luke Laws, OL/DL, Sr., Mt. Carmel
Kody Marschner, DL/OL, Jr., Reed-Custer
Austin McDaniel, DL, Sr., Tolono Unity
KJ Parker, DB/WR, So., Elmhurst Immaculate Conception
Antonio Richardson, DL/WR, Sr., Elmhurst Immaculate Conception
Dillon Rutledge, WR, Sr., Tolono Unity
Tyler Smith, RB/LB, Sr., Paxton-Buckley-Loda
Joey Sprinkle, QB, Sr., Monticello
Chase Thomas, DB/WR, Sr., Benton
Carson Wiser, WR, Sr., Carlinville
Honorable mention: Reid Baumgarte, WR/DB, Benton; Derek Chandler, RB/LB, Monmouth-Roseville; Michael Cunningham, K/RB, Winnebago; Konnor Dagg, RB/DL, Fairfield; Teegan Davis, QB/DB, Princeton; Daniel Hawkins, OL/DL, Prairie Central; Will Kistner, WR, Williamsville; Brock Krumblotz, LB/TE, Beardstown; Ben Meinhart, WR/DB, Newton; Kristian Nelson, WR/RB, Chicago South Shore; Héctor Ramirez, RB, Chicago Academy; Camden Robbins, RB/RB/DB, Fairfield; Trenton Taylor, RB/LB, Durand/Pecatonica; Dakota Wiegand, DL/OL, Eureka; Slone Windish, LB, Elmwood/Brimfield.
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Class 2A
Austin Brown, DB/DB/RB, Sr., Johnston City
Demin Cook, RB/RB/DL, Sr., Decatur St. Teresa
Cade Culp, RB/LB, Sr., Maroa-Forsyth
Rylee Edwards, LB/OL, Sr., Westville
Kolby Franks, QB, Sr., Erie/Prophetstown
Mason Hackman, WR/DB, Sr., Bismarck-Henning Rossville Alvin
Chris Haggard, OL/DL, Sr., Farmington
Nate Henry, WR/DB, Sr., Taylor Ridge Rockridge
Isaac King, RB, Jr., Carmi-White County
Max Lynch, QB, Jr., Pana
Jayce Napovanice, RB/RB/WR, Sr., Breese Mater Dei
Andrew Petrilli, QB, Sr., Downs Tri-Valley
Colton Provost, WR/DB, Sr., Kankakee Bishop McNamara
John Rathbun, OL/DL, Sr., Tremont
Allan Richards, LB/K, Sr., Wilmington
Nick Sanford, OL/DL, Sr., Wilmington
Cooper Starks, OL, Jr., Virden North Mac
Isaac Turner, WR, Sr., Nashville
Honorable mention: Justice Chapman, DL/OL, Decatur St. Teresa; Bryan Dieker, LB, Tolono Unity; Kaden Feagin, RB/DB, Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond; Matthew Haan, OL/DL, Chicago Christian; Matthew Hagy, QB/DB, Vandalia; Payton Hankins, RB, Knoxville; Corbin Hickey, WR/DB, Johnston City; Zach Hinds, QB, Riverton; Jordan Merideth, RB/RB/WR, Chester High; Kade Ridgeway, OL, Nashville; Carson Ruot, WR/DB, Vandalia; Nathan Simon, LB, Downs Tri-Valley; Ethan Van Landuit, LB/RB, Sterling Newman.
Class 1A
Evan Antonio, LB/LB/P, Sr., Colfax Ridgeview/Lexington
Matthew Beltran, RB/DB, Sr., Forreston
Leighton Damewood, DL/OL, Sr., Abingdon-Avon
Beau Edwards, DB, Sr., Arcola
Kaden Farrell, RB, Jr., Colfax Ridgeview/Lexington
Cormaic Flynn, RB/RB/LB, Sr., Monmouth United
Ethan Hefel, DB/QB, Sr., Galena
Mason Henry, DL/OL, Sr., Mount Sterling Brown County
Clayton Leonard, OL, Sr., Gilman Iroquois West
Kyle Leonard, WR/WR/K, Sr., Carrollton
Brody Mahon, LB/TE, Sr., Lena-Winslow
Brady Pembrook, DB/QB, Sr., Greenfield/NW
Grant Pohlman, QB/LB, Sr., Carrollton
Jarrett Robertson, OL, Sr., Moweaqua Central A&M
Ja'Kyan Shanklin, RB, Sr., Athens
Drake Stuart, LB/RB, Sr., Greenfield/NW
Keegan Vankampen, RB/LB, Sr., Fulton
Garret Williams, RB/DB, Sr., Camp Point Central
Honorable mention: Lathan Barnett, LB/RB, Winchester West Central; Gage DeVries, OL/DL, Princeville; Tom Durdan, RB/DB, Ottawa Marquette; Tate Fullerton, QB/DB, Mount Sterling Brown County; Isaac Genenbacher, RB/LB, Camp Point Central; Nathan Henry, OL/DL, Aurora Christian; Ethan James, LB/RB, Illini West; Judah Mallette, WR, Chicago Hope Academy; Ryan Moore, RB/DL, Winchester West Central; Patrick Pierce, LB/RB, Tuscola; Trystyn Schacht, HB, Gilman Iroquois West; Easten Schisler,QB/DB, Abingdon-Avon; Tanner Spencer, RB/LB, Rushville-Industry ; Iysten Syfert, LB/RB, Toledo Cumberland; Jake Watson, RB/LB, Nokomis; Jakolbi Wilson, DL/OL, Chicago Leo.
This article originally appeared on Journal Star: Illinois football all-state 2021: List of high school coaches picks