By Steve Nielsen
Scouting Supervisor - Illinois/Wisconsin

The 2019 Overall Rankings were updated last week and the state of Illinois again had substantial influence on the top 400. With all of the updates and additions from a jam packed summer, Texans Bobby Witt Jr. (Colleyville Heritage) and Matthew Thompson (Cypress Ranch) held on to the top two spots in our Overall Rankings.

Amongst those top 400 across our 35-state coverage area, 23 of Illinois’ top prospects made the Overall Rankings, and a few made significant impacts. Earlier this week we took an in-depth look at the numbers behind the the rankings and how Illinois fared. (CLICK HERE for story)