
Illini 2024 Signee: 3-star QB Trey Petty
Trey Petty maintained his verbal pledge to Illinois for months despite being heavily pursued by local Southeastern Conference power programs.
By Matt Stevens - IlliniGuys Football Writer/Analyst
December 20, 2023
(Cover photo courtesy Illinois Athletics)
Player: Trey Petty
Position: Quarterback
Height: 6-foot-0
Weight: 200
Hometown: Starkville, Miss.
High School: Starkville
Other offers: Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Georgia Tech, Indiana, San Diego State, Southern Miss and Tulsa.
The talk of everybody outside of the Petty household was whether the Starkville (Miss.) High School quarterback would keep his commitment to Illinois.
This talk however did not exist within the Petty household and the Smith Family Football Complex.