Bielema’s Illini Hoping 2023 Junior College WR Alex Capka-Jones Can Provide Instant Depth
Illinois head coach Bret Bielema attempting to mine the junior college market once again with the scholarship offer of 2023 California wide receiver Alex Capka-Jones.
By Matt Stevens - IlliniGuys Football Writer/Analyst
June 26, 2023
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Even into late June, Illinois head coach Bret Bielema is still trying to plug talent into the final scholarship spots of his roster.
And for the third-year Illini coach, that means more mining under-recruited junior college talent. California junior college wide receiver Alexander Capka-Jones showed up at the Champaign-Urbana campus Wednesday morning for the Illini Rising Camp and left Memorial Stadium with a scholarship offer.