Illini 2024 Signee: 3-star LB Easton Baker
Three-star linebacker Easton Baker is likely going to be the second ever Illinois football player from the state of Utah to earn a letter.
By Matt Stevens - IlliniGuys Football Writer/Analyst
December 20, 2023
(Cover photo courtesy Illinois Athletics)
Player: Easton Baker
Position: Linebacker
Height: 6-foot-1
Weight: 215
Hometown: Tooele, Utah
High School: Stansbury
Other offers: Oklahoma, Arkansas, Brigham Young, and Arizona State.
Nobody would expect the recruitment of Baker to result in a pipeline for the Illinois football program. Why? The three-star prospect, who was committed to Brigham Young following his ninth grade season of football, is on pace to become the first Illini football player from the state of Utah to earn a letter since Samuel Doxey played center for the Illini in 1891.