Detroit (Mich.) Cass Tech defensive tackle Kenton Gibbs committed to Illinois on Tuesday,
The 6-foot-3, 290-pound Gibbs chose Illinois over offers from Indiana, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Northern Illinois and Toledo.
Gibbs visited Illinois during the spring and his bond with the coaching staff sealed the deal.
"Coach (Keith) Gilmore, we have a good relationship," Gibbs said. "It seems like every time I hear about him, whether it's another player or another school or another coach, they always say good things about him."
Gibbs has had 31 sacks the last two seasons, and is the ninth commit for the Illini in the class of 2013.
"They run the same defense we do so I'd be running the same thing they do," Gibbs said.
Gibbs still plans to camp at Michigan, Michigan State, LSU, Wisconsin and Alabama this summer.
"This is a soft verbal," he said. "I don' t know for a fact if I'm stopping."
- Steve Wiltfong
- National Recruiting Writer - 247Sports
-
neoavatara
- 5 stars Rating: 91
2234 votes total - Starter
- (5124)
- 22 months
- Send Message
- Follow User
- Ignore User
-
Steve Wiltfong ●
- 5 stars Rating: 95
16579 votes total - Steve Wiltfong
- All American
- (19430)
- 34 months
- Send Message
- Follow User
- Ignore User
-
xxmgobluexx ●
- 4 stars Rating: 79
8868 votes total - All American
- (17186)
- 30 months
- Send Message
- Follow User
- Ignore User
-
BuckeyeWarrior
- 4 stars Rating: 70
124 votes total - Freshman
- (271)
- 30 months
- Send Message
- Follow User
- Ignore User
-
EF_Wolverine
- 5 stars Rating: 94
1869 votes total - Letterman
- (1772)
- 27 months
- Send Message
- Follow User
- Ignore User
-
Clarkw267
- 5 stars Rating: 86
2027 votes total - Redshirt
- (3465)
- 18 months
- Send Message
- Follow User
- Ignore User
Already have an account? Sign In
Steve Wiltfong ●
16579 votes total