CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) — Illinois Fighting Illini football signed one of the top-rated classes in program history Wednesday.

Illinois signed 30 student-athletes to national letters of intent, including 9 four-star recruits, the most in program history.

The Illini's class is ranked #22 in the nation by ESPN, tying the previous high of #22 in 2007 and 2008.

It is head coach Bret Bielema's fifth-straight top-50 recruiting class. He has now signed four of the five highest ranked Illini recruiting classes of the past 15 years, according to 247Sports.

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