| Chase Carter | DB | 5-11 | 180 | Jr. | Wichita, Kansas (Wichita East/Coffeyville) |
| Landon Cox | WR | 6-3 | 195 | Fr. | Calumet City, Ill. (Thornton Fractional North) |
| Patrick George | DB | 5-11 | 180 | Fr. | Chicago, Ill. (Gordon Tech) |
| DeMarcus Grady | QB | 6-1 | 195 | Fr. | Grand Rapids, Mich. (East Grand Rapids) |
| Chandler Harnish | QB | 6-3 | 205 | Fr. | Bluffton, Ind. (Norwell) |
| Dan Hilbert | LB | 6-2 | 200 | Fr. | Plainfield, Ill. (Plainfield South) |
| John Hopkins | DL | 6-3 | 230 | Fr. | St. Louis, Mo. (Oakville) |
| Adam Kiel | OL | 6-6 | 273 | Fr. | Wentzville, Mo. (St. Dominic) |
| Ron Newcomb | DL | 6-3 | 229 | Fr. | Wheatfield, Ind. (Mt. Carmel [Chicago]) |
| Trevor Olson | OL | 6-6 | 260 | Fr. | Richfield, Minn. (Richfield) |
| Keith Otis | OL | 6-4 | 305 | Fr. | Chicago, Ill. (Hubbard) |
| Nathan Palmer | WR | 5-11 | 170 | Fr. | Elkhart, Ind. (Elkhart Central) |
| D.J. Pirkle | DL | 6-1 | 295 | Fr. | Frankfort, Ill. (Lincoln Way East) |
| Pat Schiller | LB | 6-2 | 210 | Fr. | Geneva, Ill. (Geneva) |
| Kyle Skarb | LB | 6-0 | 210 | Fr. | Hawthorn Woods, Ill. (Lake Zurich) |
| Alan Smith | TB | 5-10 | 190 | Fr. | Naperville, Ill. (Neuqua Valley) |
| Boone Thorgesen | QB | 6-0 | 180 | Fr. | Elburn, Ill. (Kaneland) |
| Scott Wedige | OL | 6-4 | 275 | Fr. | Elkhorn, Wisc. (Elkhorn Area) |
| Tracy Wilson | DB | 5-11 | 205 | Fr. | Harvey, Ill. (St. Francis DeSales) |
