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Messiah Tilson

Class: FR

Sport: fb

#: 18

Pos: S

Ht: 6-2

Wt: 180

Status: Enrolled
Commitment Date: 12/05/2025

Guilford

High School: Guilford (Rockford, IL)

NatlSIL

89.67

cycle

10 out of 5 strength

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Messiah Tilson - Guilford - 2025 Senior Season Highlights

Top Teams

Team

Prediction

Recruited By

Distance

Class Rank

S Drafted (5yr)

Total Drafted (5yr)

Rutgers
Enrolled
12/05/2025
12.1%
770 mi.
37
0
7
Iowa
Offered
25.5%
primaryPhil Parker
128 mi.
26
1
19
Wisconsin
Offered
16.9%
52 mi.
59
1
15
Minnesota
Offered
14.5%
275 mi.
32
2
13
Kentucky
Offered
12.1%
primaryFrank Buffano
388 mi.
53
0
19

Tilson News

Rutgers Officially Welcomes 33 Early Enrollees to Campus

Richard O'Leary•01/21/26

2026 wide receiver recruit Dyzier Carter

Where the top 2026 Illinois recruits signed this cycle

Hunter Shelton•12/17/25

top Illinois signees afi

Where Kentucky decommits signed during early signing period

Adam Luckett•12/06/25

Tyreek Jemison Georgia 6 copy 1

Instant Reaction to Rutgers flipping 2026 DB Messiah Tilson from Kentucky: TKR Podcast

Richard O'Leary•12/06/25

Class of 2026 defensive back Messiah Tilson. (Photo from Messiah Tilson)

Kentucky commit Messiah Tilson flips to Rutgers

Adam Luckett•12/05/25

Rutgers football Head Coach Greg Schiano

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School	Date	Visit Type
Kansas	6/20/25	Official
Minnesota	6/13/25	Official
Rutgers	6/6/25	Official
Kentucky	6/3/25	Official
Wisconsin	4/23/25	Official