Danny Vitale (Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton Warrenville South) is one of the top junior prospects in Illinois. Vitale, 6-foot-2 and 195 pounds, is a three-sport athlete who also letters in wrestling as track and field. He has been timed at 4.5 seconds in the 40-yard dash. Vitale has played several positions for the Tigers this year, including fullback, wide receiver and tight end and could play several positions at the next level depending on the scheme.Vitale says a lot will be expected of him next season and it's a leadership role that been 3-years in the making."It all started my sophomore year, said Vitale." Vitale said."Coach [Ron] Muhitch was one of my track coaches and he called me into his office one day and told me that he had big plans for me on the football field. He told me what he is looking for and he told me he needed me to do a bunch of things to help the team."Coach told me I'd have to wear a lot of different hats and play a lot of different positions this year. I really don't have a starting position. I play wide receiver. I play fullback, sometimes running back. I play wherever the coaches put me, also on every special team unit."I don't think I'm going to wrestle this year because of an elbow injury and I've decided to concentrate on my track and field. As far as colleges are concerned, I'm hearing from Northwestern, Colorado and Wisconsin. I also filled out a bunch of questionnaires from the Ivy League schools. I would have to say right now that Northwestern, Vanderbilt , Wisconsin, Harvard and Princeton are the schools I'm looking at the most rightCollege recruiters that are looking for an athlete that also has brains need look no further. Vitale carries a 5.4 GPA in the classroom.