Hi Everyone! Been extra busy the last year or so and haven’t had time to do these and keep track of things like in the past, but with the biggest recruiting weekend since the 2017 white out coming up this weekend, I thought I would share what I do have. I will start with listing currently known visitors for this weekend then give a breakdown of some of my rankings. (FYI, I know I am missing 1 official visitors but I am not sure who they are at this time. I will edit this post and update throughout the weekend.)
Blue White visitors:
As far as my rankings right now go, Smith is rumored to be a commit already. Which isn’t that shocking since it seems like he has brought everyone even slightly related to him with him on his many visits to State College. Wormley, OL MVP of the NJ OPENING event, tweeted yesterday that he is committed but didn’t say to who. Penn State seems like the over whelming favorite for Truss, Wallace, Metchie, Wilson, and Rudolph. Wilson and Rudolph could both decide soon but also have a bunch of visits lined up so it will be very interesting to see how DB recruiting goes down in this class being that we already have 1 and a few others highly interested: Cine, Brisker, Porter Jr., a contingent of GA/southern athletes, and an outside shot at Dematha’s Hellams, and Cross.
Ford will be on campus this weekend for an official (if you want to see something pretty hilarious check out Nana Asiedu’s twitter where he “atted” Michael Vick for tweeting about Ford going to Tech). Cain will official next weekend at PSU. While both are probably favored to go elsewhere, it has been a long time and conditions were very different the last time Franklin struck out on two players at a position on need. I’ll put my money on Franklin getting one of them.
From there on there is a crazy amount of fluidity in the targets of Penn State in my opinion. One week you’ll think Quinn Carroll is in the ‘have to get really lucky’ category, next thing you know he is official visiting. Then, you’ll think Wete and Dalcourt are locks if we want them and you see nothing on them and Penn State. Lastly, there is the lack of in state offers. All of this I think can be attributed to the low number of currently available scholarships for the class of 2019. There still needs to be attrition, of 2 players, for the fall of 2018 to even get that class in. There is no doubt that a good season this year will see a number of players jump to play professionally on Sundays (McGovern, Bates, Reid, Johnson, Sanders, and believe it or not Gillikin could all go), and a few grad transfers from guys running out of eligibility who have already graduated but are not in the rotation. There will certainly be more clarity as the season goes on.
Commit Watch (if it ended today):
5* LB Smith, 5/4* DL Alfano, 4* OT Truss, 4* OG Wallace, 4* WR Metchie, 4* ATH Wilson, 4* S Rudolph, 3* OG Wormley, 3* LB White, 3* DE Ojabo
Very Good Chance:
4* S Cine, 5/4* RB Ford, 4* DL Faucheux, 4* DE Isaac, 3* JUCO S Brisker, 3* DT Harrison-Hunte
In The Battle:
5* DE Harrison, 5* LB Pappoe, 5* RB Cain, 4* OT Carroll, 4* WR Bell, 4* DE Wete, 4* ATH Kelly, 4* TE Foskey, 4* CB Davis, 4* LB Ekwonu, 4* TE Billingsley, 4* DJ Turner II, 4* ATH Thompkins, 4* OT Dalcourt, 4* LB Dixon, 4/3* CB Porter Jr, 4/3* CB Burrell, 3* RB Robinson, 3* RB Houston, 3* WR C. Johnson, 3* OG Moore, 3* WR Engram
Work Left To Do:
5* OT Dobbs, 4* ATh Hellams, 4* OG Putnam, 4* CB Jones, 4* OT Olmstead, 4* S Cross, 4* DL Hunter, 4* S Pola-Gates, 4* OG Correll, 4* DT Johnson, 4* CB Fields, 4* DL Beamon, 3* WR Q. Johnson
Have To Get Really Lucky:
5* OT Wright, 4* TE Henry, 4* DE Jackson, 4* LB Brooks, 4* LB Stover, 4 * OT Keegan, 4* DT Smith
Blue White visitors:
- 2019 Official: 4* ATH Wilson, 4* S Rudolph, 5/4* RB Ford, 5* LB Pappoe, 5* DE Harrison, 4* CB Davis, 4* ATH Kelly, 4* ATH Thompkins, 4/3* CB Burrell, 4* ATH Weston
- 2019 Un-Official: 5/4* DL Alfano, 4* OT Truss, 4* OG Wallace, 4* TE Billingsley, 4* DT Johnson, 3* OG Moore, 3* LB White, 3* DE Ojabo, 3* JUCO S Brisker, 3* ATH Tate, 4* S Hellams
- 2020: 5* WR Fleming, 5* DE Bresee, 4* WR Jarrett, 4* DT Williams, 4* CB Hill
- 2021: 5* S Davis, 5* OL Tengwall
As far as my rankings right now go, Smith is rumored to be a commit already. Which isn’t that shocking since it seems like he has brought everyone even slightly related to him with him on his many visits to State College. Wormley, OL MVP of the NJ OPENING event, tweeted yesterday that he is committed but didn’t say to who. Penn State seems like the over whelming favorite for Truss, Wallace, Metchie, Wilson, and Rudolph. Wilson and Rudolph could both decide soon but also have a bunch of visits lined up so it will be very interesting to see how DB recruiting goes down in this class being that we already have 1 and a few others highly interested: Cine, Brisker, Porter Jr., a contingent of GA/southern athletes, and an outside shot at Dematha’s Hellams, and Cross.
Ford will be on campus this weekend for an official (if you want to see something pretty hilarious check out Nana Asiedu’s twitter where he “atted” Michael Vick for tweeting about Ford going to Tech). Cain will official next weekend at PSU. While both are probably favored to go elsewhere, it has been a long time and conditions were very different the last time Franklin struck out on two players at a position on need. I’ll put my money on Franklin getting one of them.
From there on there is a crazy amount of fluidity in the targets of Penn State in my opinion. One week you’ll think Quinn Carroll is in the ‘have to get really lucky’ category, next thing you know he is official visiting. Then, you’ll think Wete and Dalcourt are locks if we want them and you see nothing on them and Penn State. Lastly, there is the lack of in state offers. All of this I think can be attributed to the low number of currently available scholarships for the class of 2019. There still needs to be attrition, of 2 players, for the fall of 2018 to even get that class in. There is no doubt that a good season this year will see a number of players jump to play professionally on Sundays (McGovern, Bates, Reid, Johnson, Sanders, and believe it or not Gillikin could all go), and a few grad transfers from guys running out of eligibility who have already graduated but are not in the rotation. There will certainly be more clarity as the season goes on.
Commit Watch (if it ended today):
5* LB Smith, 5/4* DL Alfano, 4* OT Truss, 4* OG Wallace, 4* WR Metchie, 4* ATH Wilson, 4* S Rudolph, 3* OG Wormley, 3* LB White, 3* DE Ojabo
Very Good Chance:
4* S Cine, 5/4* RB Ford, 4* DL Faucheux, 4* DE Isaac, 3* JUCO S Brisker, 3* DT Harrison-Hunte
In The Battle:
5* DE Harrison, 5* LB Pappoe, 5* RB Cain, 4* OT Carroll, 4* WR Bell, 4* DE Wete, 4* ATH Kelly, 4* TE Foskey, 4* CB Davis, 4* LB Ekwonu, 4* TE Billingsley, 4* DJ Turner II, 4* ATH Thompkins, 4* OT Dalcourt, 4* LB Dixon, 4/3* CB Porter Jr, 4/3* CB Burrell, 3* RB Robinson, 3* RB Houston, 3* WR C. Johnson, 3* OG Moore, 3* WR Engram
Work Left To Do:
5* OT Dobbs, 4* ATh Hellams, 4* OG Putnam, 4* CB Jones, 4* OT Olmstead, 4* S Cross, 4* DL Hunter, 4* S Pola-Gates, 4* OG Correll, 4* DT Johnson, 4* CB Fields, 4* DL Beamon, 3* WR Q. Johnson
Have To Get Really Lucky:
5* OT Wright, 4* TE Henry, 4* DE Jackson, 4* LB Brooks, 4* LB Stover, 4 * OT Keegan, 4* DT Smith
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