Where Penn State football stands in recruiting for the week of Aug. 13-Aug. 19
Penn State fell one spot this week in the On3.com rankings.
The Nittany Lions are ranked No. 11 in the nation and second in the Big Ten behind Ohio State, per On3.com. They added four-star wide receiver Carmelo Taylor last Wednesday and Jaxon Smolik, a three-star quarterback from Dowling Catholic last Friday.
Penn State has 19 total commitments.
COMMITMENTS
4-star interior offensive lineman Alex Birchmeier (6-5, 275), Committed on July 15, 2021
4-star interior offensive lineman Jven Williams (6-4, 290), Committed on Feb. 5, 2022
4-star cornerback Elliot Washington (5-11, 187), Committed on July 8, 2022
4-star linebacker Tony Rojas (6-2.5, 195), Committed on July 14, 2022
4-star linebacker Ta’Mere Robinson (6-3, 225), Committed on July 15, 2022
4-star tight end Andrew Rappleyea (6-4, 215), Committed on April 3, 2022
4-star safety King Mack (5-10, 175), Committed on June 30, 2022
4-star safety DaKaari Nelson (6-3, 194), Committed on June 25, 2022
4-star edge rusher Jameial Lyons (6-5, 245), Committed on April 22, 2022
4-star wide receiver Ejani Shakir (6-0, 175), Committed on May 11, 2022
4-star safety Conrad Hussey (6-0, 185), Committed on April 25, 2022
4-star athlete Matthias Barnwell (6-5.5, 250), Committed on Sept. 25, 2021
4-star running back London Montgomery (5-10, 180), Committed on July 11, 2022
4-star wide receiver Carmelo Taylor (5-11, 150), Committed on Aug. 10, 2022
3-star tight end Joey Schlaffer (6-5, 215), Committed on Oct. 23, 2021
3-star cornerback Lamont Payne (6-0.5, 190), Committed on Sept. 18, 2021
3-star offensive tackle Anthony Donkoh (6-5, 315), Committed on Jan. 28, 2022
3-star defensive lineman Tyriq Blanding (6-2, 265), Committed on June 17, 2022
3-star quarterback Jaxon Smolik (6-1, 205), Committed on Aug. 12, 2022
DECOMMITS
The Nittany Lions saw four-star defensive lineman Tomarrion Parker decommit last Tuesday and was the third player to decommit from the program since July. Penn State also had two three-star players flip their commitments in July. Wide receiver Yazeed Haynes flipped to Georgia on July 27 and quarterback Marcus Stokes switched over to July 7.
Class of 2023 offensive lineman Joshua Miller flipped to Georgia in June and 4-star athlete Neeo Avery decommitted in March.
4-star athlete Neeo Avery
4-star edge rusher Tomarrion Parker
3-star wide receiver Yazeed Haynes
3-star quarterback Marcus Stokes
3-star offensive lineman Joshua Miller
TRANSFERS
Penn State lost two players to the transfer portal in 2020 4-star running back Caziah Holmes and 2022 4-star edge rusher Ken Talley earlier this week.
