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player to watch the closest. The three- star prospect earned an o;er from Penn State in June following a satellite camp, and he wasted little time arranging a visit, returning to campus only a week later. The sta; thinks it may have found a diamond in the rough here, so keep an eye on him moving forward. If PSU is going to add a tight end, Miamen is the most likely option. OFFENSIVE LINE COMMITTED Caedan Wallace PLAYERS TO WATCH Zachary Franks, Trevor Keegan, Jakai Moore, Walter Rouse, Anthony Whigan, Saleem Wormley WHERE PSU STANDS The plan heading into spring practice was to take three of- fensive linemen in 2019. That's still pos- sible, but we wouldn't be surprised if PSU ended up with four. Matt Limegrover has already locked up his most important interior lineman in Wal- lace, so now we believe the coaches are primarily focused on the six players listed above. Of those players, Moore, Whigan and Wormley are the three we believe the sta; is focused on the most. Aside from Whigan, who visited for the :rst time in early May, Moore and Wormley have both been on campus multiple times. Wormley also took o<- cial visits to Notre Dame and Rutgers in June and is planning to announce his commitment July 23. Moore has been regularly visiting South Carolina in re- cent months, leading many to believe that the Gamecocks are PSU's top com- petitors. WHAT'S NEXT We expect the Lions to add Wormley to their class when he announces his commitment later this month. Whigan has repeatedly said that he won't rush his decision, but he's given us the impression that he would like to finish his recruitment be- fore the season. If the Lions earn com- mitments from those two players before September, there's a good chance they'll add a fourth, especially if it's Moore. However, keep an eye on Franks and Rouse. Both had strong per- formances at Penn State's Whiteout Camp at the end of June. DEFENSIVE LINE COMMITTED DL: Hakeem Beamon PLAYERS TO WATCH DE: Zach Harri- son, Adisa Isaac, David Ojabo; DT: Steven Faucheux, Jared Hunte, Rodas Johnson WHERE PSU STANDS Sean Spencer would like to add three defensive line- men in 2019. The sta; picked up a com- mitment from Beamon in early June, and he provides Penn State with some versa- tility, as he could play strongside defen- sive end or grow into a defensive tackle. Harrison is arguably the sta;'s top over- all target in 2019, and Penn State has a real chance, although it won't be easy to steal him from the Buckeyes. Harrison plans to make his commitment Aug. 14. Aside from Harrison, Isaac and Ojabo have both been on campus multiple times, while Hunte visited Penn State twice in June, his third and fourth trips to University Park. WHAT'S NEXT Aside from Harrison, we feel as if Penn State is primarily focused on Isaac and Hunte. Ojabo is another player the coaches like a lot, but he visited Michigan and Notre Dame in June, and it appears as if those two programs may now have an edge over PSU. Faucheux and Johnson are also quality prospects who have real interest in the Lions, so regard- less of which players ultimately join this class, Penn State is in a great position with multiple highly ranked defensive linemen. The coaches should have no dif- :culties adding two more elite prospects along the defensive front. LINEBACKER COMMITTED Brandon Smith PLAYERS TO WATCH Nick Cross, Lance Dixon WHERE PSU STANDS Penn State missed out on Harrisburg, Pa., native Andre White when he committed to Texas A&M in April, but the sta; managed to land its top prospect at the position a few weeks later in Smith. We expect Brent Pry to add one more linebacker to his stable in 2019, and Dixon seems to be the most likely candidate. Since last summer, he's taken four visits to University Park, the most recent of which was an o

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