Penn State Sports Magazine
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ers such as defensive tackle Jared Hunte, o2ensive lineman Jakai Moore and run- ning back Aaron Young, who all still hold three-star ratings, despite being three of Penn State's top remaining targets in the Class of 2019. So, how did those players react? As ex- pected, the event was once again a home run for the Nittany Lions. The fourth quarter may not have gone the way Penn State wanted, but more important, at least to the recruits, was the atmosphere that the game generated. With another back-and-forth battle, Beaver Stadium brought its best that night, showing prospects from across the country that it's hard to beat a big-game atmosphere in Happy Valley. "I've been to some big games down [South], but they were nothing like what I saw up at Penn State," said four-star cornerback Johnny Dixon of Tampa. "It was loud from start to 1nish. Really, it was completely di2erent." Arizona safety Noa Pola-Gates was an- other prospect who had plenty of praise. Now that safety Lewis Cine of Everett, CLASS OF 2019 NAME POS HT WT RATING HOME SCHOOL Hakeem Beamon DL 6-3 255 ★★★★ Chesterfield, Va. Manchester JaQuan Brisker DB 6-2 200 ★★★ Monroeville, Pa. Lackawanna College Lance Dixon LB 6-2 200 ★★★ West Bloomfield, Mich. West Bloomfield John Dunmore WR 6-3 170 ★★★★ Hollywood, Fla. Chaminade Madonna Keaton Ellis DB 6-0 160 ★★★ State College, Pa. State College Area Devyn Ford RB 5-11 195 ★★★★★ Stafford, Va. North Stafford Michael Johnson Jr. QB 6-3 202 ★★★★ Eugene, Ore. Sheldon Joey Porter Jr. DB 6-2 185 ★★★ Pittsburgh, Pa. North Allegheny Taquan Roberson QB 6-0 198 ★★★★ Wayne, N.J. DePaul Catholic Tyler Rudolph DB 6-1 205 ★★★★ Oakdale, Conn. St. Thomas More Emery Simmons WR 6-1 186 ★★★ Fayetteville, N.C. South View Brandon Smith LB 6-3 218 ★★★★ Mineral, Va. Louisa County Brenton Strange TE 6-4 217 ★★★★ Parkersburg, W.Va. Parkersburg Caedan Wallace OL 6-4 330 ★★★★ Princeton, N.J. Hun School Anthony Whigan OL 6-5 295 ★★★ Great Mills, Md. Lackawanna College Marquis Wilson DB 6-0 175 ★★★★ Windsor, Conn. Windsor Saleem Wormley OL 6-4 300 ★★★★ Smyrna, Del. Smyrna * As of Oct. 14 P E N N S T A T E R E C R U I T S * C L A S S O F 2 0 1 9