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T H E C L A S S O F 2 0 2 0 >> WHAT HE DID A four-year letterman, Meiga was a team captain his junior and senior seasons. In 2019, he helped Vieux =nish 10-1 and win its regular-season league title. Meiga totaled 38 receptions for 880 yards and six touchdowns last fall, building on a junior season in which he had 29 catches for 682 yards and seven TDs. WHAT HE WON Meiga was named to his league's All-Star team in 2018. He was also the most valuable player at Vieux this past season. Rivals.com gave him a three-star rating and ranked him as the No. 96 wide receiver in the Class of 2020. WHERE HE VISITED Meiga emerged last April when he put up some very impres- sive numbers at The Opening in Ohio, including a 4.53-second 40-yard dash, a 4.28-second shuttle and a 36-inch ver- tical jump. He was even faster at the Washington, D.C., camp in May, running a 4.42-second 40 and a 4.19-second shuttle. Penn State extended an offer five days later, and Louisville, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia Tech all offered within a week. Meiga was asked to attend Penn State's prospect camp in June, where he put together another solid performance. That's what solidi- fied his scholarship offer. Meiga and his family returned to University Park for the Lasch Bash barbecue on July 27, and he went on to announce his commitment on Aug. 1. QUOTABLE Vieux head coach Renaldo Sagesse: "Malick is a grade-A kid. He came in with aspirations to play in college and he understood the type of work he had to put in. He had a pretty special situation, with his mother living in France, where he had to live on his own with his brother and =ght through this and go to school. He did every- thing that was required. He's the type of kid you want to coach because he's eager to learn. Once he gets the tools, he'll put the work in. He has a great mentality and a great mindset. You wish you had an entire team of players just like him. He really took ownership of his studies like we haven't seen before. He has God-given talent and the work ethic that it takes to reach his dreams. I'm happy to see him going to a great college like Penn State." PHIL'S TAKE Meiga has a great combina- tion of height and speed. He stands 6-4, 195 pounds, has 4.42-second 40-yard speed, possesses a great pair of hands and uses his body well to shield o> defenders. Meiga didn't play American high school football, so I expect that he will be red- shirted this fall as he transitions from the Canadian game. But he may have the most upside potential of the =ve receivers Penn State signed in this class. He will most likely play at the X position. ■ INSTANT OFFENSE Meiga poses with the Nittany Lions' new wide receivers coach, Taylor Stub- blefield. Photo cour- tesy of Meiga family Penn State MALICK MEIGA RIVALS ★★★ | POS WR | HT 6-4 | WT 195 | HOME Saint Jerome, Quebec | SCHOOL Cegep du Vieux

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