Penn State Sports Magazine
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"Time is needed to develop, not just fun- damentally, but also physically. The good news is that when he does iron out the rough edges in his game and 'lls out his frame, the ceiling for McGraw at the next level is extremely high." McGraw earned more than a dozen scholarship o(ers. In addition to Indiana, multiple Big Ten schools, including Illi- nois, Michigan, Michigan State, Purdue and Wisconsin, all extended o(ers. His relationship with the Hoosiers began to change when strength and condi- tioning coach Dave Ballou and defensive line coach Mark Hagen both le) the program. That's when Penn State made a heavy push, and it proved to be a good decision. "I felt di(erent when I was there," McGraw said, referring to his visit in October. "It was the atmosphere. Out of all the colleges I had been to, that was the best place I had been so far. I felt like I was one of the players on the 'eld. "It was also the coaches. They weren't the only coaches trying to build a bond with me, but they built a strong connec- tion that was deeper than football. All the other schools ask the same questions, and when you're going through the recruiting process so long you notice what's a re- cruiting question and what's not. I felt NAME POS HT WT RATING HOME SCHOOL Nate Bruce OL 6-3 325 ★★★ Harrisburg, Pa. Harrisburg Liam Clifford Ath. 6-1 190 ★★★ Cincinnati, Ohio St. Xavier Jeffrey Davis Jr. CB 6-0 178 ★★★ West Hartford, Conn. Kingswood Oxford Kalen King CB 5-11 175 ★★★★ Detroit, Mich. Cass Tech Kobe King LB 6-1 230 ★★★ Detroit, Mich. Cass Tech Rodney McGraw DE 6-6 235 ★★★ Elkhart, Ind. Elkhart Central Jaylen Reed Saf. 6-0 190 ★★★★ Detroit, Mich. Martin Luther King Sander Sahaydak PK 6-1 180 ★★★ Bethlehem, Pa. Liberty Landon Tengwall OL 6-6 315 ★★★★ Annapolis, Md. Good Counsel Christian Veilleux QB 6-4 195 ★★★★ Ottawa, Ontario Bullis School Zakee Wheatley Saf. 6-2 180 ★★★★ Severn, Md. Archbishop Spalding Lonnie White Jr. Ath. 6-2 210 ★★★ Coatesville, Pa. Malvern Prep * As of May 28 C L A S S O F 2 0 2 1 P E N N S T A T E R E C R U I T S * ELITE PASSER Veilleux has thrown for about 3,700 yards and 36 touchdowns the past two seasons. Photo courtesy of Ri- vals.com