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Pennsylvania has had its ups and downs. Its 2022 class is one of the state's best in years
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ennsylvania has long been consid-
ered one of the best states in the
country for high school football.
Anyone who has attended a big-time ri-
valry game anywhere in the state under-
stands how passionate Pennsylvanians
are. Whether it's a small school
in the north or one of the power-
house programs from outside
Philadelphia or Pittsburgh, the
passion is only matched in a
handful of other states.
When it comes to developing
Division I talent, Pennsylvania
used to be one of the best in the country,
but over the past two decades it has fallen
to the lower reaches of the top 10, de-
pending on how you want to look at it.
And the state drops a little bit more –
closer to the top 15 – if you only consider
those blue-chip, four-star
prospects that Penn State
o-entimes +nds itself
chasing. According to Ri-
vals.com, Pennsylvania
has averaged nine four-
star players per year during
the past decade.
However, every few years the state sur-
passes its averages, and this happens to be
one of those years. Taking into account
the latest update to Rivals' 2022 rankings,
which was released in March, there are 13
Pennsylvania prospects who hold four-
star ratings, 11 of whom have already
earned scholarship o,ers from James
Franklin and his sta,.
The top six players in the state should all
be familiar to Penn State fans by now, be-
ginning with elite defensive end Enai
White out of Imhotep Charter in
Philadelphia. It feels as if White is leaning
FUTURE LION
Talley is Penn-
sylvania's sixth-
rated prospect
and is already
committed to
Penn State.
Photo courtesy
of Rivals.com
