Penn State Sports Magazine
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6 2 N O V E M B E R 2 0 2 5 W W W . B L U E W H I T E O N L I N E . C O M Alabama, Auburn, Georgia and Flor- ida are considered the favorites with Haven. Penn State didn't extend an of- fer until he visited that weekend, but the good first impression should give the Lions a real shot with the Dunham School prospect. "They're later in the recruiting pro- cess with Elijah than other schools are," Kwame Haven said. "But they did a re- ally good job, and that went a long way with us. And it resonated with us that they spent that amount of time with us on game day and showed Elijah what they have to offer. It was really cool." Two of Pennsylvania's top overall prospects, offensive lineman Max- well Hiller and wide receiver Matthew Gregory, also made the trip. A native of Coatesville, Hiller is on pace to be a five-star prospect in both the Indus- try Ranking (No. 9 overall nationally) and as listed by Rivals (No. 25). The 6-5, 300-pound lineman admitted at the end of August that Penn State, Al- abama, Clemson, South Carolina and Tennessee were beginning to emerge as his top contenders. "It's an honor to have an opportu- nity to play for Penn State," Hiller said. "Growing up in Pennsylvania and hav- ing family [who are] fans of Penn State, it's awesome. The White Out was great. It lived up to the hype. The fans are amazing." Gregory, who plays at Owen J. Rob- erts in Pottstown, said in early Septem- ber that Penn State was one of seven schools standing out. The others were Florida State, Maryland, Michigan, Notre Dame, Rutgers and Syracuse. "My experience at Happy Valley was great," said Gregory, who stands 6-0, 170 pounds and is ranked No. 39 overall, No. 8 among wide receivers nationally and No. 4 in Pennsylvania. "What con- tinues to excite me is the atmosphere. My bond with all the coaches — they stay very in touch and involved with me. Coach Franklin always takes the time to catch up with me and shows me how important I am to them." Meanwhile, offensive line coach Phil Trautwein hosted 14 players who al- ready hold four-star ratings. Two no- tables included interior offensive line- man Kyler Kuhn of St. Pius X in Kansas City, Mo., and offensive tackle Cameron Wagner of St. Joseph-Ogden in Saint Joseph, Ill. Kuhn is a consensus four-star pros- pect who is ranked by Rivals as the No. 114 overall prospect and No. 4 interior C L A S S O F 2 0 2 6 C O M M I T M E N T S * Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Rating** Home School Tavian Branch DL 6-3 300 HHH Taylor, Pa. Riverside Marlen Bright OT 6-6 270 HHHH Wayne, N.J. DePaul Catholic Kevin Brown IOL 6-5 260 HHHH Harrisburg, Pa. Harrisburg Darrell Carey S 6-2 185 HHH Hyattsville, Md. DeMatha Catholic Isaac Chukwurah DL 6-2 260 HHH Bear, Del. Caravel Academy David Davis CB 5-11 195 HHHH Pittsburgh, Pa. Imani Christian Academy Benjamin Eziuka IOL 6-3 295 HHH Detroit, Mich. Detroit Catholic Central Jackson Ford DE 6-3 240 HHHH Phoenixville, Pa. Malvern Prep Jack Fuchs OT 6-8 295 HHH Hendersonville, Tenn. Beech Tyson Harley DE 6-3 220 HHHH Washington, D.C. Gonzaga Alex Haskell DL 6-4 265 HHH Philadelphia, Pa. St. Joseph's Prep Troy Huhn QB 6-4 205 HHH San Marcos, Calif. Mission Hills Mathieu Lamah LB 6-3 220 HHHH Manassas, Va. Patriot Elijah Littlejohn LB 6-1 215 HHH Charlotte, N.C. West Charlotte Adam McCann-Gibbs P 6-0 190 HHH Newry, Ireland Abbey CBS Grammar School Messiah Mickens RB 5-10 210 HHHH Harrisburg, Pa. Harrisburg Pierce Petersohn TE 6-5 200 HHHH Dodge Center, Minn. Triton Julian Peterson CB 6-2 180 HHH Atco, N.J. Winslow Township Amauri Polydor CB 6-0 175 HHH Laurel, Md. St. Frances Academy Jahsiear Rogers WR 5-10 170 HHHH Bear, Del. Appoquinimink Matt Sieg S 6-0 170 HHH McDonald, Pa. Fort Cherry Terry Wiggins LB 6-3 205 HHHH Coatesville, Pa. Coatesville Area * As of Oct. 15 |** Rivals player rating as of Oct. 15