Penn State Sports Magazine
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J U N E / J U L Y 2 0 2 6 4 5 W W W . B L U E W H I T E O N L I N E . C O M spring, Penn State and Virginia Tech were believed to be the teams to beat, but Clemson has since locked in an official visit with Washington, who's ranked No. 40 at the position. Cornerback Assistant coach Terry Smith secured commitments from four cornerbacks this spring. That's already one more than the Nittany Lions were expected to sign, but that hasn't stopped Smith from pre- paring to host others in June. That includes DeSoto, Texas, native Dhillon McGee. A three-star prospect, McGee was believed to be leaning to- ward SMU or Texas, but his year-long relationship with Smith has kept Penn State in the mix for the nation's No. 47 cornerback. Safety Safeties coach Deon Broomfield was still involved with a handful of players heading into official visits. Former Penn State commit Gabe Jenkins ranked at the top of that list. The three-star Pittsburgh native took an official visit to Colorado in mid-May and was expected to visit Pitt and Penn State in June before deciding. Penn State remains the team to beat for the 6-1, 190-pound prospect, listed as the nation's No. 55 safety. Beyond Jenkins, the Nittany Lions are primarily focused on Cooper Ohnmacht of Great Bend, Kan.; Malakai Taufoou of San Mateo, Calif.; and Knyair Crumb of Maryland. Ohnmacht, who's ranked No. 271 na- tionally and No. 8 among athletes, has a longstanding relationship with Broom- field. However, the three-star prospect is also still considering Kansas, Kansas State and Wisconsin, and their proxim- ity to his hometown could give them an advantage. Distance could also play a role in Tau- foou's decision, with Cal, Oregon and Washington also chasing the nation's No. 51 safety. He was believed to be favoring the Ducks as of mid-May. Crumb has official visits set with Au- burn, Penn State, Syracuse and Virginia Tech. The three-star safety from De- Matha in Hyattsville, Md., listed No. 46 at his position, was believed to be favoring the Hokies and Nittany Lions, but a visit to Auburn in April established the Tigers as serious players as well. ■ C L A S S O F 2 0 2 7 C O M M I T M E N T S * Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Rating** Home School Blake Betton LB 6-3 205 HHHH Shakopee, Minn. Shakopee Carter Blattner DE 6-5 245 HHH Allendale, N.J. Northern Highlands Landon Blum WR 6-4 210 HHHH Woodbine, Iowa Woodbine Ka'ron Ceaser CB 5-11 180 HHH Penns Grove, N.J. Winslow Township Jamir Dean WR 6-2 175 HHH Alcoa, Tenn. Alcoa Jonathan Galette S 5-11 170 HHH Montvale, N.J. St. Joseph Regional Aiden Gibson RB 6-1 215 HHHH Woodruff, S.C. Woodruff Zachary Gleason CB 6-0 170 HHH Pittsburgh, Pa. Central Catholic Stanley Montgomery DL 6-3 300 HHHH Philadelphia, Pa. Archbishop Ryan Chukwuma Odoh RB 6-0 215 HHH Plainfield, N.J. Paramus Catholic Owen Reilly IOL 6-4 290 HHH Bel Air, Md. Bel Air Ryan Robbins OT 6-7 280 HHH Pittsburgh, Pa. Upper St. Clair Semajay Robinson CB 6-1 185 HHHH Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Dillard Jon Sassic IOL 6-7 280 HHH Pittsburgh, Pa. Central Catholic David Tarawallie OT 6-6 265 HHH Painesville, Ohio Riverside Kei'shjuan Telfair CB 5-11 160 HHHH Euclid, Ohio Euclid Cooper Terwilliger TE 6-4 215 HHHH Pierre, S.D. T.F. Riggs Will Wood QB 6-1 210 HHH Natick, Mass. Xaverian Brothers * As of May 18 |** Rivals player rating as of May 18 Penn State appears to be the team to beat for three-star safety Gabe Jenkins of Pittsburgh. PHOTO COURTESY RIVALS