Penn State Sports Magazine
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S E P T E M B E R 2 0 2 6 5 5 W W W . B L U E W H I T E O N L I N E . C O M and summer. Penn State offered him immediately after he camped with the staff. Now, with more than two dozen offers and counting, we expect Jones to finish higher than his current ranking of No. 13 in the Keystone State. There are other highly regarded play- ers throughout the region, including North Jersey prospects Nasir Richard- son and AJ Lopez Jr. Richardson, who attends Shabazz High in Newark, N.J., is another potential five-star at No. 10 overall nationally and No. 2 at the posi- tion. So far, his three visits to Penn State are the most he's taken to any school. However, he has 34 offers and counting. We'll get a better feel for Richardson this fall when he's able to travel more. Lopez is a Rivals300 prospect at No. 290 nationally. A 6-0, 170-pound stand- out at Paramus Catholic, he's ranked No. 13 overall as an athlete and is likely to play defense in college. Lopez plays alongside Chukwuma Odoh, a running back commit in Penn State's 2027 class. He's visited four times, including two trips since Campbell took over. Safety Penn State is off to a strong start with a handful of safety prospects. Two who stand out early are Brandon Murphy of Clairton, Pa., and DeNairo Girton Jr. of Lexington Park, Md. Murphy is a Rivals300 prospect at No. 207 nationally and sixth in Penn- sylvania. The 6-1, 185-pound athlete has proven he could contribute on ei- ther side of the ball, but his frame and physicality project best as a safety at the college level. Penn State and Ohio State appear to be the frontrunners, with the Nittany Lions having hosted him four times. Girton has a similar frame at 6-1, 180. He, too, has been a regular visitor to State College, with all three of his trips taking place since January. Florida and Ohio State also hosted him in June, while Maryland and Virginia Tech are in the mix, too. ■ 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 Case Alexander LB 6-3 215 HHHH Washington, Okla. Washington Blake Betton LB 6-3 205 HHH 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 Caleb Cooper S 6-0 205 HHH Charlotte, N.C. Providence Day School Sean Currie TE 6-7 235 HHH Trenton, N.J. The Lawrenceville School Jonathan Galette S 5-11 170 HHH Montvale, N.J. St. Joseph Regional Elijah Guertin DL 6-5 250 HHHH Warwick, R.I. Bishop Hendricken Dhillon McGee CB 6-1 175 HHH DeSoto, Texas Red Oak Stanley Montgomery DL 6-3 300 HHHH Philadelphia, Pa. Archbishop Ryan Chukwuma Odoh RB 6-0 215 HHH Plainfield, N.J. Paramus Catholic Aniti Paiva DL 6-3 300 HHH Draper, Utah Skyline Clayton Powell LS 6-2 190 HHH Lake Charles, La. Sam Houston Owen Reilly IOL 6-4 290 HHH Bel Air, Md. Bel Air Ryan Robbins OT 6-7 280 HHH Pittsburgh, Pa. Upper St. Clair 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 Oscar Webersink OT 6-8 290 HHH Stockholm, Sweden St. Thomas More (Conn.) Will Wood QB 6-1 210 HHH Natick, Mass. Xaverian Brothers C L A S S O F 2 0 2 8 C O M M I T M E N T S * Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Rating** Home School James Armstrong QB 6-2 215 HHHH Hopewell, Pa. Aliquippa Deonte Flemings CB 6-2 190 HHHH Erie, Pa. McDowell Carter Petri PK 6-1 185 — Buffalo, N.Y. St. Joseph School * As of Aug. 10 |** Rivals player rating as of Aug. 10