WHAT HE DID During his junior season at Paul VI, Charles
made 49 receptions for 848 yards and 11 touchdowns and also
carried ense, he was a standout cornerback and line-
backer for the Eagles. In fact, several Rivals.com analysts who
saw him perform at the IMG 7-on-7 Championship in
Bradenton, Fla., came away thinking that he had the look of a
linebacker. But a position switch seems unlikely, especially in
the wake of a senior season in which Charles caught 32 passes
for 474 yards (14.8 yards per catch) and 10 TDs.
WHAT HE WON In addition to his four-star ranking from Ri-
vals, Charles ers and checked out Maryland, South Carolina and
Florida, among others. He visited Penn State in July. A@er
sitting down with head coach James Franklin, he pulled the
trigger, pushing the Lions' class up to No. 5 in the country.
QUOTABLE Charles: "Penn State was just one of those
schools that I felt like I could come to and feel comfortable
at, no matter what happens. It was always a school that sat
high on my board throughout the whole recruiting process,
so when I went out on all those visits, I kind of felt like I was
always comparing them to Penn State. When I erent ways.
It's going to give our quarterbacks a lot of di>erent targets.
You watch his tape and it doesn't look like he's running be-
cause he's so tall, but no one can catch him."
PHIL'S TAKE Franklin and his receivers coach, Josh Gattis,
appear to love big, physical wideouts who can create mis-
matches in the secondary. Charles deers
from Boston College, Duke, Georgia Tech, Illinois, North-
western, Pitt, Rutgers, Syracuse, Temple and Virginia, he
was never interested in going anywhere but Penn State, the
school he had long dreamed of attending.
QUOTABLE Cooper: "I believe I took the role as a student of
the game this year. I really took the time to watch
