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April 18 Newsletter

Penn State Sports Magazine

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Penn State hosted a handful of its top 2016 and '17 prospects during the Blue- White Game on Saturday. While the majority of scholarship prospects in attendance were actually freshmen and sophomores, the Nittany Lions saw a few of their top Class of 2016 prospects make the trip, one of whom was athlete Khaleke Hudson of McKeesport, Pa. The Lions also played host to two of Philadelphia's top prospects in defensive end Shaka Toney and tight end Naseir Upshur, both of whom attend Imhotep Charter. Defen- sive back Demetric Vance of Cass Tech in Detroit also made the trip. The class that was best represented at the annual spring game was the Class of 2017. Linebacker David Adams and offen- sive lineman C.J. Thorpe of Pittsburgh Central Catholic were back on campus. Both have now visited multiple times since February. Offensive lineman Robert Hainsey of Gateway High School in Monroeville, Pa., was also on hand for the game. However, the most notable sophomore was quarterback Hunter Johnson of Brownsburg, Ind. The four-star prospect currently projects as one of the nation's best in 2017. Johnson is also ahead of most prospects his age when it comes to visits and relationships, so it's possible that he will make a decision before the end of the summer. Penn State is currently in Johnson's top five. There were also a few 2018 prospects on hand who Nittany Lion fans would do well to remember. In addition to defensive end Micah Parsons of Harrisburg, Pa., Penn State hosted two running backs in Ricky Slade Jr. of Woodbridge, Va., and Jaelen Gill of Westerville, Ohio. Both Slade and Gill now hold early scholarship offers from the staff. They also have potential to be five-star prospects. – R.S. A P R I L 1 8 , 2 0 1 5 B L U E W H I T E O N L I N E . C O M 13 Nittany Lions play host to elite prospects at spring game Bill Anderson JAELEN GILL

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