Penn State Sports Magazine
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We already have a strong brothership be- cause we're in a group chat. We always FaceTime and that kind of stu&. It's like I've known them for years, so that's re- ally good going into [freshman] year. We don't have to be shy or anything like that. We can just get right into it. BWI You're part of a recruiting class that is rated as one of the best in the country. Obviously there's a long way to go until signing day, but what does that mean to you guys and what do you hope to accomplish? SLADE We just hope to come in and have an impact on the %eld really quick. Having the No. 1 '18 class [as of late March] is really going to help because it's only going to attract even more re- cruits to join that class and play with the best of the best. BWI Last question then: When you get on campus with your classmates and even your future teammates who are al- ready there, coaches, too, what might they be able to anticipate from you on the %eld or in the classroom? SLADE They're getting the full pack- age, someone who is committed in the classroom just like they are on the field. ■ NAME POS HT WT RATING HOME SCHOOL Shaquon Anderson-Butts WR 5-9 195 ★★★★ Harrisburg, Pa. Harrisburg Christian Armstrong OL 6-5 310 ★★★★ Warner Robins, Ga. Warner Robins Brian Asamoah LB 6-1 205 ★★★ Columbus, Ohio St. Francis DeSales Nana Asiedu OL 6-6 270 ★★★★ Stafford, Va. North Stafford Thomas Booker DE 6-4 245 ★★★★ Baltimore, Md. Gilman Aron Cruickshank WR 5-10 168 ★★★ Brooklyn, N.Y. Erasmus Hall Jaelyn Duncan OL 6-6 301 ★★★ Baltimore, Md. St. Frances Marcellus Earlington DE 6-3 256 ★★★ Ramsey, N.J. Don Bosco Prep Bryce Effner OL 6-5 270 – Aurora, Ill. Metea Valley Solomon Enis WR 6-4 200 ★★★★ Phoenix, Ariz. North Canyon Austin Fontaine DT 6-3 280 ★★★★ Hyattsville, Md. DeMatha Tyler Friday DL 6-3 260 ★★★★ Ramsey, N.J. Don Bosco Prep Dallas Gant LB 6-3 208 ★★★★ Toledo, Ohio St. John's Daniel George WR 6-1 197 ★★★★ Oxon Hill, Md. Oxon Hill Houston Griffith CB 6-1 192 ★★★★ Bradenton, Fla. IMG Academy Dorian Hardy DE 6-4 232 ★★★★ Montvale, N.J. St. Joseph's Aeneas Hawkins DE 6-3 260 ★★★★ Cincinnati, Ohio Moeller K.J. Henry DE 6-5 220 ★★★★★ Clemmons, N.C. West Forsyth Matthew Jones OL 6-4 300 ★★★★ Brooklyn, N.Y. Erasmus Hall Jack Lamb LB 6-4 207 ★★★★ Temecula, Calif. Great Oak Alim McNeill DT 6-2 260 ★★★ Raleigh, N.C. Sanderson John Morgan DE 6-3 235 ★★★ Hyattsville, Md. DeMatha PJ Mustipher DT 6-5 275 ★★★★ Owings Mills, Md. McDonogh Xavier Peters LB 6-4 220 ★★★ West Chester, Ohio Lakota West Kwantel Raines DB 6-3 190 ★★★★ Aliquippa, Pa. Aliquippa Antwan Reed OL 6-7 285 ★★★★ Muskegon, Mich. Muskegon Juice Scruggs OL 6-3 270 ★★★★ Erie, Pa. Cathedral Prep Darryle Simmons WR 6-2 197 ★★★★ Philadelphia, Pa. St. Joseph's Shayne Simon Ath. 6-2 195 ★★★ Jersey City, N.J. St. Peter's Prep Tyreke Smith DE 6-4 250 ★★★★ Cleveland Heights, Ohio Cleveland Heights Dante Stills DT 6-4 265 ★★★★ Fairmont, W.Va. Fairmont Tobe Umerah DE 6-4 226 ★★★ Macon, Ga. Stratford Academy Rasheed Walker OL 6-5 265 ★★★★ Waldorf, Md. North Point Isheem Young DB 5-10 180 ★★★★ Philadelphia, Pa. Imhotep Charter Blake Zubovic OL 6-4 311 ★★★ Belle Vernon, Pa. Bell Vernon Area * As of April 9 2018 HOT LIST *