Penn State Sports Magazine
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D E C E M B E R 2 7 , 2 0 1 7 B L U E W H I T E O N L I N E . C O M 18 Dotson. In the weeks leading up to the signing period, it became clear that the Nazareth, Pa., native wasn't going to sign with UCLA, the school to which he had originally committed. Once Penn State's staff learned that he was interested in stay- ing closer to home, Franklin and receivers coach Josh Gattis made a late push with the the 5-foot-11, 170-pound wideout. Dotson originally earned an offer from Penn State in December 2015. He's only taken a handful of visits to University Park, the most recent of which was in April for the Blue-White Game. However, before he committed to UCLA in early September, Dotson had been speaking regularly with multiple members of Penn State's offensive coaching staff. "My relationships at Penn State are still strong," Dotson told Rivals.com following his commitment. "We stopped talking for a while, but we started talking again and those relationships are still there. Coach Gattis has been talking to me about every- thing. I always enjoy talking with him. He's a great guy." At the conclusion of the early signing pe- riod, Penn State's class was rated fourth nationally by Rivals, trailing only Georgia, Ohio State and Texas. Prospects can still sign letters of intent on the traditional signing date, which will be Feb. 7 for the Class of 2018. T H E C L A S S O F 2 0 1 8 NAME POS HT WT RATING HOME SCHOOL Shaquon Anderson-Butts* WR 6-0 197 ★★★ Harrisburg, Pa. Harrisburg Nana Asiedu OL 6-5 260 ★★★★ Stafford, Va. North Stafford Judge Culpepper DE 6-5 265 ★★★★ Tampa, Fla. Plant Jahan Dotson WR 5-11 170 ★★★★ Nazareth, Pa. Nazareth Area Trent Gordon DB 5-11 171 ★★★★ Manvel, Texas Manvel Isaiah Humphries DB 5-11 185 ★★★ Sachse, Texas Sachse Bryce Effner OL 6-5 282 ★★★ Aurora, Ill. Metea Valley Patrick Freiermuth TE 6-5 250 ★★★★ North Andover, Mass. Brooks School Daniel George WR 6-1 208 ★★★★ Oxon Hill, Md. Oxon Hill Aeneas Hawkins DT 6-3 260 ★★★★ Cincinnati, Ohio Moeller Charlie Katshir LB 6-2 202 ★★★ Mechanicsburg, Pa. Cumberland Valley Zack Kuntz TE 6-7 218 ★★★★ Camp Hill, Pa. Camp Hill Will Levis QB 6-4 222 ★★★ Middletown, Conn. Xavier Jesse Luketa LB 6-2 241 ★★★★ Erie, Pa. Mercyhurst Prep Jordan Miner DB 6-1 180 ★★★★ Wesley Chapel, Fla. Wiregrass P.J. Mustipher DT 6-4 292 ★★★★ Owings Mills, Md. McDonogh School Micah Parsons LB 6-3 245 ★★★★★ Harrisburg, Pa. Harrisburg Jake Pinegar K 6-3 195 ★★ Ankeny, Iowa Centennial Juice Scruggs OL 6-3 270 ★★★★ Erie, Pa. Cathedral Prep Justin Shorter WR 6-3 220 ★★★★ Monmouth Junction, N.J. South Brunswick Ricky Slade RB 5-9 195 ★★★★ Woodbridge, Va. C.D. Hylton Nick Tarburton LB 6-3 240 ★★★★ Perkasie, Pa. Pennridge * Committed to Penn State but has not signed a letter of intent