Penn State head coach James Franklin made a bold statement when he was first named head coach of the Nittany Lions. Franklin proclaimed Penn State was going to “dominate the state” in recruiting. Backing up that philosophy in his first full recruiting cycle as head coach of the Nittany Lions, Penn State signed six of the top 10 players in the state of Pennsylvania, including Saquon Barkley and John Reid. The following year saw Penn State sign the state’s top two players, Miles Sanders and Michael Menet, as well as another top 10 recruit in Connor McGovern.
While Franklin has done well to extend Penn Stae’s recruiting efforts beyond the state of Pennsylvania, there is always some pride in knowing that some of the best homegrown talent chooses to ultimately play at Penn State. Penn State continued to make that the case in the Class of 2022 with the additions of six of the top 10 players in the state, headlined by Gatorade National Football Player of the Year Nicholas Singleton.
Efforts for the Class of 2023 are already paying off as well, so you may want to get an idea of who some of the top players in the state of Pennsylvania are in the Class of 2023. Using the 247Sports composite rankings as our guide, here are the top 31 Class of 2023 recruits from the state of Pennsylvania (247Sports only ranks the top 31 players in Pennsylvania at the time this was updated).
J’ven Williams
Position: Offensive tackle
High School: Wyomissing
Home town: Reading, PA
247 Sports national ranking: No. 61
Committed: Penn State
Rodney Gallagher
Position: Wide receiver
High School: Laurel Highlands
Home town: Uniontown, PA
247 Sports national ranking: No. 118
Committed: West Virginia
Ta’Mere Robinson
Position: Edge
High School: Brashear
Home town: Pittsburgh, PA
247 Sports national ranking: No. 137
Committed: N/A
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