Class of '22 Verbal Commits

[LZIp]

RB from Kansas State, who should be joining us in the summer. From what I can tell, only played in one game ever at K State. Still should have 3 years of eligibility considering the extra COVID year. Either one of Norrils or Williams are gone, or we're going to have the most capable backs on the roster in as long as I can recall, with 4 guys competing for playing time (Wiley, Price, Williams, and Norrils).

 

[Blue & Gold]

6-0, 210.  Nice sized back!  Hope he’s got some wheels.

[Zipmeister]

247 has him at 6'1" and 220.

Someone must have left him out in the rain.

[Blue & Gold]

Hope he doesn’t keep shrinking 🙏

[catdaddyp]

1 hour ago, LZIp said:

RB from Kansas State, who should be joining us in the summer. From what I can tell, only played in one game ever at K State. Still should have 3 years of eligibility considering the extra COVID year. Either one of Norrils or Williams are gone, or we're going to have the most capable backs on the roster in as long as I can recall, with 4 guys competing for playing time (Wiley, Price, Williams, and Norrils).

 

Looks like he’ll be a solid addition as he has a nice blend of speed and power. The OL he was running behind in high school opened up some massive holes and Price took care of the rest.

 

Hudl film linked below:

 

https://www.hudl.com/video/3/5663272/5ba28f2dbd6a6f0ef4b5b39b

Edited April 3, 2022 by catdaddyp

[Let'sGoZips94]

6 minutes ago, catdaddyp said:

Looks like he’ll be a solid addition as he has a nice blend of speed and power. The OL he was running behind in high school opened up some massive holes and Price took care of the rest.

 

Hudl film linked below:

 

https://www.hudl.com/video/3/5663272/5ba28f2dbd6a6f0ef4b5b39b

 

His yards after contact had to be huge. 

[LZIp]

On my phone, but we got a commit from Nate Thompson, a safety from Duke who appears to have been at least a part time starter.

[AkronAlumnus]

5 minutes ago, LZIp said:

On my phone, but we got a commit from Nate Thompson, a safety from Duke who appears to have been at least a part time starter.

Yup, 6'3 190 - played CB in HS!

[zippy5]

 

 

 

 

[catdaddyp]

5 minutes ago, LZIp said:

On my phone, but we got a commit from Nate Thompson, a safety from Duke who appears to have been at least a part time starter.

This staff is doing work! Thompson had Power 5 offers from NC State, Purdue, South Carolina, Virginia Tech, Duke, and Wake Forest coming out of high school. I’d be surprised if he isn’t one of the starting safeties by the time the 2022 season kicks off.

[Let'sGoZips94]

Amazing what happens when you hire a P5 staff - you get P5 players. 

 

[GP1]

4 hours ago, LZIp said:

On my phone, but we got a commit from Nate Thompson, a safety from Duke who appears to have been at least a part time starter.

Interesting.  A part time starter at Duke?

[zippy5]

 

[Blue & Gold]

Initial post updated w/ Thompson and Price.

[94zipgrad]

 

[catdaddyp]

Add OL Anthony Whigan to the committed list. 
 

 

Edit - He entered in January, but his commitment bumped his activity to today. Either way, great pickup!

Edited April 25, 2022 by catdaddyp

[94zipgrad]

https://www.instagram.com/p/Ccx6D4Sr0Mu/?igshid=NDA1YzNhOGU=

[Captain Kangaroo]

The former Nittany Lion appeared in 21 games over his career. After playing in every game of the 2020 season, Whigan was relegated to a smaller role and saw the field in 10 out of 13 possible games. Most of Whigan’s snaps came in a special teams capacity.

Whigan committed to Penn State in August 2018 as a four-star recruit. He joined the team as a junior college transfer from Lackawanna College, which has been a hotbed of recruiting for the Nittany Lions in recent years. At the time of his recruitment, Whigan was the seventh-ranked junior college prospect in the country.

The departure of another offensive linemen comes at a fragile time for Penn State football. Depth issues for the offensive line have been well documented this offseason, even prompting a format change for the 2022 Blue-White Game.

[AkronAlumnus]

23 minutes ago, catdaddyp said:

Add OL Anthony Whigan to the committed list. 
I didn’t even have a chance to add him as a potential transfer as he is listed as entering today and committing today.

Hell of a pickup, rated the #1 player in MD in 2018. 

 

Projected second round pick comparable to mitchell swartz per 247

Edited April 25, 2022 by AkronAlumnus

[Blue & Gold]

Initial post updated w/ Whigan & Clark.

Edited April 25, 2022 by Blue & Gold

[Let'sGoZips94]

[catdaddyp]

On 3/2/2021 at 5:07 PM, Blue & Gold said:

ROOCREW22:

Cameron Wiley, RB, 6-2, 210 Las Vegas, NV, Minnesota transfer (2 yrs. eligibility)

Devon Robinson, DL, 6-5, 300, Memphis, TN, Miss. St. & Memphis transfer (2 yrs. eligibility)

Cam Threatt, DB, 6-0, 170, Lewisburg, MS, Mississippi State & Miss. Gulf Coast CC transfer (3 yrs. eligibility)

Kerry Martin Jr., DB, 6-1, 185, Charleston, WV, West Virginia transfer (3 yrs. eligibility)

Curtis Harper, DL, 6-2, 285, McKeesport, PA, Syracuse transfer (1 yr. eligibility)

TJ Banks, TE, 6-5, 255, Duquesne, PA, West Virginia transfer (2 yrs. eligibility)

Dijon Jennings, QB, 6-0, 180, Reynoldsburg HS, Reynoldsburg, OH

Charles Kellom, RB, 6-0, 190, St. Xavier HS, Cincinnati, OH

Tim Terry, LB, 6-2, 230, Central Catholic HS, Pittsburgh, PA, Buffalo transfer (1 yr. eligibility)

Shocky Jacquez-Louis, WR, 6-0, 190, Dunbar HS, Fort Myers, FL Pitt transfer (2 yrs. eligibility?)

Max Banes, OL, 6-5, 310, St. Thomas HS, Houston, TX University of Houston transfer (2 yrs. eligibility)

Vic Jones, DE, 6-4, 245, Inderkum HS, Sacramento, CA Wyoming transfer (1 yr. eligibility)

Alex Adams, WR, 6-1, 195, South Pike HS, Osyka, MS, (LSU transfer, 3 yrs. eligibility)

Clayton Bone, WR, 6-1, 190, Avon Old Farms HS, Avon, CT

Kiawan Murphy, DT, 6-3, 330, East Hartford HS, East Hartford, CT

Noah Gettman, P/K, 6-5, 205, Mainland HS, Daytona Beach, FL, Sacred Heart transfer (1 yr. eligibility)

Bobby Golden, WR, 5-9, 180, Miami Palmetto HS, Miami, FL

Tyhler Williams, OL, 6-4, 305, Milton HS, Alpharetta, GA

Ka'Marii Landers, OL, 6-5, 300, Fordson HS, Dearborn, MI

Keylen Davis, OL, 6-4, 298, Ben Davis HS, Indianapolis, IN

Niko Paxos, P/K, 6-3, 195, Jackson HS, Massillon, OH

Bryan McCoy, LB, 6-0, 225, Joliet West HS, Joliet, IL

Jourden Hale, OL, 6-6, 330, Sycamore HS, Cincinnati, OH

Marquell Darnell, TE, 6-7, 210, Central HS, Erie, PA

Anthony Stallworth, RB, 5-11, 185, Farrell HS, Farrell, PA

Stefan Monahan, OL, 6-8, 320, McKinley HS, Canton, OH

Nate Thompson, S, 6-3, 200, Southern Lee HS, Sanford, NC, Duke University transfer (1 yr. eligibility)

Clyde Price III, RB, 6-0, 210, North Kansas City HS, Kansas City, MO, Kansas State transfer (2 yrs. eligibility)

Anthony Whigan, OL, 6-5, 300, Great Mills HS, Lexington Park, MD, Penn State transfer (1 yr. eligibility)

Caden Clark, TE, 6-4, 255, Archbishop Hoban, Akron, OH, Alabama transfer (4 yrs. eligibility?)

 

CLASS BREAKDOWN:

 

TOTAL COMMITS: 30

 

Offense: 19

QB: 1 (Jennings)

RB: 4 (Wiley, Kellom, Stallworth, Price)

WR: 4 (Jacquez-Louis, Adams, Bone, Golden)

TE: 3 (Banks, Darnell, Clark)

OL: 7 (Banes, Williams, Landers, Davis, Hale, Monahan, Whigan)

 

Defense: 9

DT: 3 (Robinson, Harper, Murphy)

DE: 1 (Jones)

LB: 2 (Terry, McCoy)

DB: 3 (Threatt, Martin, Thompson)

 

Special Teams: 2

P/K: 2 (Gettman, Paxos)

Did Stallworth make it in with this class? Not sure how I missed him.

[Blue & Gold]

42 minutes ago, catdaddyp said:

Did Stallworth make it in with this class? Not sure how I missed him.

I believe so. I remember our discussion being about why he had no D1 offers despite being 2x Pennsylvania POY, or something along those lines.

[60zip]

This has been asked before but did not see any reply, I may have missed. How many of these transfers are eligible to play this year?

[catdaddyp]

3 minutes ago, 60zip said:

This has been asked before but did not see any reply, I may have missed. How many of these transfers are eligible to play this year?

All of them, so far.