Penn State Recruiting
Class dashboards, positional mix, and pipeline geography.
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Recruiting context
Penn State recruiting pipeline
Recruiting results explain where the future roster is coming from before those players show up in season stats. This tab groups Penn State commits by class year, position, star rating, hometown, and high school so the pipeline is easier to read than a flat list.
The selected 2005 class includes 9 commits, including 3 blue-chip prospects, with an average star rating of 3.00. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2005 Penn State: Top-end heavy
Top-end heavy built from class size, blue-chip share, top-end talent, position balance, and pipeline geography.
Outcome snapshot: 0 matched transfer departures from this selected class, with broader win and development context available in Talent Usage.
- Class Score
- 106.62
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 33.3%
- Top Position
- Defensive Back
- Top Pipeline
- PA
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
9
Average Stars
3.00
Blue-Chip Recruits
3(33%)
Top Pipeline State
PA • 4
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2005.
Positional Breakdown
Snapshot of position groups represented in the class.
Star Rating Trend
Recent average star ratings to visualize momentum on the recruiting trail.
Commit List
9 recruits found in 2005.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Williams | WR | 5★ | 99.9 | 6'0" | 190 lbs | Greenbelt, MD | Eleanor Roosevelt | Retained |
| Justin King | CB | 5★ | 99.4 | 6'0" | 185 lbs | Monroeville, PA | Gateway | Retained |
| Jerome Hayes | OLB | 4★ | 94.4 | 6'2" | 225 lbs | Bayonne, NJ | Bayonne | Retained |
| Darryl Clark | DUAL | 3★ | 80.0 | 6'2" | 195 lbs | Saltsburg, PA | The Kiski School | Retained |
| Kevin Kelly | K | 2★ | 78.9 | 5'9" | 175 lbs | Langhorne, PA | Neshaminy | Retained |
| Mickey Shuler | TE | 2★ | 78.9 | 6'4" | 218 lbs | Enola, PA | East Pennsboro | Retained |
| Chris Baker | DT | 2★ | 76.7 | 6'3" | 290 lbs | Windsor, CT | Windsor | Retained |
| Devin Fentress | CB | 2★ | 74.4 | 5'11" | 164 lbs | Chesapeake, VA | Western Branch | Retained |
| Brennan Coakley | TE | 2★ | 72.2 | 6'5" | 235 lbs | Sandy Hook, CT | Newtown | Retained |
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