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 2011 class includes 11 commits, including 5 blue-chip prospects, with an average star rating of 3.36. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2011 Penn State: Blue-chip heavy
Blue-chip 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
- 99.88
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 45.5%
- Top Position
- Defensive Lineman
- Top Pipeline
- MD
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
11
Average Stars
3.36
Blue-Chip Recruits
5(45%)
Top Pipeline State
NJ • 2
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2011.
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
11 recruits found in 2011.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angelo Mangiro | OG | 4★ | 95.4 | 6'3" | 290 lbs | Succasunna, NJ | Roxbury | Retained |
| Anthony Zettel | SDE | 4★ | 93.7 | 6'4" | 257 lbs | West Branch, MI | Ogemaw Heights | Retained |
| Bill Belton | ATH | 4★ | 93.0 | 5'9" | 190 lbs | Atco, NJ | Winslow Township | Retained |
| Donovan Smith | OT | 4★ | 92.7 | 6'5" | 280 lbs | Owings Mills, MD | Owings Mills | Retained |
| Shawn Oakman | SDE | 4★ | 91.0 | 6'9" | 240 lbs | Lansdowne, PA | Penn Wood | Retained |
| Deion Barnes | SDE | 3★ | 88.9 | 6'4" | 230 lbs | Philadelphia, PA | Northeast | Retained |
| Adrian Amos | CB | 3★ | 84.1 | 6'1" | 195 lbs | Baltimore, MD | Calvert Hall College | Retained |
| Matt Zanellato | WR | 3★ | 84.1 | 6'3" | 190 lbs | Burke, VA | Lake Braddock | Retained |
| Allen Robinson | WR | 3★ | 83.8 | 6'3" | 190 lbs | Orchard Lake, MI | St. Mary's | Retained |
| Kyle Carter | TE | 3★ | 83.2 | 6'4" | 240 lbs | New Castle, DE | William Penn | Retained |
| Sam Ficken | K | 2★ | 77.7 | — | — | Valparaiso, IN | Valparaiso | Retained |
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