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 2015 class includes 15 commits, including 13 blue-chip prospects, with an average star rating of 3.87. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2015 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
- 163.65
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 86.7%
- Top Position
- Offensive Lineman
- Top Pipeline
- PA
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
15
Average Stars
3.87
Blue-Chip Recruits
13(87%)
Top Pipeline State
PA • 7
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2015.
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
15 recruits found in 2015.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saquon Barkley | RB | 4★ | 94.6 | 5'11" | 190 lbs | Whitehall, PA | Whitehall | Retained |
| John Reid | CB | 4★ | 94.5 | 5'10" | 180 lbs | Philadelphia, PA | St. Joseph's | Retained |
| Garrett Taylor | CB | 4★ | 94.4 | 6'1" | 195 lbs | Richmond, VA | St. Christopher's School | Retained |
| Juwan Johnson | WR | 4★ | 94.3 | 6'4" | 216 lbs | Glassboro, NJ | Glassboro | Retained |
| Ryan Bates | OT | 4★ | 93.0 | 6'5" | 275 lbs | Warminster, PA | Archbishop Wood | Retained |
| Sterling Jenkins | OT | 4★ | 91.6 | 6'8" | 305 lbs | Pittsburgh, PA | Baldwin | Retained |
| Kamonte Carter | ATH | 4★ | 90.9 | 6'4" | 243 lbs | Gaithersburg, MD | Gaithersburg | Retained |
| Ryan Buchholz | SDE | 4★ | 90.8 | 6'6" | 240 lbs | Malvern, PA | Great Valley | Retained |
| Manny Bowen | OLB | 4★ | 90.7 | 6'2" | 206 lbs | Barnegat, NJ | Barnegat | Retained |
| Andre Robinson | RB | 4★ | 90.7 | 5'9" | 205 lbs | Harrisburg, PA | Bishop McDevitt | Retained |
| Irvin Charles | WR | 4★ | 90.0 | 6'4" | 212 lbs | Haddonfield, NJ | Paul VI | Retained |
| Brandon Polk | WR | 4★ | 89.8 | 5'9" | 163 lbs | Ashburn, VA | Briar Woods | Retained |
| Steven Gonzalez | OG | 4★ | 89.1 | 6'3" | 328 lbs | Union City, NJ | Union City | Retained |
| Daiquan Kelly | ATH | 3★ | 88.2 | 6'2" | 206 lbs | Union City, NJ | Union City | Retained |
| Kevin Givens | WDE | 3★ | 85.3 | 6'2" | 245 lbs | Altoona, PA | Altoona | Retained |
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