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 2017 class includes 19 commits, including 11 blue-chip prospects, with an average star rating of 3.53. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2017 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
- 167.35
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 57.9%
- Top Position
- Defensive Back
- Top Pipeline
- PA
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
19
Average Stars
3.53
Blue-Chip Recruits
11(58%)
Top Pipeline State
PA • 5
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2017.
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
19 recruits found in 2017.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamont Wade | CB | 4★ | 98.0 | 5'9" | 190 lbs | Clairton, PA | Clairton | Retained |
| CJ Thorpe | OG | 4★ | 95.8 | 6'3" | 318 lbs | Pittsburgh, PA | Central Catholic | Retained |
| Sean Clifford | PRO | 4★ | 92.2 | 6'2" | 210 lbs | Cincinnati, OH | St. Xavier | Retained |
| Yetur Gross-Matos | SDE | 4★ | 92.2 | 6'5" | 235 lbs | Fredericksburg, VA | Chancellor | Retained |
| Fred Hansard | DT | 4★ | 92.0 | 6'3" | 310 lbs | Princeton, NJ | Hun School | Retained |
| Ellis Brooks | ILB | 4★ | 90.5 | 6'2" | 233 lbs | Richmond, VA | Benedictine | Retained |
| Jonathan Sutherland | S | 4★ | 90.2 | 6'0" | 195 lbs | Alexandria, VA | Episcopal | Retained |
| Tariq Castro-Fields | CB | 4★ | 90.0 | 6'1" | 173 lbs | Upper Marlboro, MD | Riverdale Baptist | Retained |
| Damion Barber | SDE | 4★ | 89.9 | 6'3" | 244 lbs | Harrisburg, PA | Harrisburg | Retained |
| KJ Hamler | WR | 4★ | 89.5 | 5'9" | 156 lbs | Bradenton, FL | IMG Academy | Retained |
| Donovan Johnson | CB | 4★ | 89.3 | 5'10" | 176 lbs | Detroit, MI | Cass Technical | Retained |
| Corey Bolds | DT | 3★ | 86.7 | 6'3" | 276 lbs | Paramus, NJ | Paramus Catholic | Retained |
| Cam Sullivan-Brown | WR | 3★ | 86.7 | 6'1" | 180 lbs | Laurel, MD | St. Vincent Pallotti | Retained |
| Mac Hippenhammer | WR | 3★ | 86.5 | 6'1" | 170 lbs | Fort Wayne, IN | R Nelson Snider | Retained |
| Robert Martin | OT | 3★ | 86.2 | 6'5" | 265 lbs | Montvale, NJ | St. Joseph Regional | Retained |
| Des Holmes | OT | 3★ | 85.2 | 6'5" | 315 lbs | Springfield, PA | Cardinal O'Hara | Retained |
| Brailyn Franklin | ATH | 3★ | 85.1 | 6'2" | 200 lbs | Haymarket, VA | Battlefield | Retained |
| Journey Brown | RB | 3★ | 85.0 | 5'11" | 194 lbs | Meadville, PA | Meadville Area | Retained |
| Justin Weller | WR | 2★ | 76.7 | 6'0" | 186 lbs | La Grange Park, IL | Nazareth Academy | Retained |
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