The Penn State football team’s season has been long over for a while. Recruiting, as always, has been the focus of the offseason so far. Wednesday, February 1st was National Signing Day in college football. The Lions added 1 five-star recruit, defensive back Lamont Wade, as well as 14 four-star prospects. Below is the Nittany Lions’ Class of 2017.
Penn State Football Class of 2017
Damion Barber
DL | Harrisburg, Pa. | Harrisburg High School | HS Coach: Calvin Everett | 6-3, 245
Corey Bolds
DL | Paterson, N.J. | Paramus Catholic High School | HS Coach: Dan Sabella | 6-3, 280
Ellis Brooks
LB | Mechanicsville, Va. | Benedictine College Preparatory | HS Coach: Greg Lilly | 6-1, 220
DJ Brown
DB | College Park, Ga. | Creekside High School | HS Coach: Will Rogers | 5-10, 175
Journey Brown
RB | Meadville, Pa. | Meadville High School | HS Coach: Ray Collins | 5-11, 194
Tariq Castro-Fields
DB | Upper Marlboro, Md. | Riverdale Baptist High School | HS Coach: Caesar Nettles | 6-0, 185
Sean Clifford
QB | Cincinnati, Ohio | Saint Xavier High School | HS Coach: Steve Specht | 6-1, 211
Brelin Faison-Walden
LB | Greensboro, N.C. | Grimsley High School | HS Coach: Darryl Brown | 6-1, 200
Brailyn Franklin
LB | Arlington, Texas | Battlefield (Va.) High School | HS Coach: Jared Van Acker | 6-1, 204
Yetur Gross-Matos
DL | Spotsylvania, Va. | Chancellor High School | HS Coach: Bob Oliver | 6-5, 242
KJ Hamler
WR | Pontiac, Mich. | IMG Academy (Fla.) | HS Coach: Kevin Wright | 5-9, 165
Fred Hansard
DL | Burlington, N.J. | The Hun School | HS Coach: Todd Smith | 6-3, 302
Mac Hippenhammer
WR | Fort Wayne, Ind. | R. Nelson Snider High School | HS Coach: Kurt Tippmann | 5-11, 170
Des Holmes
OL | West Norriton, Pa. | Cardinal O'Hara High School | HS Coach: BJ Hogan | 6-5, 325
Donovan Johnson
DB | Detroit, Mich. | Cass Tech High School | HS Coach: Thomas Wilcher | 5-9, 170
Robbie Martin
OL | Sparta, N.J. | Saint Joseph Regional High School | HS Coach: Augie Hoffmann | 6-4, 275
Mike Miranda
OL | Stow, Ohio | Stow-Munroe Falls High School | HS Coach: Mark Nori | 6-3, 295
Cameron Sullivan-Brown
WR | Bowie, Md. | Saint Vincent Pallotti High School | HS Coach: Ian Thomas | 6-0, 182
Jonathan Sutherland
DB | Ottawa, Ontario | Episcopal (Va.) High School | HS Coach: Panos Voulgaris | 5-11, 191
C.J. Thorpe
OL | Glenshaw, Pa. | Central Catholic High School | HS Coach: Terry Totten | 6-3, 314
Lamont Wade
DB | Clairton, Pa. | Clairton High School | Coach: Wayne Wade | 5-9, 190