Penn State makes top five for four-star wide receiver in 2024
The ball has started to get rolling for Penn State in the class of 2024 with wide receivers. They gained three commitments from the position in one week after sitting at zero for the majority of the 2024 recruiting cycle.
The Nittany Lions were able to flip Tyseer Denmark from Oregon which started the momentum. Later in the week, they picked up commitments from Peter Gonzalez and Josiah Brown on the same day.
New wide receivers coach Marques Hagans is looking to keep his foot on the pedal during his first recruitment period with Penn State.
On Tuesday, the Nittany Lions got some surprising news when four-star wide receiver Jonathan Paylor included them in his top five schools. It comes as a surprise because Paylor has not taken a single visit to Penn State in an official or unofficial capacity.
The other schools on his list are South Carolina, North Carolina, NC State and Maryland.
Crib ? 👀 @SWiltfong247 @RivalsFriedman @On3sports @ethanmmcdowell pic.twitter.com/LFDjOHdYA3
— jonathan paylor (@jonathan_paylor) June 27, 2023
Paylor is a consensus four-star prospect in the class of 2024. On3’s industry rankings have him as the 185th best player in the country and the number 29 overall wide receiver.
The 5’9″ 170 pound receiver is a speed type of player who lines up in the slot, backfield and returns kicks for his high school team. Although he plays on the perimeter and backfield, he’s expected to become a full time wide receiver at the collegiate level.
Paylor has visited every single program in his top five except for Penn State. He just finished his official visit to South Carolina during the weekend of June 23rd.
On3’s Recruiting Prediction Machine has South Carolina as the massive favorites to land him with a 91.6% chance. Penn State is not even listed on the machine which shows how surprising their inclusion was.
It doesn’t seem like it’s realistic to land Paylor, but maybe the coaching staff can work their magic.
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