Penn State Football Signs Fifteen to 2021 Class
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Head coach James Franklin unveiled the 2021 Penn State Football recruiting class today during the Signing Day celebration, presented by The Penn State Alumni Association in the Lasch Football Building.
Penn State welcomed 15 student-athletes, who signed National Letters of Intent to join the football program. Seven of the signees will be early enrollees in January – Nate Bruce, Jeffrey Davis Jr., Kalen King, Kobe King, Rodney McGraw, Landon Tengwall and Christian Veilleux.
The Nittany Lions signed eight recruits that were rated four stars or higher by 247Sports, ESPN or Rivals.
Penn State again found success in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions as six of the signees came from within a 200-mile radius of State College. The Nittany Lions’ class features players from eight different states and provinces, with four coming from Pennsylvania and Michigan, two from Maryland, and one form Alabama, Connecticut, Illinois, Ohio and Ontario.
The Class of 2021 features seven offensive signees, seven defensive players and one specialist. There are 10 team captains, two players who have won a state championship and an All-American Bowl selection (Tengwall).
Penn State Football Class of 2021
Nate Bruce
OL | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | Harrisburg High School | HS Coach: Cal Everett | 6-3, 330
Jamari Buddin
LB | Ypsilanti, Michigan | Belleville High School | HS Coach: Jermain Crowell | 6-2, 204
Liam Clifford
WR | Maineville, Ohio | St. Xavier High School | HS Coach: Steve Specht | 6-1,191
Jeffrey Davis Jr.
DB | Bristol, Connecticut | Kingswood Oxford School | HS Coach: Jason Martinez | 6-0, 170
Khalil Dinkins
TE | Wexford, Pennsylvania | North Allegheny Senior High School | HS Coach: Art Walker | 6-4, 221
Kalen King
DB | Detroit, Michigan | Cass Technical High School | HS Coach: Thomas Wilcher | 5-11,176
Kobe King
LB | Detroit, Michigan | Cass Technical High School | HS Coach: Thomas Wilcher | 6-0, 237
Rodney McGraw
DL | Chicago, Illinois | Elkhart Central High School (Ind.) | HS Coach: Josh Shattuck | 6-4, 230
Jaylen Reed
DB | Detroit, Michigan | Martin Luther King Jr. High School | HS Coach: Tyrone Spencer | 6-0, 196
Sander Sahaydak
K | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | Liberty High School | HS Coach: John Truby | 6-0, 159
Landon Tengwall
OL | Annapolis, Maryland | Our Lady of Good Counsel High School | HS Coach: Andy Stefanelli | 6-5, 303
Christian Veilleux
QB | Ottawa, Ontario | Bullis School (Md.) | HS: Patrick Cilento | 6-4, 200
Harrison Wallace III
WR | Montgomery, Alabama | Pike Road High School | HS Coach: Patrick Browning | 6-1, 180
Zakee Wheatley
DB | Crofton, Maryland | Archbishop Spalding High School | HS Coach: Kyle Schmitt | 6-2, 183
Lonnie White Jr.
