Published Jun 10, 2024
Penn State jumps back into the top-10 following Daryus Dixson commitment
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Dylan Callaghan-Croley  •  Happy Valley Insider
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After picking up their second top-100 commitment in four-star California defensive back Daryus Dixson, Penn State's 2025 recruiting class is once again ranked within the top-10 classes of the 2025 recruiting cycle.

READ: Penn State picks up commitment from No. 53 prospect, CB Daryus Dixson

With the commitment from Dixson, the Nittany Lions now holding 14 commitments jumped the Syracuse Orange and Georgia Bulldogs, finding themselves now with the No. 10 recruiting class in the country.

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That class also ranks fourth in the Big Ten currently behind Ohio State (No. 2), USC (No. 3), and Rutgers (No. 8). Notably, the Scarlet Knights currently hold 20 commitments, all three-star prospects - comparatively, Ohio State holds 14 while USC has 13 commitments.

Leading the country heading into this week is the Notre Dame Fighting Irish with 21 commitments, they hold a 137-point lead over the Buckeyes who hold five four-star commitments in this cycle. USC is 551-points behind the Buckeyes in third place.

The full Big Ten rankings currently are the following;

Big Ten Recruiting Rankings
SCHOOL# COMMITS5 STARS4 STARS3 STARSPOINTS

14

4

10

0

2288

13

2

8

3

1737

20

0

0

20

1545

14

0

8

6

1472

15

0

3

12

1330

18

0

2

15

1275

8

0

7

1

1144

10

0

3

7

906

10

0

3

7

839

11

0

1

10

825

11

0

0

11

765

9

0

1

8

705

5

0

5

0

693

9

0

2

6

585

7

0

1

6

525

6

0

0

6

465

5

0

0

5

450

6

0

0

6

420

PENN STATE FULL 2025 RECRUITING CLASS

Penn State 2025 Recruiting Class
RR = Rivals Rating
POS.NAMESTSTARSRRDATE

RB

TX

4

5.8

4/16/23

LB

NJ

4

5.9

9/24/23

RB

PA

4

5.8

9/25/23

TE

PA

3

5.7

9/26/23

QB

CO

4

5.8

11/14/23

DB

PA

3

5.6

12/21/23

OL

CT

3

5.8

1/24/24

LB

PA

4

5.8

2/4/24

LB

PA

4

5.8

2/7/24

OL

NJ

3

5.5

2/11/24

WR

NY

3

5.5

2/16/24

RB

LA

4

6.0

4/11/24

TE

VA

4

5.8

5/8/2024

DB

CA

4

5.9

6/10/2024