Welcome home: A look at Penn State's 2022 early enrollees

Starting Monday, the Penn State football program will have nine members of its sixth-ranked 2022 recruiting class on campus to begin their collegiate careers.

The class features 23 total commitments and is the second-ranked class of the James Franklin era in Happy Valley. The only class ranked higher is the Nittany Lions' 2018 recruiting class, which was ranked fifth in the country and featured players such as Micah Parsons, Odafe Oweh, Jahan Dotson, Pat Freiermuth, Jesse Luketa, and PJ Mustipher.

"We’re very, very pleased. The early enrollee thing continues to grow for us, which I think is positive when the situation fits the family and the high school. So overall, we're excited about this," Franklin said at his early signing day press conference.

We took a deeper look at Penn State's nine early enrollees in 2022, discussing their recruitment, their final seasons of high school (or JUCO) football, and where they stand in their respective positional groups this offseason and heading into next season.

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