The commitments keep rolling in for Penn State Nittany Lions football and head coach James Franklin.
Earlier today, the first addition came from Ath. KJ Winston out of DeMatha Catholic. It felt as if he may be the final player to cap off an incredible July, but LB Abdul Carter decided to end his recruitment, too, committing to the Nittany Lions following today's Lasch Bash Barbecue.
So, where do the Nittany Lions now rank? We break it down below.
The Nittany Lions remain in the No. 2 spot, trailing only Ohio State, which holds a lead of just over 200 points.
Notre Dame trails the Nittany Lions by 205 points, with the Carter commitment providing some nice cushion for Penn State between itself and the teams behind it.
Carter is the 24th commitment in Penn State's class, leaving the Nittany Lions with more commitments in the 2022 class at this juncture than any other Football Bowl Subdivision school outside of the military academies.
Top-10 classes as of Saturday afternoon
1. Ohio State
2. Penn State
3. Notre Dame
4. LSU
5. Florida State
6. Oklahoma
7. Alabama
8. Georgia
9. Oregon
10. Clemson
Big Ten schools in the rankings
1. Ohio State
2. Penn State
12. Michigan
14. Rutgers
19. Indiana
20. Michigan State
29. Northwestern
34. Purdue
37. Illinois
42. Minnesota
44. Wisconsin
46. Maryland
57. Nebraska
68. Iowa
Positional Breakdown
Quarterbacks: 2 —Beau Pribula, Drew Allar
Running Backs: 2 —Nick Singleton, Kaytron Allen
Wide Receivers: 3 — Kaden Saunders, Anthony Ivey, Tyler Johnson
Tight Ends: 1 — Jerry Cross
Offensive Linemen: 3 — Drew Shelton, Maleek McNeil, JB Nelson
Defensive Ends: 2— Ken Talley, Dani Dennis-Sutton
Defensive Tackles: 2 — Kaleb Artis, Zane Durant
Linebackers: 2 — Keon Wylie, Abdul Carter
Cornerbacks: 1 — Jordan Allen
Safeties: 1 — Tyrece Mills
Athletes: 3— KJ Winston Cristian Driver, Cam Miller, Mehki Flowers
Specialists: 1 — Alex Bacchetta
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