SAD NEWS: Penn State announced that Dominic DeLuca is Leaving immediately after Facing…..

SAD NEWS: Penn State announced that Dominic DeLuca is Leaving immediately after Facing…..

Penn State’s 2026 recruiting class has slipped in the national rankings this summer. The Nittany Lions are 16th overall in the 247Sports Composite, down 11 spots from their spring high. The difference has been a June and July commitment season in which Penn State missed on several top national targets.

Penn State also ranks fifth in the Big Ten behind USC (still No. 1 overall), Ohio State (No. 6), Oregon (No. 9) and Michigan (No. 11). With 24 commits in the class, Penn State is unlikely to make up too much ground on the field.

Of Penn State’s 24 commits to the 2026 class, 12 are 4-star prospects, according to the 247Sports Composite. The highest-ranked player is Pennsylvania offensive lineman Kevin Brown, a 4-star prospect who ranks fourth nationally at tackle and 45th overall.

A former Penn State football commit officially flipped to the arch rival, and the Nittany Lions’ 2027 recruiting class is off to a good start. Though the recruiting cycle has cooled, there’s still plenty of news. Here’s a look at where Penn State football recruiting stands in mid-July.

Jerquaden Guilford wasn’t in Penn State’s 2026 recruiting class for very long. The 4-star receiver from Fort Wayne, Indiana, committed to the Nittany Lions in December 2024 and decommitted in late-February 2025.