2027 Recruiting Thread

[LMTLION]

Man, the more I hear from insiders about the development of the players the staff brought in, the more I trust their process. Just take this new video by Landon Tengwall. The whole thing is worth a listen but especially 21:57:



So, we’re all rightly disappointed with how we lost Khalil Taylor to Nebraska, but we have a freshman on the roster, Amarion Jackson who we got from Nebraska and sounds like he’s going to have just as much impact on the future of the passing game. But we probably got him for peanuts compared to how we’d need to budget for Taylor. I totally get why the staff is hesitant to shell out big money for a 17-year-old who hasn’t proven anything yet. They’ve been so fantastic at identifying talent others miss and sending them to the NFL. And this allows them to have enough NIL available to fill a complete roster with talent all-around.

I think another thing that keeps getting missed is that with the new 5-for-5 rule, we have a BUNCH of guys we initially anticipated this would be their last year returning next year. That’s great because we’ll get a lot of starters and veteran experience back, but we also need to pay them. While it initially looked like we were going to need a big 2027 class to make up for all the departures, that’s not entirely the case now.

Amarion Jackson is getting rave reviews from insiders and sounds like the real deal, but I have become so jaded over the years from the bs preseason reports in the Franklin era that I’ll believe it when I see it in season.

 

[Patterson825]

Hitching one's wagon to the reputation of Chase Sowell is rather..... odd.

Last year, between the Media-selected and the Coach-selected squads, there were 13 (THIRTEEN) Big 12 WRs named to either the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd team all conference units.

Sowell? Was not among them (nor were any other ISU WRs, IIRC) - despite having veteran QB Becht throwing the ball to them.
I mean, if one was being honest: As the team's top WR target, a season of 32 catches and 2 TDs are the kind of production numbers that got PSU WRs of recent vintage "run off" the squad.


Good luck to him - maybe he can double those numbers, and ring up double-digit TDs in 2026 - but that would be the longest of long shots, based on history.

I’m sure Rocco playing with a torn labrum and messed up ac joint in other shoulder for most of the season didn’t help

 

[PSU4U]

Amarion Jackson is getting rave reviews from insiders and sounds like the real deal, but I have become so jaded over the years from the bs preseason reports in the Franklin era that I’ll believe it when I see it in season.

Franklin always worked overtime to control the narrative. Not sure that's MC's thing. I get the impression he doesn't give a crap about what people think he's just going to run his own show.

 

[LMTLION]

Franklin always worked overtime to control the narrative. Not sure that MC's thing. I get the impression he doesn't give a crap about what people think he's just going to run his own show.

I agree and it’s certainly not Campbell’s thing, but at times the rave reviews are partially pumped by the 247 and on3 sites filling up dead space in the quiet periods. Again, I hope to God this is true. It would not be the first time that Campbell has found a diamond in the rough like this.

 

[RyanSnyder]

Penn State picks up new 2027 commitment from offensive tackle Oscar Webersink

Penn State has added another offensive tackle to its 2027 recruiting class in Swedish prospect Oscar Webersink. Nittany Lion fans, learn more!

www.on3.com

 

[Alphalion75]

Hitching one's wagon to the reputation of Chase Sowell is rather..... odd.

Last year, between the Media-selected and the Coach-selected squads, there were 13 (THIRTEEN) Big 12 WRs named to either the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd team all conference units.

Sowell? Was not among them (nor were any other ISU WRs, IIRC) - despite having veteran QB Becht throwing the ball to them.
I mean, if one was being honest: As the team's top WR target, a season of 32 catches and 2 TDs are the kind of production numbers that got PSU WRs of recent vintage "run off" the squad.


Good luck to him - maybe he can double those numbers, and ring up double-digit TDs in 2026 - but that would be the longest of long shots, based on history.

Not "hitching" my wagon to him. Another poster dismissed that we didn't have a QB on the roster who could throw a deep ball. Becht seems to be fairly accurate with his long thows.

 

[RyanSnyder]

 

[rigi19041]

Penn State picks up new 2027 commitment from offensive tackle Oscar Webersink

Penn State has added another offensive tackle to its 2027 recruiting class in Swedish prospect Oscar Webersink. Nittany Lion fans, learn more!

www.on3.com

First foreign commit since darkoh? Wasn't there a Canadian wr?

 

[PSUForever]

Man, the more I hear from insiders about the development of the players the staff brought in, the more I trust their process. Just take this new video by Landon Tengwall. The whole thing is worth a listen but especially 21:57:



So, we’re all rightly disappointed with how we lost Khalil Taylor to Nebraska, but we have a freshman on the roster, Amarion Jackson who we got from Nebraska and sounds like he’s going to have just as much impact on the future of the passing game. But we probably got him for peanuts compared to how we’d need to budget for Taylor. I totally get why the staff is hesitant to shell out big money for a 17-year-old who hasn’t proven anything yet. They’ve been so fantastic at identifying talent others miss and sending them to the NFL. And this allows them to have enough NIL available to fill a complete roster with talent all-around.

I think another thing that keeps getting missed is that with the new 5-for-5 rule, we have a BUNCH of guys we initially anticipated this would be their last year returning next year. That’s great because we’ll get a lot of starters and veteran experience back, but we also need to pay them. While it initially looked like we were going to need a big 2027 class to make up for all the departures, that’s not entirely the case now.

Who is returning for '27 that we didn't think would and will be an impact player?

 

[DaytonRickster]

Man, the more I hear from insiders about the development of the players the staff brought in, the more I trust their process. Just take this new video by Landon Tengwall. The whole thing is worth a listen but especially 21:57:



So, we’re all rightly disappointed with how we lost Khalil Taylor to Nebraska, but we have a freshman on the roster, Amarion Jackson who we got from Nebraska and sounds like he’s going to have just as much impact on the future of the passing game. But we probably got him for peanuts compared to how we’d need to budget for Taylor. I totally get why the staff is hesitant to shell out big money for a 17-year-old who hasn’t proven anything yet. They’ve been so fantastic at identifying talent others miss and sending them to the NFL. And this allows them to have enough NIL available to fill a complete roster with talent all-around.

I think another thing that keeps getting missed is that with the new 5-for-5 rule, we have a BUNCH of guys we initially anticipated this would be their last year returning next year. That’s great because we’ll get a lot of starters and veteran experience back, but we also need to pay them. While it initially looked like we were going to need a big 2027 class to make up for all the departures, that’s not entirely the case now.

No guarantee they stay for 5th year . If they have a stellar 2026 season, and chose to use that 5th year, the bidding war is on. Hopefully, PSU becomes a special place where they want to stay.

 

[DaytonRickster]

To be honest as a fan, I'm loving going into this year as I have zero expectations other than we may be decent, not great. I don't know what to expect with a new staff and so many transfers coming in. I'm just going to sit back and enjoy it to be honest.

Good outlook.

 

[PSUForever]

Hitching one's wagon to the reputation of Chase Sowell is rather..... odd.

Last year, between the Media-selected and the Coach-selected squads, there were 13 (THIRTEEN) Big 12 WRs named to either the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd team all conference units.

Sowell? Was not among them (nor were any other ISU WRs, IIRC) - despite having veteran QB Becht throwing the ball to them.
I mean, if one was being honest: As the team's top WR target, a season of 32 catches and 2 TDs are the kind of production numbers that got PSU WRs of recent vintage "run off" the squad.


Good luck to him - maybe he can double those numbers, and ring up double-digit TDs in 2026 - but that would be the longest of long shots, based on history.

Fair point. I am hoping that our OC is better meaning our passing game schemes are better. Sowell and Eskildsen are not Jeremiah Smith or even the other guys OSU has but they are solid. We also have a more experienced Koby Howard who I think is better now than the transfer guys were last season. Maybe one of the younger guys (Samuel, Gonzalez, etc) that is under the radar can rise up and make an impact. We all know BGJ never really did that for whatever reason and if it was because they were not ready then hopefully with better coaching and development the young WRs actually develop and can see the field.

 

[NittanyLionRoar]

Who is returning for '27 that we didn't think would and will be an impact player?

Well of course we won’t know who stays until the end of the year but every single player on the roster who hasn’t redshirted gets a 5th year if they want it. Guys like Carson Hansen, James Peoples, Brett Eskildsen, Zion Tracy, Kooper Ebel, Connor Barry (who will want to compete for the starting job after Rocco leaves), Benjamin Brahmer, Marcus Neal Jr, Cooper Cousins, etc, … and that’s just the notable juniors and seniors who will be making that decision over the next couple years.

Of course, some will go to the draft. But some may decide one more year of college pay is better than taking a shot on the draft. And some may get injured this year, even if they’re looking like pro material, and want their 5th year to raise their draft stock.

So no one can say right now who exactly is staying, but that’s a lot of dudes the coaches have to account for in NIL planning.

 

[NittanyLionRoar]

Fair point. I am hoping that our OC is better meaning our passing game schemes are better. Sowell and Eskildsen are not Jeremiah Smith or even the other guys OSU has but they are solid. We also have a more experienced Koby Howard who I think is better now than the transfer guys were last season. Maybe one of the younger guys (Samuel, Gonzalez, etc) that is under the radar can rise up and make an impact. We all know BGJ never really did that for whatever reason and if it was because they were not ready then hopefully with better coaching and development the young WRs actually develop and can see the field.

Karon Brookins and Amarion Jackson are both receiving rave reviews. We don’t have the top-end elite talent of Ohio State (who does?) but we are actually pretty deep.

 

[LMTLION]

Definitely a developmental piece that probably cost us little to nothing. If he works out three or four years down the road, it was a great deal. Worst case scenario, we can now claim our recruiting territory has expanded to Sweden.