The Penn State football team is looking to continue stacking talent in its 2025 freshman recruiting class. Thursday was the first time since Saturday that the Nittany Lions While they failed to land any new commitments, there was some positive news on the recruiting front, with multiple recruiting experts projecting wide receiver Jeff Exiner to commit to Penn State.
Jeff Exinner is scheduled to announce his commitment on Friday, June 28th at 7pm. He will be choosing between Maryland, Syracuse, Michigan State, Virginia Tech and Penn State. A member of the 2025 enrollment class, he plays wide receiver and attends the McDonough School (Maryland). He is currently ranked as the number one wide receiver in the state.
According to On3 industry rankings, Exinor is the No. 9 prospect in the state and the No. 52 wide receiver for the 2025 cycle (No. 349 nationally). On Thursday, the four-star wide receiver received an additional projection to attend Penn State. On3’s Ryan Synder set his RPM with 70% confidence. He also has projections from 247Sports’ Brian Dohn, who placed his crystal ball on June 11, and On3’s Sean Fitts, who placed his RPM on June 12. All analysts agree that Penn State is the likely landing spot for Exinor.
Penn State football misses McDonough classmates
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On Tuesday, the Penn State football team was expected to receive an acceptance from four-star athlete Brandon Finney, who is a teammate of Jeff Exiner at McDonough School.
However, Finney’s recruitment changed course at the last minute and he ended up committing to the Oregon Ducks instead of Penn State. Earlier in the day on Tuesday, he received two FutureCasts pinning him at Penn State, both from Rivals insiders Dylan Callahan Croley and Marty Leap. But Finney decided to head west to play for the Ducks.
On3 has Finney as the #1 ATH in the state of Maryland. He is the #3 prospect in the state and a top-five athlete in the country (#131 nationally). He has played both wide receiver and cornerback but is projected to be a CB at the next level.
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