It is still early in the 2027 recruiting cycle, but the Nittany Lions’ three current members of the 2027 class are near the top of the class:
Spell, Von Brandt, and Taylor all rank inside the current Top 50 of Rivals’ 2027 national player rankings. While the 2026 class has not closed as smoothly as Penn State fans hoped for, the 2027 class is off to an excellent start.
Penn State’s 2025 Roster Meets Blue Chip Threshold
Since the advent of the College Football Playoff in 2014, every national champion has had a blue-chip ratio (the percentage of team’s recruits that are four or five-star prospects) of at least 50%.