James Franklin and his staff are still working on building their 2019 class.
Smith Vilbert — a three-star defensive end from New Jersey — picked Penn State on Friday afternoon. The news comes one month after December’s early signing period yielded 18 signatures for the Nittany Lions.
Vilbert likely won’t be the final addition of the Nittany Lions’ vaunted 2019 class, either. D’Von Ellies, a four-star defensive tackle, commits this weekend, and, like Vilbert, all of 247 Sports’ Crystal Ball predictions are pointing toward Penn State.
Vilbert, a product of St. Joseph Regional High School in Montvale, was a bit of a late bloomer.