Remembering Penn State’s Top Recruits Over the Last 10 Years

Who were Penn State’s top recruits in each of the last 10 years?

With National Signing Day 2017 approaching on February 1, recruiting is the current focus around college football. Penn State head coach James Franklin and his staff have already done a great job, but still have work to do to finalize the class and build up future classes.

Before analyzing the current class that is about to enter Happy Valley, a look back at some of Penn State’s top recruits throughout the years is warranted.

Penn State has always been able to recruit fairly well, and that seems to have gotten even better in recent years.

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Obviously, the face of Penn State football has changed drastically over the last few years. The program transitioned from the legendary Joe Paterno, to Bill O’Brien and finally to Franklin. All three coaches showed the ability to bring some top talent to Penn State.

The list of top recruits from the last 10 years is an interesting one. Some excelled, while others didn’t exactly meet expectations. Of course, recruiting rankings are just that — rankings by people who have no real way of knowing how a player will turn out. The real test is when the players actually transition from the high school field to the college field.

Scroll through the following slides to check out the top-ranked recruit from each of Penn State’s last 10 recruiting classes.

*Note: Rankings provided by 247Sports.com.*