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

2011- OL Angelo Mangiro

The 2011 class was the last group of recruits that was completely recruited by former head coach Joe Paterno. Some big names were in the group — Bill Belton, Donovan Smith and Anthony Zettel. However, it was Angelo Mangiro who was rated as Penn State’s top recruit in the class. He came in as a four-star recruit and the No. 3 available guard.

In the National Composite, Mangiro was ranked No. 94. He was the only Penn State recruit ranked inside the national top 100.

Mangiro enjoyed a solid career at Penn State and became a very important piece of the offensive line. He brought great versatility to the group, playing at both guard and center. He played in every game for four years until he missed one during his senior season due to injury.

He was named an Academic All-Big Ten four times in his career and was named an All-Big Ten honorable mention in 2014.

Mangiro played like the four-star recruit he was and turned into one of the most important offensive linemen at Penn State in recent memory.