Three reasons Penn State Football is winning on the recruiting trail

Three Reasons Penn State Football is Winning on the Recruiting Trail

Dec 27, 2014; Bronx, NY, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions head coach James Franklin celebrates with players after overtime of the 2014 Pinstripe Bowl against the Boston College Eagles at Yankee Stadium. Penn State won 31-30 in overtime Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports /

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Apr 28, 2022; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Penn State wide receiver Jahan Dotson is announced as the sixteenth overall pick to the Washington Commanders by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell during the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft at the NFL Draft Theater. Mandatory Credit: Gary Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports /

The Potential to Play on Sundays

While Penn State is struggling to produce on-field success, one thing they are good at is putting players into the NFL. Penn State saw eight players drafted in 2022, six players in 2021, and five players in 2020.

Penn State Football has seen Saquon Barkley, Micah Parsons, Odafe Oweh, and Jahan Dotson go in the first round of the NFL Draft under James Franklins’ leadership.

2022 served as a benchmark and an expectation moving forward. The eight players drafted led the Big Ten conference and ranked fourth nationally behind Georgia, LSU, and Cincinnati. The eight players drafted is Penn State Football’s best performance since ten players were taken in the 1996 NFL Draft.

As hard as it is to believe, Penn State put more talent into the NFL than Alabama, Ohio State, and Michigan.

For the top recruits, this is a huge reason to pick Penn State. The top-ranked recruits are looking for a path to the next level and Penn State is as good as any at offering that potential.

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