Penn State Football Recruiting: The top five 2024 recruits to watch

UNIVERSITY PARK, PA - OCTOBER 19: Head coach James Franklin of the Penn State Nittany Lions looks up as he walks onto the field before the game against the Michigan Wolverines on October 19, 2019 at Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) /

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Offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich of the Penn State Nittany Lions (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) /

QB Jadyn Davis

After landing 5-star Drew Allar and 3-star Beau Pribula in 2022, the Nittany Lions are currently quarterback-less in the 2023 cycle.

Commit Marcus Stokes flipped to Florida back in July, leaving Penn State in a bad spot.

They’ve closed in on Tulane commit Jaxon Smolik, but there’s no guarantee that goes anywhere.

Regardless of what happens in 2023, Penn State should set its sights high for a quarterback in 2024. Enter 5-star Jadyn Davis.

From North Carolina, Davis is one of the most sought-after recruits in the entire country. He has 31 offers, which includes all the national powers like Alabama, Georgia, Clemson, LSU, Notre Dame, Ohio State and so on.

If Penn State football wants to be elite, then Davis needs to be on the priority list.

Landing an impact quarterback over an offer sheet like this will not be easy, but if Sean Clifford improves in 2022 and ends up getting drafted and then Allar sets the world on fire in 2023, Davis may see Penn State as a quarterback destination.

If the Nittany Lions miss on Davis, there’s plenty of other names out there to target, but in order to be elite, you need elite talent, and that’s Davis.

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