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Penn State Football Recruiting: The top five remaining 2023 targets

By Alec Whitaker

COLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND - NOVEMBER 06: Head coach James Franklin of the Penn State Nittany Lions watches the game against the Maryland Terrapins at Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium on November 06, 2021 in College Park, Maryland. (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images)
COLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND - NOVEMBER 06: Head coach James Franklin of the Penn State Nittany Lions watches the game against the Maryland Terrapins at Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium on November 06, 2021 in College Park, Maryland. (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images) /
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Penn State defensive end Amin Vanover (56) and linebacker Kobe King (41) celebrate after the team’s defeat of Purdue, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Ind.2022-09-02-penn state
Penn State defensive end Amin Vanover (56) and linebacker Kobe King (41) celebrate after the team’s defeat of Purdue, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Ind.2022-09-02-penn state /

DE Joseph Mupoyi

For every decommit Penn State suffered in the 2023 class, they’ve been able to recover and find a replacement, except one.

The one is defensive end Tomarrion Parker. The top 100 player from Alabama opened his recruitment back up in early August after committing to Penn State in June.

There are not a lot of defensive end targets left out there for the Nittany Lions, but 3-star Joseph Mupoyi is one of them.

Mupoyi has great length for a defensive end at 6-foot-5, but he is a bit skinny, being listed at 210 pounds. He is likely a project and won’t be playing in game one of his freshman year like Dani Dennis-Sutton did on Thursday.

Regardless, Penn State needs another defensive end in this class to go with Jameial Lyons. The Nittany Lions also no longer have 2022 4-star signee Ken Talley, so it’s even more important that the ranks get replenished for the future.

Mupoyi only have seven offers, but it’s an impressive list that includes Penn State, Michigan, Auburn, Ole Miss, Miami, Maryland and Rutgers.

With Mupoyi attending school in Connecticut, this is a recruitment Penn State can win and should win if they push.

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