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3 transfers Penn State football must sign to make the College Football Playoff

By Josh Yourish

STATE COLLEGE, PA - OCTOBER 28: Donaven McCulley #1 of the Indiana Hoosiers celebrates with teammates after scoring a touchdown against the Penn State Nittany Lions during the first half at Beaver Stadium on October 28, 2023 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
STATE COLLEGE, PA - OCTOBER 28: Donaven McCulley #1 of the Indiana Hoosiers celebrates with teammates after scoring a touchdown against the Penn State Nittany Lions during the first half at Beaver Stadium on October 28, 2023 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) /
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SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – NOVEMBER 25: Josh Kelly #3 of the Washington State Cougars catches a touchdown pass against Jabbar Muhammad #1 of the Washington Huskies during the first quarter at Husky Stadium on November 25, 2023 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – NOVEMBER 25: Josh Kelly #3 of the Washington State Cougars catches a touchdown pass against Jabbar Muhammad #1 of the Washington Huskies during the first quarter at Husky Stadium on November 25, 2023 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images) /

Another of the three wide receivers that Franklin has offered, is Josh Kelly from Washington State. He comes from a very different offense. The air raid with Cam Ward, who threw the ball all over the place. However, Kelly’s average target depth is 11.4 yards downfield, so he’s not another underneath receiver, which Penn State has little need for.

He’s an elite receiver in the intermediate and deep parts of the field. On targets 10-19 yards downfield, Kelly has a 76.7% catch rate and 23 grabs, which are the fifth most in the country. To the intermediate part of the field, he averages 15.67 yards per route run, which is 23rd best in the nation, and gained 185 yards after the catch on those throws, second best.

Kelly did make six contest catches last year, but he’s more of a threat with the ball in his hands, averaging 6.0 yards after the catch per reception.

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