Stock Report - Offense

QBs

Name: Robert Bolden

State: MI

Competition: Michigan St

Star Rankings: Rivals 4 / Scout 4 (4/4)

Chances: Rising 45%

Update: Bolden was rumored to have committed to Michigan State last week. That proved to be false, but he decided to take an official to Michigan State this past weekend. Instead of committing like most thought again, he has decided to take a visit to Penn State this weekend. Though it may be an up hill climb due to the depth chart, the longer this goes, the better is seems to be for the Lions.

Name: Anthony Gonzalez

State: PA

Competition: Florida State, Illinois, Maryland

Stars: 3/3

Chances: Dropping 15%

Update: Gonzalez seems to be favoring schools a little further from home. He is now talking about visiting Oregon. Florida State still seems to lead and Penn State has seemed like they may have moved on.

Name: Paul Jones

State: PA

Competition: Penn State

Stars: 4/5

Chances: 100%

Update: Jones became the second commitment for the Nittany Lions this year. After briefly having second thoughts and making a visit to Pitt, he realized that Penn State was the place for him. He will have a chance to come in right away and compete for the starting job.

Committed Elsewhere:

Barry Brunetti - West Virginia

Pete's Point of View:
Penn State accomplished what they wanted to when P.J. Jones came on board. They would love to land two top flight QB's in this class, but that can be a major challenge. With that said they have put themselves in a real good situation with Robert Bolden and they may be able to pull off a huge upset and snag him.

RBs

Name: Corey Brown

State: PA

Competition: Ohio State, Florida, Rutgers

Stars: 4/4

Chances: Dropping 10%

Update: Brown has been one of the quietest recruits out there. He has taken some visits this spring, but as yet to cut his list down past ten teams. Penn State is still in the mix, but as of now don't seem to be a realistic option.

Name: Braylon Heard (verbal)

State: OH

Competition: West Virginia, Michigan State, Nebraska

Stars: 4/3

Chances: Steady 15%

Update: Heard is planning a trip to West Virginia in the near future and they seem to be the leader. You get the feeling if Penn State wants to get more involved they could. The question is do they want to.

Name: Storm Johnson

State: GA

Competition: LSU, Florida

Stars: 4/3

Chances: Steady 5%

Update: Johnson continues to mention that he would like to visit Penn State, but I doubt that happens. He has long been considered a LSU lean and it would be an expensive trip if he wasn't interested.

Name: Marcus Lattimore

State: SC

Competition: Florida State, Auburn, Alabama, South Carolina

Stars: 5/5

Chances: Dropping 15%

Update: Lattimore had to cancel his visit for this weekend due a team 7 on 7 camp. He says he is still planning on visiting in July, but that may be a pipe dream. If he does visit he may become an option again, but he is probably going to be staying south.

Name: Silas Redd

State: CT

Competition: Penn State

Stars: 4/4

Chances: 100%

Update: Redd became the 4th verbal commitment in the 2010 class. He is the one running back that we needed to get in the class. Growing up a huge Penn State fan, it was important not to let him slip away.

Name: Zach Zwinak

State: MD

Competition: Virginia Tech, Ohio State

Stars: 4/4

Chances: Steady 40%

Update: Zwinak has visited Penn State a couple times this spring and it seems that we have made up a lot of ground on his father's alma mater Virginia Tech. It appeared this was shaping up to be a PSU/ VT battle, but Ohio State has started to make a move.

WRs

Name: Adrian Coxson

State: MD

Competition: Penn State

Stars: 4/5

Chances: 100%

Update: Coxson was the 3rd commitment for the Nittany Lions. He is a guy he continues to climb up the rankings. Scout has him ranked as the second best receiver in the country.

Name: Alex Kenny

State: PA

Competition: Virginia, Boston College

Stars: 4/3

Chances: Steady 85%

Update: Kenny will probably be visiting Virginia either this week or the real soon future. Some people are starting to think that he is looking elsewhere, but I would be surprised if he will not be a member of this class.

Name: Kyle Prater

State: IL

Competition: Oklahoma, Illinois, USC

Stars: 4/5

Chances: Steady 5%

Update: Prater said earlier in the process that he wanted to come out and visit Penn State. That tune seemed to change once Penn State received a commitment for Adrian Coxson. He has publicly eliminated the Lions and Oklahoma and Illinois seem to be the leaders.

Name: Kenny Stills

State: CA

Competition: USC, Florida, Oklahoma

Stars: 4/4

Chances: Steady 35%

Update: Stills in the process of setting up official visits. He will be going to Florida when they host Tennessee and Oklahoma in some point in October. He has yet to set a date for his Penn State visit, but it would be great if he came for the Ohio State game.

Committed Elsewhere:

Justin Hunter - LSU

Pete's Point of View:

After taking quite a few receivers last year this was not a high need this year. At most they were looking at taking 2-3. They got a stud in Coxson and I would be thrilled if he was the only one they brought in. If they get Kenney or Stills I would consider that gravy. It is amazing in the quality of skill position players the Lions have brought in over the past couple years.

TEs

Name: Blake Barker

State: MA

Competition: Boston College, Stanford, Virginia

Stars: 4/3

Chances: Dropping 10%

Update: Barker has recently eliminated Penn State. He listed his top 5 with Boston College, Virginia, Stanford, Florida, and Wake Forest.

Name: Kevin Haplea

State: NJ

Competition: Pitt, West Virginia, Florida

Stars: 3/4

Chances: Steady 65%

Update: Haplea has just come back from his Florida tour. He visited Florida, Miami, and Florida State. It didn't seem like any of those schools blew him away and with another visit lined up to Penn State in July we will see if we seal the deal.

Committed Elsewhere:

None

Pete's Point of View:

It seems like Penn State is just interested in taking just one Tight End prospect and it seems like all the eggs are in the Kevin Haplea basket.

OLs

Name: Kalon Davis

State: SC

Competition: Clemson, Alabama

Stars: 3/3

Chances: Steady 10%

Update: Davis has recently stated that Clemson his is leader and if Alabama is number 2. I don't know how sincere is interest was in Penn State before all the offensive line commitments, but after both parties have seemed to go their own way.

Name: Miles Dieffenbach

State: PA

Competition: Penn State

Stars: 3/4

Chances: 100%

Update: Dieffenbach was the 6th commitment of this class. Dieffenbach is being recruited to play center for the Nittany Lions. He was a huge recruiting coup for Penn State. His dad is the girl's tennis coach at Pitt and most thought he was a lock to head to Pitt as well.

Name: Luke Graham

State: PA

Competition: Penn State

Stars: NR/3

Chances: 100%

Update: Graham was the 5th commitment for Penn State. Another get out of the Pittsburgh area. He is an extremely athletic big man he could play any of the interior positions on the line.

Name: Robbie Havenstein

State: MD

Competition: Maryland, Virginia, NC State

Stars: 3/4

Chances: Dropping 20%

Update: Havenstein came out last week and said Virginia is his leader. Maryland seems to be a close second. Penn State may have started to stop recruiting him now that they have their two interior line guys.

Name: Matt James

State: OH

Competition: Notre Dame, Ohio State

Stars: 4/4

Chances: Dropping 5%

Update: James has eliminated Penn State and is focusing on Notre Dame and Ohio State.

Name: Khamrone Kolb

State: VA

Competition: Virginia, Virginia Tech, North Carolina

Stars: 3/NR

Chances: Dropping 40%

Update: Kolb seems to be the most realistic option still left on the board. The reason being is he is a tackle prospect, however, he doesn't seem to be in a hurry and I am not sure the ship has sailed for him. In another year I would definitely say yes, but until we get a better idea on scholarship numbers he may have to wait.

Name: Arie Kouandjio

State: MD

Competition: Stanford, Duke, Ohio State, Cal

Stars: 4/3

Chances: Dropping 20%

Update: Kouandjio is a prospect who keeps picking up offers. He plays his recruitment very close to the vest so it is hard to get a sense on where he is leaning. He has visited Penn State which is a positive and we will have to see if he comes up for an official visit in the fall.

Name: Tom Ricketts

State: PA

Competition: Penn State

Stars: NR/4

Chances: 100%

Update: Ricketts became the 7th commitment for the Nittany Lions. If you thought stealing Dieffenbach away from Pitt was a coup, that was nothing. Ricketts dad played and Pitt in the 80's before being dratfted by the Stealers. In back to back days Penn State raided the city of Pittsburgh and built their offensive line for the future.

Commited Elsewhere:

Brent Benedict - Georgia

Seth Bentancourt (verbal) - Boston College

A.J. Cann - South Carolina

James Hurst - North Carolina

Pete's Point of View:

Penn State had wanted to get 3-4 linemen in this class. They have the 3 they wanted by July, but no one would have guessed these would be the three. The Lions continue to build their line with lighter, athletic linemen and it has been working as the line has been a strenght the past few years.