How good is Penn State's 2026 recruiting class?

Penn State holds the #15 class nationally for 2026 at 255.4 class points, with 15 tracked commits and 4 blue-chips. Rankings use CollegeFootballData class ratings.

Who are Penn State's top 2026 commits?

Elijah Reeder (4★ EDGE), Jackson Ford (4★ EDGE), Josiah Zayas (4★ CB), and more.

Who has Penn State added from the transfer portal?

Rocco Becht (QB, from Iowa State), Benjamin Brahmer (TE, from Iowa State), Chase Sowell (WR, from Iowa State).

Big Ten · 2026 recruiting

Penn State recruiting class

#15

Class rank

#15

national

Class points

255.4

CFBD rating

Commits tracked

top recruits

Blue-chips

4-5 star

Avg ★

3.27

per commit

2026 commits

NatlRecruitPosStarsRating

247Elijah ReederBayville, NJEDGE★★★★★0.9149

301Jackson FordMalvern, PAEDGE★★★★★0.9067

414Josiah ZayasEdison, NJCB★★★★★0.8961

438Peyton FalzoneNazareth, PAQB★★★★★0.8933

554Tyrell ChatmanLincoln, NES★★★★★0.8867

731Mason BandhauerFort Collins, COOT★★★★★0.8800

731Bryson WilliamsOmaha, NES★★★★★0.8800

833Ben WhitverPowhatan, VAWR★★★★★0.8767

921Amarion JacksonOmaha, NEWR★★★★★0.8744

1114D'Antae SheffeyState College, PARB★★★★★0.8700

1211Kase EvansLexington, TXQB★★★★★0.8678

1263Christian AskewKathleen, GAS★★★★★0.8667

1308Keian KaiserSidney, NELB★★★★★0.8656

1654Pete EglitisColumbus, OHOT★★★★★0.8589

3096Lucas TenbrockSt. Charles, ILP★★★★★0.8244

Transfers in 4

Rocco BechtQB · Immediate

fromIowa State

Benjamin BrahmerTE · Immediate

fromIowa State

Chase SowellWR · Immediate

fromIowa State

Caleb BaconLB · Immediate

fromIowa State

Transfers out 6

Chaz ColemanEDGE · Immediate

toTennessee

Luke ReynoldsTE · Immediate

toVirginia Tech

Xavier GilliamDL · Immediate

toTennessee

Ethan GrunkemeyerQB · Immediate

toVirginia Tech

Zuriah FisherEDGE · Immediate

toUSC

A.J. HarrisCB · Immediate

toIndiana

Penn State scout report →All 2026 recruiting →

Ratings, stars and rankings from CollegeFootballData. Commit and portal lists cover the tracked top recruits for the 2026 cycle.