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Penn State’s recruiting class ranked 5th in nation after Virginia wide receiver Tyler Johnson commits

Jerry DiPaola
By Jerry DiPaola
1 Min Read June 21, 2021 | 5 years Ago
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Six months before signing day, Penn State’s 2022 recruiting class stands No. 5 in the nation — No. 2 in the Big Ten — after wide receiver Tyler Johnson made a verbal commitment Monday to coach James Franklin.

Johnson (6-foot, 175 pounds) made the announcement on his Twitter account.

Johnson, a rising senior at Magna Vista High School in Ridgeway, Va., is unranked in the Rivals’ rankings. Nonetheless, he has 16 scholarship offers, including those from Boston College, Duke, Wake Forest, Syracuse, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Maryland, Vanderbilt and Purdue.

Penn State has two other wide receivers in its 12-man class, and both are four stars — Anthony Ivey of Lancaster and Kaden Saunders of Westerville, Ohio.

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Jerry DiPaola is a TribLive reporter covering Pitt athletics since 2011. A Pittsburgh native, he joined the Trib in 1993, first as a copy editor and page designer in the sports department and later as the Pittsburgh Steelers reporter from 1994-2004. He can be reached at jdipaola@triblive.com.

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