Big recruiting week boosts Penn State football's Class of 2027 ranking
A solid week on the recruiting trail has led to Penn State moving up in the Big Ten and national recruiting rankings in the Class of 2027.
Penn State recruiting has been on a bit of a heater lately, and the results are showing in the national recruiting rankings. Off the heels of securing a commitment from quarterback Will Wood and four-star running back Aiden Gibson this week, Penn State has received a nice little boost up in the national recruiting rankings in the middle of May. According to the updated national recruiting rankings from 247Sports, Penn State has the No.
5 recruiting class in the Class of 2027 . Penn State's top-five rankings move the Nittany Lions to second among Big Ten teams, moving ahead of Oregon and Ohio State and just behind USC . Penn State's recruiting class currently consists of 18 commitments, which is second-most among teams ranked in 247Sports' top-10 at the moment ( Oklahoma has 21 total commitments; UCLA , ranked no.
6, also has 18 commitments). Of those 18 commitments, a total of six players are rated as four-star recruits. The remaining 12 commitments are all rated as three-star prospects.
While Penn State has a top-five recruiting class according to 247Sports, the recruiting rankings from Rivals are a bit less optimistic about the Nittany Lions. The current team recruiting rankings from Rivals have Penn State sitting at No. 15 in the nation .