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Crystal Ball Predictions

- Max Granville
- Edge / 6-2.5 / 220
- 0.9337
- Predicted by: Collin Kennedy
- 6 Med
- Max Granville
- Edge / 6-2.5 / 220
- 0.9337
- Predicted by: Tyler Calvaruso
- 6 Med
- Vip Scoop
- Lex Cyrus
- WR / 5-10 / 170
- 0.9103
- Predicted by: Ed OBrien
- 6 Med
- Jahmir Joseph
- CB / 6-0 / 185
- 0.9234
- Predicted by: Tyler Calvaruso
- 6 Med
- Vip Scoop
- Jahmir Joseph
- CB / 6-0 / 185
- 0.9234
- Predicted by: Brian Dohn
- 6 Med
- Jeff Exinor Jr.
- WR / 6-2 / 220
- 0.9074
- Predicted by: Brian Dohn
- 6 Med
- Vip Scoop
- Josh Johnson
- S / 6-3 / 185
- 0.8683
- Predicted by: Tyler Calvaruso
- 7 High
- Vip Scoop
- Josh Johnson
- S / 6-3 / 185
- 0.8683
- Predicted by: Allen Trieu
- 7 High
- Alvin Henderson
- RB / 5-9 / 200
- 0.9478
- Predicted by: Tyler Calvaruso
- 6 Med
- Vip Scoop
- Naeshaun Montgomery
- WR / 6-1 / 165
- 0.9313
- Predicted by: Tom Loy
- 6 Med
- Lex Cyrus
- WR / 5-10 / 170
- 0.9103
- Predicted by: Brian Dohn
- 6 Med
- Vip Scoop
- Lyrick Samuel
- WR / 6-3.5 / 180
- 0.8924
- Predicted by: Tyler Calvaruso
- 6 Med
- Vip Scoop
- Lyrick Samuel
- WR / 6-3.5 / 180
- 0.8924
- Predicted by: Brian Dohn
- 6 Med
- Michael Troutman
- IOL / 6-2 / 270
- 0.8667
- Predicted by: Brian Dohn
- 6 Med
- Vip Scoop
- Dayshaun Burnett
- LB / 6-2.5 / 215
- 0.8950
- Predicted by: Tyler Calvaruso
- 6 Med
- Vip Scoop
- Dayshaun Burnett
- LB / 6-2.5 / 215
- 0.8950
- Predicted by: Brian Dohn
- 6 Med
- Dayshaun Burnett
- LB / 6-2.5 / 215
- 0.8950
- Predicted by: Tom Loy
- 6 Med
- Vip Scoop
- Alex Tatsch
- LB / 6-2 / 213
- 0.9235
- Predicted by: Steve Wiltfong
- 6 Med
- Alex Tatsch
- LB / 6-2 / 213
- 0.9235
- Predicted by: Tyler Calvaruso
- 6 Med
- Vip Scoop
- Alex Tatsch
- LB / 6-2 / 213
- 0.9235
- Predicted by: Brian Dohn
- 6 Med
- Vip Scoop
- Tiqwai Hayes
- RB / 5-10 / 185
- 0.8867
- Predicted by: Bill Kurelic
- 6 Med
- DJ McClary
- LB / 6-1 / 211
- 0.9249
- Predicted by: Steve Wiltfong
- 6 Med
- DJ McClary
- LB / 6-1 / 211
- 0.9249
- Predicted by: Tyler Calvaruso
- 6 Med
- Vip Scoop
- DJ McClary
- LB / 6-1 / 211
- 0.9249
- Predicted by: Brian Dohn
- 6 Med
- Vip Scoop
- Tiqwai Hayes
- RB / 5-10 / 185
- 0.8867
- Predicted by: Steve Wiltfong
- 6 Med

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FB Recruiting

WATCH: New Penn State commit Jayden Woods displays Top247 edge rusher talent in high school highlights

FB Recruiting Tyler Donohue 17 hours ago

FB Recruiting

Commit Analysis: What is Penn State getting in Top247 edge rusher Jayden Woods?

FB Recruiting VIP Premium Tyler Calvaruso 17 hours ago

FB Recruiting

Four-star EDGE Jayden Woods commits to Penn State

FB Recruiting Allen Trieu 17 hours ago

FB Recruiting

Top247 safety JaDon Blair previews July 5 decision

FB Recruiting VIP Premium Anna Adams 18 hours ago

College Football

Several Penn State defenders in the mix at new 'Lion' position

College Football Tyler Donohue 19 hours ago

BK Recruiting

Penn State basketball hosting in-state standout for unofficial visit

BK Recruiting VIP Premium Tyler Calvaruso 19 hours ago

FB Recruiting

Checking the pulse on Texas prospects following official visits

FB Recruiting VIP Premium Mike Roach 22 hours ago

College Basketball

Penn State alumni Happy Valley Hoopers learn opening matchup in The Basketball Tournament

College Basketball Daniel Gallen 22 hours ago

College Football

Countdown to Penn State Kickoff: 66 days until Nittany Lions football

College Football Tyler Donohue Jun 26, 6:00 AM

FB Recruiting

PODCAST: Penn State stays hot with Top247 commitments at quarterback and edge rusher

FB Recruiting Tyler Donohue Jun 25, 2:02 PM

Top Targets

Linkon Cure
TE / 6-6 / 220 0.9791
- 100%
Daryus Dixson
CB / 6-0 / 180 0.9525

Committed - 6/10/2024
Malachi Goodman
IOL / 6-5 / 315 0.9228
JaDon Blair
S / 6-4 / 190 0.9350
- 100%

2025 Recruiting Rankings

The Formula
where c is a specific team's total number of commits and R_n is the 247Sports Composite Rating of the nth-best commit times 100.
Explanation
In order to create the most comprehensive Team Recruiting Ranking without any notion of bias, 247Sports Team Recruiting Ranking is solely based on the 247Sports Composite Rating.
Each recruit is weighted in the rankings according to a Gaussian distribution formula (a bell curve), where a team's best recruit is worth the most points. You can think of a team's point score as being the sum of ratings of all the team's commits where the best recruit is worth 100% of his rating value, the second best recruit is worth nearly 100% of his rating value, down to the last recruit who is worth a small fraction of his rating value. This formula ensures that all commits contribute at least some value to the team's score without heavily rewarding teams that have several more commitments than others.
Readers familiar with the Gaussian distribution formula will note that we use a varying value for σ based on the standard deviation for the total number of commits between schools for the given sport. This standard deviation creates a bell curve with an inflection point near the average number of players recruited per team.
Below is a graphical representation of how our formula works. You can see that the area under the curve gets smaller both as the rating for a commit decreases and as the number of total commits for a school increases. The y-axis in this graph represents the percentage weight of the score that gets applied to an overall team ranking.