The Nittany Lions' very first recruit in the 2010 freshman class, linebacker Mike Hull gave his solid verbal to Penn State all the way back on Thanksgiving... 2008. And while quarterback Paul Jones was in one day, out the next for a few months, he gave his first verbal to Penn State in January 2009.
The next big wave of recruits came in May and June of last year. Running back Silas Redd and lineman Luke Graham verbaled in May. That was followed up by another swell of summer verbals, beginning with linemen Tom Ricketts and Miles Dieffenbach. Over the next few months, Penn State's 2010 freshman class was looking better and better:
6/14/09 - TE/DE Kyle Baublitz†
6/26/09 - DT Evan Hailes†
6/27/09 - G/DT Daquan Jones
7/1/09 - WR Levi Norwood*
7/10/09 - QB Robert Bolden
7/14/09 - WR Alex Kenney
7/27/09 - TE Kevin Haplea†
7/30/09 - DE/LB Dakota Royer†
7/30/09 - DE C.J. Olaniyan
9/11/09 - FB Zach Zwinak
10/05/09 - LB Khairi Fortt†
10/18/09 - OL Khamrone Kolb
1/26/10 - CB Shyquawn Pullium*
1/28/10 - LB Brad Bars
(*as of 1 p.m. on Signing Day, have not faxed LOI, but are expected to in the afternoon; †Enrolled early, including Paul Jones and Silas Redd)
Notice only two of Penn State's 20 recruits actually verbally committed in 2010; and they weren't even the highest profile names in the class. This year's recruiting class is the absolute epitome of how Penn State operates. Paterno and his crew would love to get the process done with as early as possible, then move right on into winter workouts and spring practice.
For tomorrow's Thursday Question, the LBU staff will hand out grades for this freshman class, so I won't offer too much judgment right now. However, this is a really special class, that has the opportunity to surpass the accomplishments of any other class from the last 10 years.
Here is the full Class of 2010:
Pos | 2010 Class | Ht | Wt | 40 | Rank | Hometown | Verbal |
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QB | Robert Bolden | 6-4 | 200 | 4.55 | 2/7 | Orchard Lake, MI/St. Mary | Signed LOI |
QB | Paul Jones† | 6-3 | 226 | 4.8 | 7/2 | McKees Rocks, PA/Sto-Rox | Signed LOI |
RB | Silas Redd† | 5-10 | 200 | 4.45 | 5/15 | Stamford, CT/King&Low-Heywood Thomas | Signed LOI |
FB | Zach Zwinak | 6-2 | 230 | 4.5 | 1/1 | Frederick, MD/Linganore | Signed LOI |
WR | Alex Kenney | 6-0 | 194 | 4.41 | 63/53 | State College, PA/State College Area | Signed LOI |
WR | Levi Norwood | 6-2 | 170 | 4.55 | NR/131 | Waco, TX/Midway | Signed LOI |
TE | Kyle Baublitz† (Scout:DE) | 6-4 | 254 | 5.13 | 7/28 | York, PA/Central York | Signed LOI |
TE | Kevin Haplea† | 6-4 | 226 | 4.75 | 24/5 | Annandale, NJ/North Hunterdon | Signed LOI |
C | Miles Dieffenbach | 6-5 | 277 | 5.5 | 4/6 | Pittsburgh, PA/Fox Chapel Area | Signed LOI |
G | Luke Graham | 6-5 | 260 | 4.83 | 16/11 | Harrison City, PA/Penn Trafford | Signed LOI |
G | Daquan Jones (Scout:DT) | 6-4 | 302 | 5.4 | 17/10 | Johnson City, NY/Johnson City | Signed LOI |
OL | Khamrone Kolb | 6-6 | 300 | 5.1 | NT/77 | Burke, VA/Lake Braddock | Signed LOI |
OT | Thomas Ricketts | 6-6 | 265 | 5.19 | 19/32 | Wexford, PA/St. Mary | Signed LOI |
DE | C.J. Olaniyan | 6-5 | 230 | 4.65 | 15/18 | Warren, MI/Warren Mott | Signed LOI |
DE | Dakota Royer† (Scout:OLB) | 6-3 | 211 | 4.66 | 22/14 | Manheim, PA/Manheim Central | Signed LOI |
DT | Evan Hailes† | 6-1 | 305 | 5.00 | 19/8 | Chesapeake, VA/Oscar F. Smith | Signed LOI |
LB | Khairi Fortt† | 6-2 | 220 | 4.58 | 2/5 | Stamford, CT/Stamford | Signed LOI |
LB | Mike Hull (Scout:MLB) | 6-1 | 215 | 4.55 | 8/2 | Canonsburg, PA/Canon-Mcmillan | Signed LOI |
LB | Brad Bars (Scout:DE) | 6-3 | 225 | 4.5 | NR/NR | Nashville, TN/Montgomery Bell Academy | Signed LOI |
DB | Shyquawn Pullium | 6-0 | 180 | 4.6 | NR/122 | Erie, PA/Cathedral Prep | Signed LOI |
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† Will enroll for Spring semester
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