Penn State is looking to get a nice jumpstart on the Class of 2024 as we begin to get to the final stretch of the Class of 2023 recruiting cycle. On Wednesday, the Nittany Lions received some good news with one potential target from the south as Penn State made the latest top schools cut for a four-star safety.
Fred Gaskin III, a four-star safety from Ocala, Florida shared his top eight schools on his Twitter account. In addition to Penn State, Gaskin included Michigan State, Tennessee, Auburn, Florida State, Ole Miss, Colorado, and Alabama in his list of top schools. Of those schools, Florida State could be considered a slight favorite with a pair of unofficial visits made during the 2022 season and being the only in-state program in the mix and coming off an encouraging season.
Penn State has had some good quality and depth in the secondary in recent years, but it will be in need of some help at the safety position soon. After losing [autotag]Jaquan Brisker[/autotag] to the draft last season, Penn State will be moving on without [autotag]Ji’Ayir Brown[/autotag], who is also heading to the NFL this year.
Gaskin is rated as a four-star recruit by 247Sports and Rivals. On3 ranks him as a three-star prospect.
TOP 8‼️ @jgpvisuals pic.twitter.com/E21UjFTDnu
— Fred Gaskin III (@IiiGaskin) January 11, 2023
It is still very early in the 2024 recruiting cycle, but Penn State is currently ranked no. 24 in the Class of 2024 team rankings according to 247Sports.
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