It might seem early, but it’s never too early to recruit players in younger classes. While 2024 is getting the most attention, it’s important to be in contact right now and lay the foundation for the class of 2025.
[autotag]Faheem Delane[/autotag] is a 2025 safety from Maryland who cut his list of top schools to 11. The 6-foot-1, 195-pound prospect is rated No. 1 in Maryland and No. 46 in the nation in On3’s database.
The recruitment process of a 2025 player will likely be a long one, but it’s always good making the list of an elite prospect.
Other schools who made Delane’s list are Alabama, South Carolina, Oregon, USC, Florida State, Maryland, Ohio State, Virginia Tech, Florida and LSU. The cut comes after he amassed more than 20 scholarship offers.
Given he is from the state of Maryland, the Terrapins have been involved in his recruitment the longest. He told Chad Simmons of On3 that the Maryland fans have been recruiting him since the seventh grade.
thankful to all the schools who believed in me ! @Hayesfawcett3 pic.twitter.com/JhmvmHwbwa
— Faheem Delane (@faheemdelane) March 17, 2023
Although Maryland may have had the early start to his recruitment, On3’s recruiting prediction machine doesn’t think it is the leaders to land Delane.
The machine actually has Penn State in the lead to land the four-star recruit, giving the Nittany Lions a 41.5% chance to get the coveted safety. Virginia Tech sits in second with 18.6% and Ohio State third with 15.9%.
He spoke with Chad Simmons about what he likes about the program.
“Penn State has been recruiting me about as long Maryland. Since I was a freshman, they have been showing me a lot of interest. I like the defense [autotag]Manny Diaz[/autotag] runs, coach Poindexter is a great guy and [autotag]James Franklin[/autotag] is very genuine. Penn State has good people that I have strong connections with and I love their fans, too.”
We’ll see how these predictions progress as Delane goes into his junior year of high school, but it looks good for Penn State right now.
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