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Penn State football recruiting snapshot: Three-star athlete Caleb Brewer

Snapshot recruiting profile of one of Penn State’s Class of 2024 commits, Caleb Brewer.

Penn State outbeat many suitors, including Big Ten rivals Michigan for Reading, PA native [autotag]Caleb Brewer[/autotag]. Brewer, a former wrestler, gave his pledge to the Nittany Lions right after the 2023 Blue-White Game.

Brewer is listed as an athlete on most recruiting websites but projects as an offensive lineman who can play on the defensive side if necessary. Brewer, a Wyomissing High School alum, follows his former teammate [autotag]J’ven Williams[/autotag] to Penn State after Williams was the top-rated player in Pennsylvania a year ago. Williams and Brewer will now team up again and perhaps have a chance to show off their chemistry on the same line.

Here’s a snapshot of Penn State commit Caleb Brewer.

Biggest theme of Penn State’s 2024 class: balance

Penn State’s 2024 class offers one of the more balanced recruiting hauls in the country.

With the first and busiest day of the college football early signing period behind us, we can confirm that Penn State signed all 25 of its Class of 2024 commits earlier today. It was a “drama-free” signing day according to [autotag]James Franklin[/autotag] who spoke after all the commits had signed. The class is now locked in for next year so let’s break it down.

Penn State returns a boatload of starting-caliber players from last season but will lose several starters to the NFL with more expected to announce in the coming month. Penn State has never been a heavy transfer portal school and relies mainly on keeping its returning players intact while reloading with a strong freshman class.

This years’ class is ranked 14th in the country by 247Sports Composite and 16th by On3. With 12 offensive commits and 13 defensive commits this year’s group is evenly balanced eluding to the fact that Franklin and his staff want to add quality depth around the board and fill in any neccessary holes from departing players.

From a positon standpoint is was more of the same type of balance across the board:

  • 7 skill players: QB [autotag]Ethan Grunkemeyer[/autotag], running backs [autotag]Quintin Martin[/autotag] and [autotag]Corey Smith[/autotag], wide recievers [autotag]Josiah Brown[/autotag], [autotag]Tyseer Denmark[/autotag], and [autotag]Peter Gonzalez[/autotag], tight end [autotag]Luke Reynolds[/autotag]
  • 5 offensive lineman: [autotag]Eagan Boyer[/autotag], [autotag]Caleb Brewer[/autotag], [autotag]Cooper Cousins[/autotag], [autotag]Donovan Harbour[/autotag], [autotag]Garrett Sexton[/autotag]
  • 6 defensive lineman: [autotag]Liam Andrews[/autotag], [autotag]DeAndre Cook[/autotag], [autotag]T.A. Cunningham[/autotag], [autotag]Xavier Gilliam[/autotag], [autotag]Jaylen Harvey[/autotag], and [autotag]Mylachi Williams[/autotag]
  • 5 secondary players: cornerbacks Antoine Belgrave-Shorter, Kenneth Woseley, Jon Mitchell, and safties Dejuan Lane, and Vaboue Toure
  • 2 linebackers: Kari Jackson and Anthony Specca

No one position or side of the ball dominated the 2024 recruiting cycle for Penn State, but thats a good thing because it shows that Penn State has talent everywhere. Three wide recievers were added to arguably the worst room in 2023 and a playmaking running back was added to a room featuring two former 5-star recruits. The trenches were reloaded with talent and many of the offensive line commits should challenge for starting spots in their first year.

In the time of the transfer portal and NIL perhaps a early signing day like the one Penn State had today is not exciting, but it does not matter Franklin’s method of “underpromise, overdeliver” method still produces wins. It has in the past. Penn State’s 2024 class is balanced, solid, and most importantly adds talent across the board which is key for sustained success.

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Early Signing Day Tracker: Say hello to Penn State’s Class of 2024

The early signing period for college football is officially open as schools around the country are locking in their entire, if not the vast majority, of their recruiting classes for the Class of 2024. Penn State will be among the schools expecting …

The early signing period for college football is officially open as schools around the country are locking in their entire, if not the vast majority, of their recruiting classes for the Class of 2024. Penn State will be among the schools expecting to receive signed National Letters of Intent from their verbal commitments to make things official. There could always be a player or two who hold off until the traditional signing period in February for one reason or another, but Penn State is hoping for a pretty simple and straightforward opening to the early signing period.

Here is a look at each player who committed to Penn State in the Class of 2024 recruiting calendar and an update on which players have signed in the early signing period.

Penn State adds preferred walkon offensive lineman Logan Bahn to Class of 2024

Penn State picks up a commitment out of New Jersey to add to its offensive line haul for 2024.

Penn State has focused on beefing up the offensive line in recent recruiting classes, which has helped lead to one of the top offensive lines of the James Franklin era this season. And already making moves to add to the depth in the Class of 2024, the Nittany Lions have added another piece to the recruiting haul.

Logan Bahn, from Ramsey, NJ, announced his commitment to Penn State on his social media account on Thursday.

“After an amazing visit to Penn State [Wednesday] and a phone call with Coach James Franklin [Thursday], I’m excited to announce that I am 100% committed to Penn State football,” Bahn announced. “Can’t wait to get to work!”

Bahn has no recruiting ranking from 247Sports, but he was clearly on Penn State’s radar form a pipeline state. Bahn will join Penn State as a preferred walk-on and reportedly chose that path over options to play for FCS schools including Bucknell, Penn, Cornell, and Colgate. Bahn reportedly had interest in Rutgers, Syracuse, and Temple during his recruiting process. None of the FBS schools on his 247Sports recruiting profile had extended a scholarship offer.

Penn State’s Class of 2024 currently has commitments for the offensive line from four-star players Liam Andrews, Donovan Harbour, [autotag]Cooper Cousins[/autotag], and three-star players Garrett Sexton and [autotag]Caleb Brewer[/autotag].

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4-Star OT Garrett Sexton commits to Penn State

Penn State adds another big piece for the offensive line in the Class of 2024 with latest commitment from Garrett Sexton.

It may be NFL draft week but for [autotag]James Franklin[/autotag] and his staff the work never stops when it comes to building a winner. They skipped the coffee and started their work week by getting a commitment from 4-star Wisconsin offensive tackle recruit [autotag]Garrett Sexton[/autotag].

The 6-foot-7, 245-pound recruit decided to commit to Penn State over Iowa, Minnesota, Oklahoma and Wisconsin. He visited Penn State in March and had recently completed a visit to Oklahoma. Despite that visit and the pressure from his home state Wisconsin Badgers, he decided to head to State College to continue his football career.

Sexton is the 11th player to commit to Penn State as a part of their 2024 recruiting class that currently ranks eighth nationally and third in the Big Ten according to 247 Sports. He joins Donovan Harbour who committed last week as the second player to be in the class from the state of Wisconsin. They could add a third with running back Corey Smith set to announce his decision on Friday as he is currently crystal balled to Penn State.

In the 2024 class at his position, Sexton joins [autotag]Cooper Cousins[/autotag] and [autotag]Caleb Brewer [/autotag]as offensive tackles who will be coming to State College. Penn State may have to thank [autotag]Olu Fashanu [/autotag]for spotlighting the position as the top-ranked NFL prospect at the position heading into the 2024 NFL draft.

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Penn State expected to land commitment from four-star OL this week

Penn State is projected to be the favorite to land this massive four-star offensive lineman recruit this week.

After making a trip to Penn State over the weekend to check out the Blue-White Game festivities, Wisconsin offensive lineman [autotag]Donovan Harbour[/autotag] announced he will make his commitment known this week. Given the timing of it all, Penn State appears to be in terrific shape to add another massive offensive lineman to its Class of 2024 recruiting haul.

Harbour is a 6′-3″ 310-pound offensive tackle and a consensus four-star recruit in the Class of 2024 with four-star rankings from 247Sports, On3, Rivals, and ESPN. He is a consensus top-three player from Wisconsin with the top ranking in the state from 247Sports and ESPN. Needless to say, adding a four-star offensive tackle like this from Wisconsin, where the Wisconsin Badgers develop offensive linemen with the best of them, would be a major recruiting victory for James Franklin and Penn State.

Wisconsin is going through coaching change with the program with former Cincinnati head coach (and former Ohio State assistant and interim head coach) Luke Fickell injecting new life into the program. Securing Harbour to stay close to home may have been one of the top objectives for the new regime in Madison, but Penn State has emerged as the favorite on the eve of his commitment announcement.

Harbour announced on his Twitter account he will be announcing his commitment on Tuesday, April 18 (his birthday).

There is just one prediction on the 247Sports crystal ball board, but it favors Penn State after a prediction was cast following the Blue-White Game. The prediction comes from Tyler Calvaruso, who covers Penn State recruiting for Lion247 on the 247Sports network of sites. That prediction was made less than 12 hours after Harbour announced he would be sharing his commitment decision, which was posted to his Twitter account just hours after the Blue-White Game.

The On3 recruiting prediction machine has also calculated Penn State to have a 90.9% chance of receiving Harbour’s commitment. The next closest on the board is Wisconsin with a 2.3% chance of a commitment, followed by Ohio State at 2.0%. That percentage is also heavily influenced by the timing of Harbour’s announcement and visit to Penn State’s spring game as well as the only official prediction on the board coming from another Penn State recruiting insider, Ryan Snyder of Blue White Illustrated.

Penn State’s Class of 2024 kicked off with a commitment from four-star offensive lineman [autotag]Cooper Cousins[/autotag] and recently added two-way lineman [autotag]Caleb Brewer[/autotag], a three-star recruit. Both are in-state recruits for Penn State. The possible addition of Harbour would be a nice piece to add to the class, especially following the Class of 2023 class that was highlighted by the additions of [autotag]J’ven Williams[/autotag] and [autotag]Alex Birchmeier[/autotag].

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Penn State gains commitment after Blue-White Game

Penn State added a key in-state recruit in 2024 hours after the Blue-White Game came to a close.

Penn State knew its spring game weekend was going to be a big recruiting opportunity for the program, and it paid off with a commitment in the Class of 2024 in the hours after the conclusion of the Blue-White Game. [autotag]Caleb Brewer[/autotag], an offensive lineman who can play on the defensive side as well, gave his commitment to the Nittany Lions on Saturday evening.

Brewer announced his commitment to Penn State on Twitter, giving Penn State’s recruiting class another quality addition on the line of scrimmage. Brewer, a 6′-4″ and 275-pound three-star recruit out of Wyomissing, follows his former teammate [autotag]J’ven Williams[/autotag] to Happy Valley after Williams committed to the program in the Class of 2023 as the top-rated player in Pennsylvania.

Brewer is the no. 8 player in Pennsylvania in the Class of 2024 according to 247Sports. He committed to Penn State after recent visits to Michigan and Notre Dame, just to name a couple.

Penn State extended an offer to Brewer back in January when he attended a junior day event.

Penn State’s Class of 2024 now has nine players lined up. Brewer is is the fifth player in the recruiting class from Pennsylvania.

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Rutgers football offers four-star wide receiver Dorian Brew

Rutgers football offers four-star wide receiver Caleb Brewer.

Dorian Brew was offered by Rutgers football on Wednesday, entering the competition for the four-star wide receiver from Ohio.

Brew is one of the top wide receiver prospects in the class of 2025. He is 6-foot-2 and 185 pounds and is ranked a four-star according to 247Sports where he is the No. 62 recruit in the nation and the No. 15 wide receiver in his recruiting class.

He attends Northmonth High School (Clayton, OH). The Thunderbolts went 5-6 last season.

Offering a rare combination of speed and strength, Brew is a prototypical wide receiver for the Big Ten. He is a good route runner who does well to create separation. Using his frame well to move the sticks but can also get over the top to make big plays.

He is a seasoned and savvy wide receiver who is the complete package.

Brew tweeted about the offer on Wednesday night, tagging tight ends coach Andrew Aurich in the tweet:

 

He holds offers from Cincinnati, Duke, Michigan, Notre Dame, Ohio State and Purdue among others.

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Rutgers football recruiting: Caleb Brewer is getting ready for a busy spring

Rutgers football recruit Caleb Brewer talks about his relationship with the Big Ten program.

Caleb Brewer is getting ready for plenty of miles this spring as one of the top offensive linemen in the nation will be making some bigtime visits.

A 6-foot-6, 290-pound offensive tackle from Wyomissing High School (Reading, PA) is one of the top recruits in Pennsylvania and is becoming a national recruit. He has an offer list that includes Boston College, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Notre Dame, Penn State, Pittsburgh, South Carolina and Virginia Tech among others.

Brewer is planning to cut down his list over the next two weeks. He says that Rutgers is doing well after offering him in late October.

“(It’s) good, they have been in lots of contact with me, and have been recruiting me pretty heavy,” Brewer told Rutgers Wire this week.

“They seem like they are interested in me and I like the way they are recruiting me, the facilities for the players at Rutgers are very good.”

He is also getting to know new Rutgers offensive line coach pat Flaherty.

“My relations with them have been good, just like any other relationship with a coach,” Brewer said.

Brewer plans to visit Michigan on March 31 and Notre Dame on April 1.

“Michigan is a great school and I really like them, they stand out because of the respect they treated me with on my visit,” Brewer said.

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Caleb Brewer’s latest Power Five offer is from Rutgers football

Caleb Brewer is among the latest athletes to be offered by Rutgers football.

One of the latest offers to go out from Rutgers football over the weekend is Caleb Brewer. The class of 2024 offensive lineman tweeted about the Big Ten offer over the weekend.

For Brewer, the offer from Rutgers is his second offer from a Big Ten team.

A 6-foot-5, 285-pound offensive lineman from Wyomissing Area High School (Wyomissing, PA), Brewer already has a number of strong Power Five offers including Boston College, Duke, Houston (joins the Big 12 in 2023), Maryland and Pittsburgh. He also holds an offer from Princeton.

Wyomissing has been dominant this year. The Spartans are currently 9-0 and are coming off a 56-7 win over Octorara.

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Brewer tweeted about the offer from Rutgers on Sunday night:

 

Over the weekend, Rutgers hosted several top recruits for a 24-17 win over Indiana on homecoming weekend. Among the list of athletes present was standout Long Island freshman [autotag]Preston Carey[/autotag] as well as New York state offensive lineman Rowan Byrne.

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Byrne talked with RutgersWire about his recent visit to the Scarlet Knights as well as provided an update on his recruitment.

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