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Tyrece Mills keeps Lackawanna pipeline pumping at Penn State

Penn State Class of 2022: The Lackawanna pipeline continues with safety Tyrece Mills

Position: Safety

Height: 6′-0″

Weight: 205 lb

Hometown: Philadelphia, PA

Junior College: Lackawanna Community College

Committed: May 5, 2021

Twitter: @TYRECEMILLS5

247 Sports: ⭐⭐⭐

Rivals.com: ⭐⭐⭐

Overview:

You might recognize Lackawanna Community College because current Penn State safety Ji’Ayir Brown is among a handful of players who have also transferred to Penn State from the JUCO program. And by the end of the full recruiting cycle for the Class of 2022, safety Tyrece Mills will be added to the list. Mills did not sign with Penn State during the early signing period but said he will be signing in February during the traditional signing period.

Mills was recruited as the top JUCO safety in the country. Brown was also recruited as one of the top JUCO safeties in the country. Speaking of Brown, it’s worth noting that he did announce his return to Happy Valley in 2022 to give a boost to the defense and the secondary.

Penn State was the only offer Mills had during his recruiting process coming out of Junior College.

He played in just one game last season, and he does have some coaching ties to the Nittany Lions. One of Mills’ coaches, Deion Barnes, is a current graduate assistant at Penn State. Mills is also just a few hours away from where he grew up.

Mills is a guy that can make plays from all over the field. When it comes to the secondary, one major component you see in a lot of the players is how physical they play. That is the type of player you are getting out of Mills.

Brown staying another year at Penn State is huge. With two draft-eligible secondary players leaving in Jaquan Brisker and Tariq Castro-Fields, Penn State has some talented players coming in, and Mills is one of them.

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Penn State Class of 2022: JUCO transfer JB Nelson a possible starter

Penn State Class of 2022 adds potential OL starter in JUCO transfer JB Nelson

Position: Offensive Tackle

Height: 6′-6″

Weight: 310 lb

Hometown: Scranton, PA

High School: Lackawanna Community College

Twitter: @Never_giveup95

Committed: July 2, 2021

247 Sports: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rivals.com: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Overview: 

Penn State will receive plenty of attention for the work done in the Class of 2022 with key positions like quarterback and running back, but it doesn’t matter how many stars those players have if there isn’t an offensive line to help them out. The addition of JUCO offensive tackle JB Nelson will hope to pave the path to success for Drew Allar and Nicholas Singleton in Happy Valley.

JB Nelson is among the latest JUCO transfers from Lackawanna College, which has become a bit of a pipeline for Penn State in recent years. The same program that has sent players like Jaquan Brisker and Ji’Ayir Brown to Penn State now will send one of its top offensive linemen in Nelson.

As is the case with many offensive linemen coming from the JUCO ranks, there is good room to grow for Nelson upon his arrival at Penn State, and getting to join the program in the spring semester should allow for that work to begin rather quickly. And that will be key as Penn State has room to improve on its entire offensive line in 2022 after a rough year in run blocking and allowing quarterback Sean Clifford to take a few too many hits under pressure in key spots.

Nelson brings the ability to step right into a starting role for Penn State, and he has some versatility to be moved to either tackle position according to his scouting reports. Offensive line coach Phil Trautwein will hope to get Nelson prepared for any position that is needed for the fall semester.

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What Penn State commit is not signing in the early signing period?

JUCO transfer Tyrece Mills will reportedly join Penn State’s Class of 2022 after the early signing period

Wednesday was a fantastic day for the Penn State football program with the official signing of the bulk of its impressive Class of 2022. But there was one somewhat notable omission from Penn State’s confirmed list of signees on Wednesday.

Tyrece Mills, a JUCO transfer from Lackawanna College, was not listed among Penn State’s confirmed signed players on Wednesday. According to a report from Lions 247, there is no need to push any panic buttons just yet, as it seems Mills is working through a couple of hangups with his transfer process from Lackawanna College and Penn State. Mills confirmed to Lions 247 he will not be signing with Penn State in December.

But fear not, because Mills still has every intention of signing with Penn State in the Class of 2022. It will just be at a later time, during the traditional signing period.

“I will be signing the next Signing Day in February,” Mills said to Lions 247.

So there you have it. While Mills may miss out on being a part of the fun in the early signing period, the long-term view still appears to be on track for him and for Penn State. While he would be missing out on spring practices, his experience as a JUCO player should allow for him to have a relatively smooth transition when he does arrive at Penn State later on.

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JB Nelson is Penn State’s latest JUCO commitment from Lackawanna College

Penn State has added a second JUCO player for 2022 from Lackawanna College

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The Lackawanna College pipeline has struck again. On Friday, Penn State received a commitment from offensive tackle JB Nelson, who will join the Nittany LKions as a junior college transfer from the Scranton-based program.

The 6′-5″, 320-pound offensive tackle committed to Penn State after making an official visit last week, which followed the official offer extension from the program earlier in June.

Nelson will play this fall for the JUCO program and will be a part of Penn State’s Class of 2022, which is shaping up to be a pretty nice haul. The addition of a JUCO offensive lineman who has taken advantage of the JUCO experience to improve his game and physical stature should bode well for the Nittany Lions.

Nelson is the second Lackawanna College player to be included in Penn State’s Class of 2022. In May, Lackawanna College safety Tyrece Mills announced his commitment to the Nittany Lions for the Class of 2022. So Nelson will have a familiar face to keep him company when he makes his move to Happy Valley.

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