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Penn State Football: Top National Signing Day Targets

By Geoffrey Knox

Jan 2, 2017; Pasadena, CA, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions head coach James Franklin argues a call during the fourth quarter of the 2017 Rose Bowl game against the USC Trojans at Rose Bowl. Mandatory Credit: Richard Mackson-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 2, 2017; Pasadena, CA, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions head coach James Franklin argues a call during the fourth quarter of the 2017 Rose Bowl game against the USC Trojans at Rose Bowl. Mandatory Credit: Richard Mackson-USA TODAY Sports /
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Penn State looks to land a top-20 recruiting class as National Signing Day approaches, but that may be a very unlikely scenario.

The Penn State Nittany Lions won the Big Ten Championship game. In the minds of many, that should have been the springboard to the College Football Playoff. After all, they did hang a loss on the only team from the Big Ten that was represented. Seeing the Ohio State Buckeyes get annihilated in the semi-final game didn’t quiet any of the criticism of the board’s decision, but there’s no point in crying over spilled milk either.

The Nittany Lions had to go with the next best thing. They were the co-stars of, arguably, the best college football game all year. The result was a hard-fought loss to the USC Trojans in the Rose Bowl. The success of the 2016 season has college football fans all asking one question.

What in the world does head coach James Franklin and company do for an encore?

The answer is simple. You reload and hope for, at least, a repeat performance (minus losing the last game of the season). Penn State is currently ranked as the 15th-best recruiting class by 247Sports.com.

All of that sounds great, but we have good news and bad news. The good news is the Nittany Lions still have a shot at adding one or two key components. The bad news is, unfortunately, it doesn’t appear that National Signing Day will be overwhelmingly exciting for Penn State fans. Still, you best believe this proud program will keep working until they can’t anymore.

Here are the biggest targets remaining of the players they’ve extended an offer to.

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