Penn State football holds this No. 1 ranking: Sitting at the top of the 2027 college football recruiting class already. Now they've landed a four-star representing the next cycle.

Head coach James Franklin and his staff landed Gabriel Jenkins Monday — who hails from Pittsburgh. He's also the third talent from Imani Christian High to join the Nittany Lions. PSU already has 2025 signing Dayshaun Burnett. Plus received a verbal commitment via David Davis, who's a 2026 talent.

Jenkins, though, boosts the Lions' 2027 class this early in the recruiting game. He dove into why he shut his recruitment down early with Ryan Snyder of On3/Rivals.

“I committed because I love Penn State,” Jenkins said. “They’ve been one of my top schools since I was young, and now both of my teammates are co

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