4-star WR Carmelo Taylor commits to Penn State

Roanoke (Va.) Patrick Henry four-star wide receiver Carmelo Taylor has committed to Penn State. He announced the news over social media.

Taylor, a 5-foot-11, 150 pound wideout, is the No. 323 overall prospect and No. 45 wide receiver in the 2023 On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He is also the No. 6 player in Virginia.

The Nittany Lions received an official visit from Taylor on June 24. He also took official visits to South Carolina and Virginia Tech.

Penn State’s 2023 recruiting class now contains 18 commitments. The group currently has two wide receivers in Taylor and Atco (N.J.) Winslow Township four-star Ejani Shakir. Taylor is the Nittany Lions’ first commitment of August.

Despite recently losing a pledge from Phenix City (Ala.) Central four-star EDGE Tomarrion Parker, Penn State’s class ranks No. 10 in the 2023 On3 Consensus Team Recruiting Rankings and No. 2 in the Big Ten. The group is currently led by Ashburn (Va.) Broad Run five-star interior offensive lineman Alex Birchmeier, the No. 28 overall prospect in the On3 Consensus.

The Nittany Lions have had a strong summer so far on the recruiting trail. In addition to landing a commitment from Taylor, they notched pledges from Fairfax (Va.) four-star linebacker Tony Rojas, Venice (Fla.) four-star cornerback Elliott Washington, Selma (Ala.) four-star safety DaKaari Nelson and Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) St. Thomas Aquinas four-star safety King Mack among others.

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Penn State now has five commitments from Virginia in Birchmeier, Rojas, Taylor, Fredericksburg (Va.) Riverbend four-star athlete Mathias Barnwell and Aldie (Va.) Lightridge three-star offensive tackle Anthony Donkoh. The Nittany Lions’ 2023 recruiting class is currently composed of one five-star, 13 four-stars and four three-stars.

Taylor has an On3 NIL Valuation of $6.1K. The On3 NIL Valuation is an index that looks to set the standard market value for both high school and college-level athletes. The NIL valuation does not act as a tracker of the value of NIL deals an athlete has completed to date. It rather signifies an athlete’s value at a certain moment in time.