2026 Youngstown State Penguins Football Offers

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Xavier Stearn

High School:: Germantown Academy
Hometown:: (Fort Washington, PA)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-6

Weight: 215

87.40

Natl: 715

Pos: 42

St: 20

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: QB

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 5/31/25

Lamarques Greenwood

High School:: Cleveland Heights
Hometown:: (Cleveland, OH)

Class year: 2027 H.S.

Height: 6-1

Weight: 180

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: QB

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Running Back1

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Nazir Jones-Davis

High School:: Bishop McDevitt
Hometown:: (Harrisburg, PA)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 5-11

Weight: 190

83.67

Natl: 1857

Pos: 119

St: 55

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: RB

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 6/10/25

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Jaden McDuffie

High School:: South River Senior
Hometown:: (Edgewater, MD)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-3

Weight: 170

89.61

Natl: 354

Pos: 57

St: 9

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: WR

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 5/22/25

Malik Penson

High School:: True North Classical Academy
Hometown:: (Miami, FL)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 5-10

Weight: 175

84.87

Natl: 1531

Pos: 233

St: 181

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: WR

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 1/26/25

Malachi Thompson

High School:: Nitro
Hometown:: (Nitro, WV)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-5

Weight: 200

84.83

Natl: 1562

Pos: 236

St: 4

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: WR

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 6/22/25

Nate Dawson

High School:: Winton Woods
Hometown:: (Cincinnati, OH)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-2

Weight: 170

84.80

Natl: 1575

Pos: 238

St: 78

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: WR

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 9/07/25

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Preston Dazey

High School:: Perry
Hometown:: (Massillon, OH)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-5

Weight: 290

83.67

Natl: 1861

Pos: 137

St: 97

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: OT

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 6/25/25

Jacob Timmer

High School:: West Catholic
Hometown:: (Grand Rapids, MI)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-6

Weight: 275

82.67

Natl: 2118

Pos: 157

St: 50

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: OT

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 5/21/25

William Sandfoss

High School:: Newport Central Catholic
Hometown:: (Newport, KY)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-5

Weight: 280

Natl: 2382

Pos: 182

St: 17

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: OT

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 6/22/25

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John Curran

High School:: Pine-Richland
Hometown:: (Gibsonia, PA)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-3

Weight: 295

84.53

Natl: 1635

Pos: 151

St: 44

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: IOL

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 6/06/25

Danny Fortson Jr.

High School:: Princeton
Hometown:: (Cincinnati, OH)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-5

Weight: 260

Natl: 1777

Pos: 170

St: 93

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: IOL

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 10/21/25

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Malachi Ervin

High School:: Pickerington North
Hometown:: (Pickerington, OH)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-4

Weight: 220

88.40

Natl: 495

Pos: 49

St: 26

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: EDGE

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 6/02/25

Anthony Charles

High School:: South Fayette Twp
Hometown:: (Mcdonald, PA)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-4

Weight: 195

86.80

Natl: 874

Pos: 84

St: 27

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: EDGE

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 6/01/25

Eckley Bridges

High School:: Hamilton
Hometown:: (Hamilton, OH)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-2

Weight: 255

81.67

Natl: 2464

Pos: 205

St: 139

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: EDGE

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 6/22/25

AJ Snyder

High School:: Ursuline
Hometown:: (Youngstown, OH)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-2

Weight: 222

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: EDGE

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 10/05/25

Mohamed Bangoura

High School:: Westerville Central
Hometown:: (Westerville, OH)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-6.5

Weight: 235

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: EDGE

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 11/05/25

Will Gorman

High School:: Imani Christian Academy
Hometown:: (Pittsburgh, PA)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-3

Weight: 243.5

NIL Value:: -

Recruit

Position Abbreviation: EDGE

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 6/24/25

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Lance Dawson

High School:: Avon
Hometown:: (Avon, OH)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-5

Weight: 250

89.24

Natl: 394

Pos: 42

St: 18

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: DL

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 6/16/25

Jamir Perez

High School:: Glenville
Hometown:: (Cleveland, OH)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-4

Weight: 330

87.10

Natl: 798

Pos: 85

St: 36

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: DL

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 7/04/25

Royce Rogers

High School:: Springfield
Hometown:: (Springfield, OH)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-1

Weight: 270

83.33

Natl: 1954

Pos: 176

St: 108

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: DL

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 6/22/25

Nate Hunt-Heller

High School:: Tallmadge
Hometown:: (Tallmadge, OH)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-4

Weight: 240

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: DL

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 11/16/25

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Daunte Curtis

High School:: Pickerington North
Hometown:: (Pickerington, OH)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-1

Weight: 210

82.67

Natl: 2166

Pos: 204

St: 121

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: LB

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 6/15/25

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Makhi Boone

High School:: St. Edward
Hometown:: (Lakewood, OH)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-0

Weight: 175

85.50

Natl: 1354

Pos: 135

St: 63

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: CB

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 11/09/25

David Williams

High School:: De La Salle Collegiate
Hometown:: (Grosse Pointe, MI)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-0

Weight: 180

82.67

Natl: 2115

Pos: 206

St: 49

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: CB

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 5/13/25

Nakeel Lawrence

High School:: Watson Chapel
Hometown:: (Pine Bluff, AR)

Class year: 2023 H.S.

Height: 6-1

Weight: 195

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: CB

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 11/14/25

Jaymier Austin

High School:: Franklin Regional
Hometown:: (Murrysville, PA)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: -

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: CB

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Safety4

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Brayden Thomas

High School:: St. Edward
Hometown:: (Lakewood, OH)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-1

Weight: 175

86.77

Natl: 936

Pos: 88

St: 44

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: S

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 6/02/25

Chris Newell Jr.

High School:: Glenville
Hometown:: (Cleveland, OH)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 5-10

Weight: 180

85.17

Natl: 1432

Pos: 140

St: 67

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: S

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 9/11/25

Camari Patterson

High School:: Orchard Lake St. Mary's Prep
Hometown:: (West Bloomfield, MI)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 5-10

Weight: 180

Natl: 2040

Pos: 202

St: 43

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: S

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 6/24/25

Ziiyahn Blair

High School:: Garfield
Hometown:: (Akron, OH)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-3

Weight: 195

82.33

Natl: 2259

Pos: 217

St: 127

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: S

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 11/07/25

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Dante Carr

High School:: Minersville Area
Hometown:: (Minersville, PA)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-2.5

Weight: 220

87.77

Natl: 611

Pos: 39

St: 17

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: QB

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 6/03/25

Joshua Smith

High School:: Columbus Africentric Early College
Hometown:: (Columbus, OH)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-4

Weight: 180

Natl: 1756

Pos: 55

St: 90

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: ATH

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 10/29/25

Scoop Smith

High School:: Woodland Hills
Hometown:: (Pittsburgh, PA)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 5-6

Weight: 145

83.83

Natl: 1812

Pos: 57

St: 52

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: ATH

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 7/06/25

Will Sykes Jr.

High School:: Cass Technical
Hometown:: (Detroit, MI)

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 5-9

Weight: 165

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: ATH

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