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

87.07

Natl: 789

Pos: 45

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: 1833

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

88.07

Natl: 526

Pos: 78

St: 12

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: 1505

Pos: 226

St: 178

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: 1539

Pos: 229

St: 3

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: 1550

Pos: 230

St: 76

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: 1836

Pos: 136

St: 96

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: OT

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

Danny Fortson Jr.

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

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-5

Weight: 260

82.67

Natl: 2107

Pos: 165

St: 112

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: OT

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

Jacob Timmer

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

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-6

Weight: 275

82.67

Natl: 2062

Pos: 155

St: 44

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: 2284

Pos: 180

St: 18

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: OT

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

Interior Offensive Line1

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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: 1607

Pos: 148

St: 45

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: IOL

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

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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: 456

Pos: 49

St: 23

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: 818

Pos: 87

St: 23

NIL Value:: -

Elite

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

81.33

Natl: 2493

Pos: 200

St: 144

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

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

88.07

Natl: 527

Pos: 55

St: 27

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: 754

Pos: 79

St: 35

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

81.33

Natl: 2491

Pos: 227

St: 142

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: DL

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

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Daunte Curtis

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

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-1

Weight: 210

81.67

Natl: 2387

Pos: 213

St: 130

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: 1322

Pos: 133

St: 60

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: CB

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 5/18/25

David Williams

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

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-0

Weight: 180

81.67

Natl: 2345

Pos: 225

St: 54

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: CB

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

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: 887

Pos: 83

St: 39

NIL Value:: -

Elite

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: 1413

Pos: 137

St: 66

NIL Value:: -

Elite

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

81.67

Natl: 2373

Pos: 221

St: 59

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

81.67

Natl: 2358

Pos: 219

St: 126

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: S

Status Type: Committed
Status Date: 4/20/25

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Dante Carr

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

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-2.5

Weight: 220

87.43

Natl: 635

Pos: 40

St: 18

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: QB

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

Scoop Smith

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

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 5-6

Weight: 145

83.83

Natl: 1780

Pos: 50

St: 52

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: ATH

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

Joshua Smith

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

Class year: 2026 H.S.

Height: 6-4

Weight: 180

83.67

Natl: 1817

Pos: 54

St: 94

NIL Value:: -

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Position Abbreviation: ATH

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

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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