4-star EDGE Dylan Gooden announces top four
Olney (Md.) Good Counsel four-star EDGE Dylan Gooden will be deciding between Maryland, Penn State, Rutgers and Virginia Tech. He announced the news over social media on Sunday and will be committing on Aug. 9.
The 6-foot-4.5, 200 pound pass rusher is ranked as the No. 239 overall prospect and No. 32 EDGE in the 2023 On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He is also rated as the No. 5 player in Maryland.
Gooden’s only official visit has been to Rutgers, which he took on June 10. Penn State received two unofficial visits from Gooden, while Maryland got one. Meanwhile, the four-star has not yet visited Virginia Tech, according to the On3 Visit Center.
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According to the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine, the Scarlet Knights are favored to land Gooden’s commitment at 32.8%. The Nittany Lions have the second-best odds at 19.4%, while the Terrapins are close behind at 7.3%. Virginia Tech’s chance is at less than 1%.
Gooden has an On3 NIL Valuation of $16.3K. 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.