Penn State picks up commitment from top long snapper Andrew Dufault
Westwood (Mass.) Xavierian Brothers long snapper Andrew Dufault caught the eye of the Penn State staff earlier this summer at camp. Over the weekend he was back in town for the Lasch Bash Recruiting Barbecue and on Thursday he made a commitment to the Nittany Lions. Dufault will walk-on with the program as a part of the Class of 2024.
He was recruited by special teams coordinator Stacy Collins.
“The coaches at Penn State were great,” he said of his last visit. “We were able to tour campus again, enjoy time with their families, eat some good grub and learn more about the football organization. PSU offers a great education and there is a path for me there to continue playing and make a difference, which I love.
“Coach Franklin is great, he’s a combination of Coach [Al] Fornaro at [Xaverian Brothers], with the strong beliefs of my parents. I know they loved that part. Coach Collins and the rest of the special teams staff were amazing to us.”
New Penn State commit is one of the top players at his position
The 6-foot-1, 250-pound Dufault has already been selected to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in January. He was labeled as the nation’s top underclassman his position by Kornblue Kicking last year and is the No. 4 long snapper in the country according to Rubio Long Snapping.
Dufault was simply phenomenal at the Rubio Long Snapping TOP 12 Camp on Jul 12-14, 2022. He did so well that he was the only underclassmen that earned a TOP 12 spot! Dufault snaps one of, if not the, fastest balls in the country. It is almost shocking how much power this great Long Snapper gets on the ball. I watched him a ton over the three days and I don’t belive he had one ball above .75. He can easily snap in college right now, let alone in two years. He is a no-brainer. He can pass an eyeball test quickly and is able to move downfield well for his large / strong size. Dufault has all of the tools to be snapping a ball for a long, long time.
Dufault was an absolute machine at the Rubio Long Snapping VEGAS XL Event on May 14-15, 2022. He made it all the way to the finals and missed being the champion of the weekend by about an inch. Pure and absolute dominance throughout the weekend and into the finals. He basically didn’t miss a snap when the pressure was on until the last one. With all of the pressure surrounding the finals, Dufault was getting stronger and snapping a faster ball with each snap. It was simply gorgeous to watch. He snaps WELL BELOW college level speeds right now. I would be willing to bet that he didn’t even have one ball in the .7s all weekend since they were all in the .6s! The more Dufault increases his overall athleticism, the more offers he will pick up over the next couple of years. Pure dominant Long Snapper that I can’t wait to see at the TOP 12 Camp in July.
Dufault also had a scholarship offer from Army and had a preferred walk-on opportunity at Boston College. This spring he took visits to Clemson, Georgia, Indiana and Ohio State.
