Four-Star EDGE Jaylen Harvey commits to Penn State

Four-star EDGE Jaylen Harvey of Potomac (MD) Quince Orchard High announced his commitment to Penn State Monday evening.

The 6-foot-3, 250 pounder chose the Nittany Lions over Maryland and USC.

“They stood out to me because they are LBU. They develop and get you to the league and all the coaches have high expectations on and off the field.”

His relationship with the coaching staff and their plan for him stood out as well.

“They’ve been recruiting me since I was a freshman,” Harvey said. “My relationships with all of them are very close. They plan on using me as a rusher and playing me in space.”

The Old Line State EDGE joins coach James Franklin and the Nittany Lions’ top 15 2024 class. He is accompanied by four-star athlete Quinton Martin, four-star tight end Luke Reynolds, and others.

Jaylen Harvey Recruiting Profile

Harvey ranks as the No. 362 player in the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He also tabs in as the No. 33 EDGE and the No. 11 player in Maryland.

He currently does not have an On3 NIL Valuation publicly listed. The On3 NIL Valuation is the industry’s leading index that sets high school and college athletes’ projected annual value (PAV). 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.