Four-Star Safety Vaboue Toure commits to Penn State

Four-star safety Vaboue Toure of Irvington (NJ) High announced his commitment to Penn State Friday afternoon.

The 6-foot-1, 195 pounder chose the Nittany Lions over Kentucky, Oklahoma, and Ohio State. 

Toure on why he chose Penn State

“I’d say what stood out about Penn State in the end was just the way that it felt like a home since the first time I ever visited,” Toure said. “This is the right place for me!”

Relationship with coaching staff + their plan for Vaboue Toure

“I’d say the coach I’m closest with is Coach Poindexter and their plan for me is to play as an alley safety.”

The New Jersey defensive back joins coach James Franklin and the Nittany Lions’ top 15 class in the 2024 team rankings. He is accompanied by four-star athlete Quinton Martin, four-star cornerback Jon Mitchell, and others.

Toure ranks as the No. 257 player in the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He also tabs in as the No. 21 safety and the No. 3 player in the state of New Jersey.

On3 ranks him higher than the industry, as he ranks as the No. 133 player nationally, the No. 9 safety and the No. 4 player in New Jersey.

He currently has an On3 NIL Valuation of $63K. 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.