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4-star CB Dorian Barney visiting Penn State this weekend

hunterby:Hunter Shelton•04/10/25•

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Penn State is in the top six for Carrollton (Ga.) four-star cornerback Dorian Barney and he’s set to visit Happy Valley this weekend.

The 6-foot-0.5, 170-pounder confirmed his visit plans on Thursday via X and is set to get a good look at the Big Ten program, which is battling Colorado, Georgia Tech, Texas A&M, Michigan and North Carolina for his pledge.

Barney got a look at Miami, UNC, Michigan and Texas A&M last month. No school has had him on campus more than Georgia Tech. The On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine currently favors Mike Elko and Texas A&M.

Things still look to be very fluid for the Peach State blue-chipper, who ranks as the No. 126 recruit and No. 16 CB in the 2026 cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

“Relationships were key in these schools being my finalists. I have strong connections with coaches at all six of these schools,” Barney told On3’s Chad Simmons upon naming his top six last month.

“It will be about who I feel is pushing the hardest for me up to that day I decide to commit,” he said. “There is still a lot to think about. Do I take more visits? When do I commit? Those are things I still have to think about.”

PSU head coach James Franklin, corners coach Terry Smith and the Nittany Lions are next up to try and make an in-person impact on Barney’s recruitment.

Looking at Penn State’s 2026 class thus far

To date, Penn State has nine commits in the 2026 cycle and a class that ranks No. 12 in the nation, according to the On3 Industry Team Recruiting Rankings.

Harrisburg (Pa.) four-star interior offensive lineman Kevin Brown remains the top-ranked pledge in the class and now checks in as the No. 51 overall prospect and No. 4 IOL. He committed at the end of July last summer.

His teammate, four-star running back Messiah Mickens, has been pledged since Aug. 19, 2023. Despite the recent departure of PSU running backs coach Ja’Juan Seider, Mickens remains in the class and is a top-200 prospect and No. 15 RB overall.

Mcdonald (Pa.) Fort Cherry four-star safety Matt Sieg and Pittsburgh Imani Christian Academy four-star athlete David Davis are two more elite in-state commits. The Nittany Lions currently have four of the Keystone State’s top 10 recruits in the mix.

San Marcos (Calif.) Mission Hills four-star quarterback Troy Huhn committed last June and is now the No. 20 QB in the cycle. Princeton (W.V.) four-star EDGE commit Daniel Jennings is the top-ranked recruit in West Virginia.

Bear (Del.) Appoquinimink three-star wide receiver Jahsier Rogers, Atco (N.J.) Winslow Township three-star cornerback Julian Peterson and Hyattsville (Md.) DeMatha Catholic three-star WR Lavar Keys round out the class.