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Daniel Jennings Reclassifies + Penn State Defensive Power Rankings | BWI Live

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Penn State wide receiver Jeff Exinor. (Photo: Exinor family)

The Penn State football team officially added the remainder of its Class of 2025 this week, with ten players joining the squad as freshman May enrolees. On today’s BWI Live, we’ll discuss that group of players, show you their current heights and weights, plus discuss which players might have a shot at making an impact this fall. We’re also power ranking the Penn State defense from five to one on today’s show. Join us live at 10 a.m. on YouTube!

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Team adds eleven freshmen

We’ll start the show by discussing the news that we hit on yesterday, but we will discuss it further today. Class of 2026 defensive end Daniel Jennings made a big move this week, reclassifying to 2025 and joining the team a year early. It’s the second time in two years the team has added a player in this manner. We’ll discuss Jennings’s skills and what they mean for the program.

With Jennings on board, the team added 11 freshmen this week. We’ll discuss the remaining bulk of the class by giving you the officially listed heights and weights for the incoming freshmen. Can any of them find a role on the roster this fall? We’ll discuss the players who arrive at a position with an opportunity to see if their skills match the timeline.

Penn State News Update

Beyond the freshmen that joined the roster, Penn State officially added Trebor Pena and Amare Campbell, the two transfer portal commitments for the spring cycle. We’ll discuss where the duo checked in at from a size perspective.

Finally, we’ll run down the latest Penn State news and social media updates from the program.

BWI Mailbag

Next, we’ll discuss your questions and thoughts on the BWI Mailbag. Subscribers to Blue White Illustrated submitted questions on Monday, which we’re answering on the live shows throughout the week. Today, we’ll be discussing the Penn State offense run-pass ratio and if the team has any elite pass rushers on the rise behind the duo of established veterans currently set to start for the defense.

Want to ask a question? You can put your thoughts in the live chat, or you can leave a comment on our podcast with a five-star review! We’ll answer the best on the show.

Power Ranking the Penn State defense

Finally, we’ll end the show by power ranking the Penn State defensive positions in our post-spring analysis. The team added talent in the transfer portal this spring, but the unit is changing defensive schemes under new coordinator Jim Knowles. We’ll shine a light on which positions can dominate the defensive personality this fall based on the combination of talent and scheme.

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