Penn State adds commitment from 2026 four-star safety Matt Sieg
Penn State has started November with a bang, as the Nittany Lions have made the latest addition to their Class of 2026. Fort Cherry (Pa.) safety Matt Sieg committed to James Franklin in person prior to Penn State kicking off against the Buckeyes on Saturday at Beaver Stadium.
The 6-foot, 170-pound prospect becomes the seventh member of the Nittany Lions’ Class of 2026. The group ranked 7th nationally and third in the Big Ten heading into the day. He’s the second defensive commitment in the class, joining West Virginia defensive end Daniel Jennings.
A four-star prospect by the On3 Industry rankings, Sieg is the nation’s No. 233 overall player, the No. 20 safety nationally and the No. 5 prospect in Pennsylvania in the next cycle. Penn State now has commitments from three of the top five prospects in the Keystone State in the 2026 class, as Harrisburg teammates Kevin Brown and Messiah Mickens currently check in at No. 1 and No. 3 in the state.
Sieg a longtime target of Penn State
Sieg has held an offer from the Nittany Lions for over a year and and has been considered a longtime Penn State lean. He made the trip for his second game in Happy Valley this fall on Saturday and already made plans to come back next weekend for the White Out.
“A lot of my family are huge Penn State fans, so it’s rubbed off on me,” Sieg said last fall. “I’ve loved Penn State since I was old enough to even watch football. My dad could see Beaver Stadium from his house when he grew up out that way, so he’s a pretty big fan, too.
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Pittsburgh, West Virginia, Wisconsin, USC, Minnesota, Syracuse, Nebraska, Michigan State and Missouri are among the programs who have offered Sieg, who doubles as a quarterback and defensive back at Fort Cherry.
“Penn State is exciting because obviously it’s a great program but from a defensive perspective they’re always solid,” Sieg said after a visit in September. “Their safeties are involved with a lot and are big playmakers for them.”
Last fall, Sieg produced one of the best statistical seasons in Pennsylvania high school football history, totaling more than 4,000 yards of offense and scoring 63 touchdowns. He also led Fort Cherry to a runner-up finish in the PIAA 1A state championship game. It was the first time the school had ever advanced that far in the state playoffs.
