Penn State picks up its third 2025 wide receiver commitment from South Florida native Koby Howard
Penn State has picked up its third wide receiver commitment in the Class of 2025, adding South Florida native Koby Howard. Checking in at 5-foot-11, 190 pounds, Howard earned an offer from the Nittany Lions over two years ago in June 2022.
Led by South Florida recruiter Ja’Juan Seider, Howard’s recruitment didn’t amount to much publicly until this spring when he was added to Penn State’s official visit list in May. He ended up taking that official visit June 21-23, but also checked out Ole Miss the week before, June 14-16. The Rebels, along with Florida, were believed to be Penn State’s main competitors throughout this recruitment.
Coming out of his official visit, there was talk that Howard was interested in potentially committing to Penn State, but at the time, he also wanted to take additional official visits during the season. Florida State was planning to host him for a visit in October, while Florida was expected to host him in November. Those visits are no longer expected to take place.
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Howard totaled more than 30 scholarship offers overall. He was also very active when it comes to visiting other schools, as On3’s Visit Center has him down for 40 visits dating back to 2021. Auburn, Georgia, LSU, Miami, Notre Dame, Tennessee and Texas A&M were a just a handful of the schools that both offered and he visited at least once.
Howard holds a four-star rating in On3’s Industry Rankings, He’s currently ranked No. 387 nationally and is the 62nd-ranked wide receiver and No. 55 overall in Florida for his class .
Last season, Howard totaled 65 receptions in 10 games, totaling 1,065 yards receiving and eight touchdowns. He also had 26 rushes for 224 yards and one score on special teams.
In addition to Howard, Penn State also holds receiver commitments from New York native Lyrick Samuel and Maryland native Jeff Exinor. Samuel is considered one of the best players in the class according to On3’s ratings, coming in at No. 181 nationally and No. 28 overall at receiver. However, his Industry Ranking is substantially lower at No. 412 nationally. Exinor holds a high three-star rating by On3 but is considered a four-star in the Industry Rankings, coming in at No. 348 nationally.
Penn State’s Class of 2025 is now up to 23 commitments overall.
