Penn State picks up commitment from four-star prospect Peyton Falzone
Penn State picked up its 10th commitment in the Class of 2026 on Saturday with the addition of four-star prospect Peyton Falzone. The Nazareth, Pa., native is listed as an athlete by On3 but is expected to play quarterback when he joins the team. He’s now the second quarterback to commit to the class, joining California native Troy Huhn.
Falzone, who’s listed at 6-foot-5, 200 pounds, previously committed to Virginia Tech but opened up his recruitment in November. Since camping with the staff last June, he’s visited Penn State five times. He was expected to visit Ohio State this weekend for its spring game but ended up returning to Happy Valley instead. This was also his second visit to Penn State since spring practice began in March.
“There has been a lot of great players from the Lehigh Valley that have gone on to have successful careers at Penn State,” Falzone told On3’s Steve Wiltfong back in December. “I think Coach Franklin is a great coach. He has done a fantastic job building up Penn State into the powerhouse it is today.”
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In recent months, Falzone has been traveling 10 hours roundtrip to Ohio to train with Brad Maendler. That’s the same quarterback coach who helped Drew Allar and Ethan Grunkemeyer emerge as two of the best quarterbacks in their classes. Maendler has trained many other Division I quarterbacks as well, but said that Falzone stands alone athletically.
“He’s without a doubt the best athlete I’ve ever worked with,” said quarterback trainer Brad Maendler. “What he can do running and jumping is very impressive. My arm isn’t what it used to be, but when we play catch, he one hands my passes all the time. It’s like he’s wearing a catcher’s mitt. He has 11-inch hands. The way that translates to spin is insane. His spin rate is pretty crazy.”
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A member of the On300, Falzone just took an official visit to Iowa last weekend. He was expected to go to Utah for an official visit next weekend. Rutgers, Syracuse, West Virginia and Wisconsin are among the other schools he’s visited.
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Per Lehigh Valley Live, Falzone completed 146 of 278 passes for 2,135 yards during his junior season. He had a 23-to-4 touchdown-to-interceptions ratio and also rushed for 697 yards and eight scores.
“Penn State sees me as a QB and they also see the value I bring to the team if needed to play other positions,” Falzone told BWI following his visit for the Ohio State game in November. “Coach Franklin has been very adamant about that. I really appreciate their confidence in me to be an impactful player in their program.”
Falzone is a consensus four-star prospect at all four major recruiting sites. On3 has him ranked No. 290 nationally, No. 13 overall as an athlete and eighth-best in Pennsylvania. The On3 Industry Rankings – which combine On3, 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN for a cumulative grade – have him ranked even higher at No. 206 nationally and fifth overall in Pennsylvania.
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