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Penn State wrestling makes top nine for top Class of 2027 recruit Melvin Miller

Greg Pickelby:Greg Pickel•06/19/25•

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The Penn State wrestling mat at the Bryce Jordan Center. (Pickel/BWI)

Penn State has made the initial cut for the top wrestling recruit in the Class of 2027. Bishop McCort’s Melvin Miller is down to the Nittany Lions, Iowa, Oklahoma State, Michigan, Pitt, Missouri, Nebraska, N.C. State, and Arizona State. He announced the news on social media. It headlines today’s newsstand.

“I am focused, driven and know exactly what I want & what I am looking for,” Melvin wrote on Instagram.

Miller’s brother, Bo Bassett, is an Iowa commit in the Class of 2026. Miller is the No. 4 pound-for-pound high school wrestler in the country, according to MatScouts. And, he is No. 1 at 157 pounds, per the outlet, which also calls him the nation’s top junior to be.

Miller will be highly sought after over the next two years before he reaches the college level. And, he’s already accomplished plenty.

“Miller finished as runner-up in the U20 World Team Trials challenge tournament, falling to [Landon] Robideau in the finals (who would then lose to Duke in the best 2-of-3 series,” Andrew Spey writes for FLO. “Besides his 2025 State Championship, Miller also took home the top prize at Fargo in 2024 in the Junior 157lb division. He also claimed a title at the prestigious Powerade tournament in December of 2024.”

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Quote of the day

“I think we got a tremendous opportunity to do some special things this year. I know you don’t want me to do this, but I am excited about our opportunity; I’m looking up on the screen right now, Nevada is our opening game. People are going to say, ‘well, that’s not a big game.’ Well, lose to Nevada and find out. We’re focused on that. But, I also am totally comfortable with talking about the things that we aspire to do as a team this year and as a season and for these players.

“To me, that’s the biggest thing. I want these players to experience this. I want these players that have come back and made these sacrifices to be a part of something special. And that’s why I wake up very early. That’s why I go to sleep late at night, trying to put these players in the best position to be successful at it and have a very, very special season this year at Penn State.”

PSU coach James Franklin on The Triple Option podcast. 

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