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Penn State lands pledge from top-ranked punter in 2022 class

Dustin Schutte

By Dustin Schutte

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Penn State’s special teams is getting a huge boost.

Tuesday night, the Nittany Lions landed a verbal pledge from the nation’s top-ranked punter in the 2022 class, Alex Bacchetta. The Atlanta, Georgia native has been named the top punter in the class and the No. 7 kicker according to Kohl’s Kicking.

Bacchetta made his announcement with a post on Twitter Tuesday night. Below are the comments made by the punter on his commitment to Penn State:

Per 247Sports, Bacchetta has received offers from a number of programs. He picked Penn State over Arkansas and Virginia.

From Kohl’s:

Bacchetta had another dominant performance at Kohl’s Underclassman Challenge in January of 2021. His frame and leg speed separates him from the rest of his peers. The ball jumps off his foot. He had an impressive showing in both kicking and punting. Bacchetta’s punting should only get better as he continues to master his drop and rhythm. Bacchetta is currently more mature athletically and just stronger than others his age in both kicking and punting. Bacchetta’s “A” ball is better than anyone else in the 2022 class at this point. He will be a power five scholarship player.

Penn State’s 2022 class is the second-best in the B1G currently, behind only Ohio State. Nationally, the Nittany Lions rank No. 6.

Dustin Schutte

Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB