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Penn State stays hot on the recruiting trail, beating out B1G, SEC competition for blue-chip edge

Andrew Olson

By Andrew Olson

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Penn State’s big June on the recruiting trail continued Wednesday with another commitment.

Jayden Woods is the latest player to pledge to the Nittany Lions. The blue-chip edge shared the big news on social media Wednesday.

“COMMITTED!!” Woods wrote in the caption of an Instagram post. “Thank you God, family, coaches, and teammates for getting me to this point. So excited for this next chapter and the many blessings and lessons God has in store. #Weare”

The newest PSU pledge heads to Happy Valley via Kansas. Out of Mill Valley, Woods is listed as measuring 6-3, 240 pounds. Woods is rated 4-stars, the No. 5 player in the state of Kansas, No. 18 edge defender and No. 215 prospect overall in the 2025 recruiting class on the 247Sports Composite.

Woods is a highly sought-after prospect. He has picked up scholarship offers from 33 programs, including Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, LSU, Miami, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Oregon, Texas A&M, USC and Washington.

In April, Woods narrowed it down to five schools: Penn State, Purdue, Wisconsin, Florida and Tennessee. He took official visits to all five finalists except Florida over the past four weekends.

The trip to State College and visit with James Franklin’s staff appeared to seal the deal for Woods. He shared photos of the campus visit on social media.

June recruiting success continues for Nittany Lions

The Nittany Lions have had a busy June on the recruiting trail.

PSU has now landed 8 verbal commitments in the month, with a few days to go before the calendar turns to July.

Deion Barnes has been particularly productive on adding blue-chip talent to the edge room.

Woods gives PSU 19 commitments in its 2025 class. Fans can get a preview of what he brings to the team next year by checking out his Hudl highlight clip:

Andrew Olson

A former Florida beat reporter, Andrew writes for the Saturday Tradition News Desk.