The other Big Ten schools in the 247Sports Top 25: Nebraska (22), Washington (23) and Wisconsin (25). Frank Bodani covers Penn State football for the York Daily Record and USA Today Network.

Penn State football will boast one of the nation's top ... dependable No. 1 target for the first time since Jahan Dotson in 2021. More hope may lie in the second transfer portal cycle this spring.

was among college football's great stories in 2024. Having joined Penn State's roster as a walk-on in 2021, DeLuca went from special teams contributor to starting linebacker to two-year captain.