Pennsylvania’s Top Five 2021 Defensive Lineman Entering the Fall

Pennsylvania&#8217;s Top Five 2021 Defensive Lineman Entering the Fall

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Dylan Callaghan-Croley

August 26, 2020 @ 01:30 PM

With the high school football season in Pennsylvania set to start next month, we look at the top five ranked defensive lineman in Pennsylvania in the 2021 recruiting class. [player_tooltip player_id="27190" first="Elliot" last="Donald"] (Pittsburgh Central Catholic): The recent commit to the University of Pittsburgh is Pennsylvania’s top defensive lineman and the No.4 player in the state regardless of position in the 2021 recruiting class. The 6-foot-2, 225-pound defensive end has the pedigree to be a game-changer for the Panthers, following in the footsteps of his famous uncle, NFL star Aaron Donald. As long as there is a season, Donald has the ability to put up big-time numbers this fall for Pittsburgh Central Catholic. [player_tooltip player_id="27191" first="Nahki" last="Johnson"] (West Mifflin): Another commitment to the University of Pittsburgh, Johnson will create a formidable and scary duo for opposing offensive lineman when he gets to campus alongside Elliott Donald. Johnson has great size already and is only going to get stronger once he gets to the next level. There’s a lot to love about Johnson, his size, speed, athleticism, etc and he could be mighty good if he puts it all together at the next level. [player_tooltip player_id="27197" first="Elijah" last="Jeudy"] (Northeast): A commitment to the University of Georgia should tel you all you need to know about Jeudy and how good he is. At 6-foot-3 and nearly 240-pounds, Jeudy already nearly possess the size of a player at the next level. He has a tremendous burst off the line of scrimmage to go along with great athleticism and length. Personally, I believe he has the highest potential of any of the defensive lineman in this class. [player_tooltip player_id="27198" first="Dorien" last="Ford"] (Baldwin): One of the states top uncommitted prospects, Baldwin is our first defensive tackle on the list. At 6-foot-5, and 285-pounds, Ford has elite size for a high school defensive tackle. A good bull rusher, Ford shows great skill at getting past opposing offensive lineman quickly and has a good motor when it comes to getting at the quarterback. While currently uncommitted, Ford does have a wide ranger of Power-5 offers to choose from. [player_tooltip player_id="27200" first="Robert" last="Jackson"] (Archbishop Wood): Unfortunately for Jackson, he will not be playing this fall as the Philadelphia Catholic League has push the season to at least the winter due to COVID-19 concerns. Jackson could’ve been a player who saw his recruitment pick up even more this fall as he got more game tape. That being said, Jackson should still get plenty of love from college coaches as he has great size at 6-foot-6 and 230-pounds to go along with good athleticism. He’s still a raw prospect for the most part but there’s a lot of potential in Jackson that should allow him to earn some late offers in the 2021 recruiting cycle.