FCS Pulse in Pennsylvania, Who is on the 2024 Board?
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Kelsey Hundley PA #119 OL #27 HEIGHT 6'4" WEIGHT 255 POS OL CLASS 2024 View Profile Kelsey Hundley State: Pennsylvania School: Penn Hills Love out of numerous FCS programs. Fordham expressed interest in the form of letters and graphics, as…
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Continue ReadingLove out of numerous FCS programs. Fordham expressed interest in the form of letters and graphics, as have Duquesne, Maine, and Howard University. Fordham has seen enough to pull the trigger on the 6’4, two-way linemen prospect out of Penn Hills, being the first offer under Hundley’s belt. Kelsey Hundley Kelsey Hundley 6'4" | 255 lbs | OL Penn Hills | 2024 State PA placed as a top 50-overall prospect back in January, so it’s nice to see the ball moving a bit in terms of recruiting. I imagine Hundley’s name will grow hotter after coaches see his size and skill set up close for themselves. His tape checks out, I expect the FCS to be all over this kid, even G5 programs down the line.
linemanAnother Penn Hills trench prospect that ranks near teammate Kelsey Hundley Kelsey Hundley 6'4" | 255 lbs | OL Penn Hills | 2024 State PA , also places as a top ten defensive linemen in his class. That being former PRZ camp standout Carter Lance Carter Lance 6'3" | 275 lbs | DL Penn Hills | 2024 State PA . Lance knows how baffled I was for sometime as to why he hasn’t gained the attention he deserves. I was under the impression that Lance was an early candidate to receive MAC offers about a year ago to the date. We haven’t seen that come to fruition yet, but we have seen Carter Lance Carter Lance 6'3" | 275 lbs | DL Penn Hills | 2024 State PA pick up two separate FCS offers just under a month ago. Lance now has offers out of Duquesne and Maine under his belt. Expect the number to grow.
Here’s a name that is on most FCS boards, his offer list proves it. Connor Young Connor Young 6’3″ | 255 lbs | DL Mt. Lebanon | 2024 State PA was in the same boat as Carter Lance Carter Lance 6’3″ | 275 lbs | DL Penn Hills | 2024 State PA , a personal head-scratcher for some time. I wasn’t hesitant to move him down the ranks despite his projection not meeting reality for some time. Thankfully, the Mt. Lebanon lineman has racked up opportunities this offseason. Here is a list of said opportunities. It’s worth noting, Young also has offers out of academies like Navy and Army. I’ve seen things snowball after military academy interest in terms of G5 interest.
Total: 13 | |||||||
UPenn | Dartmouth | Columbia | Lafayette | Fordham | Army | Duquesne | Bucknell |
Maine | New Hampshire | Richmond | Navy | Holy Cross |
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A top-five linebacker in his class, Beckham Dee Beckham Dee 6'1" | 225 lbs | LB Mt. Lebanon | 2024 State PA saw the floodgates open up after a January offer call from Vince Kehres out of the University of Toledo. The Group of Five offer solidified what we thought of Beckham Dee Beckham Dee 6'1" | 225 lbs | LB Mt. Lebanon | 2024 State PA in terms of potential ceiling. MAC schools need to be in on this kid. After this breakthrough, Dee received FCS offers out of Princeton, UPenn, Columbia, Duqesne, Holy Cross, and Lafayette. Again, I fully expect MAC schools to have Dee on their boards, I’d bet they agree with me when saying he’s a top linebacker target in the state. Excited to see what the future holds for him.
Excited to see things pop a bit for North Allegheny’s Daniel Sellers Daniel Sellers 6’3″ | 220 lbs | DL North Allegheny | 2024 State PA , who placed inside the top 50 in his class this past January. We saw early MAC interest in the form of graphics and hand-written letters from the likes of Kent State to name a few. His junior tape solidified things for FCS programs, it seems. Richmond has extended an offer to Sellers this month, as have Duquense and UPenn earlier in March. You can believe that this FCS level is the young man’s floor, wait until he wows at camps, FCS will turn FBS quickly.
No one has to convince me of Zack Zandier Zack Zandier 6’5″ | 230 lbs | TE Exeter | 2024 State PA ‘s talents. I ranked him as a top-three tight-end prospect in his class, with full intention of making him the top TE prospect further down the line. College coaches have agreed. Here’s a quick look at some of the opportunities Zandier has accumulated thus far.
Total: 10 | |||||||
Towson | New Hampshire | Lehigh | Maine | UPenn | Colgate | Lafayette | Citadel |
Coastal Carolina | Yale |
Good on those at Coastal Carolina. The team there has identified Zandier in the same light as I have, that’s being one of the best TEs you can find in PA right now, certainly among his 2024 classmates. I think the young man has Power Five capabilities, yet you can see he’s begun the offseason garnering impressive attention out of multiple FCS programs. I’m expecting the young man to hit 20+ offers sooner rather than later.
Jack Dendall Jack Dendall 6’4″ | 270 lbs | OL Wilson (West Lawn) | 2024 State PA is another kid I’ve been clamoring for programs to take a look at, specifically FCS and G5s. We are still early in the process, yet the young man’s tape should have programs interested sooner rather than later. It’s beginning to show now in April after a March offer out of Maine University served as Dendall’s first offer call. The likes of JMU, Rhode Island, Holy Cross, and many others have expressed interest in Dendall’s abilities. I wouldn’t be surprised to see MAC schools call his line before the season begins. Maine is his only offer as of yet.
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Very happy to see a former camp standout explode onto the scene. His work ethic and overall skill set as a pass rusher are easy to see on tape and in person, there’s no wonder why the young man has seen such success early on as a junior. His senior year will only verify what I, as well as collegiate staffers, see in the young man. Much like many on this list, the FCS-level is his floor. Here are some of the opportunities accumulated by the Emmaus standout, including some G5 interest.
Total: 14 | |||||||
Bucknell | Lehigh | Lafayette | Army | Columbia | UPenn | Kent State | Dartmouth |
new Hamsphire | Rhode Island | Coastal Carolina | Maine | Holy Cross | Navy |
Temple opened as the first program to offer top tight end prospect Ryan Campbell Ryan Campbell 6’3″ | 230 lbs | TE Downingtown West | 2024 State PA , a junior out of Downingtown West. One of my favorite tapes to plug in along with Zack Zandier Zack Zandier 6’5″ | 230 lbs | TE Exeter | 2024 State PA . The opportunity came a couple weeks after our ranking. Since the February phone call, Ryan Campbell Ryan Campbell 6’3″ | 230 lbs | TE Downingtown West | 2024 State PA has recieved offers out of Lehigh, Colgate, Georgetown, Maine, Lafayette, UPenn, Richmond, and Harvard University. The list is on par with any in the state, verifying what we saw in his game earlier in the year. I expect to see plenty of DWest this coming Fall, excited to get a closer look at the young man.