Blue Chip Fever, Analysis on EPA Recruiting Trends after Jan/Feb
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As the football offseason kicks into high gear, Pennsylvania high school players are not only bringing the heat on the field but also in the recruiting game. With college scouts taking notice of the talent coming out of the Keystone…
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Continue ReadingAs the football offseason kicks into high gear, Pennsylvania high school players are not only bringing the heat on the field but also in the recruiting game. With college scouts taking notice of the talent coming out of the Keystone State, players are turning heads with their standout performances and securing offers from top programs across the country. The recruitment process is heating up, and these players are ready to make their mark at the next level.
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The sheer number of offers alone is startling. Ranked as the number one tight end in Pennsylvania before all of the fanfare, Olesh has cashed in on the national limelight/exposure, reeling in 16 total offers since the start of the year. Alabama, Florida, Missouri, Ole Miss, all four SEC programs reached out to Olesh in the form of scholarship offers. Penn State, Michigan State, Indiana, prominent Big10 schools are in the offer pool now, along with Boston College, Colorado, and Miami to name a few more. An explosion onto the national scene. Olesh has announced OVs to Ohio State, Alabama, and Ole Miss in March, with trips to Florida, PSU, and Miami in April. The recently turned 17-year-old tight-end prospect has quite the busy schedule moving forward.
*Update*
Olesh added Michigan and Texas A&M on the first of March.
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Biggest news concerning the top five prospect was his announcement made on Valentine’s Day last month. His Top Six was announced, a top six that included Duke, Michigan, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Rutgers, and Oregon. Penn State misses out on Sacca and Roy, two misses that are likely to cause ripple effects throughout the Big10. Duke and Oregon threw their names in the hat just a month before his top school announcement.
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Duke came through and offered the top three 2025 OL throughout this time period, Infante making sure to clean up back home. Despite the list of suitors growing here in Mid-January, Kahlil Stewart Kahlil Stewart 6’4″ | 280 lbs | OL St. Joseph’s Prep | 2025 State PA shut down his recruitment announcing a day before Valentine’s Day that he’ll be joining the Maryland 2025 recruiting class. Makes for the highest-ranking recruit Maryland has secured out of PA in the past four years.
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Syracuse, Texas A&M, Kentucky, Michigan State, Wisconsin, and Mizzou all added their names to the laundry list that is offers afforded to Haverford School’s stud OL Joshua Williams Joshua Williams 6’5″ | 300 lbs | OL The Haverford School | 2025 State PA . Before announcing his commitment on February 19th, Williams posted his top five via 247Sports, with PSU, Wisconsin, and Michigan making the cut. Yet, it was Stanford that would land the top three PA OL. Been a long journey covering this young stud, we will continue to support for years to come.
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A hit off my rankings, Bernard Blakey Bernard Blakey 6’6″ | 210 lbs | DL Malvern Prep | 2025 State PA has begun snowballing just how I expected prior to the season. Pitt and Boston College stamped Blakey back in 2023, how has 2024 faired? The Malvern Prep Top 25 prospect has since secured offers out of New Hampshire, UConn, Army WP, Akron and Duke. Blakey, thanks to hard work in-house and a bit of exposure from the likes of me, has now cemented his recruiting status along side some of the best 2025s in the state.
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Many of the same schools are traveling through Malvern Prep and offering the top 2025s at the program. Those being Blakey, Bauer, and Pellicciotta. Bauer, ranked as the 27th best junior in PA, has received offers out of Harvard, Princeton, UPenn, Navy, Air Force, Towson, Army WP, Akron and Kent State within the past two months after getting ACC love from BC and Pitt. Again, much like Blakey, we hit the nail on the head identifying Bauer, he’s hitting the stride I expected him to hit back in September.
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Another hit, I’ve clamored for every FCS in the Northeast to offer Pellicciotta, as he’s a sure-fire hit for that competition level. Kid deserves G5 looks as well, so what scholarship offers has he earned in 2024? After BrownU stepped up and offered back in 2023, a total of nine programs have come through to stamp the elite two-way top 50 player. Villanova, Columbia, UPenn, Cornell, Harvard, Air Force, Navy, New Hampshire and Army WP have added their names to the Pellicciotta hat. My yells for FCS attention was heard, clearly.
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Perkiomen Valley’s top prospect Cole Euker Cole Euker 6’3″ | 280 lbs | OL Perkiomen Valley | 2025 State PA has picked up steam in 2024, cementing his place among 2025’s elite. FCS schools came through the building to offer Euker, some of which were Lehigh, Maine, Towson, Lafayette, and Bucknell. UMass, Coastal Carolina, Navy, and Army WP also swooped in to get in on the Euker sweepstakes. A top 50 player who deserves more attention in the recruiting world.
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Miami has added their name to the still, somewhat short list of suitors making a move on Neumann-Goretti’s Wydeek Collier Wydeek Collier 6’5″ | 185 lbs | WR Neumann-Goretti | 2026 State PA . Syracuse and Miami are under his belt, I’m a bit surprised more ACC schools aren’t drooling over this kid, especially if the rumors are true that he’s transitioning to OLB/EDGE. Collier continues to camp well in hopes of attracting more attention from important people in the recruiting world, it’s working. Collier is a 2026, so I’d preach patience, he’s already ahead of the curve, as some of the prospects ranked above him didn’t pick up this level of heat until their junior years.
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Collier has ‘Cuse and Miami under his belt, and teammate Carter Bashir Carter Bashir 6’3″ | TE Neumann-Goretti | 2026 State PA has Miami and Charlotte under his. I like Bashir as a top three TE in his class, despite the fact he may transition to LB/DE at the next level. Not enough attention is being paid to this young man, 6’3, 230, coming off an impressive year at NG, a 2026 with FBS offers to his name. I’m ranking him accordingly, when will the rest of the media outlets? I have to do a better job getting his name out there.
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Another hit on my end. Identified McKeogh as an easy top 75 player in PA, did my best to provide exposure in the form of ranking and tweets. I also sent his name to numerous coaches I’m close with. After the exposure, Duke, whose presence can be felt in Philadelphia, pulled the trigger on the 6’8 DL prospect. Hopefully more opportunities begin to roll in from the schools who like to watch and see kid’s get offered. This is a no-brainer.
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Top 10 QB prospect in what is a loaded QB class, I was thrilled to see Duke offer Penn Charter’s Tom McGlinchey Tom McGlinchey 6’6″ | 205 lbs | QB William Penn Charter | 2026 State PA this past January. I’ve pounded the table for McGlinchey behind the scenes, the upside surrounding the 2026 QB should make extending an offer to the young man a no-brainer. Fully expect McGlinchey to see further opportunities come his way this month. Expect him to climb into the Top 75 at the very least.
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Excited to see this one come through my feed, another hit on my part. Emmaus is loaded with studs, even with some big names leaving the program for next-level opportunities. Rafael Terrero Rafael Terrero 6’4″ | 205 lbs | ATH Emmaus | 2025 State PA received a call from Kent State, with the program extending an offer to the top85 prospect. A great first offer for a 2025 who might be picking up steam a bit later than the some of the prospects listed above. He is still 16, I might add.