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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.

A bit of Mr. Do IT All, Pellicciotta is another player I could see working well in a variety of systems. He’s a pure athelte with good size, good athleticism, and superb football IQ on both sides of the ball. As a ball carrier, he shows off great vision with the ability to read and react quickly to defenders, he keeps his feet moving at all times and has fluid hips that allow him to change direction with ease. On the defenisve side of the ball, he’s a hard hiitting safety who is great against the run but ins’t too bad in pass coverage either. He could play on either side at the next level.

Pellicciotta’s performance against La Salle opened my eyes to how wrong his current ranking is. I’d be hard-pressed to find 167 better juniors in the state of Pennsylvania. Pellicciotta is on the short list of prospects that come to my mind when truly thinking about mistakes made in the past in terms of ranking. The kid is just outside of the top 150. Pellicciotta has turned in phenomenal tape in the past, yet is still underrated. That should show you just how high of a ceiling I think this kid could have. Pellicciotta recorded two touchdowns, one on the ground, one through the air, as well as coming up big filling gaps and lanes against the run from his safety spot. A game in which Pellicciotta was active in all three phases of the game, I finally understood just how versatile a skillset he possesses. A true three-way player who must be on the field at all times. Will see a jump in rank soon.

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• People made noise about my ranking of Pellicciotta, placing him inside the top 20 among DBs.
• Pellicciotta’s two-way, versatile performance against La Salle proves this kid belongs with the big boys in terms of ranking.
• A touchdown pass caught, a touchdown on the ground, 119 total yards from scrimmage in what I’d call limited opportunities on offense.
• A clutch player who can double as an equally impressive defensive back.
• It’s tough to have your stock rise when you’re already ranked as a D1 prospect, Andrew might’ve done just that, however.

The rich get richer. As if having stud after stud in the front-seen wasn’t enough, Malvern Prep will also deploy two top-100 prospects in their secondary. Those two being top-50 prospect Zade Johnson Zade Johnson 5'11" | 180 lbs | DB Malvern Prep | 2025 State PA and top-90 prospect Andrew Pellicciotta Andrew Pellicciotta 5'11" | 195 lbs | ATH Malvern Prep | 2025 State PA .

Zade Johnson Zade Johnson 5'11" | 180 lbs | DB Malvern Prep | 2025 State PA can play at pretty much any alignment in the secondary, he can also contribute at WR and DB if need be. Where Zade will be recruited, where he helps his program the most, is certainly at corner. A fantastic blend of tenacity in run-support, mixed with brains at corner to recognize and diagnose passing concepts in real-time. This is an FBS corner waiting for letters to come in. They could come this off-season, maybe after next Fall. Either way, Zade Johnson Zade Johnson 5'11" | 180 lbs | DB Malvern Prep | 2025 State PA is a name Inter-Ac wideouts will know all too well.

Andrew Pellicciotta Andrew Pellicciotta 5'11" | 195 lbs | ATH Malvern Prep | 2025 State PA is an often-forgotten prospect in this bunch. Pellicciotta is alignment-versatile, much like Johnson, yet Malvern Prep likes to deploy him at Safety. Don’t write this young man off because of his size. 50+ tackles to his name, a tone-setter that has no problem laying the wood. Great open-field tackler, great overall awareness. Can line up in the slot if need be. Great job diagnosing run and pass sets. He’s a phenomenal last line of defense as well. I usually give smaller DBs a hard time in terms of ranking, I had to give this young man his flowers after plugging in his sophomore tape. Expecting more of the same this Fall.