7. Penn State
Number of verbal commitments: 5

Garret Sickels, Red Bank Regional
Photo by Bill Normile
Key recruit: Adam BrenemanStill on the board: Robert FosterNext year's name to know: Chandler KincadeFreshman to follow: Alex PaulinaComment: The 2013 recruiting class is off to a blazing start for Bill O'Brien, who has re-energized a fan base that had grown accustomed to slow starts on the recruiting trail. Breneman, perhaps the nation's top tight end, was a huge pickup while Garrett Sickels gives the Nittany Lions a pass rusher who turned down SEC offers. Kincade, a top 2014 quarterback, is verbally committed to Pitt but is likely still in play for Penn State. Foster would give Penn State the type of highly touted skill player it hasn't seen since Derrick Williams.