BREAKING: Penn State football lands the No. 1 edge rusher in Maryland

The Penn State football team has captured lightning in a bottle on the recruiting trail. Over the past two days, the Nittany Lions have added two prospects to the 2025 recruiting class. Now, the Nittany Lions have added its third prospect all within a 24 hour period. Cortez Harris who is the No. 1 edge rusher in Maryland as made his commitment to Penn State.

Cortez Harris ranks as a four-star prospect from Upper Marlboro (Maryland) according to On3. Harris just completed his official visit to Penn State this past weekend which officially started on June 21. That visit has appeared to have gone extremely well as on Sunday, Harris made his pledge to the Nittany Lions.

Initially, there was an RPM placed by Steve Wiltfong of On3 that Harris would commit to Penn State. His prediction became reality on Sunday afternoon.

🚨NEW🚨 4-star EDGE Cortez Harris has committed to Penn State🦁

Read: https://t.co/qWuNDK2D3D pic.twitter.com/mJvqkPtvMV

— On3 Recruits (@On3Recruits) June 23, 2024

On3 ranks Harris, as the No. 4 prospect in Maryland and top-25 at his position. Penn State was able to beat out Maryland, Tennessee, and Virginia Tech for his commitment.

Reviewing the 2025 recruiting class for Penn State

Credit: Grace Carella // Basic Blues Nation, 2023.

The Nittany Lions are currently on the outside looking in for a top-10 recruiting class in the 2025 cycle. With the addition of three-star athlete Braswell Thomas on Sunday morning and now the addition of Cortez Harris, Penn State holds the No. 15 recruiting class, with the loss of DJ McClary and the addition of Harris.

With 17 hard commits in the class, the 2025 recruiting class is coming closer to its final state. Cortez Harris now joins a group of recent commits. Since June 10, Penn State has added five prospects in the 2025 recruiting class, including Daryus Dixson, Jahmir Joseph, Antonio Branch, Jabree Wallace Coleman, and Braswell Thomas.

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