Penn State has added one of its most important remaining prospects in the 2027 class.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday evening, three-star cornerback Dhillon McGee<\/a> announced his commitment to the Nittany Lions, picking Penn State over Texas and SMU. His addition comes just weeks after two previously committed cornerbacks, Zachary Gleason<\/a> and Semajay Robinson<\/a>, switched their decisions to other programs. <\/p>\n However, it should be noted that McGee has always been position coach Terry Smith\u2019s<\/a> top target in the class. That\u2019s why even after the Nittany Lions added four-star prospect\u00a0Keishjuan Telfair<\/a>\u00a0in April, who was the fourth cornerback to commit at the time, Smith never let up on his pursuit of McGee. <\/p>\n While McGee ranks just outside of four-star territory at No. 447 nationally in the Industry Rankings, athletically, he\u2019s arguably the most gifted player in this class. As a freshman, McGee grabbed the attention of coaches nationally when he ran the 100-meter in 10.64 seconds. He\u2019s since posted a personal best of 10.51 seconds, making him undoubtedly the fastest player in this class and likely one of the fastest on Penn State\u2019s roster when he joins the program next year.<\/p>\n Link: How Caleb Cooper went from running back to Penn State\u2019s next safety prospect<\/a><\/p>\n His speed, along with his length at 6-foot-1, 175 pounds, are two major reasons why Penn State was one of more than 30 schools that extended offers to McGee throughout the process. Over the past two years, he primarily visited the top programs in Texas and Oklahoma. In fact, Penn State was the first out-of-region school that he visited. That took place last September for the White Out game against Oregon.<\/p>\n \u201cThe White Out was unreal,\u201d McGee said at the time. \u201cThe energy, the noise, the music, it all hit different. The crowd really makes the whole atmosphere feel like one of the best in college football.\u201d<\/p>\n Once Texas officially offered McGee in January, many expected the Longhorns to be the team to beat. SMU was also a serious contender, but Penn State\u2019s commitment to recruiting him may have been the steadiest throughout the past 10 months. It was those efforts that earned the Nittany Lions a second visit in April and eventually an official visit last month. In the end, Texas and SMU also earned official visits, and it was Texas that proved to be Penn State\u2019s main competitor.<\/p>\n Last season, McGee totaled 32 tackles and 15 pass breakups at Red Oak High School. He announced earlier this month that he\u2019ll transfer to DeSoto High School for his senior season.<\/p>\n McGee is the third and likely final cornerback in this class, joining Telfair and New Jersey native Ka\u2019ron Ceaser<\/a>. He\u2019s the ninth-ranked player in Penn State\u2019s class, which is now up to 22 players and counting<\/a>. <\/p>\n Like this story0Share article<\/p>\n