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Penn State back in it for Top247 defensive end
VIP ByBRIAN DOHN
Penn State's need to land defensive linemen in 2021 remains paramount to finishing its class, and a familiar name is back on the radar for the Nittany Lions.
After speaking with sources in the last few days, the Nittany Lions have are back in the picture with four-star defensive end Elijah Jeudy of Philadelphia Northeast.
It is a major development for the Nittany Lions and the No. 10 weak side defensive end in the industry-generated 247Sports composite.
According to sources, Penn State grad assistant Deion Barnes is the driving force behind Jeudy giving the Nittany Lions another look. Barnes, who played at Penn State, joined the Nittany Lions staff in January after serving as Northeast's defensive coordinator, so there is strong relationship between he and Jeudy.
The 6-foot-3, 246-pound Jeudy decommitted from Georgia last week and at the time all signs pointed toward a flip to Texas A&M, where his relationship with Aggies defenisve line coach Elijah Robinson is strong.
However, rather than committing to Texas A&M, Jeudy said he will announce his choice on national signing day, which is Dec. 16.
It is quite the turn of events for Penn State, which was in early with Jeudy and hosted him for an unofficial visit in December but did not make his "final five" in the spring. That list was Georgia, Texas A&M, Oregon, Tennessee and LSU.
However, that Penn State is again involved should not be a shock. When Jeudy made that early December visit, he gushed about the program.
"It was amazing as it always is,” he said at the time. “Today’s visit was different from my other visits because it was more personal. It was a much smaller group and we had a lot of 1-on-1 time with the coaches. We really got to pick their brains