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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – The Penn State football team announced the addition of defensive end Max Granville to the 2024 signing class.
He will join the team for fall camp.
The Nittany Lions have welcomed 26 student-athletes to join the football program. In the 2024 class, Penn State signed 21 recruits that were rated four stars or higher by 247Sports, On3, ESPN or Rivals. Penn State’s class features players from 13 different states.
The class of 2024 includes 12 offensive signees and 14 defensive players. There are 20 team captains, nine players who have won a state championship and nine players that received invites to high school national all-star games.
Granville is a 6-foot-3, 225-pound defensive end from Houston. He graduated from Fort Bend Christian Academy and picked the Nittany Lions over Baylor, Oklahoma, Southern California and Texas A&M.
Granville was a three-year letterman and served as a team captain in 2023. In 2022, he led the Eagles to a 10-4 record and a TAPPS II state championship. In 2021, he helped Fort Bend Christian Academy to a 9-4 mark and a TAPPS II District 4 championship. He earned 2023 team MVP honors. He was tabbed first-team all-district in 2022 and 2023. He was selected to the 2022 and 2023 first-team all-state teams. In 2023, he tallied 12 sacks, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries (one touchdown) and five pass breakups. He added 21 receptions for 609 yards and six touchdowns as a receiver. Granville had 20.5 sacks in 2022, including six strip-sacks, one fumble recovery, three pass breakups and one blocked punt. In 2021, he notched six sacks, three pass breakups and a blocked punt.
He was rated as a consensus four-star prospect and as the No. 112 overall prospect, No. 16 outside linebacker and No. 18 prospect in Texas by ESPN. He was tabbed as the No. 186 overall prospect, No. 18…
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Author : The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa.
Publish date : 2024-07-25 22:31:00
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