Class of 2025 three-star tight finish Jeff Exinar Jr. has dedicated to Pennsylvania.
Exinor presently attends the McDonogh College in Owing Mills, Maryland, and whittled down his listing of greater than 20 scholarship provides to 2 finalists earlier than making his last determination: PSU and Maryland. Nevertheless, it was the Nittany Lions’ longstanding relationship with Exinor that finally made the distinction.
Curiously, Penn State was the primary program to supply Exinor recruiting again in 2021, and the consistency the college has proven since then helped land the large receiver’s verbal pledge.
The Nittany Lions’ monitor document of being chosen within the NFL draft and ranked among the many prime groups within the nation yr after yr beneath the management of a head coach James Franklin there have been additionally issues that stood out to Exinor.
“Penn State was my first supply, so I have been in a position to construct an ideal relationship with them through the years,” Exinor advised Rivals. “They’re additionally constantly top-10 and pumping NFL expertise.”
Exinor has made quite a few visits to Completely satisfied Valley, most lately with an official go to on June seventh. Franklin additionally made varied journeys to McDonogh to examine in with Exinor and his coaches throughout contacts. Exinor feels a powerful connection to Franklin.
Most lately, he bought to know the offensive recruiting coordinator/receivers coach Hagans manufacturers nicely, and commenced to study extra concerning the newly employed offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnik and the offensive system too.
“My relationship with Coach Franklin is sweet,” Exinar defined. “He makes common journeys to my faculty throughout the recruiting season and we have been in a position to have some nice conversations through the years. I’ve solely actually been in touch with Coach Hagans for the final six or seven months, however in that point we have been in a position to have some nice conversations not solely about soccer, however about life.
“I’ve a more recent relationship with Coach Kotelnicki that really began with the official go to, however we had nice conversations about their offense and the way I might contribute to the staff.”
Exinar loved an official go to to Pennsylvania that gave him the chance to actually join with the teaching workers and present Nittany Lion gamers, together with former highschool teammates, redshirt freshmen, quarterbacks Mason Robison and junior zach Danny Dennis-Sutton.
“I’d say the perfect half for me was simply having the ability to join with the workers and the gamers — particularly my former highschool teammates,” Exinar stated.
Exinor additionally took official visits to Maryland the weekend of June twenty first and Virginia Tech the weekend of April Twelfth.
Exinor is the Twelfth-ranked participant within the state of Maryland and the 73rd-ranked 2025 recruit.
He had further scholarship provides from Boston School, Duke, Michigan, Michigan State, Oregon, Pittsburgh, South Carolina, Syracuse, Tennessee, UCLA, USC, West Virginia, Wisconsin and several other others.
The 6-foot-2, 215-pound Exinor offers wonderful measurement at large receiver. He makes use of his sturdy palms, metrics and physicality to his benefit and is troublesome to carry down when the ball is in his palms. Exinor possesses a fascinating mixture of measurement, power and dependable velocity, making him a relentless risk to opposing defenses.
“I’d describe myself as an enormous receiver,” Exinor stated. “I’ve the dimensions to get bodily and bully defensive backs and the athleticism to make performs on the ball it doesn’t matter what. My measurement additionally helps me break tackles simply, and mixed with my velocity, it offers me an opportunity to attain each time I contact the ball.”
Head Coach McDonogh Hakim Sule additionally added his ideas on Exinor.
“Jeff is a strong receiver with distinctive power and strong palms,” Sule stated of Exinor. “He constantly delivers large each recreation. His dedication and reliability will make him a key participant for Penn State.”
Whereas he excels on the soccer area, Exinar can also be an completed basketball participant as a small ahead/wing. He had three Division I basketball provides Sienna, Redford and North Carolina A&Tin addition to curiosity from a number of different colleges.
Due to Exinor’s pledge, Penn State’s 2025 class presently consists of 20 commits and is ranked within the prime 5 nationally.
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