Rivals250 offensive deal with Malachi Goodman is off the board. The four-star prospect introduced his pledge to Penn State on Tuesday.
The Paramus Catholic Excessive Faculty (Paramus, New Jersey) standout ranks because the No. 4 participant within the Backyard State, the No. 24 offensive deal with and the No. 243 general prospect within the 2025 cycle.
Goodman’s three finalists had been Penn State, Auburn and USC, however it was finally the Nittany Lions who received out in his recruitment.
He’ll now take his skills to Blissful Valley and play underneath head coach James Franklin, offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki, offensive line coach Phil Trautwein and the remainder of the employees.
Goodman took a number of official visits all through the spring and summer time. He was at Auburn in the course of the weekend of Could 17, at Penn State in the course of the weekend of Could 31, at Georgia in the course of the weekend of June 7, at Alabama in the course of the weekend of June 14 and at USC in the course of the weekend of June 21.
“I frolicked with the O-line coach (Phil Trautwein) loads and received to look at a number of movie with him,” Goodman instructed Rivals following his Penn State official go to. “I additionally received to hang around with the gamers.”
Moreover, Goodman had scholarship affords from Boston Faculty, Colorado, Duke, Florida, Georgia Tech, Illinois, LSU, Maryland, Miami (FL.), Michigan, Michigan State, Mississippi, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, South Carolina, Stanford, Syracuse, Virginia Tech, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and others.
The 6-foot-5, 315-pound Goodman offers good dimension and energy, however he’s additionally athletic and strikes properly within the run recreation, as he is ready to rapidly get to the second stage and block linebackers after his preliminary block. Goodman can also be robust in cross safety. He has positional versatility on the faculty stage and will slide inside as an inside offensive lineman if wanted.
Goodman beforehand instructed Rivals he’s on the lookout for “training, improvement and stability” inside a program, and after taking a while to make his choice, he felt he has discovered that with Penn State.
Goodman helped lead Paramus Catholic to a 1-0 begin on the 2024 marketing campaign, with a detailed 48-47 victory over St. Peter’s Prep on Aug. 30.
With Goodman’s pledge, Penn State’s 2025 class now consists of 25 complete commits and ranks within the top-12 nationally.
