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Oh, Hello: Three-Star DE Smith Vilbert Commits to Penn State

Height/Weight: 6-foot-6, 250 pounds
Hometown/High School: Montvale, NJ (St. Joseph Regional)
Ranking: u2605u2605u2605 (0.8689 247Sports Composite — No. 679 overall)
Notable Offers: Florida, Florida State, Miami, Oregon, and Pitt

HIGHLIGHTS

THE TALE

Smith Vilbert was a former basketball prospect who didn’t focus on football until his senior season, so it’s no surprise that his recruitment got off to a bit of a late start. He didn’t land his first major offer until Oregon offered on September 11, just a couple weeks into his senior season. Plenty of offers followed for the Jersey standout, with the Nittany Lions joining the fray on November 2, and other schools like Florida and Florida State shortly thereafter.