The 2014 recruiting class was James Franklin’s first recruiting class as the head football coach at Penn State. The class featured a group of recruits that were originally recruited by Bill O’Brien, flipped to the Nittany Lions from Vanderbilt when James Franklin came to Happy Valley, as well as a few late additions.
Overall, it was a quality first recruiting class for James Franklin. It ranked 24th in both 247Sports’s composite team rankings and Rivals team rankings. It was also rated as the third best class in the Big Ten that recruiting cycle only behind Ohio State (#3) and Michigan (#20).