Commitment analysis: Josh Moten to Penn State

Defensive back Josh Moten didn’t have to wait long for his recruitment to reach elite status. The Fort Washington (Md.) National Christian Academy star pulled in big offers from every corner of the country but on visited a few select destinations. He’s taken visits to Virginia Tech and Maryland a couple times but the school he visited most was Penn State and the Nittany Lions capitalized on their opportunity by reeling in his commitment a year before National Signing Day for the 2020 class.

Penn State is always working on bringing in more and more elite defensive backs and Moten will help raise the level of play in the secondary. Moten’s length is his most coveted physical attribute but he has shown great instincts and that allows him to create a lot of turnovers. His frame is also very lean so expect him to develop into the type of cornerback that can shutdown bigger wide receivers. Moten’s commitment is also big because he is from an area new Maryland head coach Mike Locksley is working on locking down.

Maryland is hoping that players like Moten will stay home in the future but the new Terps staff is still getting their feet under them. Moten wasn’t seriously looking at many other schools but Texas A&M was really hoping he wouldn’t commit this weekend. The Aggies are one of his newest offers but he was very intrigued after hearing more about them. Clearly it wasn’t enough to get him to wait on his commitment. Michigan and North Carolina were just two of the other schools he was looking at.