On Friday morning, Kaveion Keys, a Class of 2023 four-star linebacker from Varina High School in Richmond, Virginia, committed to Penn State.
Keys (6-foot-3, 205 pounds), committed to North Carolina in August, decommited earlier in the month and reopened his recruitment. Keys is the No. 4 player in Virginia, the No. 21 linebacker nationally and the No. 278 overall player in his class, according to 247Sports Composite Rankings.
Following Keys’s de-commitment, three of 247Sports’ recruiting analysts; Director of Football Recruiting Steve Wiltfong, National Recruiting Analyst Brian Dohn and Lions247 writer Tyler Calvaruso, projected Keys to commit to Penn State.
Keys is a versatile player that can play outside linebacker in a 4-3 defense or a rush end in a 3-4 defense. He has the frame to add 20-25 pounds without sacrificing his speed and agility. He also plays wide receiver so he will know the route tree as a pass defender in coverage.
Keys is a downhill defender that’s a sure tackler in space and can make plays on ball carriers. He has the speed to get home on opposing quarterbacks when blitzing. Keys will bring Penn State a versatile chess piece that can line up in coordinator Manny Diaz’s defensive scheme playing across from Curtis Jacobs and Abdul Carter.
Add Nittany Sports Now as a preferred source in Google! Click here to add us.Carter was part of Penn State’s celebrated 2022 recruiting class and became one of the team’s best players as a true freshman. The ‘22 class also featured three-star Keon Wylie , who associate head coach Terry Smith said “may be the best player on the defensive side” in his post-Signing Day press conference last year.
Keys joins Tony Rojas and Ta’Mere Robinson in the linebacker room for this recruiting cycle. Signing day is this coming Wednesday, Dec. 21.
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