Penn State Daily Notebook: Junior Day Nearing, Quartet of ‘26s Offered

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Update (5:31 p.m.)-

**Penn State football has extended an offer to Amari Jones (2026), an FBU Adidas Freshman All-American from Dunnellon High School in Florida. The 6-foot-1, 160-pound WR/SS also has offers from Florida State, South Florida and South Carolina.

#AGTG After having a conversation with @Coach_Elby I’m Extremely blessed and Honored to be offered by Penn State 🔵⚪️ @coachjfranklin @CoachTerryPSU @Coach_KJones7 @ChadSimmons_ @BHoward_11 pic.twitter.com/8y4lG2lUXi

— Amari Jones (@Fastferarri_07) January 12, 2023

Update (3:54 p.m.)

**Korey Duff Jr. will be on Penn State’s campus for this weekend’s Junior Day. Duff (2024) is a three-star WR/TE from St. Anthony’s High School in Melville, New York. The 6-foot-5, 200-pounder has offers from Maryland, Miami (OH), Pitt, Rutgers, Temple, UConn, UMass and West Virginia.

Penn State this weekend! 🔵⚪️@CoachStubbs @CoachTHowle @coachjfranklin @chrismahon_ @TDsTake @tyler_calvaruso pic.twitter.com/7xCw5OmFle

— Korey “KJ” Duff Jr. (@kj_duff) January 12, 2023

Update (8:43 a.m.)—

**Penn State has extended an offer to Brandon Lockhart (2026), a 6-foot-2, 165-pound DB from Loyola High School in LA. Lockhart also has offers from Oregon and San Jose State.

https://t.co/9ueKAnocBi

— Brandon Lockhart (@B_Lockhart_23) November 17, 2022

Update (8:31 a.m.)—

**Penn State is the second DI school to offer to Jamichael Jones (2026), a 5-foot-11, 190-pound RB from Trinity Presbyterian School in Montgomery, Alabama. Jones also has an offer from the University of Miami.

Blessed to receive a offer from Penn State @coachseider @coachjfranklin @ChadSimmons_ @GrangerShook @adamgorney @cpetagna247 @SWiltfong247 @GasCrew7v7 @TPSAthletics1 pic.twitter.com/jTD9wbLHAD

— Jamichael Jones C/O 26 (@MikeJones__21) January 9, 2023

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Update (8:14 a.m.)—

**Samari Matthews has been offered by Penn State. Matthews (2026) is a 6-foot-1, 179-pound ATH from William Amos Hough High School in Cornelius, North Carolina. He also has offers from Appalachian State, East Carolina, Kentucky, Maryland, Tennessee and Virginia Tech.

Freshman season Highlights. 9️⃣🥷https://t.co/sJglBElufh

— Samari Matthews (@samari_matthews) November 26, 2022

Update (7:55 a.m.)—

**Penn State has offered Jakaleb “Starburst” Faulk (2025), a four-star OLB from Highland Home High School in Alabama. The 6-foot-3, 220-pound Faulk also has offers from schools such as Auburn, Florida, Florida State, Kentucky, Michigan, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Tennessee and USC.

Year✌🏽

79.5 Tackles 13 TFLs 1 sack 1 Int
16 Catches 356 Receiving Yards 4TDs@ChadSimmons_ @adamgorney @SWiltfong247 @ErikRichardsUSA @DemetricDWarren @JeremyO_Johnson @Knick31Kaisaun https://t.co/7bXSQXbtI0

— Jakaleb “starburst💥” Faulk (@yoboijj41) November 29, 2022

Update (7:52 a.m.)—

**Jahide Lesaine Jr. will be at Penn State for Saturday’s Junior Day. Lesaine (2024) is a three-star TE/DE from Immaculate Conception High School in Montclair, New Jersey. The 6-foot-5, 259-pounder has an offer from Ole Miss.

6’5 235lb TE/DE COF 2024!!!https://t.co/KVE038j8P1

— 3⭐️ jahide lesaine jr (@jahide51543429) November 7, 2022

Update (7:39 a.m.)—

**Penn State football has extended an offer to Nate Frazier (2024), a four-star ATH from the famous Mater Dei High School in California. Frazier (5-foot-11, 195 pounds), also has offers from schools such as Alabama, Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, Oregon, Tennessee, USC, Utah and Washington.

Junior Season Highlights Enjoy 🏈 . Stats : 61 car , 791 Yards , 9 td’s , 11.4 avg yds per carry https://t.co/xKW9VXp7Y6 #CollegeFootball @GregBiggins @adamgorney @MDFootball @Rivals@SWiltfong247 @247Sports@RTaylorFBscout @PrepRedzoneCA @premiumsportsla @BrandonHuffman

— Nathaniel Frazier (@NateUA1_) December 8, 2022