A big-time Penn State football recruiting target has set his commitment date.
Late Friday morning, Steve Wiltfong of On3Sports reported that Shahn Alston, a four-star RB from Harvey High School in Painesville, Ohio, will be committing Sunday, Jan. 11.
2026 4-Star RB Shahn Alston will announce his commitment at the @AABonNBC in San Antonio on Jan. 11 and he will commit to Penn State, USC or Wisconsin.
Alston gives the latest: https://t.co/LwPRgwlqjE (On3+) pic.twitter.com/FANAx41b97
— ChadSimmons (@ChadSimmons_) January 3, 2025
Penn State is a finalist for the 5-foot-10, 205-pounder. Itโs there along with two other Big Ten programs. Those are USC and Wisconsin.
Alston is the No. 118 overall player in the country from his class per 247Sports, as well as the No. 7 running back in America and No. 5 overall player in Ohio. Penn State already has a running back committed to its โ26 Class in Messiah Mickens, who is the No. 9 RB in the country per 247Sports composite.
But Penn State would probably like to add another.
WHAT ALSTON HAS SAID ABOUT PENN STATE
Alston talked exclusively with Nittany Sports Now over the summer, and said the relationship started to grow in January 2024.
โI visited them earlier this year and then I went there again for a spring practice. Me and Coach (JaโJuan) Seider and Coach (Charles) Walker have really been in communication since June 15 and ever since then, theyโve been really consistent with me. Usually, every day we get a chance to talk so Iโd say that in a short amount of time, my relationship with Penn State has really grown a lot.โ
Although Alston likes Penn State, PSU doesnโt appear to be the favorite.
SO WHO IS THE FAVORITE?
Thereโs only been one โcrystal ball projectionโ placed by 247Sports but it doesnโt have Alston picking Penn State of the schools recruiting him.
247โs Allen Trieu predicts that Alston will land at USC, with his confidence being a seven out of the maximum 10.
Penn State has eight total players committed to its 2026 Class.
