{"id":38355,"date":"2025-05-10T06:22:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T06:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/38355\/"},"modified":"2025-05-10T06:22:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-10T06:22:10","slug":"penn-state-football-picks-up-commitment-from-philly-dl-alex-haskell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/38355\/","title":{"rendered":"Penn State football picks up commitment from Philly DL Alex Haskell"},"content":{"rendered":"

Penn State made Philadelphia (Pa.) St. Joseph\u2019s Prep defensive lineman Alex Haskell<\/a> a priority in the Class of 2026, and on Friday evening that perseverance paid off. Haskell announced his commitment to the Nittany Lions in a local ceremony, becoming the latest member of James Franklin\u2019s<\/a> current recruiting class.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Haskell is widely considered one of the top defensive players on the state\u2019s top team. St. Joseph\u2019s Prep has won three straight PIAA Class 6A titles, and Haskell\u2019s college decision was made with a fourth in mind.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI made the decision now because I just wanted to get it out of the way to focus on my senior season,\u201d Haskell told BWI. \u201cI didn\u2019t want to go into the summer not knowing where home was. It was stressful, but now I\u2019m relieved that I found a place that fits me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Haskell narrowed his focus to Duke, Michigan, Penn State and Syracuse before making a decision. He visited Penn State more than any other program during the process, most recently taking a multiple-day trip during spring practice last month. Haskell also took in the Nittany Lions win over SMU in the first round of the College Football Playoff back in December. During the process, he visited and picked up offers from Miami, Ohio State and Virginia Tech.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Penn State\u2019s 16th commitment in the Class of 2026<\/p>\n

The 6-foot-3.5, 265-pound prospect is Penn State\u2019s 16th commitment in the cycle. The Nittany Lions entered the day with the No. 10 recruiting class per the On3 team rankings. Haskell also becomes the seventh commitment from Pennsylvania in the class. Penn State defensive line coach Deion Barnes<\/a> was part of the group that offered Haskell following a camp in June of 2023, before his sophomore season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThey were the first school to say they believed in the player that I can be and I felt like I have the best relationship with the coaches up there,\u201d said Haskell. \u201cI feel like I can come in and try to make a difference\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cBut the person that I connect with best [at Penn State] is definitely Coach Barnes. He\u2019s been recruiting me since I was in 8th grade, and I feel like he truly believes in me. He told me that I can be either [end or tackle]. He sees me more as a D-tackle, but definitely have the potential to play edge too.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n

Nittany Lions add a priority target<\/p>\n

Haskell was a First-Team All-Catholic Red Division selection as a junior in 2024. The Hawks went 11-2 last season playing a mixed city and national schedule. St. Joseph\u2019s Prep defeated Pittsburgh Central Catholic in the Class 6A state final, 35-6.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A three-star prospect by the On3 Industry rankings, Haskell checks in as the No. 63 defensive lineman nationally and the No. 18 prospect in Pennsylvania in the Class of 2026. On3 has him as the No. 26 defensive lineman nationally and the No. 12 prospect in the Keystone State. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Penn State made Philadelphia (Pa.) St. Joseph\u2019s Prep defensive lineman Alex Haskell a priority in the Class of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":38356,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2026],"tags":[14181,7,1788],"class_list":{"0":"post-38355","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-alex-haskell-26-st-josephs-prep-school","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-regwall"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114482101938758191","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38355","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38355"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38355\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38355"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38355"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}