SI All-American Football Candidates in Pennsylvania

SI All-American's watch list of the top seniors (the class of 2021) in the state of Pennsylvania

Twenty-two high school football players from the state of Pennsylvania are on the watch list for the Sports Illustrated All-American team for 2020, SI announced today.

The group includes four offensive linemen who have attracted considerable attention from college recruiters: Nate Bruce (Harrisburg); Tyler Needham (Philadelphia/William Penn Charter); Nolan Rucci (Lititz/Warwick); and Aaron Gunn (New Castle/Union Area).

Bruce is verbally committed to Penn State; Needham to Rutgers; and Gunn to Louisville. Rucci is weighing offers from Clemson and others.

For a breakdown of which of the 1,000 SIAA nominees across the nation have verbally committed to or are considering Penn State or Pitt as their college choice, head to:

• Penn State
• Pitt

Video highlights, scouting analyses and a list of each player’s college verbal commitment and/or top college contenders can be found on their bio pages, broken down by state, at SIAllAmerican.com.

The Pennsylvania honorees, listed here by city/town, are:

• Josh Hough - 6-2 / 235 / RB from Beaver Falls, Pa.
• Donovan McMillon - 6-2 / 193 / S from Canonsburg, Pa.
• Nate Bruce - 6-4 / 320 / OG from Harrisburg, Pa.
• CJ Dippre - 6-5 / 245 / ATH from Jermyn, Pa.
• Nolan Rucci - 6-8 / 295 / OT from Lititz, Pa.
• Derrick Davis Jr. - 6-1 / 195 / S from Monroeville, Pa.
• Aaron Gunn - 6-3 / 308 / OG from New Castle, Pa.
• Malcolm Folk - 6-1 / 191 / S from Newtown Square, Pa.
• Elijah Jeudy - 6-3 / 246 / DE from Philadelphia, Pa.
• Javon McIntyre - 6-1 / 187 / S from Philadelphia, Pa.
• Jeremiah Trotter Jr. - 6-0 / 210 / OLB from Philadelphia, Pa.
• Kyle McCord - 6-3 / 205 / QB from Philadelphia, Pa.
• Marvin Harrison Jr. - 6-3 / 190 / WR from Philadelphia, Pa.
• Shafeek Smith - 5-9 / 165 / CB from Philadelphia, Pa.
• Shawn Williams - 6-4 / 260 / DE from Philadelphia, Pa.
• Tyler Needham - 6-4 / 265 / OT from Philadelphia, Pa.
• Tyreek Chappell - 5-11 / 177 / CB from Philadelphia, Pa.
• Tysheem Johnson - 5-10 / 185 / S from Philadelphia, Pa.
• Dorien Ford - 6-4 / 290 / DT from Pittsburgh, Pa.
• Elliot Donald - 6-2 / 250 / DE from Reading, Pa.
• Cam’Ron Stewart - 6-4 / 225 / DE from Reading, Pa.
• Robert Jackson - 6-6 / 245 / DE Warminster, Pa.
• Nahki Johnson - 6-3 / 225 / DE from West Mifflin, Pa.

The evaluation process will continue throughout the season “until the list of 1,000 contenders coalesces around just 25 young men who can say proudly they are the best of the best -- they are Sports Illustrated All-Americans,” said SI Director of Football Recruiting John Garcia, Jr.

Sports Illustrated will narrow the candidates to 250 in October, 99 in November and then announce a first-team of 25, second-team of 25 and an honorable mention group in December. The first-team selections will be invited to the SI Sportsperson of the Year banquet.

Over the coming weeks, SI will unveil its preseason top 10 for each of 14 position groups (kicking off with quarterbacks this week). SI will unveil its initial preseason top 99 ranking, the SI99, on August 24.