Rivals250 offensive deal with Malachi Goodman is off the board. The four-star prospect introduced his pledge to Penn State on Tuesday.
The Paramus Catholic Excessive Faculty (Paramus, New Jersey) standout ranks because the No. 4 participant within the Backyard State, the No. 24 offensive deal with and the No. 243 general prospect within the 2025 cycle.
Goodman’s three finalists had been Penn State, Auburn and USC, nevertheless it was finally the Nittany Lions who gained out in his recruitment.
He’ll now take his abilities to Completely satisfied Valley and play beneath head coach James Franklin, offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki, offensive line coach Phil Trautwein and the remainder of the workers.
Goodman took a number of official visits all through the spring and summer time. He was at Auburn through the weekend of Might 17, at Penn State through the weekend of Might 31, at Georgia through the weekend of June 7, at Alabama through the weekend of June 14 and at USC through the weekend of June 21.
“I frolicked with the O-line coach (Phil Trautwein) so much and obtained to look at a number of movie with him,” Goodman informed Rivals following his Penn State official go to. “I additionally obtained to hang around with the gamers.”
Moreover, Goodman had scholarship provides from Boston School, Colorado, Duke, Florida, Georgia Tech, Illinois, LSU, Maryland, Miami (FL.), Michigan, Michigan State, Mississippi, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, South Carolina, Stanford, Syracuse, Virginia Tech, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and others.
The 6-foot-5, 315-pound Goodman gives good dimension and energy, however he’s additionally athletic and strikes effectively within the run sport, as he is ready to rapidly get to the second stage and block linebackers after his preliminary block. Goodman can also be robust in move safety. He has positional versatility on the faculty stage and will slide inside as an inside offensive lineman if wanted.
Goodman beforehand informed Rivals he’s in search of “training, improvement and stability” inside a program, and after taking a while to make his determination, he felt he has discovered that with Penn State.
Goodman helped lead Paramus Catholic to a 1-0 begin on the 2024 marketing campaign, with a detailed 48-47 victory over St. Peter’s Prep on Aug. 30.
With Goodman’s pledge, Penn State’s 2025 class now contains 25 complete commits and ranks within the top-12 nationally.
