Penn State picks up 20th verbal pledge in 2016 class

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State’s 2016 recruiting class picked up a verbal pledge from safety Andrew Pryts Saturday night, the 20th player in the class to do so.

Pryts, a Rivals 3-star safety whose father was a linebacker for Penn State from 1978-81, made the announcement on Twitter, choosing Penn State over scholarship offers from Ohio State, Stanford, Notre Dame, Michigan and Alabama, among others.

Born a Nittany Lion & proud to announce I will continue my career as one & commit to Penn State University. #WeAre🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/pkjTfGExJf

— Andrew Pryts (@Bpryts30) August 30, 2015

The addition of Pryts also means another of Pennsylvania’s top prospects is choosing to stay in state and head to Happy Valley. Between offensive lineman Michal Menet, running back Miles Sanders, defensive tackle Karamo Dioubate, center Connor McGovern, defensive end Shaka Toney and Pryts, Penn State has a strong portion of the upper echelon of their class coming from the Keystone state.

With Pryts in the class Penn State’s 2016 group is ranked No. 8 by Rivals, No. 4 by 247Sports and No. 4 by Scout.

Here are Pryts’ highlights from his junior season at Hermatage’s Hickory High School: 

Audrey Snyder: asnyder@post-gazette.com and Twitter @audsnyder4.