2026 class prospect Kai Pritchard confirms receiving 15th offer from James Franklin's Penn State

By Viraj Mali

Modified Aug 17, 2024 17:34 GMT

Kai Pritchard, an interior offensive lineman from Toms River, New Jersey, is one of the best linemen from the class of 2026. The four-star recruit is already attracting some of the best college programs in the country.

Pritchard currently has 15 offers from some of the best programs in the country. His latest offer came from James Franklin's Penn State. On Friday, Pritchard shared on X, formerly Twitter, that he received an offer from Penn State.

Duke, Syracuse, Rutgers, Tennessee, Illinois, NC State, Maryland and Kentucky, among others, have also extended an offer to the four-star Pritchard.

Penn State has the second-best odds of landing the offensive lineman, per On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine. The Rutgers Scarlet Knights have the best chance of acquiring Pritchard, per the machine.

Pritchard is ranked no.257 nationally and is the 20th-best interior offensive lineman from the class of 2026, per On3 Industry Rankings. He is also the fourth-best overall prospect from the state of New Jersey.

Kai Pritchard can become Penn State's second offensive lineman commit

Kai Pritchard, the four-star offensive lineman is currently sitting on 15 offers. He received his latest offer from James Franklin's Penn State. The Nittany Lions have a 30.9% chance of landing the offensive lineman, per On3 Recruiting Machine.

Although Penn State has a good chance of acquiring Pritchard, they aren't the favorites to land him. Rutgers leads the race with a 35.3% chance of landing the four-star lineman.

Penn State has already landed six hard commitments from the class of 2026. However, only one of those six commitments is from an offensive lineman, Pennsylvania's four-star offensive tackle Kevin Brown. Landing Kai Pritchard will improve the Nittany Lions' overall roster and strengthen their offensive line.

Other athletes who have announced their commitments to Franklin's program are four-star athlete Messiah Mickens, four-star quarterback Troy Huhn, four-star edge rusher Daniel Jennings, three-star wide receiver Jahsiear Rogers, and three-star wide receiver Lavar Keys.

The Penn State Nittany Lions' class of 2026 is ranked no. 2 in the country, per 247Sports. They have extended 263 offers so far and have already made waves in the class of 2026.

The Nittany Lions' class of 2025 is ranked no.15 in the country according to 247Sports with 23 commitments. Franklin and Co. will hope to land as many top prospects from both classes as possible.