4-Star RB Keyvone Lee Commits to Penn State

James Franklin and Penn State have been taking their fair share of lumps in this recruiting cycle, but Franklin just added another extremely talented running back to a program that produced Saquon Barkley and Miles Sanders in back-to-back seasons.

4-star running back Keyvone Lee has committed to the Nittany Lions, spurning several big southern schools that seemed poised to land him.

Lee, who hails from Superior Collegiate Academy in Clearwater, Fla., chose Penn State over LSU, Florida, UCF, and Florida State.

At 223 pounds, Lee is a one-cut runner that loves contact and will look to bulldoze just about anyone in his path. His key to improving during his time at Penn State will be getting more agile and elusive at the second level, or else he could get pigeonholed as a short yardage power back.

The big Florida schools had Lee right in their backyard, but the allure of Beaver Stadium and a history of sending running backs to the pros was too much for him to pass up.