It was a big Thursday for Penn State as four-star running back Alvin Henderson committed to the Big Ten program. And all Henderson seems to do is run for touchdowns.
Penn State fought several big names to land Henderson, a player ranked by Rivals as the third-best running back in the country and the No. 36 overall recruit. He is a member of the 2025 recruiting class.
ESPN ranks him as the 55th player in the country and Alabama’s sixth-best player this recruiting cycle.
Last year, Henderson ran for 3,253 yards and an impressive 61 touchdowns for Elba High School (Elba, Alabama) in 14 games played.
BREAKING: Four-star RB Alvin Henderson has committed to Penn State, he told me to @on3recruits
The 5’10 200 RB from Elba, AL chose the Nittany Lions over Auburn and Miami
“I want to do something special in a state other than Bama and continue the tradition that Penn State has in each… pic.twitter.com/FeW7WnrK1c
-Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) April 11, 2024
He chose Penn State from a list of offers that included AuburnState of Florida, Miami and Oregon between others.
O The Nittany Lions now have 12 commits in the class of 2025. Henderson is one of four recruits rated as four stars by 247Sports.