James, a Junior, is a 2x NJ state champion and the No. 4 overall recruit in the 2026 class per Willie. 150 pounds. Projects to 157. Also a club teammates of Duke and Ryder.
He was previously committed to Virginia Tech.
Wrestling Penn State Picks Up Commitment From Jayden James
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James, a Junior, is a 2x NJ state champion and the No. 4 overall recruit in the 2026 class per Willie. 150 pounds. Projects to 157. Also a club teammates of Duke and Ryder.
He was previously committed to Virginia Tech.
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@dicemen99 dropped a pretty big hint about this yesterday.
Is Beau still making the commitment posters for the new commits? Or am I remembering that incorrectly?
Fine I’ll do it….Penn St. will fall back to earth when Ono and James graduate.
Delbarton is a short drive for me. Guess I will try to fit a couple matches in next year.
Yeah, I immediately went to Willie’s rankings on Rokfin and started sleuthing and he was one of my 2-3 possibles. I couldn’t find the “beating one of David’s top recruits” tie in, though, so I wasn’t positive.
Penn State fan base right now:Winning is intoxicating!
That was my fault. I had narrowed it down to James or Joey Canova, Bergen Catholic guy committed to Princeton projected to 174. Canova beat Eric Guerrero's kid at Fargo last year.
James is the better prospect of the two.
James was impressive at Who's Number One. Beat both PA boys Gaj and Maddox.
I thought it was James based off Dice’s hint and the KD connection but wow! James must think it will work weight wise with Duke if he’s committing. But the logjam just grows at 157-197 in 2026-2027: Kasak, Duke, James, MM, Asher, Henckel, Ryder, Barr, Little Mirasola
9 guys for 5 weights even with redshirt years there could be issues:
However I think what most likely happens is Duke RS next year then in 2027 MM goes 174 with Duke and Kasak 157/165 while James RS then fills in for Kasak. Once MM graduates 174 is filled by Asher/Henckel/Ryder/new recruit
9 guys for 5 weights even with redshirt years there could be issues:
However I think what most likely happens is Duke RS next year then in 2027 MM goes 174 with Duke and Kasak 157/165 while James RS then fills in for Kasak. Once MM graduates 174 is filled by Asher/Henckel/Ryder/new recruit
James still has a year left of a HS. After that and a redshirt year, 157 should clear out. Mitch will also be gone by then. Good chance he and Duke are B2B in the lineup.
Perhaps we want Jaymes to settle in at 149, as SVN will be in his last year when Jaymes arrives, and we only have Perry there (no offense intended to Perry) unless I am forgetting someone.
Blaze at 141, Jaymes 149, and then the logjam.
As for Mesenbrink, I dont see him ever outgrowing 165, just based on his build now.
Blaze at 141, Jaymes 149, and then the logjam.
As for Mesenbrink, I dont see him ever outgrowing 165, just based on his build now.
I thought James has a win over Guerrero as well a couple of years ago. Maybe a different Guerrero. My bad.
Anyway, this was the guy I was hinting about. Great get!
Damn, Ono and James. I didn't realize it was possible to win the week after the Championships too.
Noticed no mention of Joe Sealy…. Saw the rumor about him portalling, but is that confirmed?
We were both writing cryptically to not give it away.
One point I took from @dicemen99 thread from Sunday was that while some of us fans (myself included) worry/stress about how all of these hammers fit into the lineup, Cael and his staff view the competition as a very good thing.
I believe the wrestlers do, also. It's part of the magic sauce.
In the last 6 days we saw the following:
Thursday - went 20-0 on day one to put all 10 wrestlers in quarters
Friday - sent 3 wrestlers to the finals and began a blitzkrieg thru the consis
Saturday - completed a 17-1 demolition of the consi round, won 2 individual titles, including the first ever 5 time national champion, wrapped up 12th title in 14 years
Sunday - recovered from 3 day hangover
Monday - land commitment from Ono, described by Ben Askren recently as the best wrestler on Earth
Tuesday - land commitment from #4 prospect of class of 2026
Can hardly wait to see what tomorrow brings 😱🤯🤗
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one thing insider Brantt mentioned during the DT to Ok State drama was that the whole episode was only going to ramp up Cael’s competitive juices.
That seems to be the case to put it mildly. Cael ain’t playin
Stopped reading the board for a few hours and come back to another elite recruit commitment, unreal.
One of the more explosive recruits out there. Wouldn’t surprise me to see him pass the three guys ranked ahead of him after a few years under Cael
I don't think there is any such rumor. Just people spitballing.
