Four-star DL Yvan Kemajou commits to Penn State

Field Level Media|published: Wed 31st July, 16:27 2024

Apr 13, 2024; University Park, PA, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions head coach James Franklin looks on after exiting the team bus prior to the Blue White spring game at Beaver Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matthew O'Haren-USA TODAY Sports

Defensive lineman Yvan Kemajou, ranked as a four-star prospect by Rivals in the Class of 2025, committed to Penn State on Wednesday afternoon.

Kemajou, from Paint Branch High School in Burtonsville, Md., visited head coach James Franklin's program last weekend after taking an official visit at the end of May.

The 6-foot-3, 230-pounder also made official visits to Maryland, Rutgers and Virginia Tech, his other finalists.

Kemajou is ranked a three-star recruit, the No. 435 player and No. 49 defensive lineman in the nation as well as the No. 12 player in Maryland, according to the 247Sports composite.

He made 46 tackles, including 6 1/2 sacks, as a junior last season at Paint Branch. Kemajou has a weighted 4.7 grade-point average and is interested in majoring in mechanical engineering in college, according to 247Sports.

"I already knew how great Penn State football was, and when I went on a visit, they really showed how much they cared about academics and make sure I would be able to do both when I go there," Kemajou told 247Sports.

"At the end, they showed a lot of care and wanted to get any questions we had answered. Was able to go on multiple zooms with them, on calls with people who majored in engineering in the past. They were really willing to get any question I had answered."

--Field Level Media