'10 PA DE Dakota Royer (Penn State Verbal)

wadc45 · #1 (**permalink**) 10-20-2008, 03:28 PM

Manheim (PA) Manheim Central

Height: 6-foot-3
Weight: 222 lbs
Forty: 4.66 secs
Vertical: 37 inches
Shuttle: 4.33 secs

2007 Defensive Stats: 107 tackles 31 TFLs 12 sacks 2 FRs

Interview with Central’s Dakota Royer

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September 22nd, 2008 6:32 PM

Dakota Royer was a one-man wrecking crew last Friday night in Manheim Central's 56-33 win at Cocalico in the L-L League Section 2 opener for both teams.

Not that blue-chip junior struggled over the first three weeks of the season, but against the Eagles, he went bananas, and showed why college scouts are already drooling over him.

On defense, Royer piled up 11 total tackles and had a sack, and on offense, he hauled in eight catches for 157 yards and scored two touchdowns for the Barons, who wiped out the bad taste in their mouths after back-to-back to losses.

I caught up with Royer late Friday after the win over Cocalico, and we chatted about the keys to the victory, how his game is developing this season, and where Central goes from here.

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10/17

By Alkire...has a written offer from Maryland. Has visited Michigan and was scheduled to be at PSU this past weekend. Plan to hit Pitt and WVU as well.

wadc45 · #2 (**permalink**) 11-10-2008, 12:14 PM

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11/6

From the Pitt site...Penn State and Pitt have offered...grew up a PSU fan.

wadc45 · #3 (**permalink**) 12-24-2008, 12:05 PM

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12/23

From the Rutgers site...talks about the numbers he put up his junior season...has written offers from Pitt, Maryland and Stanford as well as verbal offers from Rutgers, Penn State and Temple. Michigan State and Illinois want to see film before offering.

AustinScottistheone · #4 (**permalink**) 01-08-2009, 03:20 AM

Scout.com: Royer Up to Seven Offers

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By Matt Alkire (Scout recruiting analyst). Rutgers and Illinois offered a few days ago and he thinks Michigan State will offer soon. Penn State is visiting tomorrow (1/9), LSU is sending him a lot of mail, Cincinnati and Colorado are also sending him mail. Talks about junior day invites, Illinois coach Tim Pry and Rutgers coach Kirk Ciarrocca.

wadc45 · #5 (**permalink**) 01-29-2009, 12:43 PM

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1/28

From the PSU site...talks about his talk with Coach McQueary about the timeing of the PSU offer...also expecting a Michigan State offer...plans to have a top five by the end of February and will likely decide before his senior season.

HotMic · #6 (**permalink**) 02-10-2009, 03:25 PM

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2/10

By M Alkire. Michigan State has offered and Dakota plans to visit them soon. He will also be visiting Pitt and Penn State in the coming weeks, and is hearing from Notre Dame, LSU and Virginia. Royer says Notre Dame is on the rise and is very high on his list.

HotMic · #7 (**permalink**) 02-14-2009, 03:32 PM

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2/14

From the ND site. Notre Dame has offered. He loves the tradition, coaching staf and academics, and hopes to visit soon.

HotMic · #8 (**permalink**) 02-16-2009, 01:08 AM

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2/15

BY M Alkire. Royer had a really good visit to Pitt and got to talk to the staff about the school and academics. He really liked the Pitt staff and says Kentucky offered this weekend as well.

wadc45 · #9 (**permalink**) 02-16-2009, 01:02 PM

Royer an in-state priority -

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"Penn State, Pitt, Michigan State, Notre Dame and Illinois are probably my top ones right now," Royer said. "I don't have a favorite. I'm open to everything."

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By Bill Kurelic, NN Recruiting Analyst
bkurelic@nittanynetwork.com
Feb. 16, 2009

Joe Paterno is off to a great start with his 2010 recruiting class.

The Nittany Lions have already secured commitments from linebacker Mike Hull of Canonsburg (Pa.) Canon-McMillan and quarterback P.J. Jones of McKees Rocks (Pa.) Sto-Rox, two of the Keystone State's top 10 prospects.

Defensive end Dakota Royer of Manheim (Pa.) Central is among the state's top 10 prospects and is also on Paterno's hit list.

The 6-foot-3 and 220-pound Royer has been a starter since the beginning of his sophomore season. He only played defense that season, but also played wide receiver and some running back during his junior season.

Royer had 11 sacks during his sophomore season. He made 86 tackles including 11 sacks during his junior season and also caught 56 passes for over 1,000 yards and nine touchdowns.

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HotMic · #10 (**permalink**) 02-20-2009, 01:27 AM

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2/19

By M Alkire. West Virginia has offered. Dakota says the offer came out of nowhere, but hopes to learn more about them.

LordJeffBuck · #11 (**permalink**) 02-21-2009, 10:46 AM

Rivals - Mike Farrell - 02/20/09

Notre Dame, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Colorado have recently offered. No favorites.

wadc45 · #12 (**permalink**) 03-09-2009, 10:01 AM

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3/9

From BWI...Wisconsin and Nebraska have offered...visiting PSU later this month and then visiting Notre Dame, Michigan State and Illinois in April...no favorites but wants to narrow things down...talks about his contact with the PSU staff.

wadc45 · #13 (**permalink**) 03-11-2009, 09:47 AM

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3/10

By Farrell...newest offers are from Virginia, Purdue and Michigan...visiting UVA and Penn State later this month...has trips planned to Notre Dame, Illinois, and Michigan State...no favorite.

AustinScottistheone · #14 (**permalink**) 04-29-2009, 11:17 AM

Royer gets the message -

4/28

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By Bill Kurelic, NN Recruiting Analyst
bkurelic@nittanynetwork.com
April 28, 2009

Linebacker/defensive end Dakota Royer from Manheim (Pa.) Central, one of Joe Paterno’s top 2010 recruiting targets, attended the Blue-White Spring Game on Saturday. Even though Royer has visited Penn State a number of times, he came away impressed.

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MattC87 · #15 (**permalink**) 07-30-2009, 12:16 PM

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Scout.com: Royer Picks Penn State

Penn State verbal.