Yesterday was National Signing Day, which is like Christmas for college football programs and fans across the country. Penn State signed 16 recruits yesterday from 8 different states, finishing in the Top 40 in the team rankings on Scout.com and Rivals.com.

Here’s the Class of 2011!

Shawn Oakman 6’8” 240 lbs DE Pennridge HS (Lansdowne, PA)

• Chose Penn State over: South Carolina, UConn, Pittsburgh
• Top 10 player in Pennsylvania according to Rivals
• Also plans to play basketball at Penn State

Angelo Mangiro 6’2” 290 lbs OG Roxbury HS (Succasunna, NJ)

• Chose Penn State over: Florida, USC, Ohio State
• Participated in the 2010 Under Armour All-American game
• Penn State’s top-rated recruit according to Scout

Donovan Smith 6’5” 270 lbs OT Owings Mills HS (Ownings Mills, MD)

• Chose Penn State over: Virginia Tech, Michigan State, Clemson
• #2 player in Maryland according to Rivals
• Participated in the 2011 U.S. Army All-American Bowl

Bill Belton 5’9” 191 lbs WR Winslow Township HS (Atco, NJ)

• Chose Penn State over: Pittsburgh, West Virginia, Oregon, Florida, Wisconsin
• Originally committed to Pittsburgh before head coach Dave Wannstedt’s firing
• Played QB in high school

Anthony Zettel 6’4” 254 lbs OG Ogemaw Heights HS (West Branch, MI)

• Chose Penn State over: Michigan, USC, Wisconsin, Iowa, Michigan State
• #3 player in Michigan according to Rivals
• Top 100 player nationally

Deion Barnes 6’5” 230 lbs DE Northeast HS (Philadelphia, PA)

• Chose Penn State over: Georgia, Michigan, West Virginia
• Top 5 player in Pennsylvania according to Rivals
• Philadelphia Public School Player of the Year as a senior

Matt Zanellato 6’3” 190 lbs WR Lake Braddock HS (Burke, VA)

• Chose Penn State over: Miami (Ohio)
• Four-star recruit according to Scout
• First-team All-State (Virginia AAA) as a senior

Ben Kline 6’2” 220 lbs LB Dallastown HS (Dallastown, PA)

• Chose Penn State over: Pittsburgh, West Virginia, Michigan
• Like Belton, also formerly committed to Pittsburgh
• Top 15 player in PA according to Rivals

Ryan Nowicki 6’5” 270 lbs OT Cactus HS (Glendale, AZ)

• Chose Penn State over: USC, Arizona, Oregon State
• First-team All-State (Arizona)
• Top 10 player in Arizona according to Rivals

Adrian Amos 6’1” 198 lbs DB Calvert Hall HS (Towson, MD)

• Chose Penn State over: West Virginia, UConn, Vanderbilt
• Originally committed to UConn
• Decided to sign with Penn State on Signing Day

Shyquawn Pullium 6’1” 178 lbs DB Kiski Prep (Saltsburg, PA)

• Chose Penn State over: Pittsburgh, Maryland, Cincinnati
• Went to Kiski Prep last season to improve grades
• A two-way starter for Erie Cathedral Prep in high school

Jordan Kerner 6’5” 225 lbs TE Fairview HS (Fairview, PA)

• Chose Penn State over: West Virginia, Iowa, Rutgers
• First-team Class AA All-State (PA)
• Will participate in the Big 33 game in June

Allen Robinson 6’3” 190 lbs WR St. Mary’s HS (Orchard Park, MI)

• Chose Penn State over: Minnesota
• Top 25 prospect in Michigan
• High school teammate of Penn State QB Rob Bolden

Sam Ficken 6’3” 180 lbs K Valparaiso HS (Valparaiso, IN)

• Chose Penn State over: Akron
• Second kicker from Indiana to sign with PSU in as many years (Alex Butterworth in 2010)
• First-team Class 5A All-State (Indiana)

Anthony Alosi 6’6” 282 lbs OT The Hun School (Princeton, NJ)

• Chose Penn State over: UConn
• Went to The Hun School last season to improve college offers (graduated HS at age 17)
• Penn State’s only early enrollee in this recruiting class

Kyle Carter 6’4” 230 lbs TE William Penn HS (New Castle, DE)

• Chose Penn State over: Delaware
• Top 3 prospect in Delaware
• First commitment for class of 2010