As if the commitment from the nation’s top fullback wasn’t enough for the coaching staff, CJ Olaniyan from Warren Mott in Michigan verbaled to Ron Vanderlinden and Penn State today. A four-star prospect by Rivals and Scout,  CJ Olaniyan is ranked the #16 weakside DE nationally (#18 on Scout) and #7 player overall from Michigan. He joins quarterback Robert Bolden as the second player to commit to the Lions from Michigan.

Olaniyan also held scholarship offers from Illinois, Iowa, Miami (Fl), Michigan, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Oregon, UCLA and Virginia Tech.

This is what his high school coach, Tom Milanov had to say about the athlete:

“He visited a lot of places in the late winter and the spring, and Penn State was one of the places he felt most comfortable with. He really liked the coaching staff, the environment there, the graduation rates, the academic offerings, and the whole big picture. It really fit what he wanted, he said. He weighed all of his options and thought it through for a while, and came to that conclusion.”

“I think he’s going to be a pass-rushing type of defensive end, the rush end type of position, away from the tight end, and be able to initially defend the pass and then grow into a run stopper as well.”

In his junior season at Warren Mott, he racked up 85 tackles, including 14 for losses, and 9 sacks. He also played on the offensive side of the ball hauling in 33 passes for 536 yards and 33 touchdowns as a tight end. Olaniyan plans on majoring in either criminal law or communications during his time here at Penn State.

Youtube goodness, watch this kid in action on the defensive end. Absolutely a beast!

Cue the dancing monkey, welcome to the fold CJ!