In the 2027 class, Kemon Spell, a five-star prospect from McKeesport High School near Pittsburgh, is ranked as the top running back in the nation and the top player in Pennsylvania.
In his Tigers season opener against Delaware Valley on Saturday, the longtime Penn State recruit wasted no time in demonstrating why.
Spell scored after taking the first kickoff 98 yards. He then carried for more than fifty yards and a touchdown on his opening carry of the game. His second carry? A superb 80-yard pass for another touchdown.
McKeesport defeated them 51–24 with three touches and three goals.
Remember that Spell is only a junior.
The first kickoff of the 2025 season is taken to the house for a score by McKeesport (Pa.) High 2027 five-star running back Kemon Spell.IxsQ3OIksl https://t.co/ATmSHmm578pic.twitter.com
The second touch of the season for Kemon Spell…46 yards to paydirt@KemonJones9@PaFootballNews@PennStateFball@AnnabelleA_PT@[email protected]/T3OaTdD8j8 is the season’s second tuddy.
This is crazy.High 2027 five-star running back Kemon Spell of McKeesport, Pennsylvania, has two carries for 136 yards and two touchdowns. Spell takes his second carry of the season for 80 yards for a touchdown. Moreover, a kickoff return touchdownJOImp3RBJD https://t.co/ATmSHmm578pic.twitter.com
But Spell wasn’t finished yet. On a run where he reversed fields for another nearly 50-yard explosion, he scored his fourth touchdown.
In the afternoon, enjoy a day 5 @KemonJones94th TD for @McKTigersFB@PaFootballNews@tyler_calvaruso@[email protected]/pePobzu7pk.
With one more spectacular touchdown run, the standout Western Pa. graduate completed his remarkable third-year debut by swerving through a sea of Delaware Valley tacklers and going 54 yards to the house.
Dynamite@5@KemonJones9 goes nuclear for his fifth touchdown of the day, earning him an early entry for Play of the Year (and Player of the Year)!At AJWPIALpic.twitter.com/v4N2eLrX9s, @PaFootballNews@AnnabelleA_PT@tyler_calvaruso
On August 2, 2024, the 5-11, 205-pound back committed to Penn State, becoming the first member of the Nittany Lions’ 2027 recruiting class. However, other prestigious programs are vying for Spell’s services, so Penn State will need to work hard to win his retention.
In addition to the fall visits to Michigan and the Irish, Spell has recently gotten offers from schools like Ohio State and Notre Dame.
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