Penn State’s recruiting work in Pennsylvania picked up another notable name over the weekend, as the Nittany Lions offered 2027 wide receiver Chase Guers of Blue Mountain High School in Schuylkill Haven after his unofficial visit for Saturday’s 24-20 loss to Wisconsin.
Guers shared the news on X, writing, “After a great conversation with Coach Campbell, I’m blessed to have received an offer from @PennStateFball,”
The 6-foot-2, 190-pound prospect is already committed to West Virginia. He gave his pledge to the Mountaineers in June and carries a three-star rating from the 247Sports Composite, which lists him as the No. 20 player in Pennsylvania and the No. 83 wide receiver nationally.
Guers has built a reputation as a player who can affect the game in more than one way. On offense, defense, and special teams, he’s been productive.
As a junior in 2025, he caught 35 passes for 535 yards and six touchdowns, good for 15.3 yards per catch. He also chipped in 15 tackles, an interception, and a fumble recovery on defense, while taking both a punt and a kickoff back for touchdowns.
That all-purpose impact has carried over into his senior year. Through five games in 2026, Guers has 25 catches for 425 yards and six touchdowns, averaging 17 yards per reception and 85 receiving yards per game. He has also piled up 552 all-purpose yards and 456 total yards.
His start to the season has already put him near the top of the state’s receiving charts. Through Blue Mountain’s first three games, he had 308 receiving yards, which ranked 13th in Pennsylvania at the time, according to MaxPreps. In Blue Mountain’s 48-0 win over Jim Thorpe, he posted 82 yards and two touchdowns and also came away with an interception.
Guers’ athletic profile stretches beyond football, too. He also competes in basketball and track and field, where he owns a 10.48-second personal best in the 100 meters and set Blue Mountain’s school record in the 400 meters.
For Penn State, the offer marks another step in a recruitment that had seemed to be locked up by West Virginia. After visiting Beaver Stadium, Guers left with the Nittany Lions officially in the mix for one of Pennsylvania’s top 2027 prospects.
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