FB Recruiting Profile: Trevor Niemann from Palos Verdes, CA

Recruit: Trevor Niemann from Palos Verdes, California Height: 6-foot-1 Weight: 180 pounds High School: Suffield Academy, Suffield, CT. Position at Penn: WR/DB

Recruited By: Dartmouth

The Recruiting Moment: Niemann, a three-star recruit on ESPN.com, had committed to Dartmouth at the end of his junior year, but at the end of his senior year decided to do a post-graduate year. This past fall he applied early decision to Dartmouth, but took an unofficial visit to Penn a week before the application deadline. The visit caused him to withdraw his application to Dartmouth and choose Penn.

The Skinny: The speedy WR/DB originally hailed from Chadwick School, CA where he was named second-team All-State. He completed his postgraduate year at Suffield Academy and is an athletic freak with impressive 4.49 40-yard dash and 41 inch vertical at the Army Combine. “The post-graduate year helped me and gave me another year of football under my belt,” Niemann said. He will have to continue to his development from last year to come up to speed in coach Jon Dupont’s cornerback corps.

The Quote: “I always kind of saw myself as a defensive player…and my height would give me and advantage as one of the bigger corners.”