National Signing Day 2015: Welcome to Penn State, Ayron Monroe

The DMV area has always been a productive area for Penn State, and Ayron Monroe is one of several players continuing the tradition in 2015.

By Matt de Bear Feb 4, 2015, 10:00am EST

Welcome to Black Shoe Diaries' coverage of National Signing Day 2015. We're here to make sure that you know exactly who the newest Nittany Lions are, where they come from, and what we can expect of them. Each of these reports will include their vital information, their high school statistics, highlight tape analysis, outlook for their freshmen seasons and more. We sincerely hope you enjoy getting to know the stars of tomorrow. If you've been reading along with our recruiting coverage all year, we appreciate the support and are glad you hung around with us for the ride that was the 2015 recruiting class. If you are a new reader, welcome! We're glad you're here, and we hope you stick around for 2016!

To navigate your way to other members of the 2015 recruiting class, simply head back to our draft board and click on the player of your choice.

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When James Franklin was hired as Penn State's coach a little over a year ago, the recruiting focus in the DMV area was only going to be magnified. Ayron Monroe is one of several prospects from the area that figures to continue the pipeline from the nation's capital to Happy Valley.

All smiles in the Facetime conversation as we welcomed @ay_ronnyron to the family! #PSUSigningDay pic.twitter.com/T5tVHb1RFl
— Penn State Football (@PennStateFball) February 4, 2015

Stats

Hometown: Washington, D.C.

High School: St. John's College

Position: Safety

Height/Weight: 6'0"/195

247Composite Rank: ★★★ (0.8635)

Positional Rank: #36 Safety, #5 Player in Washington, D.C.

Commitment Date: May 10, 2014

247 Crystal Ball:

High School Stats

Unfortunately, we couldn't find any reliable reports of Ayron Monroe's high school statistics.

Highlight Tape

Scouting Report

One easy way to spot a great player is to watch how easy they make plays look. Whether it's the routine, or the highlight reel, everything just looks so smooth and natural. That is Ayron Monroe, and it's what I really like about what he's going to bring to PSU. His size will likely work against him early on, but once he gets bigger, he has all the ability to be a great safety at PSU. His speed is what could earn him early playing time, and he showed that speed off in high school on both sides of the ball.

His quickness and nose for the ball will serve him well at the safety position at Penn State, as he is destined to play the position with similar gusto as current starter, Marcus Allen. Monroe will need to put in work in the weight room in order to hit the way he clearly likes to hit at the next level, but there is no reason that can't happen.

Immediate Outlook

As mentioned above, Ayron needs to put some size on before he can contribute consistently for PSU. With the depth issues at safety, however, there may be a shot there for him to step in, but I think a redshirt seems likely. Although the current starters and current depth are young players who will continue to be in competition for their spots, Monroe will also have to beat out fellow 2015 commits, Jarvis Miller and John Petrishen. A redshirt is most likely in the cards for Ayron, but it isn't completely out of the question for his speed and hit power to earn him a spot on special teams, similar to Troy Apke last season. Don't be surprised to see him be named the scout team player of the week a few times.

National Signing Day 2015: Welcome to Penn State, Ayron Monroe