Terry Smith’s cornerbacks room at Penn State has become a defining asset for the program. Since 2014 he’s built a pipeline that develops three- and four-star recruits into NFL-caliber playmakers, drawing talent from across Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Connecticut, California and Pennsylvania. A.J. Harris’s Georgia transfer signals the room’s pull and the value of Smith’s development-first approach. The current top six corners span across SEC and ACC footprints, with Audavion Collins and Jalen Kimber adding SEC experience to the mix. Jim Knowles has praised the unit’s playmaking depth and culture, underscoring that the room is a real strength of PSU’s defense. Penn State’s success in drafting corners—Joey Porter Jr., Daequan Hardy and Kalen King among the recent names—illustrates Smith’s enduring impact and the program’s appeal to elite cornerbacks. If Harris hits a high ceiling, PSU could produce one of the league’s premier defensive back corridors for years to come, a development that also informs fantasy and betting angles around PSU’s defensive upside this season.