Penn State's largest Junior Day weekend of the year is off to a great start.

West Roxbury (Mass.) Catholic Memorial Camren Williams has committed to Penn State according to his father, Brent.

Williams arrived in Happy Valley on Thursday evening and chose the Nittany Lions over Maryland, Michigan, North Carolina and Wake Forest.

At 6-foot-1, 210 pounds, Williams could play a number of positions, but is likely to end up playing linebacker or the hero spot at Penn State.

The Williams family put out a note on Friday evening laying out the reasons for his commitment.

"Penn State is the number one ranked Kinesiology School in the country. PSU has a plan and the opportunity for Camren to play early. He will play the Hero (Strong Safety) or Linebacker. Thirdly, no program paid more attention, and was more encouraging to Camren after he injured his knee early last season.

"Coach Bill Kenney sent him cards and letters almost daily during his rehab. Coach Kenney visited with his head coach Alex Campea every week during the evaluation period, and was the first coach to send a note congratulating Camren on his return to play last season. Finally, football tradition is very important to Camren who had the opportunity to be on the field when Coach Paterno won his 400th game, and the opportunity play for the same coach that his Godfather (former Nittany Lion) Michael Timpson played for means a lot."

Williams becomes the second commitment for the Nittany Lions and was recruited by assistant coaches Bill Kenney and Kermit Buggs, as well as graduate assistant Bill Kavanaugh.

We'll have more on Williams commitment later on Lions247.