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Penn State Nittany Lions Roster & Depth Chart 2026
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Scheme desk
Taylor Mouser / D'Anton Lynn
Early-down identity stays on the cards. Open the call sheet for the snap, the motion, the shell, and how they pressure.
Offense
Pro 11
- Offensive scheme type
- Pro 11
- Personnel
- 11 personnel · 1 RB, 1 TE, 3 WR
- Primary run scheme
- Inside zone
- Primary offensive line scheme
- Zone
Offensive aggression
Balanced · 56
ConservativeBalancedAggressive
Campbell/Mouser (Iowa State) pro 11: IZ, play-action, tight ends featured.
Defense
Even 4-3
- Defensive scheme type
- Even 4-3
- Base front
- Even nickel 4-3
- Front
- 4-3
- Defensive line technique
- Man (one-gap)
- Primary coverage
- Cover 3 / Cover 4
- Primary press technique
- Press-bail
Defensive aggression
Attacking · 62
ConservativeBalancedAggressive
Lynn four-down base with three backers, shifts to sub packages and five-man fronts; disguise and controlled pressure.
112 players · ESPN · on3 · refreshes with transactions and injuries.
Path tags: High school high-school signing, JUCO junior college, Portal transfer portal. On3 HS is the Industry recruiting grade from the high-school cycle — stars, national rank, class year. Portal grades live on the player profile. Career logos run left to right from On3 transfer history and 247Sports — JUCO marks included when they actually went JUCO. Click a column to sort.
Offense53
| 50 |  Cooper Cousins | | OL | 6' 6" | 320 | — | JR | Erie, PA | High school | 4★ · No. 50 · '24 | Active |
| 51 |  Brock Riker |  | OL | 6' 4" | 291 | — | SO | Brock, TX | Portal | 3★ · No. 1270 · '24 | Active |
| 52 |  Dominic Rulli | | OL | 6' 3" | 298 | — | SR | Burlington, KY | High school | — | Active |
| 54 |  Vaea Ikakoula |  | OL | 6' 3" | 326 | — | FR | Laie, HI | Portal | 3★ · No. 1441 · '25 | Active |
| 55 |  Chimdy Onoh | | OL | 6' 5" | 320 | — | JR | Baltimore, MD | High school | 4★ · No. 228 · '23 | Active |
| 56* |  Mason Bandhauer | | OL | 6' 6" | 297 | — | FR | Fort Collins, CO | High school | 3★ · No. 744 · '26 | Active |
| 61 |  Liam Horan | | OL | 6' 3" | 292 | — | SO | West Chester, PA | High school | — | Active |
| 65 |  Jim Fitzgerald | | OL | 6' 7" | 337 | — | SR | Severna Park, MD | High school | — | Active |
| 66 |  Will Tompkins | | OL | 6' 5" | 311 | — | FR | Cedar Falls, IA | Portal | 3★ · No. 520 · '25 | Active |
| 67 |  Henry Boehme | | OL | 6' 5" | 285 | — | JR | Birmingham, AL | High school | — | Active |
| 68 |  Anthony Donkoh | | OL | 6' 5" | 334 | — | JR | Aldie, VA | High school | 3★ · No. 494 · '23 | Active |
| 70 |  Trevor Buhr | | OL | 6' 4" | 318 | — | JR | Washington, MO | Portal | 3★ · No. 808 · '23 | Active |
| 71 |  Garrett Sexton | | OL | 6' 6" | 315 | — | SO | Hartland, WI | High school | 4★ · No. 147 · '24 | Active |
| 72 |  Tyshon Huff |  | OL | 6' 4" | 292 | — | JR | Cincinnati, OH | Portal | — | Active |
| 74 |  Kuol Kuol II | | OL | 6' 6" | 291 | — | FR | Centerville, OH | Portal | 3★ · No. 879 · '25 | Active |
| 75 |  Pete Eglitis | | OL | 6' 7" | 295 | — | FR | Columbus, OH | High school | 3★ · No. 1586 · '26 | Active |
| 76 |  Hunter Albright | | OL | 6' 5" | 326 | — | FR | Hollidaysburg, PA | High school | — | Active |
| 77 |  Owen Aliciene | | OL | 6' 7" | 303 | — | FR | Cheshire, CT | High school | 4★ · No. 358 · '25 | Active |
| 78 |  Malachi Goodman | | OL | 6' 6" | 330 | — | FR | Bloomfield, NJ | High school | 4★ · No. 37 · '25 | Active |
| 79 |  Donnie Harbour | | OL | 6' 3" | 333 | — | SO | Milwaukee, WI | Portal | — | Active |
| 3* |  Rocco Becht | | QB | 6' 1" | 208 | — | SR | Wesley Chapel, FL | Portal | 3★ · No. 625 · '22 | Active |
| 7* |  Alex Manske | | QB | 6' 3" | 210 | — | FR | Algona, IA | Portal | 4★ · No. 266 · '25 | Active |
| 10* |  Connor Barry | AS | QB | 6' 1" | 211 | — | SR | Vienna, VA | Portal | — | Active |
| 12* |  Kase Evans | | QB | 6' 3" | 200 | — | FR | Lexington, TX | High school | 3★ · No. 1216 · '26 | Active |
| 14 |  Peyton Falzone | | QB | 6' 5" | 216 | — | FR | Nazareth, PA | High school | 3★ · No. 421 · '26 | Active |
| 19* |  Jack Lambert | | QB | 6' 3" | 202 | — | JR | Hampstead, NC | High school | — | Active |
| 1* |  James Peoples |  | RB | 5' 10" | 214 | — | JR | San Antonio, TX | Portal | 4★ · No. 119 · '24 | Active |
| 21* |  Carson Hansen | | RB | 6' 2" | 216 | — | SR | Lakeville, MN | Portal | 3★ · No. 945 · '23 | Active |
| 25* |  Quinton Martin Jr. | | RB | 6' 1" | 212 | — | SO | Belle Vernon, PA | High school | 4★ · No. 99 · '24 | Active |
| 26* |  Cam Wallace | | RB | 5' 9" | 206 | — | JR | Mount Vernon, GA | High school | 3★ · No. 984 · '23 | Active |
| 29* |  D'Antae Sheffey | | RB | 5' 11" | 201 | — | FR | State College, PA | High school | 3★ · No. 1106 · '26 | Active |
| 36 |  Amar'e Glover | | RB | 6' 0" | 205 | — | FR | Middletown, DE | High school | 3★ · No. 2474 · '26 | Active |
| 37* |  Jeremy Washington | | RB | 5' 9" | 172 | — | FR | Washington, DC | High school | — | Active |
| 18* |  Benjamin Brahmer | | TE | 6' 7" | 250 | — | SR | Pierce, NE | Portal | 3★ · No. 600 · '23 | Active |
| 80 |  Cooper Alexander | | TE | 6' 4" | 241 | — | SO | Washington, OK | Portal | 3★ · No. 731 · '24 | Active |
| 83 |  Brian Kortovich | | TE | 6' 4" | 241 | — | FR | Willoughby, OH | High school | 3★ · No. 582 · '25 | Active |
| 84 |  Gabe Burkle | | TE | 6' 6" | 247 | — | SR | Cedar Rapids, IA | Portal | 3★ · No. 1222 · '22 | Active |
| 87 |  Andrew Rappleyea | | TE | 6' 4" | 242 | — | JR | Millbrook, NY | High school | 4★ · No. 102 · '23 | Active |
| 89* |  Finn Furmanek | | TE | 6' 3" | 251 | — | JR | State College, PA | High school | — | Active |
| 0* |  Chase Sowell |   | WR | 6' 3" | 203 | — | SR | Humble, TX | Portal | 3★ · No. 1512 · '22 | Active |
| 2* |  Zay Robinson | | WR | 5' 11" | 186 | — | FR | Des Moines, IA | Portal | 3★ · No. 986 · '25 | Active |
| 4* |  Brett Eskildsen | | WR | 6' 1" | 198 | — | JR | Frisco, TX | Portal | 3★ · No. 1004 · '24 | Active |
| 6 |  Koby Howard | | WR | 5' 11" | 203 | — | SO | Pensacola, FL | High school | 3★ · No. 521 · '25 | Active |
| 7* |  Peter Gonzalez | | WR | 6' 2" | 211 | — | SO | Mars, PA | High school | 3★ · No. 794 · '24 | Active |
| 8* |  Karon Brookins | | WR | 6' 5" | 205 | — | FR | Pennsauken, NJ | Portal | 3★ · No. 1461 · '25 | Active |
| 9* |  Amarion Jackson | | WR | 6' 2" | 192 | — | FR | Omaha, NE | High school | 3★ · No. 925 · '26 | Active |
| 11* |  Lyrick Samuel | | WR | 6' 4" | 183 | — | FR | Brooklyn, NY | High school | 3★ · No. 470 · '25 | Active |
| 13* |  Hank Lustig | | WR | 5' 9" | 170 | — | FR | State College, PA | High school | — | Active |
| 15* |  Keith Jones Jr. | GS | WR | 6' 4" | 197 | — | SO | New Orleans, LA | Portal | — | Active |
| 31* |  Logan Cunningham | | WR | 5' 8" | 183 | — | SR | Belle Vernon, PA | High school | — | Active |
| 37* |  Max Heffner | | WR | 5' 11" | 176 | — | FR | Birdsboro, PA | High school | — | Active |
| 81 |  Ben Whitver | | WR | 6' 2" | 195 | — | FR | Powhatan, VA | High school | 3★ · No. 934 · '26 | Active |
| 82 |  Ethan Black | | WR | 5' 9" | 178 | — | JR | Davidsville, PA | High school | — | Active |
Defense52
| 0* |  Jahmir Joseph | | CB | 6' 0" | 190 | — | FR | Nyack, NY | High school | 4★ · No. 216 · '25 | Active |
| 2* |  Audavion Collins | | CB | 5' 11" | 183 | — | SR | Covington, GA | High school | 3★ · No. 822 · '22 | Active |
| 5 |  Daryus Dixson | | CB | 6' 0" | 184 | — | SO | Perris, CA | High school | 4★ · No. 158 · '25 | Active |
| 7* |  Zion Tracy | | CB | 5' 11" | 184 | — | SR | Hempstead, NY | High school | 3★ · No. 507 · '23 | Active |
| 12* |  Xxavier Thomas | | CB | 5' 11" | 180 | — | FR | Canonsburg, PA | High school | 3★ · No. 587 · '25 | Active |
| 15* |  Joshua Johnson | | CB | 6' 2" | 189 | — | FR | Ironton, OH | High school | 3★ · No. 856 · '25 | Active |
| 16 |  Donte Nastasi | | CB | 5' 10" | 169 | — | JR | State College, PA | High school | — | Active |
| 17 |  Josiah Zayas | | CB | 6' 2" | 205 | — | FR | Piscataway, NJ | High school | 3★ · No. 431 · '26 | Active |
| 20 |  Tyrell Chatman | | CB | 6' 2" | 196 | — | FR | Lincoln, NE | High school | 3★ · No. 594 · '26 | Active |
| 29* |  Hunter Sowell | | CB | 5' 10" | 180 | — | FR | Humble, TX | Portal | — | Active |
| 35* |  Tyler Armstead | | CB | 6' 1" | 177 | — | SO | Canonsburg, PA | High school | — | Active |
| 1* |  Ikenna Ezeogu | | DE | 6' 5" | 273 | — | SR | Blue Springs, MO | Portal | 3★ · No. 547 · '22 | Active |
| 11* |  LaVar Arrington II | | DE | 6' 3" | 220 | — | SO | Annapolis, MD | High school | 4★ · No. 261 · '25 | Active |
| 18* |  Max Granville | | DE | 6' 3" | 252 | — | SO | Sugar Land, TX | High school | 4★ · No. 241 · '24 | Active |
| 19* |  Yvan Kemajou | | DE | 6' 3" | 252 | — | SO | Burtonsville, MD | High school | 4★ · No. 286 · '25 | Active |
| 33 |  Alexander McPherson | | DE | 6' 6" | 254 | — | SO | Stuart, FL | Portal | 3★ · No. 918 · '25 | Active |
| 42 |  Mason Robinson | | DE | 6' 3" | 255 | — | JR | Randallstown, MD | High school | 3★ · No. 652 · '23 | Active |
| 43 |  Dayshaun Burnett | | DE | 6' 3" | 226 | — | FR | Pittsburgh, PA | High school | 4★ · No. 346 · '25 | Active |
| 47 |  Aidan Probst | | DE | 6' 2" | 246 | — | SO | Erie, PA | High school | — | Active |
| 86 |  Bobby Mears | | DE | 6' 4" | 257 | — | JR | West Chester, PA | High school | — | Active |
| 89* |  Jackson Ford | | DE | 6' 4" | 264 | — | FR | Phoenixville, PA | High school | 4★ · No. 278 · '26 | Active |
| 88 |  Elijah Reeder | | DL | 6' 6" | 210 | — | FR | Bayville, NJ | High school | 4★ · No. 218 · '26 | Active |
| 39 |  Ty Blanding | | DT | 6' 1" | 301 | — | JR | Bronx, NY | Portal | 3★ · No. 850 · '23 | Active |
| 56* |  Alijah Carnell | | DT | 6' 5" | 299 | — | SO | Henderson, NV | Portal | 3★ · No. 1796 · '24 | Active |
| 73 |  Caleb Brewer | | DT | 6' 4" | 295 | — | SO | Reading, PA | High school | 3★ · No. 573 · '24 | Active |
| 90 |  Liam Andrews | | DT | 6' 4" | 276 | — | SO | Brookline, MA | High school | 4★ · No. 132 · '24 | Active |
| 91 |  Armstrong Nnodim |  | DT | 6' 2" | 310 | — | SO | Mesquite, TX | Portal | 3★ · No. 1163 · '24 | Active |
| 92* |  Siale Taupaki |  | DT | 6' 2" | 326 | — | SR | East Oakland, CA | Portal | 3★ · No. 978 · '19 | Active |
| 94* |  De'Andre Cook | | DT | 6' 4" | 298 | — | SO | Washington, DC | High school | 3★ · No. 793 · '24 | Active |
| 98* |  Dallas Vakalahi |  | DT | 6' 2" | 326 | — | JR | West Valley, UT | Portal | 3★ · No. 1208 · '22 | Active |
| 99 |  Keanu Williams |  | DT | 6' 5" | 317 | — | SR | Clovis, CA | Portal | 3★ · No. 429 · '21 | Active |
| 8* |  Kooper Ebel | | LB | 6' 4" | 233 | — | SR | Hartley, IA | Portal | 3★ · No. 915 · '23 | Active |
| 9* |  Cael Brezina | | LB | 6' 3" | 233 | — | JR | Downers Grove, IL | Portal | 3★ · No. 1058 · '24 | Active |
| 10* |  Caleb Bacon | | LB | 6' 4" | 242 | — | SR | Lake Mills, IA | Portal | — | Active |
| 13* |  Tony Rojas | | LB | 6' 2" | 236 | — | JR | Fairfax, VA | High school | 4★ · No. 92 · '23 | Active |
| 25* |  Alex Tatsch | | LB | 6' 2" | 235 | — | SO | Latrobe, PA | High school | 4★ · No. 306 · '25 | Active |
| 26* |  Cam Smith | | LB | 6' 0" | 222 | — | FR | Salem, NJ | High school | 4★ · No. 356 · '25 | Active |
| 32 |  John Klosterman | | LB | 5' 11" | 223 | — | SR | Iowa City, IA | High school | — | Active |
| 34 |  Chris Fileppo |  | LB | 6' 4" | 219 | — | SO | Doylestown, PA | Portal | 3★ · No. 1495 · '25 | Active |
| 40* |  Jake Lukac | | LB | 6' 1" | 210 | — | FR | State College, PA | High school | — | Active |
| 40* |  Keian Kaiser | | LB | 6' 4" | 215 | — | FR | Sidney, NE | High school | 3★ · No. 1288 · '26 | Active |
| 45 |  Josh Banks | | LB | 6' 1" | 200 | — | FR | Hollidaysburg, PA | High school | — | Active |
| 46 |  Evan Wolff | | LB | 6' 2" | 215 | — | FR | Moscow, PA | High school | — | Active |
| 3* |  Jamison Patton | | S | 6' 2" | 206 | — | SR | Des Moines, IA | Portal | 3★ · No. 689 · '23 | Active |
| 4* |  Jeremiah Cooper | | S | 6' 0" | 188 | — | SR | El Paso, TX | Portal | 3★ · No. 843 · '22 | Active |
| 21* |  Vaboue Toure | | S | 6' 1" | 209 | — | SO | Pleasantville, NJ | High school | 4★ · No. 332 · '24 | Active |
| 24 |  Ibn McDaniels |  | S | 6' 3" | 202 | — | SO | Elizabeth, NJ | Portal | 3★ · No. 1136 · '24 | Active |
| 27 |  Omarion Davis |  | S | 5' 11" | 198 | — | SO | Charlotte, NC | Portal | 3★ · No. 1050 · '25 | Active |
| 28 |  Bryson Williams |  | S | 6' 4" | 188 | — | FR | Omaha, NE | Portal | 3★ · No. 763 · '26 | Active |
| 30 |  Christian Askew | | S | 6' 4" | 199 | — | FR | Kathleen, GA | High school | 3★ · No. 1277 · '26 | Active |
| 31* |  Marcus Neal Jr. | | S | 6' 1" | 216 | — | JR | Kansas City, MO | Portal | 3★ · No. 857 · '24 | Active |
| 41 |  Jake LaVerde | | S | 6' 2" | 210 | — | FR | Kirtland, OH | High school | — | Active |
Special Teams7
| 35* |  Blaise Sokach-Minnick | | LS | 6' 3" | 216 | — | SR | West Pittston, PA | High school | — | Active |
| 92* |  Andrew Dufault | | LS | 6' 1" | 249 | — | SO | Westwood, MA | High school | — | Active |
| 38 |  Nathan Tiyce |  | P | 6' 5" | 232 | — | SO | Gerringong, NSW | Portal | — | Active |
| 96 |  Lucas Tenbrock | | P | 6' 6" | 210 | — | FR | St. Charles, IL | High school | 3★ · No. 2866 · '26 | Active |
| 94* |  Ryan Barker | | PK | 6' 2" | 191 | — | JR | Landenberg, PA | High school | — | Active |
| 95 |  Cristiano Rosa | CCS  | PK | 5' 11" | 205 | — | SR | Shelton, CT | Portal | — | Active |
| 98* |  Matthew Parker | | PK | 6' 0" | 224 | — | FR | York, PA | High school | — | Active |
Roster log
Live from ESPN · on3. Adds, drops, injury flips, and transaction headlines, each with a timestamp. The desk keeps watching while this page is open.
- Off roster
Amarion Jackson
No longer on the listed roster
- Off roster
Bobby Mears
No longer on the listed roster
- Off roster
Connor Barry
No longer on the listed roster
- Off roster
Daryus Dixon
No longer on the listed roster
- Off roster
Jahmir Joseph
No longer on the listed roster
- Off roster
Jashaun Green
No longer on the listed roster
- Off roster
Jordan Mayer
No longer on the listed roster
- Off roster
Karon Brookings
No longer on the listed roster
- Off roster
Keanu Williams
No longer on the listed roster
- Off roster
Peter Gonzalez
No longer on the listed roster
- Off roster
Yvan Kemajou
No longer on the listed roster
Pro 11Even 4-3Inside zoneCover 3 / Cover 411 personnel · 1 RB, 1 TE, 3 WREven nickel 4-3Ourlads two-deep · matched to the live roster.
Offense
11 personnel · 1 RB, 1 TE, 3 WR
11 personnel · 1 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR. Same depth chart, different grouping. The base call is 11.
| Pos | No. | Player | No. | Player | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR1 | 0 | Chase Sowell | 8 | Karon Brookins | 7 | Peter Gonzalez |
| WR2 | 4 | Brett Eskildsen | 11 | Lyrick Samuel | 9 | Amarion Jackson |
| Slot | 6 | Koby Howard | 2 | Zay Robinson | 15 | Keith Jones Jr. |
| LT | 78 | Malachi Goodman | 77 | Owen Aliciene | 74 | Kuol Kuol II |
| LG | 70 | Trevor Buhr | 55 | Chimdy Onoh | 79 | Donnie Harbour |
| C | 51 | Brock Riker | 54 | Vaea Ikakoula | 52 | Dominic Rulli |
| RG | 50 | Cooper Cousins | 66 | Will Tompkins | — | — |
| RT | 68 | Anthony Donkoh | 71 | Garrett Sexton | — | — |
| TE | 87 | Andrew Rappleyea | 18 | Benjamin Brahmer | 80 | Cooper Alexander |
| QB | 3 | Rocco Becht | 7 | Alex Manske | 10 | Connor Barry |
| RB | 21 | Carson Hansen | 1 | James Peoples | 25 | Quinton Martin Jr. |
Defense
Nickel 4-3
Base · 4 DL, SAM, MIKE, WILL, 4 DB. The two-deep below stays the published chart.
| Pos | No. | Player | No. | Player | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDE | 19 | Yvan Kemajou | 18 | Max Granville | 33 | Alexander McPherson |
| LDT | 91 | Armstrong Nnodim | 56 | Alijah Carnell | 98 | Dallas Vakalahi |
| RDT | 99 | Keanu Williams | 92 | Siale Taupaki | 39 | Ty Blanding |
| RDE | 1 | Ikenna Ezeogu | 10 | Caleb Bacon | 11 | LaVar Arrington II |
| WLB | 13 | Tony Rojas | 25 | Alex Tatsch | 26 | Cam Smith |
| MLB | 8 | Kooper Ebel | 9 | Cael Brezina | 32 | John Klosterman |
| LCB | 5 | Daryus Dixson | 15 | Joshua Johnson | 29 | Hunter Sowell |
| SS | 31 | Marcus Neal Jr. | 21 | Vaboue Toure | 27 | Omarion Davis |
| FS | 4 | Jeremiah Cooper | 3 | Jamison Patton | — | — |
| RCB | 2 | Audavion Collins | 0 | Jahmir Joseph | — | — |
| NB | 7 | Zion Tracy | 24 | Ibn McDaniels | 12 | Xxavier Thomas |
Special Teams
| Pos | No. | Player | No. | Player | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PK | 94 | Ryan Barker | 95 | Cristiano Rosa | 98 | Matthew Parker |
| P | 38 | Nathan Tiyce | 96 | Lucas Tenbrock | — | — |
| H | 38 | Nathan Tiyce | 96 | Lucas Tenbrock | — | — |
| LS | 35 | Blaise Sokach-Minnick | 92 | Andrew Dufault | — | — |
| PR | 6 | Koby Howard | 12 | Xxavier Thomas | — | — |
| KR | 26 | Cam Wallace | 2 | Zay Robinson | — | — |
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Penn State Nittany Lions are 3-3 in the Big Ten. The offense is Pro 11 and the defense is Even 4-3. Play-callers are Taylor Mouser / D'Anton Lynn.