2013 Penn State roster

115 players. From 23 states and 1 other country; the most from Pennsylvania (54) and New Jersey (12). The 2013 season.

Quarterbacks 5

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2013
14	Christian Hackenberg QB5-star recruit	6′4″		Palmyra, VA	2,955 passing yards, 20 TD
5	Tyler Ferguson QB	6′4″		Bakersfield, CA	155 passing yards, 1 TD
3	Austin Whipple QB	6′1″	199	Wexford, PA
12	Jack Seymour QB	6′2″	203	Indianapolis, IN
17	D.J. Crook QB	6′1″		West Barnstable, MA

Running backs 7

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2013
28	Zach Zwinak RB	6′1″		Frederick, MD	989 rushing yards, 12 TD
1	Bill Belton RB4-star recruit	5′10″		Sicklerville, NJ	803 rushing yards, 5 TD
22	Akeel Lynch RB3-star recruit	5′11″		Toronto, ON	358 rushing yards, 1 TD
33	Cole Chiappialle RB	5′8″		Beaver Falls, PA	0 rushing yards
33	Chip Chiappialle RB	5′8″	197	Beaver Falls, PA
35	Pat Zerbe FB	6′1″		West Lawn, PA
36	Deron Thompson RB	5′10″	204	Lititz, PA

Receivers 14

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2013
8	Allen Robinson WR	6′3″		Southfield, MI	97 catches, 1,432 yards, 6 TD
85	Brandon Felder WR	6′2″		Fort Washington, MD	28 catches, 312 yards, 3 TD
21	Trevor Williams WR	6′1″		Baltimore, MD	2 INT
5	Geno Lewis WR	6′1″		Wilkes-Barre, PA	18 catches, 234 yards, 3 TD
19	Richy Anderson WR	5′11″		Frederick, MD	13 catches, 111 yards
80	Matt Zanellato WR	6′3″		Burke, VA	4 catches, 53 yards
15	Alex Kenney WR4-star recruit	6′0″		State College, PA	3 catches, 25 yards
19	Gregg Garrity WR	5′10″		Pittsburgh, PA	1 return, 9 yards
2	Jake Kiley WR	6′0″	183	Plymouth, NH
5	DaeSean Hamilton WR3-star recruit	6′1″	206	Fredericksburg, VA
83	Luke Vadas WR	5′11″	163	Hunting Valley, OH
84	Chris Geiss WR	6′3″	188	Malvern, PA
86	Deshawn Baker WR	6′0″	188	Philadelphia, PA
88	Jonathan Warner WR	6′1″	199	Camas, WA

Tight ends 8

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2013
18	Jesse James TE	6′7″		Glassport, PA	25 catches, 333 yards, 3 TD
87	Kyle Carter TE	6′3″		Bear, DE	18 catches, 222 yards, 1 TD
81	Adam Breneman TE4-star recruit	6′5″	255	Mechanicsburg, PA	15 catches, 186 yards, 3 TD
84	Matt Lehman TE	6′6″		Newport, PA	2 catches, 17 yards
11	Brent Wilkerson TE4-star recruit	6′3″		Clinton, MD
30	Charles Idemudia TE	5′11″	259	Grosse Pointe, MI
34	Dominic Salomone TE	5′10″	242	Dillsburg, PA
89	Tom Pancoast TE	6′3″	242	West Chester, PA

Offensive line 23

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown
53	Derek Dowrey OG	6′3″		Winchester, VA
55	Wendy Laurent C	6′2″	297	Hamilton, NJ
56	Anthony Alosi OG	6′4″	283	Marlton, NJ
57	Tanner Hartman OG	6′6″	256	Christianburg, VA
58	Adam Gress OT	6′6″	320	West Mifflin, PA
59	Andrew Nelson OL	6′6″	305	Hershey, PA
60	Ty Howle C	6′0″	293	Wake Forest, NC
64	John Urschel OG	6′3″	301	Williamsville, NY
65	Miles Dieffenbach OG4-star recruit	6′3″	303	Pittsburgh, PA
66	Angelo Mangiro C4-star recruit	6′3″	321	Succasunna, NJ
67	Andrew Terlingo OG	6′4″	289	Coopersburg, PA
68	Bryan Davie OG	6′3″	282	Bowie, MD
70	Brendan Mahon OL4-star recruit	6′4″	318	Randolph, NJ
71	Albert Hall OT	6′4″	298	Warwick, NY
72	Brian Gaia OG3-star recruit	6′3″	295	Pasadena, MD
73	Austin Fiedler OL	6′5″	305	Watsontown, PA
74	Evan Galimberti OG	6′4″	279	State College, PA
75	Eric Shrive OG4-star recruit	6′6″	323	Scranton, PA
76	Donovan Smith OT4-star recruit	6′5″	335	Owings Mills, MD
77	Chasz Wright OL	6′7″	348	Woodbridge, VA
77	Garry Gilliam OT	6′6″		Carlisle, PA
78	Tom Devenney C	6′1″	309	Lititz, PA
79	Kevin Blanchard OT	6′7″	295	Katy, TX

Defensive line 13

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2013
86	C.J. Olaniyan DE4-star recruit	6′3″		Warren, MI	1 INT
98	Anthony Zettel DT4-star recruit	6′4″		West Branch, MI	1 INT
88	Tyrone Smith DT	6′4″		Pittsburgh, PA	1 return, 9 yards
18	Deion Barnes DE	6′4″	255	Philadelphia, PA
31	Brad Bars DE	6′3″		Nashville, TN
41	Parker Cothren DT	6′4″	304	Huntsville, AL
52	Curtis Cothran DT	6′5″	301	Newtown, PA
84	Kyle Baublitz DT4-star recruit	6′5″	281	York, PA
90	Garrett Sickels DE4-star recruit	6′4″		Red Bank, NJ
91	DaQuan Jones DT4-star recruit	6′3″	318	Johnson City, NY
94	Evan Schwan DE	6′6″		Harrisburg, PA
95	Carl Nassib DE	6′7″		West Chester, PA
99	Austin Johnson DT	6′4″	323	Galloway, NJ

Linebackers 21

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2013
25	Von Walker LB	5′11″		Mill Hall, PA	10 returns, 118 yards
32	Jack Haffner LB	5′10″		State College, PA	1 return, 7 yards
5	Nyeem Wartman LB	6′1″	236	Philadelphia, PA
5	Nyeem Wartman-White LB	6′1″		Philadelphia, PA
8	Gary Wooten Jr. LB	6′2″	237	Miami, FL
11	Brandon Bell LB	6′1″		Mays Landing, NJ
20	Jordan Dudas LB	6′0″	209	Lake City, PA
32	Kyle Searfoss LB	6′1″	210	Mechanicsburg, PA
35	Matthew Baney LB	6′0″	225	State College, PA
38	Ben Kline LB	6′2″	238	Silver Valley, PA
40	Glenn Carson LB4-star recruit	6′3″		Manahawkin, NJ
42	Carter Henderson LB	5′10″	211	Murrysville, PA
42	T.J. Rhattigan LB	5′10″	194	Naperville, IL
43	Mike Hull LB4-star recruit	6′0″		Canonsburg, PA
46	Adam Cole LB	5′11″	219	Belle Vernon, PA
46	Hunter Crafford LB	6′1″	211	Greenville, NC
47	Brandon Smith LB	6′0″	228	Winfield, PA
48	Ryan Ammerman LB	6′1″	215	West Chester, PA
49	Garth Lakitsky LB	6′1″	236	New Ringgold, PA
50	Mike Wiand LB	6′0″	222	Mifflinburg, PA
51	Drew Boyce LB	6′1″	203	Olathe, KS

Defensive backs 18

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2013
39	Jesse Della Valle S	6′1″		Pittsburgh, PA	20 returns, 156 yards
9	Jordan Lucas S	6′0″		New Rochelle, NY	3 INT
23	Ryan Keiser S	6′1″		Selinsgrove, PA	3 INT
1	Malcolm Willis S	5′11″		Marbury, MD	1 INT
4	Adrian Amos S	6′0″		Baltimore, MD	1 INT
7	Stephen Obeng-Agyapong S	5′10″		Bronx, NY	1 INT
3	Da’Quan Davis CB	5′10″	171	Baltimore, MD
6	Malik Golden S	6′0″		Hartford, CT
12	Jordan Smith CB	5′11″		Washington, DC
13	Jesse Merise CB	5′8″	180	Hillside, NJ
14	Kasey Gaines CB	5′10″	161	Lawrenceville, GA
16	Devin Pryor CB	5′10″	181	San Bernardino, CA
17	Dad Poquie CB	5′10″	179	Philadelphia, PA
24	Anthony Smith S	6′0″	206	Dover, NJ
27	Colin Harrop S	6′0″	194	Sinking Spring, PA
31	Adam Geiger S	5′9″	191	Dillsburg, PA
45	Bryant Harper S	5′9″	211	McKeesport, PA
49	Brian Tomasetti S	6′1″	191	Old Forge, PA

Specialists 6

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2013
97	Sam Ficken PK	6′2″		Valparaiso, IN	15 of 23 field goals
45	Alex Butterworth P	5′10″		Indianapolis, IN	51 punts, 39.2 average
37	Chris Gulla PK	6′1″		Toms River, NJ
41	Zach Ladonis LS	6′2″	236	Nescopeck, PA
44	Tyler Yazujian LS	5′11″	235	Royersford, PA
54	Sean Corcoran LS	6′0″	206	Bourbonnais, IL

Hometowns of the 2013 Penn State roster; the five states sending the most labeled with their players. Hover a dot for names. Map: us-atlas (public domain).

Where the roster comes from

By state

Pennsylvania 54
New Jersey 12
Maryland 11
Virginia 6
New York 5
Michigan 4
Indiana 3
California 2

Top counties

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania pop. 1.2 million 8
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania pop. 1.6 million 5
Chester County, Pennsylvania pop. 548,000 4
Centre County, Pennsylvania pop. 159,000 4
Prince George’s County, Maryland pop. 960,000 3

Hometowns placed in their counties with the US Census Bureau’s Gazetteer files. Populations from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–⁠2024 5-year estimates. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Which states send the most FBS players for their size.

Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2013 production (yards, tackles, kicks), then by number. Hometowns are each player’s latest on file. Transfers are this season’s arrivals through the portal; stars are the player’s 247Sports composite rating as a recruit.