Teams Penn State 2014 Roster ← 2013 2015 → 2014 Penn State roster 130 players. From 21 states and 2 other countries; the most from Pennsylvania (57) and New Jersey (16). The 2014 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 9 Receivers 14 Tight ends 9 Offensive line 20 Defensive line 15 Linebackers 19 Defensive backs 27 Specialists 12
Running backs 9 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2014 22 Akeel Lynch RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ Toronto, ON 678 rushing yards, 4 TD 1 Bill Belton RB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′10″ Sicklerville, NJ 526 rushing yards, 6 TD 28 Zach Zwinak RB 6′1″ Frederick, MD 112 rushing yards, 3 TD 33 Cole Chiappialle RB 5′8″ Beaver Falls, PA 68 rushing yards 8 Mark Allen RB 5′6″ 190 Hyattsville, MD 20 Johnathan Thomas RB 5′11″ 221 Peabody, MA 27 Brandon Johnson RB 6′2″ Harrisburg, PA 36 Deron Thompson RB 5′10″ 204 Lititz, PA 39 Neil Bodley RB 5′11″ 210 Mifflintown, PA
Receivers 14 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2014 5 DaeSean Hamilton WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 206 Fredericksburg, VA 82 catches, 899 yards, 2 TD 5 WR 6′1″ Wilkes-Barre, PA 55 catches, 751 yards, 2 TD 12 WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ Middletown, DE 26 catches, 338 yards, 2 TD 21 Trevor Williams WR 6′1″ Baltimore, MD 2 INT 13 Saeed Blacknall WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 217 Manalapan, NJ 10 catches, 95 yards, 1 TD 19 Gregg Garrity WR 5′10″ Pittsburgh, PA 1 return, 0 yards 2 Jake Kiley WR 6′0″ 183 Plymouth, NH 3 DeAndre Thompkins WR 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 188 Hubert, NC 28 Javon Turner WR 5′10″ 174 Downers Grove, IL 45 Kyler Diehl WR 6′4″ 190 Loysburg, PA 80 Matt Zanellato WR 6′3″ Burke, 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
Tight ends 9 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2014 18 TE 6′7″ Glassport, PA 38 catches, 396 yards, 3 TD 87 Kyle Carter TE 6′3″ Bear, DE 16 catches, 153 yards, 1 TD 88 TE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′6″ 250 Manahawkin, NJ 11 catches, 114 yards 11 Brent Wilkerson TE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ Clinton, MD 2 catches, 18 yards, 1 TD 30 Charles Idemudia TE 5′11″ 259 Grosse Pointe, MI 34 Dominic Salomone TE 5′10″ 242 Dillsburg, PA 42 Lou Dibileo TE 6′3″ 225 Scranton, PA 81 Adam Breneman TE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ 255 Mechanicsburg, PA 89 Tom Pancoast TE 6′3″ 242 West Chester, PA
Offensive line 20 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2014 52 Ryan Bates OL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 301 Warrington, PA 53 Derek Dowrey OG 6′3″ Winchester, VA 55 Wendy Laurent C 6′2″ 297 Hamilton, NJ 58 Chance Sorrell OT 6′5″ 295 Middletown, OH 59 Andrew Nelson OL 6′6″ 305 Hershey, PA 60 Noah Beh OT 6′6″ 257 Scranton, PA 65 Miles Dieffenbach OG 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 303 Pittsburgh, PA 66 Angelo Mangiro C 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 321 Succasunna, NJ 67 Andrew Terlingo OG 6′4″ 289 Coopersburg, PA 69 Adam De Boef OT 6′5″ 265 State College, PA 70 Brendan Mahon OL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 318 Randolph, NJ 71 Albert Hall OT 6′4″ 298 Warwick, NY 72 Brian Gaia OG 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 295 Pasadena, MD 73 Steve Myers OL 6′2″ 315 Pottstown, PA 74 Evan Galimberti OG 6′4″ 279 State College, PA 75 Brendan Brosnan OT 6′6″ 295 Park Ridge, IL 76 OT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ 335 Owings Mills, MD 77 Chasz Wright OL 6′7″ 348 Woodbridge, VA 78 Tom Devenney C 6′1″ 309 Lititz, PA 79 Charlie Shuman OL 6′8″ 324 Pittsford, NY
Defensive line 15 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2014 98 DT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ West Branch, MI 3 INT 31 DE 6′3″ Nashville, TN 32 rushing yards 18 Deion Barnes DE 6′4″ 255 Philadelphia, PA 41 Parker Cothren DT 6′4″ 304 Huntsville, AL 49 Will Eikenberry DE 6′2″ 230 Andover, MA 52 Curtis Cothran DT 6′5″ 301 Newtown, PA 86 C.J. Olaniyan DE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ Warren, MI 88 Tyrone Smith DT 6′4″ Pittsburgh, PA 90 Garrett Sickels DE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ Red Bank, NJ 91 Tarow Barney DT 6′1″ 289 Gainesville, FL 92 Joe Holmes DT 5′10″ 273 Clarks Summit, PA 93 Antoine White DT 6′2″ Millville, NJ 94 Evan Schwan DE 6′6″ Harrisburg, PA 95 DE 6′7″ West Chester, PA 99 DT 6′4″ 323 Galloway, NJ
Linebackers 19 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2014 5 Nyeem Wartman-White LB 6′1″ Philadelphia, PA 1 INT 11 Brandon Bell LB 6′1″ Mays Landing, NJ 1 INT 43 Mike Hull LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ Canonsburg, PA 1 INT 25 Von Walker LB 5′11″ Mill Hall, PA 2 returns, 61 yards 5 Nyeem Wartman LB 6′1″ 236 Philadelphia, PA 7 Koa Farmer LB 6′1″ 236 Lake View Terrace, CA 8 Gary Wooten Jr. LB 6′2″ 237 Miami, FL 9 LB 2★ 2-star recruit 6′2″ 245 Wilmington, DE 20 Jordan Dudas LB 6′0″ 209 Lake City, PA 32 Jack Haffner LB 5′10″ State College, PA 34 Evan Stenfield LB 6′3″ 215 Short Hills, NJ 35 Matthew Baney LB 6′0″ 225 State College, PA 38 Ben Kline LB 6′2″ 238 Silver Valley, PA 40 Jason Cabinda LB 6′1″ 234 Flemington, NJ 42 T.J. Rhattigan LB 5′10″ 194 Naperville, IL 46 Hunter Crafford LB 6′1″ 211 Greenville, NC 47 Brandon Smith LB 6′0″ 228 Winfield, PA 50 Mike Wiand LB 6′0″ 222 Mifflinburg, PA 51 Drew Boyce LB 6′1″ 203 Olathe, KS
Defensive backs 27 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2014 15 Grant Haley CB 5′9″ 190 Atlanta, GA 32 returns, 659 yards 39 Jesse Della Valle S 6′1″ Pittsburgh, PA 17 returns, 129 yards 4 S 6′0″ Baltimore, MD 3 INT 1 Chris Campbell CB 6′1″ 194 Phenix City, AL 1 INT 23 Ryan Keiser S 6′1″ Selinsgrove, PA 1 INT 9 Jordan Lucas S 6′0″ New Rochelle, NY 1 return, 1 yard 2 Marcus Allen S 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 207 Upper Marlboro, MD 3 Da’Quan Davis CB 5′10″ 171 Baltimore, MD 4 Daquan Worley CB 5′9″ 180 Coatesville, PA 4 Nick Scott S 5′11″ 199 Fairfax, VA 6 Malik Golden S 6′0″ Hartford, CT 12 Desi Davis CB 5′11″ 181 Ardmore, PA 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 21 Amani Oruwariye CB 6′1″ 201 Tampa, FL 24 Anthony Smith S 6′0″ 206 Dover, NJ 27 Colin Harrop S 6′0″ 194 Sinking Spring, PA 28 Troy Apke S 6′1″ 198 Mt. Lebanon, PA 30 Seth Ford S 5′10″ 190 Clearfield, PA 31 Adam Geiger S 5′9″ 191 Dillsburg, PA 32 Joe Berg S 6′0″ 197 Mundelein, IL 37 Kyle Alston CB 5′9″ 180 Robbinsville, NJ 45 Bryant Harper S 5′9″ 211 McKeesport, PA 49 Brian Tomasetti S 6′1″ 191 Old Forge, PA
Specialists 12 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2014 97 Sam Ficken PK 6′2″ Valparaiso, IN 24 of 29 field goals 92 Daniel Pasquariello P 6′1″ 201 Melbourne, Australia 47 punts, 37.3 average 37 Chris Gulla PK 6′1″ Toms River, NJ 28 punts, 37.3 average 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 91 Nick Bouhermi PK 5′9″ 175 Phillipsburg, PA 93 Robby Liebel P 6′2″ 194 St. Petersburg, FL 96 Kyle Vasey LS 6′2″ 226 Hawley, PA 96 Luke Hayek PK 5′8″ 162 Shelby, NC 98 Troy Stivason PK 5′11″ 170 Athens, PA 99 Joey Julius PK 5′10″ Hummelstown, PA
Jesse James, Gregg Garrity, Jesse Della Valle, Bryant Harper, Miles Dieffenbach, Tyrone Smith Nyeem Wartman, Nyeem Wartman-White, Dad Poquie, Deion Barnes, Deshawn Baker Jack Haffner, Matthew Baney, Adam De Boef, Evan Galimberti Da’Quan Davis, Adrian Amos, Trevor Williams Anthony Smith, Angelo Mangiro, Brendan Mahon Brandon Johnson, Adam Breneman, Evan Schwan Ryan Keiser, Mike Wiand Adam Geiger, Dominic Salomone Cole Chiappialle, Nick Bouhermi Deron Thompson, Tom Devenney Lou Dibileo, Noah Beh Andrew Nelson, Joey Julius Chasz Wright, Matt Zanellato Tom Pancoast, Carl Nassib Bill Belton Chris Campbell Jake Kiley Marcus Allen DeAndre Thompkins Daquan Worley Nick Scott DaeSean Hamilton Geno Lewis Malik Golden Koa Farmer Gary Wooten Jr. Mark Allen Jordan Lucas Trace McSorley Troy Reeder Brandon Bell Brent Wilkerson Chris Godwin Desi Davis Jordan Smith Jesse Merise Saeed Blacknall Christian Hackenberg Kasey Gaines Grant Haley Billy Fessler Devin Pryor D.J. Crook Johnathan Thomas Jordan Dudas Amani Oruwariye Von Walker Colin Harrop Javon Turner Troy Apke Zach Zwinak Charles Idemudia Seth Ford Brad Bars Joe Berg Evan Stenfield Chris Gulla Kyle Alston Ben Kline Neil Bodley Jason Cabinda Parker Cothren Zach Ladonis T.J. Rhattigan Mike Hull Tyler Yazujian Kyler Diehl Hunter Crafford Brandon Smith Brian Tomasetti Will Eikenberry Drew Boyce Curtis Cothran Ryan Bates Derek Dowrey Sean Corcoran Wendy Laurent Chance Sorrell Andrew Terlingo Albert Hall Brian Gaia Steve Myers Brendan Brosnan Donovan Smith Charlie Shuman Luke Vadas Chris Geiss C.J. Olaniyan Kyle Carter Mike Gesicki Garrett Sickels Tarow Barney Joe Holmes Antoine White Robby Liebel Kyle Vasey Luke Hayek Sam Ficken Anthony Zettel Troy Stivason Austin Johnson PA 57 NJ 16 MD 9 VA 7 IL 5 Hometowns of the 2014 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 57 New Jersey 16 Maryland 9 Virginia 7 Illinois 5 Florida 4 North Carolina 3 New York 3 Top counties Allegheny County, Pennsylvania pop. 1.2 million 7 Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania pop. 1.6 million 5 Chester County, Pennsylvania pop. 548,000 4 Dauphin County, Pennsylvania pop. 290,000 4 Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania pop. 216,000 4 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’ 2014 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.
Geno Lewis WR
Chris Godwin WR4-star recruit
Jesse James TE
Mike Gesicki TE4-star recruit
Donovan Smith OT4-star recruit
Anthony Zettel DT4-star recruit
Brad Bars DE
Carl Nassib DE
Austin Johnson DT
Troy Reeder LB2-star recruit
Adrian Amos S