Teams Penn State 2015 Roster ← 2014 2016 → 2015 Penn State roster 126 players: 12 freshmen, 114 with no class listed. From 21 states and 2 other countries; the most from Pennsylvania (49) and New Jersey (19). The 2015 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 7 Receivers 15 Tight ends 9 Offensive line 21 Defensive line 18 Linebackers 18 Defensive backs 22 Specialists 11
Running backs 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 26 RB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 230 Coplay, PA 1,076 rushing yards, 7 TD 22 Akeel Lynch RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ Toronto, ON 282 rushing yards, 2 TD 8 Mark Allen RB Fr. 5′6″ 190 Hyattsville, MD 101 rushing yards, 1 TD 20 Johnathan Thomas RB Fr. 5′11″ 221 Peabody, MA 42 rushing yards 27 Brandon Johnson RB 6′2″ Harrisburg, PA 23 rushing yards 6 Andre Robinson RB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′9″ 223 Mechanicsburg, PA 39 Josh McPhearson RB 5′10″ 197 Columbia, MD
Receivers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 12 WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ Middletown, DE 69 catches, 1,101 yards, 5 TD 3 DeAndre Thompkins WR 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 188 Hubert, NC 27 returns, 178 yards 5 DaeSean Hamilton WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 206 Fredericksburg, VA 45 catches, 580 yards, 6 TD 10 Brandon Polk WR 4★ 4-star recruit 5′9″ 180 Ashburn, VA 10 returns, 209 yards 5 WR 6′1″ Wilkes-Barre, PA 17 catches, 196 yards, 3 TD 21 Trevor Williams WR 6′1″ Baltimore, MD 1 INT 13 Saeed Blacknall WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 217 Manalapan, NJ 8 catches, 248 yards, 1 TD 19 Gregg Garrity WR 5′10″ Pittsburgh, PA 1 catch, 4 yards 2 Jake Kiley WR 6′0″ 183 Plymouth, NH 6 Juwan Johnson WR 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′4″ 231 Glassboro, NJ 11 Irvin Charles WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 217 Sicklerville, NJ 28 Javon Turner WR 5′10″ 174 Downers Grove, IL 31 Gordon Bentley WR 6′2″ Blue Bell, PA 80 Matt Zanellato WR 6′3″ Burke, VA 82 Tyler Shoop WR RS 5′11″ 190 Nashville, TN
Tight ends 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 87 Kyle Carter TE 6′3″ Bear, DE 14 catches, 135 yards 88 TE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′6″ 250 Manahawkin, NJ 13 catches, 125 yards, 1 TD 11 Brent Wilkerson TE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ Clinton, MD 6 catches, 39 yards 15 Danny Dalton TE 6′4″ 255 Marshfield, MA 18 Jonathan Holland TE RS 6′4″ 252 Brandywine, MD 30 Charles Idemudia TE 5′11″ 259 Grosse Pointe, MI 34 Dominic Salomone TE 5′10″ 242 Dillsburg, 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 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 52 Ryan Bates OL 4★ 4-star recruit RS 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″ 300 Scranton, PA 61 Jack Lasher OG 6′5″ 304 Richmond, VA 64 Zach Simpson OL 6′3″ 290 Hollidaysburg, PA 66 Angelo Mangiro C 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 321 Succasunna, NJ 68 Kevin Reihner C 6′3″ 313 Scranton, PA 69 Adam De Boef OG 6′5″ 267 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 Paris Palmer OT 6′7″ 300 Plymouth, NC 74 Evan Galimberti OG 6′4″ 279 State College, PA 75 Brendan Brosnan OT 6′6″ 295 Park Ridge, IL 76 Sterling Jenkins OL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′8″ 334 Pittsburgh, PA 77 Chasz Wright OL Fr. 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 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 95 DE 6′7″ West Chester, PA 1 INT 52 Curtis Cothran DT 6′5″ 301 Newtown, PA 1 return, 0 yards 94 Evan Schwan DE 6′6″ Harrisburg, PA 0 rushing yards 16 Torrence Brown DE RS 6′4″ 255 Tuscaloosa, AL 30 Kevin Givens DT RS 6′1″ 283 Altoona, PA 41 Parker Cothren DT 6′4″ 304 Huntsville, AL 46 Colin Castagna DE 6′4″ 257 Barrington, IL 48 Shareef Miller DE RS 6′5″ 259 Philadelphia, PA 49 Will Eikenberry DE 6′2″ 230 Andover, MA 90 Garrett Sickels DE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ Red Bank, NJ 91 Ryan Monk DT 6′1″ 282 Dallas, PA 91 Tarow Barney DT 6′1″ 306 Gainesville, FL 92 Joe Holmes DT 5′10″ 273 Clarks Summit, PA 93 Antoine White DT 6′2″ Millville, NJ 96 Immanuel Iyke DT 6′2″ 298 Hackettstown, NJ 97 Ryan Buchholz DE 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′6″ 258 Malvern, PA 98 DT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ West Branch, MI 99 DT 6′4″ 323 Galloway, NJ
Linebackers 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 7 Koa Farmer LB Fr. 6′1″ 236 Lake View Terrace, CA 18 returns, 405 yards 9 LB 2★ 2-star recruit 6′2″ 245 Wilmington, DE 1 INT 11 Brandon Bell LB 6′1″ Mays Landing, NJ 1 INT 40 Jason Cabinda LB 6′1″ 234 Flemington, NJ 1 INT 25 Von Walker LB 5′11″ Mill Hall, PA 1 return, 1 yard 2 Jarvis Miller LB RS 6′2″ 225 Suffield, CT 5 Nyeem Wartman-White LB 6′1″ Philadelphia, PA 8 Gary Wooten Jr. LB 6′2″ 237 Miami, FL 20 Jordan Dudas LB 6′0″ 209 Lake City, PA 32 Jack Haffner LB 5′10″ State College, PA 33 Jake Cooper LB Fr. 6′1″ 231 Doylestown, PA 35 Matthew Baney LB 6′0″ 225 State College, PA 38 Ben Kline LB 6′2″ 230 Silver Valley, PA 39 Frank Di Leo LB RS 5′9″ 220 Elmhurst, IL 43 Manny Bowen LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 226 Barnegat, NJ 47 Brandon Smith LB 6′0″ 228 Winfield, PA 51 Jason Vranic LB Fr. 6′0″ 222 Wheatfield, NY John Petrishen LB 6′1″ 225 Lower Burrell, PA
Defensive backs 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 4 Nick Scott S Fr. 5′11″ 199 Fairfax, VA 13 returns, 310 yards 15 Grant Haley CB 5′9″ 190 Atlanta, GA 2 INT 29 John Reid CB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′10″ 181 Mount Laurel, NJ 2 INT 6 Malik Golden S 6′0″ Hartford, CT 1 INT 1 Chris Campbell CB 6′1″ 194 Phenix City, AL 2 Marcus Allen S 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 207 Upper Marlboro, MD 4 Daquan Worley CB 5′9″ 180 Coatesville, PA 9 Jordan Lucas S 6′0″ New Rochelle, NY 12 Desi Davis CB 5′11″ 181 Ardmore, PA 12 Jordan Smith CB 5′11″ Washington, DC 13 Ayron Monroe S RS 5′11″ 210 Largo, MD 21 Amani Oruwariye CB Fr. 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 31 Adam Geiger S 5′9″ 191 Dillsburg, PA 32 Joe Berg S 6′0″ 197 Mundelein, IL 36 Troy Shorts CB 5′10″ 192 Haddonfield, NJ 37 Kyle Alston CB 5′9″ 180 Robbinsville, NJ 45 Bryant Harper S 5′9″ 211 McKeesport, PA 47 Kam Carter S 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 198 Silver Spring, MD 49 Brian Tomasetti S 6′1″ 191 Old Forge, PA
Specialists 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2015 99 Joey Julius PK 5′10″ Hummelstown, PA 10 of 12 field goals 92 Daniel Pasquariello P 6′1″ 201 Melbourne, Australia 58 punts, 39.9 average 95 Tyler Davis PK 5′11″ 183 St. Charles, IL 8 of 8 field goals 37 Chris Gulla PK 6′1″ Toms River, NJ 23 punts, 37.7 average 41 Zach Ladonis LS 6′2″ 236 Nescopeck, PA 44 Tyler Yazujian LS 5′11″ 235 Royersford, PA 91 Nick Boumerhi PK 5′9″ 173 Phillipsburg, PA 93 Robby Liebel P 6′2″ 194 St. Petersburg, FL 96 Kyle Vasey LS Fr. 6′2″ 226 Hawley, PA 97 Nick Cox LS 6′0″ 234 Tampa, FL 98 Jordan Wombacker PK 5′10″ 172 Hermitage, PA
Andre Robinson, Brandon Johnson, Adam Breneman, Evan Schwan Jack Haffner, Matthew Baney, Adam De Boef, Evan Galimberti Gregg Garrity, Bryant Harper, Sterling Jenkins Anthony Smith, Angelo Mangiro, Brendan Mahon Marcus Allen, Ayron Monroe Nyeem Wartman-White, Shareef Miller Mark Allen, Kam Carter Trace McSorley, Brandon Polk Brent Wilkerson, Jonathan Holland Amani Oruwariye, Nick Cox Javon Turner, Frank Di Leo Kevin Givens, Zach Simpson Adam Geiger, Dominic Salomone Gordon Bentley, Ryan Bates Brian Tomasetti, Ryan Monk Andrew Nelson, Joey Julius Noah Beh, Kevin Reihner Chasz Wright, Matt Zanellato Tom Pancoast, Carl Nassib Chris Campbell Jake Kiley Jarvis Miller DeAndre Thompkins Daquan Worley Nick Scott DaeSean Hamilton Geno Lewis Juwan Johnson Malik Golden Koa Farmer Tommy Stevens Gary Wooten Jr. Jordan Lucas Troy Reeder Brandon Bell Irvin Charles Chris Godwin Desi Davis Jordan Smith Saeed Blacknall Christian Hackenberg Danny Dalton Grant Haley Billy Fessler Torrence Brown Jackson Erdmann Johnathan Thomas Jordan Dudas Trevor Williams Von Walker Saquon Barkley Colin Harrop Troy Apke John Reid Charles Idemudia Joe Berg Jake Cooper Troy Shorts Chris Gulla Kyle Alston Ben Kline Josh McPhearson Jason Cabinda Parker Cothren Zach Ladonis Manny Bowen Tyler Yazujian Colin Castagna Brandon Smith Will Eikenberry Jason Vranic Curtis Cothran Derek Dowrey Wendy Laurent Chance Sorrell Jack Lasher Albert Hall Brian Gaia Paris Palmer Brendan Brosnan Tom Devenney Charlie Shuman Tyler Shoop Kyle Carter Mike Gesicki Garrett Sickels Nick Boumerhi Tarow Barney Joe Holmes Antoine White Robby Liebel Tyler Davis Immanuel Iyke Kyle Vasey Ryan Buchholz Anthony Zettel Jordan Wombacker Austin Johnson John Petrishen PA 49 NJ 19 MD 9 VA 9 IL 6 Hometowns of the 2015 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 49 New Jersey 19 Maryland 9 Virginia 9 Illinois 6 Florida 5 New York 4 Alabama 3 Top counties Prince George’s County, Maryland pop. 960,000 5 Allegheny County, Pennsylvania pop. 1.2 million 4 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’ 2015 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.
Saquon Barkley RB4-star recruit
Chris Godwin WR4-star recruit
Geno Lewis WR
Mike Gesicki TE4-star recruit
Carl Nassib DE
Anthony Zettel DT4-star recruit
Austin Johnson DT
Troy Reeder LB2-star recruit