Teams Penn State 2016 Roster ← 2015 2017 → 2016 Penn State roster 111 players: 23 freshmen, 12 sophomores, 76 with no class listed. From 19 states and 1 other country; the most from Pennsylvania (43) and New Jersey (18). The 2016 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 7 Receivers 13 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 18 Defensive line 17 Linebackers 14 Defensive backs 19 Specialists 11 Athletes and others 1
Running backs 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 26 RB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 230 Coplay, PA 1,496 rushing yards, 18 TD 6 Andre Robinson RB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′9″ 223 Mechanicsburg, PA 141 rushing yards, 5 TD 8 Mark Allen RB So. 5′6″ 190 Hyattsville, MD 115 rushing yards, 1 TD 24 RB 5★ 5-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 207 Pittsburgh, PA 184 rushing yards, 1 TD 39 Josh McPhearson RB 5′10″ 197 Columbia, MD 1 tackle 32 Irvine Paye RB 5′6″ Orange, NJ 7 rushing yards 20 Johnathan Thomas RB So. 5′11″ 221 Peabody, MA
Receivers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 12 WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ Middletown, DE 59 catches, 982 yards, 11 TD 5 DaeSean Hamilton WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 206 Fredericksburg, VA 34 catches, 506 yards, 1 TD 3 DeAndre Thompkins WR 4★ 4-star recruit So. 5′11″ 188 Hubert, NC 27 catches, 440 yards, 1 TD 6 Juwan Johnson WR 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 231 Glassboro, NJ 9 tackles 13 Saeed Blacknall WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 217 Manalapan, NJ 15 catches, 347 yards, 3 TD 19 Gregg Garrity WR 5′10″ Pittsburgh, PA 4 returns, 32 yards 10 Brandon Polk WR 4★ 4-star recruit 5′9″ 180 Ashburn, VA 2 catches, 18 yards 11 Irvin Charles WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 217 Sicklerville, NJ 2 catches, 106 yards, 1 TD 31 Gordon Bentley WR 6′2″ Blue Bell, PA 1 tackle 23 Weston Carr WR Fr. 6′2″ 202 Benicia, CA 82 Tyler Shoop WR Fr. 5′11″ 190 Nashville, TN 86 Cody Hodgens WR 5′7″ 173 Wesley Chapel, FL 88 Dan Chisena WR Fr. 6′3″ 202 Downingtown, PA
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 88 TE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′6″ 250 Manahawkin, NJ 48 catches, 679 yards, 5 TD 89 Tom Pancoast TE 6′3″ 242 West Chester, PA 1 return, 11 yards 15 Danny Dalton TE RS 6′4″ 255 Marshfield, MA 18 Jonathan Holland TE Fr. 6′4″ 252 Brandywine, MD 41 Joe Arcangelo TE Fr. 6′4″ 253 Clarks Summit, PA 81 Steven Grampp TE 6′3″ 240 East Stroudsburg, PA 83 TE Fr. 6′4″ 260 Kittanning, PA
Offensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 53 Derek Dowrey OG 6′3″ Winchester, VA 2 tackles 52 Ryan Bates OL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 301 Warrington, PA 1 tackle 59 Andrew Nelson OL 6′6″ 305 Hershey, PA 1 tackle 77 Chasz Wright OL So. 6′7″ 348 Woodbridge, VA 1 tackle 51 Alex Gellerstedt OL 6′6″ 311 Dublin, OH 55 Wendy Laurent C 6′2″ 297 Hamilton, NJ 60 Noah Beh OT 6′6″ 300 Scranton, PA 64 Zach Simpson OL 6′3″ 290 Hollidaysburg, PA 66 Connor McGovern OL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 326 Larksville, 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 72 Brian Gaia OG 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 295 Pasadena, MD 73 Paris Palmer OT 6′7″ 300 Plymouth, NC 74 Steven Gonzalez OL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 341 Union City, NJ 75 Brendan Brosnan OT 6′6″ 295 Park Ridge, IL 76 Sterling Jenkins OL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′8″ 334 Pittsburgh, PA 78 Tom Devenney C 6′1″ 309 Lititz, PA 79 Charlie Shuman OL 6′8″ 324 Pittsford, NY
Defensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 90 Garrett Sickels DE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ Red Bank, NJ 47 tackles, 6 sacks 94 Evan Schwan DE 6′6″ Harrisburg, PA 32 tackles, 6 sacks 30 Kevin Givens DT Fr. 6′1″ 283 Altoona, PA 26 tackles, 4.5 sacks 16 Torrence Brown DE Fr. 6′4″ 255 Tuscaloosa, AL 32 tackles, 0.5 sacks 41 Parker Cothren DT 6′4″ 304 Huntsville, AL 26 tackles, 2 sacks 48 Shareef Miller DE Fr. 6′5″ 259 Philadelphia, PA 23 tackles, 2 sacks 54 Robert Windsor DT Fr. 6′4″ 285 Fond Du Lac, WI 23 tackles, 1 sack 97 Ryan Buchholz DE 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′6″ 258 Malvern, PA 16 tackles, 2.5 sacks 52 Curtis Cothran DT 6′5″ 301 Newtown, PA 21 tackles, 0.5 sacks 93 Antoine White DT 6′2″ Millville, NJ 17 tackles, 1.5 sacks 56 Tyrell Chavis DT 6′3″ 308 Richmond, VA 14 tackles, 0.5 sacks 46 Colin Castagna DE 6′4″ 257 Barrington, IL 3 tackles 42 Ellison Jordan DT 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′0″ 305 Upper Marlboro, MD 45 Joe DuMond DE 5′11″ 249 Philadelphia, PA 91 Ryan Monk DT 6′1″ 282 Dallas, PA 96 Immanuel Iyke DT 6′2″ 298 Hackettstown, NJ 99 Brenon Thrift DT 6′3″ 290 Monroeville, PA
Linebackers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 11 Brandon Bell LB 6′1″ Mays Landing, NJ 89 tackles, 4 sacks, 2 INT 40 Jason Cabinda LB 6′1″ 234 Flemington, NJ 80 tackles, 1 sack 43 Manny Bowen LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 226 Barnegat, NJ 67 tackles, 2 sacks 47 Brandon Smith LB 6′0″ 228 Winfield, PA 54 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 2 INT 7 Koa Farmer LB So. 6′1″ 236 Lake View Terrace, CA 29 tackles, 3 sacks 5 Nyeem Wartman-White LB 6′1″ Philadelphia, PA 14 tackles, 0.5 sacks 33 Jake Cooper LB So. 6′1″ 231 Doylestown, PA 15 tackles 25 Von Walker LB 5′11″ Mill Hall, PA 7 tackles 2 Jarvis Miller LB Fr. 6′2″ 225 Suffield, CT 4 tackles 36 Jan Johnson LB Fr. 6′2″ 231 Mohnton, PA 2 tackles 6 Cam Brown LB Fr. 6′5″ 233 Burtonsville, MD 39 Frank Di Leo LB Fr. 5′9″ 220 Elmhurst, IL 51 Jason Vranic LB So. 6′0″ 222 Wheatfield, NY John Petrishen LB 6′1″ 225 Lower Burrell, PA
Defensive backs 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 2 Marcus Allen S 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 207 Upper Marlboro, MD 110 tackles 6 Malik Golden S 6′0″ Hartford, CT 75 tackles, 1 INT 29 John Reid CB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′10″ 181 Mount Laurel, NJ 35 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT 15 Grant Haley CB 5′9″ 190 Atlanta, GA 39 tackles 1 Chris Campbell CB 6′1″ 194 Phenix City, AL 30 tackles, 1 INT 28 Troy Apke S 6′1″ 198 Mt. Lebanon, PA 28 tackles, 1 INT 21 Amani Oruwariye CB So. 6′1″ 201 Tampa, FL 23 tackles, 1 INT 12 Jordan Smith CB 5′11″ Washington, DC 17 tackles, 1 INT 13 Ayron Monroe S Fr. 5′11″ 210 Largo, MD 12 tackles 4 Nick Scott S So. 5′11″ 199 Fairfax, VA 8 tackles 17 Garrett Taylor S 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 198 Richmond, VA 2 tackles 8 Zech McPhearson DB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 195 Columbia, MD 1 tackle 12 Desi Davis CB 5′11″ 181 Ardmore, PA 1 tackle 27 T.J. Johnson CB 6′2″ 180 Cleveland, OH 31 Christopher Welde CB 5′7″ 170 Newtown, PA 32 Mitchell Vallone S 5′9″ 201 Johnsonburg, PA 36 Troy Shorts CB 5′10″ 192 Haddonfield, NJ 37 Kyle Alston CB 5′9″ 180 Robbinsville, NJ 47 Will Blair S 5′11″ 219 Lancaster, PA
Specialists 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 95 Tyler Davis PK 5′11″ 183 St. Charles, IL 22 of 24 field goals 93 Blake Gillikin P Fr. 6′2″ 196 Smyrna, GA 61 punts, 42.8 average 99 Joey Julius PK 5′10″ Hummelstown, PA 3 tackles 92 Daniel Pasquariello P 6′1″ 201 Melbourne, Australia 2 punts, 37.5 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 90 Alex Barbir PK 5′9″ 193 Cumming, GA 96 Kyle Vasey LS So. 6′2″ 226 Hawley, PA 97 Nick Cox LS 6′0″ 234 Tampa, FL 98 Jordan Wombacker PK 5′10″ 172 Hermitage, PA
Athletes and others 1 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 Cameron Brown 4★ 4-star recruit Potomac, MD 33 tackles, 0.5 sacks
Marcus Allen, Ayron Monroe, Ellison Jordan Nyeem Wartman-White, Joe DuMond, Shareef Miller Gregg Garrity, Miles Sanders, Sterling Jenkins Andre Robinson, Evan Schwan Cam Brown, Mark Allen Zech McPhearson, Josh McPhearson Trace McSorley, Brandon Polk Garrett Taylor, Tyrell Chavis Amani Oruwariye, Nick Cox Kevin Givens, Zach Simpson Christopher Welde, Curtis Cothran Gordon Bentley, Ryan Bates Andrew Nelson, Joey Julius Chris Campbell Jarvis Miller DeAndre Thompkins Nick Scott DaeSean Hamilton Juwan Johnson Malik Golden Jake Zembiec Koa Farmer Tommy Stevens Brandon Bell Irvin Charles Chris Godwin Desi Davis Jordan Smith Saeed Blacknall Danny Dalton Grant Haley Billy Fessler Torrence Brown Jonathan Holland Johnathan Thomas Weston Carr Von Walker Saquon Barkley T.J. Johnson Troy Apke John Reid Irvine Paye Mitchell Vallone Jake Cooper Jan Johnson Troy Shorts Chris Gulla Kyle Alston Frank Di Leo Jason Cabinda Joe Arcangelo Parker Cothren Zach Ladonis Manny Bowen Tyler Yazujian Colin Castagna Brandon Smith Will Blair Alex Gellerstedt Jason Vranic Derek Dowrey Robert Windsor Wendy Laurent Noah Beh Connor McGovern Adam De Boef Brendan Mahon Brian Gaia Paris Palmer Steven Gonzalez Brendan Brosnan Chasz Wright Tom Devenney Charlie Shuman Steven Grampp Tyler Shoop Nick Bowers Cody Hodgens Dan Chisena Mike Gesicki Tom Pancoast Alex Barbir Garrett Sickels Ryan Monk Antoine White Blake Gillikin Tyler Davis Immanuel Iyke Kyle Vasey Ryan Buchholz Jordan Wombacker Brenon Thrift John Petrishen PA 43 NJ 18 MD 10 VA 8 IL 4 Hometowns of the 2016 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 43 New Jersey 18 Maryland 10 Virginia 8 Illinois 4 Alabama 3 New York 3 Georgia 3 Top counties Allegheny County, Pennsylvania pop. 1.2 million 5 Prince George’s County, Maryland pop. 960,000 5 Bucks County, Pennsylvania pop. 647,000 4 Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania pop. 1.6 million 3 Montgomery County, Pennsylvania pop. 868,000 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’ 2016 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
Miles Sanders RB5-star recruit
Chris Godwin WR4-star recruit
Mike Gesicki TE4-star recruit
Nick Bowers TE