Teams Penn State 2017 Roster ← 2016 2018 → 2017 Penn State roster 107 players: 12 freshmen, 23 sophomores, 12 juniors, 60 with no class listed. From 18 states and 2 other countries; the most from Pennsylvania (42) and New Jersey (15). The 2017 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 7 Receivers 14 Tight ends 6 Offensive line 16 Defensive line 19 Linebackers 13 Defensive backs 18 Specialists 9
Running backs 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 26 RB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 230 Coplay, PA 1,271 rushing yards, 18 TD 39 Josh McPhearson RB 5′10″ 197 Columbia, MD 10 tackles 24 RB 5★ 5-star recruit So. 5′11″ 207 Pittsburgh, PA 191 rushing yards, 2 TD 20 Johnathan Thomas RB Jr. 5′11″ 221 Peabody, MA 5 tackles 6 Andre Robinson RB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′9″ 223 Mechanicsburg, PA 55 rushing yards, 1 TD 8 Mark Allen RB Jr. 5′6″ 190 Hyattsville, MD 38 rushing yards 40 Nick Eury RB Fr. 5′9″ 212 Shavertown, PA 4 rushing yards
Receivers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 6 Juwan Johnson WR 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′4″ 231 Glassboro, NJ 54 catches, 701 yards, 1 TD 5 DaeSean Hamilton WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 206 Fredericksburg, VA 53 catches, 857 yards, 9 TD 3 DeAndre Thompkins WR 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 5′11″ 188 Hubert, NC 28 catches, 443 yards, 3 TD 13 Saeed Blacknall WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 217 Manalapan, NJ 17 catches, 289 yards, 2 TD 11 Irvin Charles WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 217 Sicklerville, NJ 6 tackles 10 Brandon Polk WR 4★ 4-star recruit 5′9″ 180 Ashburn, VA 10 catches, 130 yards, 1 TD 23 Weston Carr WR So. 6′2″ 202 Benicia, CA 82 Tyler Shoop WR So. 5′11″ 190 Nashville, TN 83 Alex Hoenstine WR RS 6′1″ 181 East Freedom, PA 84 Benjamin Wilson WR RS 6′2″ 212 Uniontown, PA 85 Isaac Lutz WR Fr. 5′11″ 197 Reading, PA 86 Cody Hodgens WR 5′7″ 173 Wesley Chapel, FL 88 Dan Chisena WR So. 6′3″ 202 Downingtown, PA 89 Colton Maxwell WR Fr. 6′0″ 194 Northampton, PA
Tight ends 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 88 TE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′6″ 250 Manahawkin, NJ 57 catches, 563 yards, 9 TD 89 Tom Pancoast TE 6′3″ 242 West Chester, PA 4 catches, 27 yards, 1 TD 18 Jonathan Holland TE So. 6′4″ 252 Brandywine, MD 3 catches, 16 yards 83 TE So. 6′4″ 260 Kittanning, PA 1 catch, 15 yards, 1 TD 15 Danny Dalton TE Fr. 6′4″ 255 Marshfield, MA 41 Joe Arcangelo TE So. 6′4″ 253 Clarks Summit, PA
Offensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 70 Brendan Mahon OL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 318 Randolph, NJ 1 tackle 51 Alex Gellerstedt OL 6′6″ 311 Dublin, OH 52 Ryan Bates OL 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′4″ 301 Warrington, PA 55 Anthony Whigan OL 6′4″ 315 Lexington Park, MD 59 Andrew Nelson OL 6′6″ 305 Hershey, PA 62 Michal Menet OL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 306 Birdsboro, PA 64 Zach Simpson OL 6′3″ 290 Hollidaysburg, PA 66 Connor McGovern OL 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′5″ 326 Larksville, PA 69 C.J. Thorpe OL 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′3″ 313 Glenshaw, PA 71 Will Fries OL Fr. 6′6″ 306 Cranford, NJ 72 Robbie Martin OL 6′4″ 284 Sparta, NJ 74 Steven Gonzalez OL 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′4″ 341 Union City, NJ 76 Sterling Jenkins OL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′8″ 334 Pittsburgh, PA 77 Chasz Wright OL Jr. 6′7″ 348 Woodbridge, VA 78 Hunter Kelly OL RS 6′2″ 310 Langhorne, PA 79 Charlie Shuman OL 6′8″ 324 Pittsford, NY
Defensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 48 Shareef Miller DE So. 6′5″ 259 Philadelphia, PA 37 tackles, 5 sacks 30 Kevin Givens DT So. 6′1″ 283 Altoona, PA 23 tackles, 3.5 sacks 52 Curtis Cothran DT 6′5″ 301 Newtown, PA 20 tackles, 3.5 sacks 18 Shaka Toney DE Fr. 6′3″ 252 Philadelphia, PA 18 tackles, 4 sacks 56 Tyrell Chavis DT 6′3″ 308 Richmond, VA 19 tackles, 3 sacks 41 Parker Cothren DT 6′4″ 304 Huntsville, AL 23 tackles, 1.5 sacks 54 Robert Windsor DT So. 6′4″ 285 Fond Du Lac, WI 19 tackles, 2 sacks 97 Ryan Buchholz DE 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′6″ 258 Malvern, PA 18 tackles, 2 sacks 99 Yetur Gross-Matos DE 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 264 Spotsylvania, VA 17 tackles, 1.5 sacks 34 Shane Simmons DE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 247 Laurel, MD 15 tackles, 1 sack 99 Daniel Joseph DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 265 Brampton, ON 10 tackles, 2.5 sacks 42 Ellison Jordan DT 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 305 Upper Marlboro, MD 9 tackles, 0.5 sacks 55 Antonio Shelton DL 6′2″ 327 Columbus, OH 6 tackles, 1 sack 16 Torrence Brown DE So. 6′4″ 255 Tuscaloosa, AL 8 tackles 96 Immanuel Iyke DT 6′2″ 298 Hackettstown, NJ 2 tackles 46 Colin Castagna DE 6′4″ 257 Barrington, IL 1 tackle 91 Ryan Monk DT 6′1″ 282 Dallas, PA 1 tackle 45 Joe DuMond DE 5′11″ 249 Philadelphia, PA 92 Corey Bolds DT 6′3″ 285 Paterson, NJ
Linebackers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 40 Jason Cabinda LB 6′1″ 234 Flemington, NJ 88 tackles, 2.5 sacks 47 Brandon Smith LB 6′0″ 228 Winfield, PA 62 tackles 43 Manny Bowen LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 226 Barnegat, NJ 51 tackles, 1.5 sacks 7 Koa Farmer LB Jr. 6′1″ 236 Lake View Terrace, CA 48 tackles, 1 sack 6 Cam Brown LB So. 6′5″ 233 Burtonsville, MD 31 tackles, 0.5 sacks 2 Jarvis Miller LB So. 6′2″ 225 Suffield, CT 10 tackles, 1 sack 36 Jan Johnson LB So. 6′2″ 231 Mohnton, PA 12 tackles 33 Jake Cooper LB Jr. 6′1″ 231 Doylestown, PA 11 tackles John Petrishen LB 6′1″ 225 Lower Burrell, PA 3 tackles 39 Frank Di Leo LB So. 5′9″ 220 Elmhurst, IL 2 tackles 51 Jason Vranic LB Jr. 6′0″ 222 Wheatfield, NY 1 tackle 25 Brelin Faison-Walden LB 6′1″ 207 Greensboro, NC 44 Brailyn Franklin LB 6′2″ 204 Arlington, TX
Defensive backs 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 2 Marcus Allen S 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 207 Upper Marlboro, MD 71 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 28 Troy Apke S 6′1″ 198 Mt. Lebanon, PA 54 tackles, 1 INT 15 Grant Haley CB 5′9″ 190 Atlanta, GA 40 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 INT 1 Chris Campbell CB 6′1″ 194 Phenix City, AL 47 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 21 Amani Oruwariye CB Jr. 6′1″ 201 Tampa, FL 26 tackles, 4 INT 4 Nick Scott S Jr. 5′11″ 199 Fairfax, VA 32 tackles 38 Lamont Wade S 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 5′9″ 187 Clairton, PA 31 tackles 13 Ayron Monroe S So. 5′11″ 210 Largo, MD 18 tackles, 0.5 sacks 5 CB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 191 Upper Marlboro, MD 10 tackles, 1 INT 17 Garrett Taylor S 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′0″ 198 Richmond, VA 12 tackles 8 Zech McPhearson DB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 195 Columbia, MD 8 tackles 12 Desi Davis CB 5′11″ 181 Ardmore, PA 1 tackle 1 S RS 6′1″ 212 Pittsburgh, PA 20 Jabari Butler CB 5′11″ 183 Potomac, MD 29 John Reid CB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′10″ 181 Mount Laurel, NJ 31 Christopher Welde CB 5′7″ 170 Newtown, PA 32 Mitchell Vallone S 5′9″ 201 Johnsonburg, PA 47 Will Blair S 5′11″ 219 Lancaster, PA
Specialists 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 95 Tyler Davis PK 5′11″ 183 St. Charles, IL 9 of 17 field goals 93 Blake Gillikin P So. 6′2″ 196 Smyrna, GA 52 punts, 43.2 average 92 Daniel Pasquariello P 6′1″ 201 Melbourne, Australia 1 punt, 45.0 average 96 Kyle Vasey LS Jr. 6′2″ 226 Hawley, PA 1 tackle 90 Alex Barbir PK 5′9″ 193 Cumming, GA 90 Rafael Checa PK 6′2″ 203 Chevy Chase, MD 98 Mike Curry LS 6′0″ 230 Phillipsburg, NJ 99 Justin Tobin PK Fr. 6′2″ 208 Langhorne, PA 99 Nick DeAngelis PK 5′8″ 160 Ramsey, NJ
Jaquan Brisker, Miles Sanders, Lamont Wade, Sterling Jenkins Marcus Allen, Tariq Castro-Fields, Ayron Monroe, Ellison Jordan Cam Brown, Mark Allen, Shane Simmons, Rafael Checa Christopher Welde, Curtis Cothran, Hunter Kelly, Justin Tobin Shaka Toney, Joe DuMond, Shareef Miller Jan Johnson, Michal Menet, Isaac Lutz Andre Robinson, Michael Shuster Zech McPhearson, Josh McPhearson Trace McSorley, Brandon Polk Garrett Taylor, Tyrell Chavis Kevin Givens, Zach Simpson Nick Eury, Ryan Monk Chris Campbell Jarvis Miller DeAndre Thompkins Nick Scott DaeSean Hamilton Juwan Johnson Jake Zembiec Koa Farmer Tommy Stevens Irvin Charles Desi Davis Saeed Blacknall Danny Dalton Grant Haley Billy Fessler Torrence Brown Jonathan Holland Jabari Butler Johnathan Thomas Amani Oruwariye Weston Carr Brelin Faison-Walden Saquon Barkley Troy Apke John Reid Mitchell Vallone Jake Cooper Frank Di Leo Jason Cabinda Joe Arcangelo Parker Cothren Manny Bowen Brailyn Franklin Colin Castagna Brandon Smith Will Blair Alex Gellerstedt Jason Vranic Ryan Bates Robert Windsor Anthony Whigan Antonio Shelton Andrew Nelson Connor McGovern C.J. Thorpe Brendan Mahon Will Fries Robbie Martin Steven Gonzalez Chasz Wright Charlie Shuman Tyler Shoop Alex Hoenstine Nick Bowers Benjamin Wilson Cody Hodgens Dan Chisena Mike Gesicki Colton Maxwell Tom Pancoast Alex Barbir Corey Bolds Blake Gillikin Tyler Davis Immanuel Iyke Kyle Vasey Ryan Buchholz Mike Curry Nick DeAngelis Yetur Gross-Matos John Petrishen PA 42 NJ 15 MD 13 VA 8 AL 3 Hometowns of the 2017 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 42 New Jersey 15 Maryland 13 Virginia 8 Alabama 3 New York 3 Georgia 3 Illinois 3 Top counties Prince George’s County, Maryland pop. 960,000 7 Allegheny County, Pennsylvania pop. 1.2 million 6 Bucks County, Pennsylvania pop. 647,000 6 Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania pop. 1.6 million 3 Montgomery County, Maryland pop. 1.1 million 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’ 2017 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
Mike Gesicki TE4-star recruit
Nick Bowers TE
Tariq Castro-Fields CB4-star recruit
Jaquan Brisker S