Teams Penn State 2018 Roster ← 2017 2019 → 2018 Penn State roster 115 players: 18 freshmen, 12 sophomores, 22 juniors, 11 seniors, 52 with no class listed. From 19 states and 1 other country; the most from Pennsylvania (44) and Maryland (16). The 2018 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 6 Receivers 20 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 16 Defensive line 17 Linebackers 15 Defensive backs 18 Specialists 12
Quarterbacks 4 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 9 Trace McSorley QB Sr. 6′0″ 203 Ashburn, VA 2,513 passing yards, 18 TD 7 Tommy Stevens QB Jr. 6′5″ 235 Indianapolis, IN 118 rushing yards, 2 TD 14 Sean Clifford QB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 212 Cincinnati, OH 219 passing yards, 2 TD 15 Michael Shuster QB So. 6′2″ 210 Camp Hill, PA
Running backs 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 24 RB 5★ 5-star recruit Jr. 5′11″ 207 Pittsburgh, PA 1,271 rushing yards, 9 TD 3 Ricky Slade RB 5★ 5-star recruit Fr. 5′9″ 198 Woodbridge, VA 257 rushing yards, 6 TD 8 Mark Allen RB Sr. 5′6″ 190 Hyattsville, MD 98 rushing yards, 2 TD 4 Journey Brown RB Fr. 5′11″ 216 Meadville, PA 44 rushing yards, 1 TD 20 Johnathan Thomas RB Sr. 5′11″ 221 Peabody, MA 87 rushing yards, 1 TD 40 Nick Eury RB So. 5′9″ 212 Shavertown, PA
Receivers 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 1 K.J. Hamler WR 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 5′9″ 176 Pontiac, MI 43 catches, 755 yards, 5 TD 6 Juwan Johnson WR 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′4″ 231 Glassboro, NJ 25 catches, 352 yards, 1 TD 3 DeAndre Thompkins WR 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 5′11″ 188 Hubert, NC 24 catches, 311 yards, 2 TD 5 WR 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 182 Nazareth, PA 13 catches, 203 yards 10 Brandon Polk WR 4★ 4-star recruit 5′9″ 180 Ashburn, VA 9 catches, 162 yards, 2 TD Mac Hippenhammer WR 5′11″ 190 Fort Wayne, IN 6 catches, 103 yards, 1 TD 18 Cam Sullivan-Brown WR 6′0″ 195 Bowie, MD 4 catches, 49 yards 85 Isaac Lutz WR So. 5′11″ 197 Reading, PA 2 tackles 4 WR 5★ 5-star recruit 6′4″ 223 Monmouth Junction, NJ 3 catches, 20 yards 1 Daniel George WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 210 Fort Washington, MD 2 catches, 112 yards, 1 TD 82 Tyler Shoop WR Jr. 5′11″ 190 Nashville, TN 1 catch, 32 yards 83 Alex Hoenstine WR Fr. 6′1″ 181 East Freedom, PA 1 catch, 5 yards 23 Weston Carr WR Jr. 6′2″ 202 Benicia, CA 44 Cameron Pica WR Fr. 6′2″ 210 Hermitage, PA 82 Justin Weller WR RS 6′0″ 195 Sinking Spring, PA 84 Benjamin Wilson WR Fr. 6′2″ 212 Uniontown, PA 86 Alec Berger WR Fr. 5′11″ 170 Mckinney, TX 88 Dan Chisena WR Jr. 6′3″ 202 Downingtown, PA 89 Brandon Clark WR 6′4″ 195 89 Colton Maxwell WR So. 6′0″ 194 Northampton, PA
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 87 Pat Freiermuth TE 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 258 Merrimac, MA 26 catches, 368 yards, 8 TD 18 Jonathan Holland TE Jr. 6′4″ 252 Brandywine, MD 7 catches, 114 yards 83 TE Jr. 6′4″ 260 Kittanning, PA 6 catches, 50 yards, 1 TD 15 Danny Dalton TE So. 6′4″ 255 Marshfield, MA 3 catches, 19 yards 80 Zack Kuntz TE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′8″ 251 Camp Hill, PA 2 catches, 41 yards 41 Joe Arcangelo TE Jr. 6′4″ 253 Clarks Summit, PA 1 catch, 5 yards 43 Trevor Baker TE Fr. 6′3″ 246 Easton, PA
Offensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 69 C.J. Thorpe OL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 313 Glenshaw, PA 5 tackles, 1 sack 66 Connor McGovern OL 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′5″ 326 Larksville, PA 1 tackle 50 Will Knutsson OL 6′2″ 296 Fredericksburg, VA 51 Alex Gellerstedt OL 6′6″ 311 Dublin, OH 52 Ryan Bates OL 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′4″ 301 Warrington, PA 55 Anthony Whigan OL RS 6′4″ 315 Lexington Park, MD 62 Michal Menet OL 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′4″ 306 Birdsboro, PA 64 Zach Simpson OL 6′3″ 290 Hollidaysburg, PA 71 Will Fries OL So. 6′6″ 306 Cranford, NJ 73 Mike Miranda OL RS 6′3″ 301 Stow, OH 74 Steven Gonzalez OL 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′4″ 341 Union City, NJ 75 Des Holmes OL RS 6′5″ 320 Norristown, PA 76 Sterling Jenkins OL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′8″ 334 Pittsburgh, PA 77 Chasz Wright OL Sr. 6′7″ 348 Woodbridge, VA 78 Hunter Kelly OL Fr. 6′2″ 310 Langhorne, PA 79 Charlie Shuman OL 6′8″ 324 Pittsford, NY
Defensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 99 Yetur Gross-Matos DE 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′5″ 264 Spotsylvania, VA 54 tackles, 8 sacks 48 Shareef Miller DE Jr. 6′5″ 259 Philadelphia, PA 41 tackles, 8 sacks 54 Robert Windsor DT Jr. 6′4″ 285 Fond Du Lac, WI 38 tackles, 7.5 sacks 30 Kevin Givens DT Jr. 6′1″ 283 Altoona, PA 33 tackles, 5 sacks 18 Shaka Toney DE So. 6′3″ 252 Philadelphia, PA 23 tackles, 5 sacks 55 Antonio Shelton DL 6′2″ 327 Columbus, OH 14 tackles, 1 sack 99 Daniel Joseph DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 265 Brampton, ON 12 tackles, 1 sack 97 P.J. Mustipher DT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 321 Owings Mills, MD 14 tackles 28 DE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ 252 Howell, NJ 5 tackles, 2 sacks 34 Shane Simmons DE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 247 Laurel, MD 9 tackles 42 Ellison Jordan DT 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′0″ 305 Upper Marlboro, MD 2 tackles, 1 sack 53 Fred Hansard DT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 324 Burlington, NJ 2 tackles 45 Joe DuMond DE 5′11″ 249 Philadelphia, PA 58 Evan Presta DT Fr. 6′3″ 282 Erie, PA 89 Damion Barber DL 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′3″ 285 Harrisburg, PA 95 Donnell Dix DE 5′10″ 226 Salisbury, MD 98 Dan Vasey DE RS 6′4″ 251 Lackawaxen, PA
Linebackers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 11 LB 5★ 5-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 245 Harrisburg, PA 83 tackles, 1.5 sacks 36 Jan Johnson LB Jr. 6′2″ 231 Mohnton, PA 72 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT 6 Cam Brown LB Jr. 6′5″ 233 Burtonsville, MD 63 tackles, 2 sacks 7 Koa Farmer LB Sr. 6′1″ 236 Lake View Terrace, CA 52 tackles Jonathan Sutherland LB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 211 Ottawa, ON 39 tackles 13 Ellis Brooks LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 233 Mechanicsville, VA 30 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT 2 Jarvis Miller LB Jr. 6′2″ 225 Suffield, CT 7 tackles 40 LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 242 Ottawa, ON 7 tackles John Petrishen LB 6′1″ 225 Lower Burrell, PA 5 tackles 41 Dae’Lun Darien LB 6′4″ 224 Baltimore, MD 4 tackles 33 Jake Cooper LB Sr. 6′1″ 231 Doylestown, PA 2 tackles 50 Max Chizmar LB 6′2″ 229 Mars, PA 1 tackle 51 Jason Vranic LB Sr. 6′0″ 222 Wheatfield, NY 1 tackle 25 Brelin Faison-Walden LB 6′1″ 207 Greensboro, NC 39 Frank Di Leo LB Jr. 5′9″ 220 Elmhurst, IL
Defensive backs 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 17 Garrett Taylor S 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′0″ 198 Richmond, VA 71 tackles, 3 INT 4 Nick Scott S Sr. 5′11″ 199 Fairfax, VA 65 tackles, 1 sack, 3 INT 21 Amani Oruwariye CB Sr. 6′1″ 201 Tampa, FL 50 tackles, 3 INT 5 CB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 191 Upper Marlboro, MD 32 tackles, 1 sack 29 John Reid CB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′10″ 181 Mount Laurel, NJ 24 tackles, 2 INT 38 Lamont Wade S 4★ 4-star recruit So. 5′9″ 187 Clairton, PA 18 tackles, 1 sack 13 Ayron Monroe S Jr. 5′11″ 210 Largo, MD 10 tackles, 1 sack 3 Donovan Johnson CB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 5′9″ 180 Detroit, MI 12 tackles 8 Zech McPhearson DB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 195 Columbia, MD 6 tackles 20 Jabari Butler CB 5′11″ 183 Potomac, MD 4 tackles 37 Drew Hartlaub S 5′11″ 177 Hanover, PA 3 tackles 18 Trent Gordon DB 5′11″ 190 Spring, TX 1 tackle 1 S Fr. 6′1″ 212 Pittsburgh, PA 6 D.J. Brown DB RS 5′10″ 183 College Park, GA 22 Isaiah Humphries S RS 5′11″ 197 Rowlett, TX 27 Cody Romano S 6′2″ 207 Newton, NJ 31 Christopher Welde CB 5′7″ 170 Newtown, PA 35 Justin Neff S Fr. 6′1″ 195 Mill Hall, PA
Specialists 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2018 92 Jake Pinegar PK 6′2″ 200 Ankeny, IA 16 of 24 field goals 93 Blake Gillikin P Jr. 6′2″ 196 Smyrna, GA 65 punts, 43.8 average 90 Rafael Checa PK 6′2″ 203 Chevy Chase, MD 2 tackles 49 Cade Pollard P 5′11″ 207 Boerne, TX 63 Kevin Cahill LS 6′3″ 229 Summit, NJ 91 Chris Stoll LS RS 6′2″ 262 Westerville, OH 93 Bradley King P RS 6′2″ 214 Geneva, IL 94 Joe Calcagno LS Fr. 6′0″ 293 Elmhurst, IL 96 Kyle Vasey LS Sr. 6′2″ 226 Hawley, PA 96 Matt Aloni LS 6′1″ 247 Farmingdale, NY 97 Carson Landis PK Fr. 6′2″ 206 Macungie, PA 99 Justin Tobin PK So. 6′2″ 208 Langhorne, PA
Jaquan Brisker, Miles Sanders, Lamont Wade, Sterling Jenkins Cam Brown, Mark Allen, Shane Simmons, Rafael Checa Micah Parsons, Michael Shuster, Zack Kuntz, Damion Barber Jan Johnson, Michal Menet, Justin Weller, Isaac Lutz Tariq Castro-Fields, Ayron Monroe, Ellison Jordan Shaka Toney, Joe DuMond, Shareef Miller Christopher Welde, Hunter Kelly, Justin Tobin Ricky Slade, Chasz Wright Jahan Dotson, Trevor Baker Trace McSorley, Brandon Polk Kevin Givens, Zach Simpson Frank Di Leo, Joe Calcagno Kyle Vasey, Dan Vasey Daniel George K.J. Hamler Jarvis Miller DeAndre Thompkins Donovan Johnson Journey Brown Justin Shorter Nick Scott D.J. Brown Juwan Johnson Koa Farmer Tommy Stevens Zech McPhearson Ellis Brooks Sean Clifford Danny Dalton Garrett Taylor Cam Sullivan-Brown Jonathan Holland Trent Gordon Jabari Butler Johnathan Thomas Amani Oruwariye Isaiah Humphries Weston Carr Brelin Faison-Walden Cody Romano Odafe Oweh John Reid Jake Cooper Justin Neff Drew Hartlaub Nick Eury Dae’Lun Darien Joe Arcangelo Cameron Pica Cade Pollard Max Chizmar Will Knutsson Alex Gellerstedt Jason Vranic Ryan Bates Fred Hansard Robert Windsor Anthony Whigan Antonio Shelton Evan Presta Kevin Cahill Connor McGovern C.J. Thorpe Will Fries Mike Miranda Steven Gonzalez Des Holmes Charlie Shuman Tyler Shoop Alex Hoenstine Nick Bowers Benjamin Wilson Alec Berger Pat Freiermuth Dan Chisena Colton Maxwell Chris Stoll Jake Pinegar Blake Gillikin Bradley King Donnell Dix Matt Aloni Carson Landis P.J. Mustipher Yetur Gross-Matos John Petrishen Mac Hippenhammer PA 44 MD 16 NJ 9 VA 9 OH 5 Hometowns of the 2018 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 44 Maryland 16 Virginia 9 New Jersey 9 Ohio 5 Texas 4 Massachusetts 3 Illinois 3 Top counties Prince George’s County, Maryland pop. 960,000 8 Allegheny County, Pennsylvania pop. 1.2 million 5 Bucks County, Pennsylvania pop. 647,000 5 Berks County, Pennsylvania pop. 433,000 4 Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania pop. 1.6 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’ 2018 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.
Miles Sanders RB5-star recruit
Jahan Dotson WR4-star recruit
Justin Shorter WR5-star recruit
Nick Bowers TE
Odafe Oweh DE4-star recruit
Micah Parsons LB5-star recruit
Jesse Luketa LB4-star recruit
Tariq Castro-Fields CB4-star recruit
Jaquan Brisker S