Teams Penn State 2019 Roster ← 2018 2020 → 2019 Penn State roster 120 players: 20 freshmen, 17 sophomores, 10 juniors, 10 seniors, 63 with no class listed. From 19 states and 2 other countries; the most from Pennsylvania (51) and Maryland (11). The 2019 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 5 Receivers 17 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 20 Defensive line 21 Linebackers 12 Defensive backs 20 Specialists 13
Quarterbacks 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 14 Sean Clifford QB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 212 Cincinnati, OH 2,654 passing yards, 23 TD 7 QB Fr. 6′3″ 232 Madison, CT 223 passing yards, 2 TD 15 Michael Shuster QB Jr. 6′2″ 210 Camp Hill, PA −5 rushing yards 2 Ta’Quan Roberson QB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 200 Orange, NJ 0 passing yards 19 Isaac Rumery QB Fr. 5′11″ 203 Woodland, PA
Running backs 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 4 Journey Brown RB So. 5′11″ 216 Meadville, PA 890 rushing yards, 12 TD 21 Noah Cain RB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 220 Baton Rouge, LA 443 rushing yards, 8 TD 22 Devyn Ford RB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 200 Stafford, VA 294 rushing yards, 3 TD 3 Ricky Slade RB 5★ 5-star recruit So. 5′9″ 198 Woodbridge, VA 214 rushing yards, 2 TD 40 Nick Eury RB Jr. 5′9″ 212 Shavertown, PA 44 rushing yards, 1 TD
Receivers 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 1 K.J. Hamler WR 4★ 4-star recruit So. 5′9″ 176 Pontiac, MI 56 catches, 904 yards, 8 TD 5 WR 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 182 Nazareth, PA 27 catches, 488 yards, 5 TD 4 WR 5★ 5-star recruit 6′4″ 223 Monmouth Junction, NJ 12 catches, 137 yards 85 Isaac Lutz WR Jr. 5′11″ 197 Reading, PA 5 tackles 1 Daniel George WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 210 Fort Washington, MD 9 catches, 100 yards 18 Cam Sullivan-Brown WR 6′0″ 195 Bowie, MD 8 catches, 56 yards 23 Weston Carr WR Sr. 6′2″ 202 Benicia, CA 3 catches, 27 yards 88 Dan Chisena WR Sr. 6′3″ 202 Downingtown, PA 3 catches, 66 yards 82 Justin Weller WR Fr. 6′0″ 195 Sinking Spring, PA 1 catch, 10 yards Mac Hippenhammer WR 5′11″ 190 Fort Wayne, IN 1 catch, 15 yards 0 John Dunmore WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 185 Fort Lauderdale, FL 3 T.J. Jones WR RS 6′1″ 200 Lake City, FL 29 Henry Fessler WR RS 5′10″ 182 Erie, PA 44 Cameron Pica WR So. 6′2″ 210 Hermitage, PA 84 Benjamin Wilson WR So. 6′2″ 212 Uniontown, PA 86 Alec Berger WR So. 5′11″ 170 Mckinney, TX 89 Colton Maxwell WR Jr. 6′0″ 194 Northampton, PA
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 87 Pat Freiermuth TE 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′5″ 258 Merrimac, MA 43 catches, 507 yards, 7 TD 83 TE Sr. 6′4″ 260 Kittanning, PA 10 catches, 214 yards, 3 TD 80 Zack Kuntz TE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′8″ 251 Camp Hill, PA 2 catches, 18 yards 86 Brenton Strange TE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 246 Parkersburg, WV 1 catch, 4 yards, 1 TD 43 Trevor Baker TE So. 6′3″ 246 Easton, PA 47 Tommy Friberg TE 6′3″ 210 State College, PA 89 Grayson Kline TE Fr. 6′5″ 254 Sinking Spring, PA
Offensive line 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 75 Des Holmes OL Fr. 6′5″ 320 Norristown, PA 1 catch, −5 yards 50 Will Knutsson OL RS 6′2″ 296 Fredericksburg, VA 52 Blake Zalar OL 6′1″ 286 Coal Township, PA 53 Rasheed Walker OL 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′6″ 310 Waldorf, MD 54 Kaleb Konigus OL RS 6′2″ 300 Lehman, PA 55 Anthony Whigan OL Fr. 6′4″ 315 Lexington Park, MD 62 Michal Menet OL 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′4″ 306 Birdsboro, PA 63 Collin De Boef OL Fr. 6′5″ 264 State College, PA 65 Hudson Morris OL Fr. 6′3″ 288 Dallas, TX 69 C.J. Thorpe OL 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′3″ 313 Glenshaw, PA 70 Juice Scruggs OL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 310 Ashtabula, OH 71 Will Fries OL Jr. 6′6″ 306 Cranford, NJ 72 Bryce Effner OL Fr. 6′5″ 287 Aurora, IL 73 Caedan Wallace OL 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′5″ 341 Robbinsville, NJ 73 Mike Miranda OL Fr. 6′3″ 301 Stow, OH 74 Steven Gonzalez OL 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′4″ 341 Union City, NJ 76 Justin Kopko OL RS 6′3″ 318 Hanover, PA 77 Sal Wormley OL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 335 Newark, NJ 78 Dalton Daddona OL Fr. 6′2″ 276 Allentown, PA 78 Hunter Kelly OL So. 6′2″ 310 Langhorne, PA
Defensive line 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 99 Yetur Gross-Matos DE 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′5″ 264 Spotsylvania, VA 40 tackles, 9.5 sacks 18 Shaka Toney DE Jr. 6′3″ 252 Philadelphia, PA 40 tackles, 6.5 sacks 54 Robert Windsor DT Sr. 6′4″ 285 Fond Du Lac, WI 40 tackles, 3.5 sacks 97 P.J. Mustipher DT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 321 Owings Mills, MD 37 tackles, 1 sack 28 DE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ 252 Howell, NJ 21 tackles, 5 sacks 34 Shane Simmons DE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 247 Laurel, MD 19 tackles 20 Adisa Isaac DE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 254 Brooklyn, NY 14 tackles, 1.5 sacks 55 Antonio Shelton DL 6′2″ 327 Columbus, OH 17 tackles, 0.5 sacks 53 Fred Hansard DT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 324 Burlington, NJ 15 tackles, 1 sack 99 Daniel Joseph DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 265 Brampton, ON 7 tackles, 1.5 sacks 95 Judge Culpepper DT 6′4″ 293 Tampa, FL 2 tackles, 0.5 sacks 89 Damion Barber DL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 285 Harrisburg, PA 3 tackles 51 Hakeem Beamon DT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 285 Midlothian, VA 2 tackles 8 Smith Vilbert DL 6′6″ 282 Montvale, NJ 27 Aeneas Hawkins DT RS 6′2″ 288 Cincinnati, OH 44 Joseph Appiah Darkwa DL 6′5″ 295 North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany 46 Nick Tarburton DE 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 269 Green Lane, PA 47 Alex Furmanek DT RS 6′2″ 287 North East, PA 58 Evan Presta DT So. 6′3″ 282 Erie, PA 91 Dvon Ellies DT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 304 Burtonsville, MD 98 Dan Vasey DE Fr. 6′4″ 251 Lackawaxen, PA
Linebackers 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 11 LB 5★ 5-star recruit So. 6′3″ 245 Harrisburg, PA 109 tackles, 5 sacks 6 Cam Brown LB Sr. 6′5″ 233 Burtonsville, MD 72 tackles, 2 sacks 36 Jan Johnson LB Sr. 6′2″ 231 Mohnton, PA 62 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 13 Ellis Brooks LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 233 Mechanicsville, VA 39 tackles, 2.5 sacks 40 LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 242 Ottawa, ON 24 tackles Jonathan Sutherland LB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 211 Ottawa, ON 23 tackles 12 Brandon Smith LB 6′3″ 244 Louisa, VA 13 tackles 45 Charlie Katshir LB Fr. 6′3″ 230 Camp Hill, PA 5 tackles 28 Lance Dixon LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 233 West Bloomfield, MI 3 tackles 50 Max Chizmar LB 6′2″ 229 Mars, PA 3 tackles 31 Denver Light LB Fr. 6′1″ 212 Tyrone, PA 39 Robbie Dwyer LB RS 6′1″ 261 Pringle, PA
Defensive backs 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 17 Garrett Taylor S 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′0″ 198 Richmond, VA 84 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 38 Lamont Wade S 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 5′9″ 187 Clairton, PA 67 tackles, 2 sacks 5 CB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 191 Upper Marlboro, MD 52 tackles, 2 INT 29 John Reid CB 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 5′10″ 181 Mount Laurel, NJ 37 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT 1 S So. 6′1″ 212 Pittsburgh, PA 31 tackles, 2 INT 16 Marquis Wilson DB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 185 Windsor, CT 17 tackles, 2 INT 18 Trent Gordon DB 5′11″ 190 Spring, TX 20 tackles 2 Keaton Ellis S 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 192 State College, PA 18 tackles 6 D.J. Brown DB Fr. 5′10″ 183 College Park, GA 5 tackles 3 Donovan Johnson CB 4★ 4-star recruit So. 5′9″ 180 Detroit, MI 4 tackles 37 Drew Hartlaub S 5′11″ 177 Hanover, PA 4 tackles 9 CB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 198 Bakersfield, CA 3 tackles 29 C.J. Holmes S 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 206 Hamden, CT 2 tackles 35 Justin Neff S So. 6′1″ 195 Mill Hall, PA 2 tackles 4 Tyler Rudolph S 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 210 Waterbury, CT 25 Daequan Hardy CB RS 5′9″ 181 Pittsburgh, PA 26 Jaden Seider S RS 5′10″ 179 Morgantown, WV 29 Sebastain Costantini S RS 5′11″ 190 Collegeville, PA 32 Dylan Farronato S 5′11″ 187 Lewisburg, PA 35 Makai Self CB RS 5′9″ 170 Upper Marlboro, MD
Specialists 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 92 Jake Pinegar PK 6′2″ 200 Ankeny, IA 11 of 12 field goals 93 Blake Gillikin P Sr. 6′2″ 196 Smyrna, GA 62 punts, 42.2 average 98 Jordan Stout PK 6′3″ 208 Honaker, VA 2 of 3 field goals 91 Chris Stoll LS Fr. 6′2″ 262 Westerville, OH 3 tackles 49 Austin Sullivan LS RS 6′3″ 235 Port Jervis, NY 90 Rafael Checa PK 6′2″ 203 Chevy Chase, MD 93 Bradley King P Fr. 6′2″ 214 Geneva, IL 94 Joe Calcagno LS So. 6′0″ 293 Elmhurst, IL 95 Vlad Hilling PK RS 5′10″ 213 Hollidaysburg, PA 96 Anthony DaSilva PK RS 5′11″ 154 Bethlehem, PA 97 Carson Landis PK So. 6′2″ 206 Macungie, PA 97 Sebastian Costantini PK 5′11″ 177 Collegeville, PA 99 Justin Tobin PK Jr. 6′2″ 208 Langhorne, PA
Micah Parsons, Michael Shuster, Charlie Katshir, Zack Kuntz, Damion Barber Jan Johnson, Michal Menet, Justin Weller, Isaac Lutz, Grayson Kline Cam Brown, Shane Simmons, Rafael Checa, Dvon Ellies Jaquan Brisker, Daequan Hardy, Lamont Wade Keaton Ellis, Tommy Friberg, Collin De Boef Jahan Dotson, Trevor Baker Tariq Castro-Fields, Makai Self Sean Clifford, Aeneas Hawkins Henry Fessler, Evan Presta Sebastain Costantini, Sebastian Costantini Drew Hartlaub, Justin Kopko Bryce Effner, Bradley King Steven Gonzalez, Sal Wormley Dalton Daddona, Carson Landis Hunter Kelly, Justin Tobin John Dunmore Daniel George K.J. Hamler Ta’Quan Roberson Donovan Johnson Ricky Slade T.J. Jones Journey Brown Justin Shorter Tyler Rudolph D.J. Brown Will Levis Smith Vilbert Joey Porter Jr. Brandon Smith Ellis Brooks Marquis Wilson Garrett Taylor Cam Sullivan-Brown Shaka Toney Trent Gordon Isaac Rumery Adisa Isaac Noah Cain Devyn Ford Weston Carr Jaden Seider Lance Dixon Odafe Oweh C.J. Holmes John Reid Denver Light Dylan Farronato Justin Neff Robbie Dwyer Nick Eury Cameron Pica Nick Tarburton Alex Furmanek Austin Sullivan Max Chizmar Will Knutsson Hakeem Beamon Blake Zalar Fred Hansard Rasheed Walker Kaleb Konigus Robert Windsor Anthony Whigan Antonio Shelton Hudson Morris C.J. Thorpe Juice Scruggs Will Fries Caedan Wallace Mike Miranda Des Holmes Nick Bowers Benjamin Wilson Alec Berger Brenton Strange Pat Freiermuth Dan Chisena Colton Maxwell Chris Stoll Jake Pinegar Blake Gillikin Joe Calcagno Judge Culpepper Vlad Hilling Anthony DaSilva P.J. Mustipher Dan Vasey Jordan Stout Yetur Gross-Matos Mac Hippenhammer PA 51 MD 11 NJ 10 VA 9 OH 6 Hometowns of the 2019 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 51 Maryland 11 New Jersey 10 Virginia 9 Ohio 6 Connecticut 4 Florida 3 Michigan 3 Top counties Prince George’s County, Maryland pop. 960,000 5 Berks County, Pennsylvania pop. 433,000 5 Allegheny County, Pennsylvania pop. 1.2 million 4 Montgomery County, Pennsylvania pop. 868,000 4 Northampton County, Pennsylvania pop. 319,000 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’ 2019 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.
Will Levis QB
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
Joey Porter Jr. CB4-star recruit