Teams Penn State 2020 Roster ← 2019 2021 → 2020 Penn State roster 122 players: 21 freshmen, 18 sophomores, 12 juniors, 5 seniors, 66 with no class listed. From 19 states and 3 other countries; the most from Pennsylvania (44) and Maryland (16). The 2020 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 7 Receivers 17 Tight ends 8 Offensive line 21 Defensive line 24 Linebackers 11 Defensive backs 19 Specialists 11
Quarterbacks 4 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 14 Sean Clifford QB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 212 Cincinnati, OH 1,877 passing yards, 16 TD 7 QB So. 6′3″ 232 Madison, CT 421 passing yards, 1 TD 2 Ta’Quan Roberson QB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 200 Orange, NJ 8 Micah Bowens QB 5′11″ 190 Las Vegas, NV
Running backs 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 2 Keyvone Lee RB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 225 St. Petersburg, FL 438 rushing yards, 4 TD 22 Devyn Ford RB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 200 Stafford, VA 274 rushing yards, 3 TD 26 Caziah Holmes RB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 219 Titusville, FL 227 rushing yards, 2 TD 37 Joseph Bruno RB Fr. 6′0″ 200 Germantown, MD 42 rushing yards 21 Noah Cain RB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 220 Baton Rouge, LA 13 rushing yards 4 Journey Brown RB Jr. 5′11″ 216 Meadville, PA 38 Tank Smith RB 5★ 5-star recruit Fr. 5′7″ 222 Pittsburgh, PA
Receivers 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 5 WR 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 182 Nazareth, PA 52 catches, 884 yards, 8 TD 3 Parker Washington WR 4★ 4-star recruit 5′10″ 215 Sugar Land, TX 36 catches, 489 yards, 6 TD 5 Keandre Lambert WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 182 Norfolk, VA 14 catches, 132 yards 1 Daniel George WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 210 Fort Washington, MD 7 catches, 73 yards 85 Isaac Lutz WR Sr. 5′11″ 197 Reading, PA 5 catches, 49 yards 18 Cam Sullivan-Brown WR 6′0″ 195 Bowie, MD 1 catch, 14 yards 0 John Dunmore WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 185 Fort Lauderdale, FL 3 Malick Meiga WR 6′4″ 200 Saint Jerome, QC 3 T.J. Jones WR Fr. 6′1″ 200 Lake City, FL 6 Norval Black WR So. 6′1″ 175 Germantown, MD 17 Mason Stahl WR 6′0″ 197 Pittsburgh, PA 29 Henry Fessler WR Fr. 5′10″ 182 Erie, PA 44 Cameron Pica WR Jr. 6′2″ 210 Hermitage, PA 82 Justin Weller WR So. 6′0″ 195 Sinking Spring, PA 83 Johnny Crise WR Fr. 6′5″ 201 Natrona Heights, PA 84 Benjamin Wilson WR Jr. 6′2″ 212 Uniontown, PA 86 Alec Berger WR Jr. 5′11″ 170 Mckinney, TX
Tight ends 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 87 Pat Freiermuth TE 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′5″ 258 Merrimac, MA 23 catches, 310 yards, 1 TD 86 Brenton Strange TE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 246 Parkersburg, WV 17 catches, 164 yards, 2 TD 84 Theo Johnson TE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′6″ 264 Windsor, ON 4 catches, 56 yards 43 Trevor Baker TE Jr. 6′3″ 246 Easton, PA 44 TE RS 6′6″ 257 Mechanicsville, VA 47 Tommy Friberg TE RS 6′3″ 210 State College, PA 80 Zack Kuntz TE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′8″ 251 Camp Hill, PA 89 Grayson Kline TE So. 6′5″ 254 Sinking Spring, PA
Offensive line 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 73 Mike Miranda OL So. 6′3″ 301 Stow, OH 3 tackles 53 Rasheed Walker OL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′6″ 310 Waldorf, MD 1 tackle 71 Will Fries OL Sr. 6′6″ 306 Cranford, NJ 1 tackle 72 Bryce Effner OL So. 6′5″ 287 Aurora, IL 1 tackle 50 Jimmy Christ OT 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′7″ 317 Sterling, VA 50 Will Knutsson OL Fr. 6′2″ 300 Fredericksburg, VA 52 Blake Zalar OL RS 6′1″ 286 Coal Township, PA 53 OL 6′4″ 295 Allentown, PA 54 Kaleb Konigus OL Fr. 6′2″ 300 Lehman, PA 55 Anthony Whigan OL So. 6′4″ 315 Lexington Park, MD 55 Ibrahim Traore OL 6′5″ 297 Bronx, NY 62 Michal Menet OL 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′4″ 306 Birdsboro, PA 63 Collin De Boef OL So. 6′5″ 264 State College, PA 69 C.J. Thorpe OL 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 313 Glenshaw, PA 70 Juice Scruggs OL 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′3″ 310 Ashtabula, OH 73 Caedan Wallace OL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 341 Robbinsville, NJ 74 Olu Fashanu OL 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′6″ 319 Waldorf, MD 75 Des Holmes OL So. 6′5″ 320 Norristown, PA 76 Justin Kopko OL Fr. 6′3″ 318 Hanover, PA 77 Sal Wormley OL 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′3″ 335 Newark, NJ 78 Golden Israel-Achumba OL RS 6′4″ 336 Bowie, MD
Defensive line 24 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 18 Shaka Toney DE Sr. 6′3″ 252 Philadelphia, PA 31 tackles, 5 sacks 28 DE 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′5″ 252 Howell, NJ 38 tackles 97 P.J. Mustipher DT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 321 Owings Mills, MD 35 tackles, 1 sack 34 Shane Simmons DE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 247 Laurel, MD 16 tackles, 3 sacks 55 Antonio Shelton DL 6′2″ 327 Columbus, OH 13 tackles, 3.5 sacks 20 Adisa Isaac DE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 254 Brooklyn, NY 13 tackles, 1.5 sacks 95 Judge Culpepper DT 6′4″ 293 Tampa, FL 6 tackles, 0.5 sacks 51 Hakeem Beamon DT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 285 Midlothian, VA 7 tackles 53 Fred Hansard DT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 324 Burlington, NJ 6 tackles 91 Dvon Ellies DT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 304 Burtonsville, MD 3 tackles, 1 sack 15 Amin Vanover DE 6′4″ 268 Newark, NJ 3 tackles 46 Nick Tarburton DE 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′3″ 269 Green Lane, PA 2 tackles 8 Smith Vilbert DL 6′6″ 282 Montvale, NJ 1 tackle 18 Zuriah Fisher DE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 265 Aliquippa, PA 27 Aeneas Hawkins DT Fr. 6′2″ 288 Cincinnati, OH 33 Bryce Mostella DE RS 6′6″ 248 Kentwood, MI 44 Joseph Appiah Darkwa DL 6′5″ 295 North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany 47 Alex Furmanek DT Fr. 6′2″ 287 North East, PA 54 Fatorma Mulbah DL RS 6′4″ 306 Harrisburg, PA 58 Evan Presta DT Jr. 6′3″ 282 Erie, PA 94 Jake Wilson DE RS 6′3″ 247 Nazareth, PA 98 Dan Vasey DE So. 6′4″ 251 Lackawaxen, PA 99 Cole Brevard DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 346 Carmel, IN 99 Coziah Izzard DT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 310 Columbia, MD
Linebackers 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 13 Ellis Brooks LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 233 Mechanicsville, VA 58 tackles, 1 sack 40 LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 242 Ottawa, ON 59 tackles 12 Brandon Smith LB 6′3″ 244 Louisa, VA 37 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT Jonathan Sutherland LB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 211 Ottawa, ON 13 tackles, 0.5 sacks 23 Curtis Jacobs LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 238 Glen Burnie, MD 9 tackles 28 Lance Dixon LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 233 West Bloomfield, MI 9 tackles 45 Charlie Katshir LB So. 6′3″ 230 Camp Hill, PA 5 tackles 39 Robbie Dwyer LB Fr. 6′1″ 261 Pringle, PA 1 return, 0 yards 43 Tyler Elsdon LB 6′2″ 232 Frackville, PA 1 tackle 48 Cody Romano LB So. 6′2″ 223 Newton, NJ 50 Max Chizmar LB 6′2″ 229 Mars, PA
Defensive backs 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 1 S Jr. 6′1″ 212 Pittsburgh, PA 57 tackles, 1 INT 38 Lamont Wade S 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 5′9″ 187 Clairton, PA 37 tackles, 1 INT 9 CB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 198 Bakersfield, CA 34 tackles, 1 sack 2 Keaton Ellis S 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 192 State College, PA 12 tackles, 1 INT 25 Daequan Hardy CB Fr. 5′9″ 181 Pittsburgh, PA 10 tackles, 1 sack 5 CB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 191 Upper Marlboro, MD 12 tackles 16 Marquis Wilson DB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 185 Windsor, CT 12 tackles 16 Ji’Ayir Brown S So. 5′11″ 208 Trenton, NJ 6 tackles 37 Drew Hartlaub S 5′11″ 177 Hanover, PA 4 tackles 4 Tyler Rudolph S 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 210 Waterbury, CT 1 tackle 29 Sebastain Costantini S Fr. 5′11″ 190 Collegeville, PA 1 tackle 3 Donovan Johnson CB 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 5′9″ 180 Detroit, MI 5 Jaden Dottin S 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 200 Cambridge, MA 15 Enzo Jennings S 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′1″ 197 Detroit, MI 17 Joseph Johnson III CB 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′2″ 168 Richmond, VA 18 Trent Gordon DB 5′11″ 190 Spring, TX 26 Jaden Seider S Fr. 5′10″ 179 Morgantown, WV 32 Dylan Farronato S RS 5′11″ 187 Lewisburg, PA 35 Makai Self CB Fr. 5′9″ 170 Upper Marlboro, MD
Specialists 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 92 Jake Pinegar PK 6′2″ 200 Ankeny, IA 9 of 12 field goals 98 Jordan Stout PK 6′3″ 208 Honaker, VA 2 of 5 field goals 46 Michael Wright LS Fr. 6′0″ 205 Roswell, GA 90 Rafael Checa PK 6′2″ 203 Chevy Chase, MD 91 Chris Stoll LS So. 6′2″ 262 Westerville, OH 93 Bradley King P So. 6′2″ 214 Geneva, IL 93 Levi Forrest P Fr. 6′4″ 184 Richlands, VA 94 Joe Calcagno LS Jr. 6′0″ 293 Elmhurst, IL 95 Vlad Hilling PK Fr. 5′10″ 213 Hollidaysburg, PA 96 Anthony DaSilva PK Fr. 5′11″ 157 Bethlehem, PA 97 Carson Landis PK Jr. 6′2″ 206 Macungie, PA
Jaquan Brisker, Mason Stahl, Daequan Hardy, Lamont Wade, Tank Smith Michal Menet, Justin Weller, Isaac Lutz, Grayson Kline Keaton Ellis, Tommy Friberg, Collin De Boef Jahan Dotson, Trevor Baker, Jake Wilson Shane Simmons, Rafael Checa, Dvon Ellies Charlie Katshir, Fatorma Mulbah, Zack Kuntz Donovan Johnson, Enzo Jennings Tariq Castro-Fields, Makai Self Norval Black, Joseph Bruno Ellis Brooks, Tyler Warren Sean Clifford, Aeneas Hawkins Amin Vanover, Sal Wormley Cam Sullivan-Brown, Golden Israel-Achumba Henry Fessler, Evan Presta Drew Hartlaub, Justin Kopko Nick Dawkins, Carson Landis Rasheed Walker, Olu Fashanu Bryce Effner, Bradley King John Dunmore Daniel George Keyvone Lee Ta’Quan Roberson Parker Washington T.J. Jones Journey Brown Tyler Rudolph Jaden Dottin Keandre Lambert Will Levis Micah Bowens Smith Vilbert Joey Porter Jr. Brandon Smith Ji’Ayir Brown Marquis Wilson Joseph Johnson III Shaka Toney Trent Gordon Zuriah Fisher Adisa Isaac Noah Cain Devyn Ford Curtis Jacobs Caziah Holmes Jaden Seider Lance Dixon Odafe Oweh Sebastain Costantini Dylan Farronato Bryce Mostella Robbie Dwyer Tyler Elsdon Cameron Pica Michael Wright Nick Tarburton Alex Furmanek Cody Romano Jimmy Christ Max Chizmar Will Knutsson Hakeem Beamon Blake Zalar Fred Hansard Kaleb Konigus Anthony Whigan Antonio Shelton Ibrahim Traore C.J. Thorpe Juice Scruggs Will Fries Caedan Wallace Mike Miranda Des Holmes Johnny Crise Benjamin Wilson Alec Berger Brenton Strange Pat Freiermuth Chris Stoll Jake Pinegar Levi Forrest Joe Calcagno Judge Culpepper Vlad Hilling Anthony DaSilva P.J. Mustipher Dan Vasey Jordan Stout Cole Brevard Coziah Izzard PA 44 MD 16 VA 11 NJ 10 OH 6 Hometowns of the 2020 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 11 New Jersey 10 Ohio 6 Florida 5 Michigan 4 Texas 3 Top counties Allegheny County, Pennsylvania pop. 1.2 million 7 Prince George’s County, Maryland pop. 960,000 6 Montgomery County, Maryland pop. 1.1 million 4 Berks County, Pennsylvania pop. 433,000 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’ 2020 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
Tyler Warren TE
Nick Dawkins OL
Odafe Oweh DE4-star recruit
Jesse Luketa LB4-star recruit
Jaquan Brisker S
Joey Porter Jr. CB4-star recruit
Tariq Castro-Fields CB4-star recruit