Teams Penn State 2021 Roster ← 2020 2022 → 2021 Penn State roster 109 players: 15 freshmen, 17 sophomores, 22 juniors, 7 seniors, 48 with no class listed. From 19 states and 4 other countries; the most from Pennsylvania (32) and Maryland (18). The 2021 season .
Quarterbacks 3 Running backs 6 Receivers 14 Tight ends 6 Offensive line 17 Defensive line 24 Linebackers 12 Defensive backs 20 Specialists 7
Quarterbacks 3 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 14 Sean Clifford QB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 212 Cincinnati, OH 3,107 passing yards, 21 TD 2 Ta’Quan Roberson QB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 200 Orange, NJ 85 passing yards, 1 TD 11 Christian Veilleux QB 6′5″ 209 Ottawa, ON 238 passing yards, 3 TD
Running backs 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 2 Keyvone Lee RB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 225 St. Petersburg, FL 530 rushing yards, 2 TD 21 Noah Cain RB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 220 Baton Rouge, LA 350 rushing yards, 4 TD 23 John Lovett RB Transfer from Baylor 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′0″ 212 Burlington, NJ 177 rushing yards 22 Devyn Ford RB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 200 Stafford, VA 12 returns, 258 yards 26 Caziah Holmes RB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 219 Titusville, FL 27 rushing yards 38 Tank Smith RB 5★ 5-star recruit So. 5′7″ 222 Pittsburgh, PA 5 rushing yards
Receivers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 5 WR 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 5′11″ 182 Nazareth, PA 91 catches, 1,182 yards, 12 TD 3 Parker Washington WR 4★ 4-star recruit 5′10″ 215 Sugar Land, TX 64 catches, 820 yards, 4 TD 5 Keandre Lambert WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 182 Norfolk, VA 34 catches, 521 yards, 3 TD 18 Cam Sullivan-Brown WR 6′0″ 195 Bowie, MD 4 catches, 44 yards 3 Malick Meiga WR 6′4″ 200 Saint Jerome, QC 3 catches, 78 yards, 1 TD 17 Mason Stahl WR 6′0″ 197 Pittsburgh, PA 22 rushing yards 89 Winston Eubanks WR Sr. 6′0″ 189 Philadelphia, PA 1 catch, 2 yards 1 Daniel George WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 210 Fort Washington, MD 2 Harrison Wallace III WR RS 6′1″ 195 Montgomery, AL 2 Liam Clifford WR RS 6′1″ 206 Maineville, OH 6 Norval Black WR Jr. 6′1″ 175 Germantown, MD 29 Henry Fessler WR So. 5′10″ 182 Erie, PA 82 Justin Weller WR Jr. 6′0″ 195 Sinking Spring, PA 84 Benjamin Wilson WR Sr. 6′2″ 212 Uniontown, PA
Tight ends 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 86 Brenton Strange TE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 246 Parkersburg, WV 20 catches, 225 yards, 3 TD 84 Theo Johnson TE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′6″ 264 Windsor, ON 19 catches, 213 yards, 1 TD 44 TE Fr. 6′6″ 257 Mechanicsville, VA 5 catches, 61 yards, 1 TD 16 Khalil Dinkins TE RS 6′4″ 251 Wexford, PA 47 Tommy Friberg TE Fr. 6′3″ 210 State College, PA 89 Grayson Kline TE Jr. 6′5″ 254 Sinking Spring, PA
Offensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 50 Jimmy Christ OT 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′7″ 317 Sterling, VA 50 Will Knutsson OL So. 6′2″ 300 Fredericksburg, VA 52 Blake Zalar OL Fr. 6′1″ 286 Coal Township, PA 53 OL RS 6′4″ 295 Allentown, PA 53 Rasheed Walker OL 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′6″ 310 Waldorf, MD 54 Kaleb Konigus OL So. 6′2″ 300 Lehman, PA 55 Anthony Whigan OL Jr. 6′4″ 315 Lexington Park, MD 55 Ibrahim Traore OL 6′5″ 297 Bronx, NY 58 Landon Tengwall OL 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′6″ 317 Annapolis, MD 70 Juice Scruggs OL 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 310 Ashtabula, OH 72 Bryce Effner OL Jr. 6′5″ 287 Aurora, IL 73 Caedan Wallace OL 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′5″ 341 Robbinsville, NJ 73 Mike Miranda OL Jr. 6′3″ 301 Stow, OH 74 Olu Fashanu OL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′6″ 319 Waldorf, MD 75 Des Holmes OL Jr. 6′5″ 320 Norristown, PA 77 Sal Wormley OL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 335 Newark, NJ 78 Golden Israel-Achumba OL Fr. 6′4″ 336 Bowie, MD
Defensive line 24 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 17 DE Transfer from Temple 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′3″ 253 Silver Spring, MD 62 tackles, 9.5 sacks 54 Derrick Tangelo DT Transfer from Duke Sr. 6′2″ 307 Potomac, MD 29 tackles, 2 sacks 46 Nick Tarburton DE 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 269 Green Lane, PA 29 tackles, 1 sack 99 Coziah Izzard DT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 310 Columbia, MD 21 tackles, 2 sacks 97 P.J. Mustipher DT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 321 Owings Mills, MD 21 tackles, 1 sack 8 Smith Vilbert DL 6′6″ 282 Montvale, NJ 7 tackles, 3 sacks 91 Dvon Ellies DT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 304 Burtonsville, MD 15 tackles 99 Jordan van den Berg DL 6′3″ 300 Johannesburg, South Africa 5 tackles 10 Jamari Buddin DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 260 Detroit, MI 4 tackles 15 Amin Vanover DE 6′4″ 268 Newark, NJ 4 tackles 18 Zuriah Fisher DE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 265 Aliquippa, PA 4 tackles 54 Fatorma Mulbah DL Fr. 6′4″ 306 Harrisburg, PA 4 tackles 20 Adisa Isaac DE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 254 Brooklyn, NY 27 Aeneas Hawkins DT So. 6′2″ 288 Cincinnati, OH 33 Bryce Mostella DE Fr. 6′6″ 248 Kentwood, MI 44 Joseph Appiah Darkwa DL RS 6′5″ 295 North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany 47 Alex Furmanek DT So. 6′2″ 287 North East, PA 51 Hakeem Beamon DT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 285 Midlothian, VA 53 Fred Hansard DT 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 324 Burlington, NJ 54 Kyle King DL Fr. 6′4″ 270 Greenfield, IN 94 Jake Wilson DE Fr. 6′3″ 247 Nazareth, PA 98 Dan Vasey DE Jr. 6′4″ 251 Lackawaxen, PA 99 Cole Brevard DL 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′3″ 346 Carmel, IN 99 Rodney McGraw DL RS 6′6″ 265 Chicago, IL
Linebackers 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 13 Ellis Brooks LB 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′1″ 233 Mechanicsville, VA 100 tackles, 1 sack 12 Brandon Smith LB So. 6′3″ 244 Louisa, VA 81 tackles, 2 sacks 23 Curtis Jacobs LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 238 Glen Burnie, MD 61 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 INT 40 LB 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 242 Ottawa, ON 61 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT Jonathan Sutherland LB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 211 Ottawa, ON 24 tackles, 1 INT 43 Tyler Elsdon LB 6′2″ 232 Frackville, PA 10 tackles 45 Charlie Katshir LB Jr. 6′3″ 230 Camp Hill, PA 10 tackles 41 Kobe King LB 6′1″ 251 Detroit, MI 3 tackles 48 Cody Romano LB Jr. 6′2″ 223 Newton, NJ 1 tackle 0 Dominic DeLuca LB RS 6′1″ 227 West Pittston, PA 39 Robbie Dwyer LB So. 6′1″ 261 Pringle, PA 50 Max Chizmar LB Jr. 6′2″ 229 Mars, PA
Defensive backs 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 16 Ji’Ayir Brown S Jr. 5′11″ 208 Trenton, NJ 73 tackles, 6 INT 1 S Sr. 6′1″ 212 Pittsburgh, PA 63 tackles, 2 INT 9 CB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 198 Bakersfield, CA 51 tackles, 1 INT 5 CB 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′0″ 191 Upper Marlboro, MD 33 tackles 25 Daequan Hardy CB So. 5′9″ 181 Pittsburgh, PA 15 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT 4 Kalen King CB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 191 Detroit, MI 21 tackles 2 Keaton Ellis S 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 192 State College, PA 18 tackles 3 John Dixon CB Transfer from South Carolina 6′0″ 191 Tampa, FL 10 tackles 1 Jaylen Reed S 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 209 Detroit, MI 6 tackles 4 Tyler Rudolph S 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 210 Waterbury, CT 6 tackles 16 Marquis Wilson DB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 185 Windsor, CT 6 tackles 37 Drew Hartlaub S Jr. 5′11″ 177 Hanover, PA 5 tackles 6 S 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 200 Crofton, MD 2 tackles 12 A.J. Lytton DB Transfer from Florida State 4★ 4-star recruit So. 5′11″ 179 Upper Marlboro, MD 1 tackle 5 Jaden Dottin S 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′2″ 200 Cambridge, MA 15 Enzo Jennings S 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 197 Detroit, MI 24 Jeffrey Davis Jr. CB RS 6′0″ 180 Bristol, CT 26 Jaden Seider S So. 5′10″ 179 Morgantown, WV 29 Sebastain Costantini S So. 5′11″ 190 Collegeville, PA 32 Dylan Farronato S Fr. 5′11″ 187 Lewisburg, PA
Jaylen Reed, Kalen King, Jamari Buddin, Enzo Jennings, Kobe King Jaquan Brisker, Mason Stahl, Daequan Hardy, Tank Smith Zakee Wheatley, Cam Sullivan-Brown, Golden Israel-Achumba Arnold Ebiketie, Rafael Checa, Dvon Ellies Keaton Ellis, Tommy Friberg Jahan Dotson, Jake Wilson Tariq Castro-Fields, A.J. Lytton Norval Black, Derrick Tangelo Ellis Brooks, Tyler Warren Sean Clifford, Aeneas Hawkins Amin Vanover, Sal Wormley John Lovett, Fred Hansard Charlie Katshir, Fatorma Mulbah Rasheed Walker, Olu Fashanu Bryce Effner, Bradley King Justin Weller, Grayson Kline Dominic DeLuca Daniel George Harrison Wallace III Keyvone Lee Liam Clifford Ta’Quan Roberson John Dixon Parker Washington Tyler Rudolph Jaden Dottin Keandre Lambert Smith Vilbert Joey Porter Jr. Brandon Smith Ji’Ayir Brown Khalil Dinkins Marquis Wilson Zuriah Fisher Adisa Isaac Noah Cain Devyn Ford Curtis Jacobs Jeffrey Davis Jr. Caziah Holmes Jaden Seider Henry Fessler Sebastain Costantini Dylan Farronato Bryce Mostella Drew Hartlaub Robbie Dwyer Tyler Elsdon Michael Wright Nick Tarburton Alex Furmanek Cody Romano Jimmy Christ Max Chizmar Will Knutsson Hakeem Beamon Blake Zalar Nick Dawkins Kaleb Konigus Kyle King Anthony Whigan Ibrahim Traore Landon Tengwall Juice Scruggs Caedan Wallace Mike Miranda Des Holmes Benjamin Wilson Brenton Strange Winston Eubanks Chris Stoll Jake Pinegar Vlad Hilling P.J. Mustipher Dan Vasey Jordan Stout Cole Brevard Coziah Izzard Rodney McGraw PA 32 MD 18 NJ 9 VA 9 MI 6 Hometowns of the 2021 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 32 Maryland 18 New Jersey 9 Virginia 9 Michigan 6 Ohio 6 ON 4 Florida 3 Top counties Wayne County, Michigan pop. 1.8 million 5 Allegheny County, Pennsylvania pop. 1.2 million 5 Montgomery County, Maryland pop. 1.1 million 5 Prince George’s County, Maryland pop. 960,000 5 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’ 2021 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.
Jahan Dotson WR4-star recruit
Tyler Warren TE
Nick Dawkins OL
Arnold Ebiketie DETransfer from Temple3-star recruit
Jesse Luketa LB4-star recruit
Jaquan Brisker S
Joey Porter Jr. CB4-star recruit
Tariq Castro-Fields CB4-star recruit
Zakee Wheatley S4-star recruit