Teams Penn State 2023 Roster ← 2022 2024 → 2023 Penn State roster 125 players: 31 freshmen, 30 sophomores, 12 juniors, 9 seniors, 43 with no class listed. From 21 states and 6 other countries; the most from Pennsylvania (47) and Maryland (13). The 2023 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 9 Receivers 17 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 22 Defensive line 23 Linebackers 12 Defensive backs 21 Specialists 10
Quarterbacks 4 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 15 QB 5★ 5-star recruit So. 6′5″ 235 Medina, OH 2,631 passing yards, 25 TD 7 Beau Pribula QB Fr. 6′2″ 209 York, PA 329 rushing yards, 6 TD 14 Jaxon Smolik QB RS 6′1″ 205 Van Meter, IA 19 Jack Lambert QB RS 6′3″ 202 Hampstead, NC
Running backs 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 13 Kaytron Allen RB 4★ 4-star recruit So. 5′11″ 217 Norfolk, VA 902 rushing yards, 6 TD 10 Nicholas Singleton RB 5★ 5-star recruit So. 6′0″ 224 Shillington, PA 752 rushing yards, 8 TD 23 Treyson Potts RB Transfer from Minnesota Sr. 5′9″ 218 Williamsport, PA 155 rushing yards, 2 TD 38 Tank Smith RB 5★ 5-star recruit Sr. 5′7″ 222 Pittsburgh, PA 71 rushing yards 34 Tyler Holzworth RB So. 6′0″ 219 Milford, NJ 4 rushing yards 24 London Montgomery RB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 5′10″ 192 Scranton, PA 26 Cam Wallace RB RS 5′9″ 206 Mount Vernon, GA 30 Amiel Davis RB So. 6′0″ 215 Voorhees, NJ 38 D.K. Kency RB RS 5′8″ 190 Harvey, LA
Receivers 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 5 Keandre Lambert WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 182 Norfolk, VA 53 catches, 673 yards, 4 TD 7 Kaden Saunders WR 4★ 4-star recruit 5′10″ 175 Columbus, OH 13 returns, 88 yards 14 Dante Cephas WR Transfer from Kent State 6′0″ 193 Pittsburgh, PA 22 catches, 246 yards, 2 TD 2 Harrison Wallace III WR So. 6′1″ 195 Montgomery, AL 19 catches, 228 yards, 1 TD 2 Liam Clifford WR So. 6′1″ 206 Maineville, OH 13 catches, 130 yards 12 Malik McClain WR Transfer from Florida State 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ 205 Daphne, AL 6 catches, 71 yards, 1 TD 5 Omari Evans WR So. 6′0″ 190 Killeen, TX 4 catches, 94 yards, 1 TD 3 Malick Meiga WR 6′4″ 200 Saint Jerome, QC 3 catches, 9 yards 4 Cristian Driver WR 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 190 Flower Mound, TX 1 catch, 8 yards 2 Tyler Johnson WR Fr. 6′0″ 186 Martinsville, VA 10 Anthony Ivey WR 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 190 Lancaster, PA 17 Carmelo Taylor WR 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′0″ 169 Roanoke, VA 17 Mason Stahl WR 6′0″ 197 Pittsburgh, PA 81 Jan Mahlert WR So. 5′11″ 177 Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany 82 Ethan Black WR RS 5′9″ 178 Davidsville, PA 83 Jake Spencer WR Jr. 5′10″ 214 Gladwyne, PA 86 Jason Estrella WR So. 6′2″ 193 Tallahassee, FL
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 44 TE Jr. 6′6″ 257 Mechanicsville, VA 34 catches, 422 yards, 7 TD 84 Theo Johnson TE 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′6″ 264 Windsor, ON 34 catches, 341 yards, 7 TD 16 Khalil Dinkins TE So. 6′4″ 251 Wexford, PA 5 catches, 57 yards, 2 TD 18 Joey Schlaffer TE 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 250 Reading, PA 87 Andrew Rappleyea TE 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′4″ 242 Millbrook, NY 88 Jerry Cross TE 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 275 Milwaukee, WI 89 Finn Furmanek TE RS 6′3″ 251 State College, PA
Offensive line 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 52 Dominic Rulli OL Fr. 6′3″ 298 Burlington, KY 53 Alex Birchmeier OL 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′5″ 300 Ashburn, VA 53 OL So. 6′4″ 295 Allentown, PA 54 J.B. Nelson OL So. 6′5″ 325 Pittsburgh, PA 55 Chimdy Onoh OL 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′5″ 320 Baltimore, MD 55 Ibrahim Traore OL Fr. 6′5″ 297 Bronx, NY 58 Ian Harvie OL Fr. 6′2″ 286 Royersford, PA 58 Landon Tengwall OL 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′6″ 317 Annapolis, MD 62 Liam Powers OL Fr. 6′2″ 290 Doylestown, PA 64 Hunter Nourzad OL Sr. 6′3″ 315 Marietta, GA 65 Jim Fitzgerald OL Fr. 6′7″ 337 Severna Park, MD 66 Drew Shelton OL 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′5″ 305 Downingtown, PA 67 Henry Boehme OL RS 6′5″ 285 Birmingham, AL 68 OL 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′5″ 334 Aldie, VA 71 Olaivavega Ioane OL Fr. 6′4″ 330 Graham, WA 73 Caedan Wallace OL 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′5″ 341 Robbinsville, NJ 74 J’ven Williams OL 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′5″ 315 Reading, PA 74 Olu Fashanu OL 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′6″ 319 Waldorf, MD 75 Matt Detisch OL Fr. 6′6″ 277 Mars, PA 77 Sal Wormley OL 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 335 Newark, NJ 78 Golden Israel-Achumba OL Jr. 6′4″ 336 Bowie, MD 79 Addison Penn OL Jr. 6′2″ 298 Southlake, TX
Defensive line 23 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 11 Abdul Carter DE 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′3″ 259 Philadelphia, PA 49 tackles, 4.5 sacks, 1 INT 20 Adisa Isaac DE 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′4″ 254 Brooklyn, NY 37 tackles, 7.5 sacks 33 Dani Dennis-Sutton DE 5★ 5-star recruit So. 6′5″ 265 Millsboro, DE 26 tackles, 3.5 sacks 18 Zuriah Fisher DE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 265 Aliquippa, PA 17 tackles, 3.5 sacks 44 Chop Robinson DE 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 250 Germantown, MD 15 tackles, 4 sacks 91 Dvon Ellies DT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 304 Burtonsville, MD 26 tackles 99 Coziah Izzard DT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 310 Columbia, MD 16 tackles, 3 sacks 28 Zane Durant DT 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′1″ 294 Lake Nona, FL 17 tackles, 2 sacks 51 Hakeem Beamon DT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 285 Midlothian, VA 11 tackles, 1 sack 99 Jordan van den Berg DL 6′3″ 300 Johannesburg, South Africa 11 tackles 15 Amin Vanover DE 6′4″ 268 Newark, NJ 6 tackles, 1.5 sacks 19 Jameial Lyons DE 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 251 Philadelphia, PA 6 tackles, 1 sack 58 Kaleb Artis DL Fr. 6′4″ 315 Westbury, NY 3 tackles 94 Jake Wilson DE Jr. 6′3″ 247 Nazareth, PA 2 tackles 17 Davon Townley Jr. DL 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′6″ 275 Minneapolis, MN 1 tackle 8 Smith Vilbert DL 6′6″ 282 Montvale, NJ 25 Joseph Mupoyi DL 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′5″ 261 Kinshasa, Congo 39 Tyriq Blanding DT RS 6′1″ 301 Bronx, NY 42 Mason Robinson DE RS 6′3″ 255 Randallstown, MD 47 Joey Palko DE Fr. 6′2″ 227 Pottsville, PA 50 Alonzo Ford DT Transfer from Old Dominion 6′2″ 305 Richmond, VA 88 Sam Siafa DE Fr. 6′4″ 300 Downingtown, PA 93 Bobby Mears DE RS 6′4″ 257 West Chester, PA
Linebackers 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 41 Kobe King LB 6′1″ 251 Detroit, MI 59 tackles, 1.5 sacks 23 Curtis Jacobs LB 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′1″ 238 Glen Burnie, MD 50 tackles, 2.5 sacks 0 Dominic DeLuca LB So. 6′1″ 227 West Pittston, PA 29 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT 13 LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 236 Fairfax, VA 21 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 33 Keon Wylie LB 6′2″ 231 Philadelphia, PA 17 tackles, 3 sacks 43 Tyler Elsdon LB 6′2″ 232 Frackville, PA 20 tackles 14 Ta’Mere Robinson LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 240 Pittsburgh, PA 2 tackles 48 Kaveion Keys LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 230 Richmond, VA 1 tackle 19 DaKaari Nelson LB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 232 Livingston, AL 38 Winston Yates LB RS 6′2″ 223 Moorestown, NJ 45 Jackson Pryts LB Fr. 6′3″ 225 49 Ben Chizmar LB So. 6′0″ 224 Gibsonia, PA
Defensive backs 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 2 Kevin Winston Jr. S 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′2″ 205 Columbia, MD 60 tackles, 1 INT 1 Jaylen Reed S 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′0″ 209 Detroit, MI 46 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT 3 John Dixon CB Sr. 6′0″ 191 Tampa, FL 26 tackles, 4.5 sacks, 1 INT 7 Cam Miller DB 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′0″ 192 Fernandina Beach, FL 24 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 INT 25 Daequan Hardy CB Sr. 5′9″ 181 Pittsburgh, PA 22 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT 4 Kalen King CB 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 5′11″ 191 Detroit, MI 29 tackles 6 S 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 200 Crofton, MD 24 tackles 2 Keaton Ellis S 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 5′11″ 192 State College, PA 17 tackles, 1 INT 7 Zion Tracy CB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 184 Hempstead, NY 12 tackles 3 Elliot Washington II CB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 200 Sarasota, FL 9 tackles 2 Audavion Collins CB Transfer from Mississippi State Fr. 5′11″ 183 Covington, GA 3 tackles 4 King Mack S 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 5′10″ 195 Miami, FL 3 tackles 14 Tyrece Mills DB So. 6′1″ 210 Philadelphia, PA 2 tackles 20 Mehki Flowers DB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 200 Harrisburg, PA 2 tackles 18 Kolin Dinkins S Fr. 6′2″ 200 Wexford, PA 1 tackle 7 Lamont Payne Jr. DB RS 6′1″ 205 Pittsburgh, PA 28 Karson Kiesewetter S RS 5′10″ 194 Altoona, PA 30 George Hlavac CB Fr. 5′11″ 174 Orefield, PA 35 Jace Tutty CB So. 5′11″ 190 Stroudsburg, PA 39 Jashaun Green S Fr. 6′1″ 182 State College, PA 40 Patrick Williams S Fr. 6′0″ 197 Brooklyn, NY
Specialists 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 91 Alex Felkins PK Sr. 6′3″ 200 Tulsa, OK 19 of 24 field goals 95 Riley Thompson P Transfer from Florida Atlantic So. 6′1″ 230 Melbourne, VIC 51 punts, 45.6 average 93 Sander Sahaydak PK So. 6′0″ 188 Bethlehem, PA 0 of 2 field goals 48 Tyler Duzansky LS So. 6′4″ 222 Wheaton, IL 6 tackles 35 Blaise Sokach-Minnick LS Fr. 6′3″ 216 West Pittston, PA 47 Alex Bacchetta P 6′2″ 235 Atlanta, GA 47 Will Patton LS Fr. 6′4″ 245 New Castle, PA 94 Ryan Barker PK RS 6′2″ 191 Landenberg, PA 96 Mitchell Groh P So. 6′1″ 191 Dallastown, PA 99 Gabriel Nwosu P So. 6′6″ 292 Derwood, MD
Lamont Payne Jr., Dante Cephas, Ta’Mere Robinson, Mason Stahl, Daequan Hardy, Tank Smith, J.B. Nelson Abdul Carter, Tyrece Mills, Jameial Lyons, Keon Wylie, Winston Yates Jaylen Reed, Kalen King, Kobe King Keaton Ellis, Jashaun Green, Finn Furmanek Nicholas Singleton, Joey Schlaffer, J’ven Williams Dominic DeLuca, Blaise Sokach-Minnick Kevin Winston Jr., Coziah Izzard Cristian Driver, Addison Penn Keandre Lambert, Kaytron Allen Zakee Wheatley, Golden Israel-Achumba Beau Pribula, Mitchell Groh Amin Vanover, Sal Wormley Khalil Dinkins, Kolin Dinkins Adisa Isaac, Patrick Williams Tyriq Blanding, Ibrahim Traore Tyler Elsdon, Joey Palko Chop Robinson, Gabriel Nwosu Kaveion Keys, Alonzo Ford Drew Shelton, Sam Siafa Audavion Collins Harrison Wallace III Liam Clifford Tyler Johnson Elliot Washington II John Dixon King Mack Omari Evans Cam Miller Kaden Saunders Zion Tracy Smith Vilbert Anthony Ivey Malik McClain Tony Rojas Jaxon Smolik Drew Allar Carmelo Taylor Davon Townley Jr. Zuriah Fisher DaKaari Nelson Jack Lambert Mehki Flowers Curtis Jacobs Treyson Potts London Montgomery Cam Wallace Karson Kiesewetter Amiel Davis Dani Dennis-Sutton Tyler Holzworth Jace Tutty D.K. Kency Mason Robinson Tyler Warren Alex Bacchetta Will Patton Tyler Duzansky Ben Chizmar Hakeem Beamon Dominic Rulli Alex Birchmeier Nick Dawkins Chimdy Onoh Ian Harvie Kaleb Artis Landon Tengwall Liam Powers Hunter Nourzad Jim Fitzgerald Henry Boehme Anthony Donkoh Olaivavega Ioane Caedan Wallace Olu Fashanu Matt Detisch Jason Estrella Andrew Rappleyea Jerry Cross Alex Felkins Dvon Ellies Bobby Mears Sander Sahaydak Jake Wilson Ryan Barker PA 47 MD 13 VA 11 NJ 7 NY 7 Hometowns of the 2023 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 47 Maryland 13 Virginia 11 New York 7 New Jersey 7 Florida 6 Georgia 4 Alabama 4 Top counties Allegheny County, Pennsylvania pop. 1.2 million 10 Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania pop. 1.6 million 4 Anne Arundel County, Maryland pop. 598,000 4 Chester County, Pennsylvania pop. 548,000 4 Wayne County, Michigan pop. 1.8 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’ 2023 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.
Drew Allar QB5-star recruit
Tyler Warren TE
Nick Dawkins OL
Anthony Donkoh OL4-star recruit
Tony Rojas LB4-star recruit
Zakee Wheatley S4-star recruit