Teams Penn State 2026 Roster ← 2025 2026 Penn State roster 112 players: 41 freshmen, 28 sophomores, 22 juniors, 21 seniors. From 29 states and 1 other country; the most from Pennsylvania (28) and Texas (9). The 2026 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 7 Receivers 13 Tight ends 6 Offensive line 20 Defensive line 20 Linebackers 12 Defensive backs 21 Specialists 7
Running backs 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 21 Carson Hansen RB Transfer from Iowa State Sr. 6′2″ 216 Lakeville, MN 278 rushing yards, 4 TD 1 James Peoples RB Transfer from Ohio State 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 5′10″ 214 San Antonio, TX 246 rushing yards, 2 TD 25 Quinton Martin Jr. RB 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′1″ 212 Belle Vernon, PA 160 rushing yards, 1 TD 26 Cam Wallace RB Jr. 5′9″ 206 Mount Vernon, GA 125 rushing yards, 2 TD 36 Amar’e Glover RB Fr. 6′0″ 205 Middletown, DE 2 rushing yards 29 D’Antae Sheffey RB Fr. 5′11″ 201 State College, PA 37 Jeremy Washington RB Fr. Washington, DC
Receivers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 2 Zay Robinson WR Transfer from Iowa State Fr. 5′11″ 186 Des Moines, IA 26 returns, 343 yards 0 Chase Sowell WR Transfer from Iowa State Sr. 6′3″ 203 Humble, TX 34 catches, 510 yards, 3 TD 4 Brett Eskildsen WR Transfer from Iowa State Jr. 6′1″ 198 Frisco, TX 22 catches, 227 yards, 1 TD 6 Koby Howard WR 4★ 4-star recruit So. 5′11″ 203 Pensacola, FL 12 catches, 344 yards, 2 TD 8 Karon Brookins WR Transfer from Iowa State Fr. 6′5″ 205 Pennsauken, NJ 1 catch, 8 yards 19 Amarion Jackson WR Fr. 6′2″ 192 Omaha, NE 1 catch, 10 yards 31 Logan Cunningham WR Sr. 5′8″ 183 Belle Vernon, PA 2 rushing yards 7 Peter Gonzalez WR So. 6′2″ 211 Mars, PA 11 Lyrick Samuel WR 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 183 Brooklyn, NY 13 Hank Lustig WR Fr. 5′9″ 170 State College, PA 15 Keith Jones Jr. WR Transfer from Grambling So. 6′4″ 197 New Orleans, LA 81 Ben Whitver WR Fr. 6′2″ 195 Powhatan, VA 82 Ethan Black WR Jr. 5′9″ 178 Davidsville, PA
Tight ends 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 87 Andrew Rappleyea TE 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′4″ 242 Millbrook, NY 24 catches, 180 yards, 2 TD 18 Benjamin Brahmer TE Transfer from Iowa State Sr. 6′7″ 250 Pierce, NE 21 catches, 206 yards, 3 TD 84 Gabe Burkle TE Transfer from Iowa State Sr. 6′6″ 247 Cedar Rapids, IA 5 catches, 53 yards 89 Finn Furmanek TE Jr. 6′3″ 251 State College, PA 1 catch, 31 yards 80 Cooper Alexander TE Transfer from Iowa State 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′4″ 241 Washington, OK 83 Brian Kortovich TE Fr. 6′4″ 241 Willoughby, OH
Offensive line 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 68 OL 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′5″ 334 Aldie, VA 1 tackle 50 Cooper Cousins OL 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′6″ 320 Erie, PA 51 Brock Riker OL Transfer from Texas State So. 6′4″ 291 Brock, TX 52 Dominic Rulli OL Sr. 6′3″ 298 Burlington, KY 54 Vaea Ikakoula OL Transfer from Iowa State Fr. 6′3″ 326 Laie, HI 55 Chimdy Onoh OL 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′5″ 320 Baltimore, MD 56 Mason Bandhauer OL Fr. 6′6″ 297 Fort Collins, CO 61 Liam Horan OL So. 6′3″ 292 West Chester, PA 65 Jim Fitzgerald OL Sr. 6′7″ 337 Severna Park, MD 66 Will Tompkins OL Transfer from Iowa State 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 311 Cedar Falls, IA 67 Henry Boehme OL Jr. 6′5″ 285 Birmingham, AL 70 Trevor Buhr OL Transfer from Iowa State Jr. 6′4″ 318 Washington, MO 71 Garrett Sexton OL 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′6″ 315 Hartland, WI 72 Tyshon Huff OL Transfer from Tiffin University Jr. 6′4″ 292 Cincinnati, OH 74 Kuol Kuol II OL Transfer from Iowa State Fr. 6′6″ 291 Centerville, OH 75 Pete Eglitis OL Fr. 6′7″ 295 Columbus, OH 76 Hunter Albright OL Fr. 6′5″ 326 Hollidaysburg, PA 77 Owen Aliciene OL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′7″ 303 Cheshire, CT 78 Malachi Goodman OL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′6″ 330 Bloomfield, NJ 79 Donnie Harbour OL 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′3″ 333 Milwaukee, WI
Defensive line 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 19 Yvan Kemajou DE 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′3″ 252 Burtonsville, MD 14 tackles, 1 sack 99 Keanu Williams DT Transfer from UCLA Sr. 6′5″ 317 Clovis, CA 17 tackles 92 Siale Liku DT Transfer from UCLA Sr. 6′2″ 326 East Oakland, CA 14 tackles 33 Alexander McPherson DE Transfer from Colorado So. 6′6″ 254 Stuart, FL 12 tackles 1 Ikenna Ezeogu DE Transfer from Iowa State Sr. 6′5″ 273 Blue Springs, MO 11 tackles 91 Armstrong Nnodim DT Transfer from Oklahoma State So. 6′2″ 310 Mesquite, TX 9 tackles 98 Dallas Vakalahi DT Transfer from Utah Jr. 6′2″ 326 West Valley, UT 9 tackles 90 Liam Andrews DT 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′4″ 276 Brookline, MA 3 tackles 39 Tyriq Blanding DT Jr. 6′1″ 301 Bronx, NY 2 tackles 89 Jackson Ford DE 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 264 Phoenixville, PA 2 tackles 94 De’Andre Cook DT So. 6′4″ 298 Washington, DC 2 tackles 56 Alijah Carnell DT Transfer from Iowa State So. 6′5″ 299 Henderson, NV 1 tackle 93 Bobby Mears DE Jr. 6′4″ 257 West Chester, PA 1 catch, 12 yards 11 LaVar Arrington II DE 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′3″ 220 Annapolis, MD 18 Max Granville DE 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′3″ 252 Sugar Land, TX 42 Mason Robinson DE Jr. 6′3″ 255 Randallstown, MD 43 Dayshaun Burnett DE 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 226 Pittsburgh, PA 47 Aidan Probst DE So. 6′2″ 246 Erie, PA 73 Caleb Brewer DT So. 6′4″ 295 Reading, PA 88 Elijah Reeder DL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′6″ 210 Bayville, NJ
Linebackers 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 13 LB 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′2″ 236 Fairfax, VA 56 tackles, 5 sacks, 2 INT 8 Kooper Ebel LB Transfer from Iowa State Sr. 6′4″ 233 Hartley, IA 40 tackles, 1 sack 9 Cael Brezina LB Transfer from Iowa State Jr. 6′3″ 233 Downers Grove, IL 23 tackles 10 Caleb Bacon LB Transfer from Iowa State Sr. 6′4″ 242 Lake Mills, IA 19 tackles, 1 sack 25 Alex Tatsch LB 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′2″ 235 Latrobe, PA 11 tackles 26 Cam Smith LB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 222 Salem, NJ 4 tackles 32 John Klosterman LB Sr. 5′11″ 223 Iowa City, IA 2 tackles 34 Chris Fileppo LB Transfer from West Virginia So. 6′4″ 219 Doylestown, PA 40 Jake Lukac LB Fr. 6′1″ 210 State College, PA 40 Keian Kaiser LB Fr. 6′4″ 215 Sidney, NE 45 Josh Banks LB Fr. 6′1″ 200 Hollidaysburg, PA 46 Evan Wolff LB Fr. 6′2″ 215 Moscow, PA
Defensive backs 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 7 Zion Tracy CB 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 5′11″ 184 Hempstead, NY 22 tackles, 1 INT 3 Jamison Patton S Transfer from Iowa State 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 206 Des Moines, IA 26 tackles 17 Josiah Zayas CB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 205 Piscataway, NJ 16 tackles, 2 INT 31 Marcus Neal S Transfer from Iowa State Jr. 6′1″ 216 Kansas City, MO 22 tackles 4 Jeremiah Cooper S Transfer from Iowa State Sr. 6′0″ 188 El Paso, TX 19 tackles 5 Daryus Dixson CB 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′0″ 184 Perris, CA 14 tackles, 1 INT 2 Audavion Collins CB Sr. 5′11″ 183 Covington, GA 15 tackles 23 Jahmir Joseph CB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 190 Nyack, NY 9 tackles 28 Bryson Williams S Fr. 6′4″ 188 Omaha, NE 3 tackles, 1 INT 21 Vaboue Toure S 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′1″ 209 Pleasantville, NJ 5 tackles 12 Xxavier Thomas CB Fr. 5′11″ 180 Canonsburg, PA 3 tackles 20 Tyrell Chatman CB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 196 Lincoln, NE 3 tackles 16 Donte Nastasi CB Jr. 5′10″ 169 State College, PA 1 tackle 24 S Transfer from Syracuse So. 6′3″ 202 Elizabeth, NJ 1 tackle 35 Tyler Armstead CB So. 6′1″ 177 Canonsburg, PA 1 tackle 15 Joshua Johnson CB Fr. 6′2″ 189 Ironton, OH 27 Omarion Davis S Transfer from Boston College 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′11″ 198 Charlotte, NC 29 Hunter Sowell CB Transfer from Iowa State Fr. 5′10″ 180 Humble, TX 30 Christian Askew S Fr. 6′4″ 199 Kathleen, GA 37 Max Heffner CB Fr. 5′11″ 176 Birdsboro, PA 41 Jake LaVerde S Fr. 6′2″ 210 Kirtland, OH
Hank Lustig, Donte Nastasi, D’Antae Sheffey, Jake Lukac, Finn Furmanek Chase Sowell, Hunter Sowell Zay Robinson, Jamison Patton Connor Barry, Tony Rojas Xxavier Thomas, Tyler Armstead Amarion Jackson, Bryson Williams Ibn McDaniels, Malachi Goodman Quinton Martin Jr., Logan Cunningham Jeremy Washington, De’Andre Cook Max Heffner, Caleb Brewer Jake LaVerde, Brian Kortovich Josh Banks, Hunter Albright Aidan Probst, Cooper Cousins Dominic Rulli, Tyshon Huff Liam Horan, Bobby Mears Ikenna Ezeogu James Peoples Audavion Collins Rocco Becht Brett Eskildsen Jeremiah Cooper Daryus Dixson Koby Howard Alex Manske Peter Gonzalez Zion Tracy Karon Brookins Kooper Ebel Cael Brezina LaVar Arrington II Lyrick Samuel Kase Evans Peyton Falzone Joshua Johnson Keith Jones Jr. Josiah Zayas Benjamin Brahmer Max Granville Jack Lambert Yvan Kemajou Tyrell Chatman Carson Hansen Vaboue Toure Jahmir Joseph Alex Tatsch Cam Smith Cam Wallace Omarion Davis Christian Askew Marcus Neal John Klosterman Alexander McPherson Chris Fileppo Blaise Sokach-Minnick Amar’e Glover Tyriq Blanding Keian Kaiser Mason Robinson Dayshaun Burnett Evan Wolff Brock Riker Vaea Ikakoula Chimdy Onoh Alijah Carnell Mason Bandhauer Jim Fitzgerald Will Tompkins Henry Boehme Anthony Donkoh Trevor Buhr Garrett Sexton Kuol Kuol II Pete Eglitis Owen Aliciene Donnie Harbour Cooper Alexander Ben Whitver Gabe Burkle Andrew Rappleyea Elijah Reeder Jackson Ford Liam Andrews Armstrong Nnodim Andrew Dufault Siale Liku Ryan Barker Cristiano Rosa Lucas Tenbrock Dallas Vakalahi Matthew Parker Keanu Williams PA 28 TX 9 IA 8 NJ 7 OH 6 Hometowns of the 2026 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 28 Texas 9 Iowa 8 New Jersey 7 Ohio 6 New York 5 Maryland 5 Nebraska 5 Top counties Centre County, Pennsylvania pop. 159,000 5 Chester County, Pennsylvania pop. 548,000 4 Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania pop. 353,000 3 Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 2 Norfolk County, Massachusetts pop. 730,000 2 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’ 2026 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.
Rocco Becht QBTransfer from Iowa State
Anthony Donkoh OL4-star recruit
Tony Rojas LB4-star recruit
Ibn McDaniels STransfer from Syracuse