2019 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

2019 Penn State Nittany Lions football
2019 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy; Cotton Bowl Classic champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 53–39 vs. Memphis
Conference	Big Ten Conference
	East Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 9
Record	11–2 (7–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	James Franklin (6th season);
Offensive coordinator	Ricky Rahne (2nd season; regular season); Tyler Bowen (1st as OC; 2nd overall season; Cotton Bowl);
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Brent Pry (4th as DC; 6th overall season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Tim Banks (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Beaver Stadium
	Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 3 Ohio State xy$^	9	–	0	13	–	1
No. 9 Penn State	7	–	2	11	–	2
No. 18 Michigan	6	–	3	9	–	4
Indiana	5	–	4	8	–	5
Michigan State	4	–	5	7	–	6
Maryland	1	–	8	3	–	9
Rutgers	0	–	9	2	–	10
West Division
No. 11 Wisconsin xy	7	–	2	10	–	4
No. 10 Minnesota x	7	–	2	11	–	2
No. 15 Iowa	6	–	3	10	–	3
Illinois	4	–	5	6	–	7
Purdue	3	–	6	4	–	8
Nebraska	3	–	6	5	–	7
Northwestern	1	–	8	3	–	9
Championship: Ohio State 34, Wisconsin 21
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented Pennsylvania State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach James Franklin and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Penn State competed as a member of the Big Ten East Division of the Big Ten Conference.

Offseason

Staff changes

On January 2, 2019, James Franklin announced that wide receivers coach David Corley was relieved of his duties. This came just one day after Penn State's 27–24 loss to Kentucky in the Citrus Bowl.^[1] On January 10, former Duke assistant coach Gerad Parker was announced as the team's new wide receivers coach.^[2] On February 15, 2019, it was announced that special teams coordinator and assistant defensive line coach Phil Galiano would be leaving Penn State to become an assistant special teams coach with the New Orleans Saints.^[3] On February 21, 2019, Penn State hired Joe Lorig, from Texas Tech, as special teams coordinator and defensive assistant.^[4]

Recruiting

The Nittany Lions signed 19 recruits on early signing day in December 2018.^[5] Four recruits signed with Penn State on February 6, 2019, pushing their total commitments to 23.^[6]

US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Brandon Smith ILB	Mineral, Virginia	Louisa County	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	May 21, 2018
Brandon Smith ILB	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Adisa Isaac DE	Brooklyn, New York	Canarsie	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Dec 17, 2018
Adisa Isaac DE	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Noah Cain RB	Bradenton, Florida	IMG Academy	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	Dec 19, 2018
Noah Cain RB	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Lance Dixon OLB	West Bloomfield Township, Michigan	West Bloomfield	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	Jul 1, 2018
Lance Dixon OLB	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Tyler Rudolph S	Montville, Connecticut	St. Thomas More	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	May 21, 2018
Tyler Rudolph S	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Taquan Roberson QB	Wayne, New Jersey	DePaul Catholic	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Oct 26, 2017
Taquan Roberson QB	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Anthony Whigan OT	Scranton, Pennsylvania	Lackawanna College	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	Aug 7, 2018
Anthony Whigan OT	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Keaton Ellis CB	State College, Pennsylvania	State College	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 9, 2017
Keaton Ellis CB	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Brenton Strange TE	Parkersburg, West Virginia	Parkersburg	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Oct 1, 2018
Brenton Strange TE	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Michael Johnson Jr. QB	Eugene, Oregon	Sheldon	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Aug 1, 2018
Michael Johnson Jr. QB	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Marquis Wilson CB	Windsor, Connecticut	Windsor	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	May 20, 2018
Marquis Wilson CB	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Devyn Ford RB	Stafford, Virginia	North Stafford	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	May 18, 2018
Devyn Ford RB	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Caedan Wallace OG	Princeton, New Jersey	Hun School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	288 lb (131 kg)	Apr 21, 2018
Caedan Wallace OG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
John Dunmore WR	Hollywood, Florida	Chaminade-Madonna Prep	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	Jul 4, 2018
John Dunmore WR	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
D'Von Ellies DT	Owings Mills, Maryland	McDonogh	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	Jan 20, 2019
D'Von Ellies DT	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Saleem Wormley OG	Smyrna, Delaware	Smyrna	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	318 lb (144 kg)	Jul 23, 2018
Saleem Wormley OG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Hakeem Beamon DE	Midlothian, Virginia	Manchester	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	259 lb (117 kg)	Jun 1, 2018
Hakeem Beamon DE	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Joey Porter Jr. CB	Wexford, Pennsylvania	North Allegheny	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sep 11, 2018
Joey Porter Jr. CB	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jaquan Brisker S	Scranton, Pennsylvania	Lackawanna College	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	May 17, 2018
Jaquan Brisker S	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Smith Vilbert SDE	Montvale, New Jersey	Saint Joseph Regional	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	250 lb (110 kg)
Smith Vilbert SDE	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Joseph Appiah Darkwa DT	Düsseldorf, Germany	U 19 A	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Feb 1, 2019
Joseph Appiah Darkwa DT	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Daequan Hardy CB	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Penn Hills	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Feb 5, 2019
Daequan Hardy CB	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports:
TJ Jones WR	Lake City, Florida	Columbia	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Feb 6, 2019
TJ Jones WR	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports:
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 11 247Sports: 13 ESPN: 13
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Penn State Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 26, 2019. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 26, 2019. "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 26, 2019.

2019 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Team
Miles Sanders	Running back	2	53	Philadelphia Eagles
Connor McGovern	Offensive lineman	3	90	Dallas Cowboys
Shareef Miller	Defensive end	4	138	Philadelphia Eagles
Amani Oruwariye	Cornerback	5	146	Detroit Lions
Trace McSorley	Quarterback	6	197	Baltimore Ravens
Nick Scott	Safety	7	243	Los Angeles Rams
Kyle Vasey	Long snapper	UFA^[7]		Atlanta Falcons
Kevin Givens	Defensive tackle	UFA^[8]		San Francisco 49ers
Ryan Bates	Offensive lineman	UFA^[9]		Philadelphia Eagles
DeAndre Thompkins	Wide receiver	UFA^[9]		Philadelphia Eagles
Koa Farmer	Outside linebacker	UFA^[10]		Oakland Raiders
Johnathan Thomas	Running back	UFA^[10]		Cincinnati Bengals
Chasz Wright	Offensive tackle	UFA

Transfers

The Nittany Lions added 2 players and lost 12 players due to transfer.

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Transfer from
Weston Carr	WR	6'2	200	Senior	Benicia, CA	Azusa Pacific^[11]
Jordan Stout	K	6'2	197	Sophomore	Honaker, VA	Virginia Tech^[12]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Transfer to
Manny Bowen	#43	OLB	6'2	231	Senior	Barnegat, NJ	Utah^[13]
Torrence Brown	#19	DE	6'3	257	Senior	Tuscaloosa, AL	Southern Miss^[14]
Danny Dalton	#80	TE	6'4	247	Junior	Marshfield, MA	Boston College^[15]
Dae'lun Darien	#41	OLB	6'4	223	Junior	Baltimore, MD	Delaware^[16]
Alex Gellerstedt	#51	OL	6'6	311	Junior	Dublin, OH	Virginia^[17]
Isaiah Humphries	#2	S	6'0	187	Freshman	Rowlett, TX	California^[18]
Sterling Jenkins	#76	OT	6'8	334	Senior	Pittsburgh, PA	Duquesne^[19]
Juwan Johnson	#84	WR	6'4	225	Senior	Glassboro, NJ	Oregon^[20]
Zech McPhearson	#14	CB	5'11	184	Junior	Columbia, MD	Texas Tech^[21]
Jarvis Miller	#9	OLB	6'2	223	Senior	Suffield, CT	UMass^[22]
Ayron Monroe	#23	S	5'11	206	Senior	Largo, MD	Temple^[23]
Tommy Stevens	#2	QB	6'5	230	Senior	Indianapolis, IN	Mississippi State^[24]

Returning starters

Offense (9)

Player	Class	Position	2018	Career
Steven Gonzalez	Senior	Guard	13 games	29 games
Will Fries	Junior	Offensive tackle	11 games	20 games
K. J. Hamler	Sophomore	Wide receiver	13 games	13 games
Michal Menet	Junior	Center	12 games	12 games
Pat Freiermuth	Sophomore	Tight end	9 games	9 games
Jahan Dotson	Sophomore	Wide receiver	4 games	4 games
Mac Hippenhammer	Sophomore	Wide receiver	1 game	1 game
Mike Miranda	Sophomore	Guard	1 game	1 game
Cam Sullivan-Brown	Sophomore	Wide receiver	1 game	1 game
Reference:^[25]^[26]

Defense (11)

Player	Class	Position	2018	Career
John Reid	Senior	Cornerback	11 games	27 games
Cam Brown	Senior	Linebacker	12 games	14 games
Jan Johnson	Senior	Linebacker	13 games	13 games
Robert Windsor	Senior	Defensive tackle	12 games	13 games
Yetur Gross-Matos	Junior	Defensive end	13 games	13 games
Garrett Taylor	Senior	Safety	12 game	12 games
Tariq Castro-Fields	Junior	Cornerback	2 games	2 games
Fred Hansard	Sophomore	Defensive tackle	1 game	1 game
Micah Parsons	Sophomore	Linebacker	1 game	1 game
Antonio Shelton	Junior	Defensive tackle	1 game	1 game
Jonathan Sutherland	Sophomore	Safety	1 game	1 game
Reference:^[25]^[26]

Special teams (2)

Player	Class	Position	2018	Career
Blake Gillikin	Senior	Punter	13 games	39 games
Jake Pinegar	Sophomore	Kicker	13 games	13 games
Reference:^[25]^[26]

Preseason Big Ten poll

Although the Big Ten Conference has not held an official preseason poll since 2010, Cleveland.com has polled sports journalists representing all member schools as a de facto preseason media poll since 2011. For the 2019 poll, Penn State was projected to finish in fourth in the East Division.^[27]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Media poll (East Division)
1	Michigan	222 (20)
2	Ohio State	214 (14)
3	Michigan State	156
4	Penn State	154
5	Indiana	86.5
6	Maryland	82.5
7	Rutgers	37

Schedule

Spring game

Date	Time	Spring Game	Site	Result	Attendance
April 13^[28]	3:00 p.m.^[29]	Blue vs. White	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	Blue 24–7	61,000^[30]

Regular season

The team hosted three non-conference games against the Idaho Vandals (first ever meeting) from the Big Sky Conference, Buffalo Bulls from the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and the Pittsburgh Panthers from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).^[31]^[32]

During the 2019 Nittany Lions season, Penn State went against Big Ten conference opponents Maryland, Purdue, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Indiana, Ohio State and Rutgers. The 2019 schedule consisted of 7 home games and 5 away.^[33]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	3:30 p.m.	Idaho*	No. 15	Beaver Stadium State College, PA	BTN	W 79–7	104,527
September 7	7:30 p.m.	Buffalo*	No. 15	Beaver Stadium State College, PA	FOX	W 45–13	104,136
September 14	12:00 p.m.	Pittsburgh*	No. 13	Beaver Stadium State College, PA (rivalry)	ABC	W 17–10	108,661
September 27	8:00 p.m.	at Maryland	No. 12	Maryland Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)	FS1	W 59–0	53,228
October 5	12:00 p.m.	Purdue	No. 12	Beaver Stadium State College, PA	ESPN	W 35–7	106,536
October 12	7:30 p.m.	at No. 17 Iowa	No. 10	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ABC	W 17–12	69,034
October 19	7:30 p.m.	No. 16 Michigan	No. 7	Beaver Stadium State College, PA (rivalry, College Gameday)	ABC	W 28–21	110,669
October 26	3:30 p.m.	at Michigan State	No. 6	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (rivalry)	ABC	W 28–7	70,298
November 9	12:00 p.m.	at No. 17 Minnesota	No. 4	TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN (Governor's Victory Bell)	ABC	L 26–31	51,883
November 16	12:00 p.m.	Indiana	No. 9	Beaver Stadium State College, PA	ABC	W 34–27	106,323
November 23	12:00 p.m.	at No. 2 Ohio State	No. 8	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (Rivalry, Big Noon Kickoff, College GameDay)	FOX	L 17–28	104,355
November 30	3:30 p.m.	Rutgers	No. 10	Beaver Stadium State College, PA	BTN	W 27–6	98,895
December 28	12:00 p.m.	vs. No. 17 Memphis*	No. 10	AT&T Stadium Arlington, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	ESPN	W 53–39	54,828
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings (after November 5) released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

^[33]^[34]

Game summaries

Idaho

Idaho vs. Penn State – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Idaho (FCS)	0	0	0	7	7
No. 15 Penn State	20	24	14	21	79

at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania

Date: August 31
Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C); partly sunny
Game attendance: 104,527
Referee: Tom Stapleton
TV announcers (BTN): Brandon Gaudin, James Laurinaitis, Elise Menaker
ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com

Game information

First quarter

PSU – Jake Pinegar, 28-yard field goal, 11:30 (PSU 3–0)
PSU – Jordan Stout, 53-yard field goal, 8:35 (PSU 6–0)
PSU – Journey Brown, 23-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 5:03 (PSU 13–0)
PSU – Ricky Slade, 1-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 1:50 (PSU 20–0)

Second quarter

PSU – K. J. Hamler, 36-yard TD pass from Sean Clifford, Pinegar kick good, 10:28 (PSU 27–0)
PSU – Devyn Ford, 81-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 4:27 (PSU 34–0)
PSU – Hamler, 21-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick good, 1:39 (PSU 41–0)
PSU – Pinegar, 38-yard field goal, 0:00 (PSU 44–0)

Third quarter

PSU – Journey Brown, 2-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 13:11 (PSU 51–0)
PSU – Noah Cain, 3-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 11:28 (PSU 58–0)

Fourth quarter

PSU – Brenton Strange, 4-yard TD pass from Will Levis, Pinegar kick good, 14:51 (PSU 65–0)
UI – Logan Kendall, 1-yard TD pass from Mason Petrino, Cade Coffey kick good, 12:35 (PSU 65–7)
PSU – Cain, 9-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 7:48 (PSU 72–7)
PSU – Nick Eury, 8-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 2:17 (PSU 79–7)

Top passers

UI – Mason Petrino – 11/17, 91 yards, TD, INT
PSU – Sean Clifford – 14/23, 280 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

UI – Aundre Carter – 14 carries, 32 yards
PSU – Devyn Ford – 6 carries, 107 yards, TD

Top receivers

UI – Jeff Cotton – 6 receptions, 83 yards
PSU – K. J. Hamler – 4 receptions, 115 yards, 2 TD

Top defenders

UI – Tre Walker – 8 tackles, 2 tackles-for-loss (TFL)
PSU – Lamont Wade – 4 tackles

Buffalo

Buffalo vs. Penn State – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Buffalo	0	10	3	0	13
No. 15 Penn State	7	0	28	10	45

at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania

Date: September 7
Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C); intermittent clouds
Game attendance: 104,136
Referee: Michael Cannon
TV announcers (FOX): Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman, Coley Harvey
ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com

Game information

First quarter

PSU – Jahan Dotson, 28-yard TD pass from Sean Clifford, Jake Pinegar kick good, 8:50 (PSU 7–0)

Second quarter

UB – Alex McNulty, 32-yard field goal, 9:42 (PSU 7–3)
UB – Julien Bourassa, 6-yard TD pass from Matt Myers, McNulty kick good, 0:14 (UB 10–7)

Third quarter

PSU – John Reid, 36-yard interception return for TD, Pinegar kick good, 12:58 (PSU 14–10)
PSU – Pat Freiermuth, 23-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick good, 11:54 (PSU 21–10)
UB – McNulty, 25-yard field goal, 6:59 (PSU 21–13)
PSU – Noah Cain, 2-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 6:12 (PSU 28–13)
PSU – Freiermuth, 28-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick good, 2:56 (PSU 35–13)

Fourth quarter

PSU – Pinegar, 32-yard field goal, 13:58 (PSU 38–13)
PSU – Dotson, 56-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick good, 3:03 (PSU 45–13)

Top passers

UB – Matt Myers – 16/31, 245 yards, TD, INT
PSU – Sean Clifford – 16/22, 279 yards, 4 TD

Top rushers

UB – Jaret Patterson – 23 carries, 71 yards
PSU – Sean Clifford – 11 carries, 51 yards

Top receivers

UB – Antonio Nunn – 5 receptions, 113 yards
PSU – Jahan Dotson – 4 receptions, 109 yards, 2 TD

Top defenders

UB – Joey Banks – 11 tackles, 1 tackle-for-loss (TFL), 1 sack
PSU – Jan Johnson – 12 tackles

Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh vs. Penn State – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Pittsburgh	0	10	0	0	10
No. 13 Penn State	7	3	7	0	17

at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania

Date: September 14
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C); delayed start due to lightning; cloudy, showers
Game attendance: 108,661
Referee: Riley Johnson
TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe
ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com

Game information

First quarter

PSU – Devyn Ford, 1-yard TD run, Jake Pinegar kick good, 4:31 (PSU 7–0)

Second quarter

UP – Alex Kessman, 25-yard field goal, 6:34 (PSU 7–3)
UP – Vincent Davis, 3-yard TD run, Kessman kick good, 2:08 (UP 10–7)
PSU – Jordan Stout, 57-yard field goal, 0:01 (TIE 10–10)

Third quarter

PSU – Noah Cain, 13-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 5:50 (PSU 17–10)

Fourth quarter

No scoring

Top passers

UP – Kenny Pickett – 35/51, 372 yards
PSU – Sean Clifford – 14/30, 222 yards

Top rushers

UP – Shocky Jacques-Louis – 1 carry, 9 yards
PSU – Journey Brown – 10 carries, 109 yards

Top receivers

UP – Taysir Mack – 12 receptions, 125 yards
PSU – K. J. Hamler – 3 receptions, 68 yards

Top defenders

UP – Paris Ford – 11 tackles
PSU – Micah Parsons – 9 tackles, 2 tackles-for-loss (TFL)

At Maryland

Penn State at Maryland – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Penn State	14	24	7	14	59
Maryland	0	0	0	0	0

at Maryland Stadium, College Park, MD

Date: September 27
Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C); clear
Game attendance: 53,228
Referee: Daniel Capron
TV announcers (FS1): Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman, Coley Harvey
ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com

Game information

First quarter

PSU – Sean Clifford, 8-yard TD run, Jake Pinegar kick good, 12:55 (PSU 7–0)
PSU – K. J. Hamler, 58-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick good, 9:36 (PSU 14–0)

Second quarter

PSU – Ricky Slade, 3-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 13:23 (PSU 21–0)
PSU – Nick Bowers, 15-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick good, 9:40 (PSU 28–0)
PSU – Journey Brown, 37-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick good, 3:04 (PSU 35–0)
PSU – Pinegar, 21-yard field goal, 0:00 (PSU 38–0)

Third quarter

PSU – J. Brown, 1-yard TD run, 7:16 (PSU 45–0)

Fourth quarter

PSU – Will Levis, 5-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 6:37 (PSU 52–0)
PSU – Levis, 8-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 0:49 (PSU 59–0)

Top passers

PSU – Sean Clifford – 26/31, 398 yards, 3 TD, INT
UM – Josh Jackson – 10/21, 65 yards, 2 INT

Top rushers

PSU – Sean Clifford – 7 carries, 54 yards, TD
UM – Anthony McFarland Jr. – 9 carries, 24 yards

Top receivers

PSU – K. J. Hamler – 6 receptions, 108 yards, TD
UM – Tayon Fleet-Davis – 11 yards

Top defenders

PSU – Ellis Brooks – 6 tackles, 2.5 tackles-for-loss (TFL), 2.5 sacks
UM – Antoine Brooks – 6 tackles, 2 tackles-for loss (TFL)

Purdue

Purdue vs. Penn State – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Purdue	0	7	0	0	7
No. 12 Penn State	21	7	0	7	35

at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania

Date: October 5
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C); mostly sunny
Game attendance: 106,536
Referee: Jeff Servinski
TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen, Dan Orlovsky, Allison Williams
ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com

Game information

First quarter

PSU – K. J. Hamler, 23- yard TD pass from Sean Clifford, Jake Pinegar kick good, 10:22 (PSU 7–0)
PSU – Clifford, 3-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 7:04 (PSU 14–0)
PSU – Jahan Dotson, 72-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick good, 5:20 (PSU 21–0)

Second quarter

PSU – Pat Freiermuth, 7-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick good, 14:17 (PSU 28–0)
PU – Amad Anderson, 15-yard TD pass from Jack Plummer, J. D. Dellinger kick good, 7:18 (PSU 28–7)

Third quarter

No scoring

Fourth quarter

PSU – Noah Cain, 2-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 5:44 (PSU 35–7)

Top passers

PU – Jack Plummer – 13/27, 119 yards, TD
PSU – Sean Clifford – 20/29, 264 yards, 3 TD, INT

Top rushers

PU – King Doerue – 11 carries, 26 yards
PSU – Noah Cain – 12 carries, 105 yards, TD

Top receivers

PU – David Bell – 3 receptions, 59 yards
PSU – Jahan Dotson – 2 receptions, 79 yards, TD

Top defenders

PU – Ben Holt – 11 tackles
PSU – Lamont Wade – 11 tackles, 1 tackle-for-loss (TFL), 1 sack

At No. 17 Iowa

Penn State at Iowa – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 Penn State	0	7	3	7	17
No. 17 Iowa	3	3	0	6	12

at Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, IA

Date: October 12
Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C); mostly cloudy, windy
Game attendance: 69,034
Referee: John O'Neill
TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe
ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com

Game information

First quarter

UI – Keith Duncan, 47-yard field goal, 2:12 (UI 3–0)

Second quarter

PSU – K. J. Hamler, 22-yard TD pass from Sean Clifford, Jake Pinegar kick good, 8:36 (PSU 7–3)
UI – Duncan, 24-yard field goal, 0:20 (PSU 7–6)

Third quarter

PSU – Pinegar, 33-yard field goal, 2:08 (PSU 10–6)

Fourth quarter

PSU – Noah Cain, 5-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 5:17 (PSU 17–6)
UI – Brandon Smith, 33-yard TD pass from Nate Stanley, 2-point conversion pass intercepted, 2:31 (PSU 17–12)

Top passers

PSU – Sean Clifford – 12/24, 117 yards, TD
UI – Nate Stanley – 25/43, 286 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

PSU – Noah Cain – 22 carries, 102 yards, TD
UI – Tyler Goodson – 8 carries, 35 yards

Top receivers

PSU – K. J. Hamler – 7 receptions, 61 yards, TD
UI – Brandon Smith – 7 receptions, 86 yards, TD

Top defenders

PSU – P. J. Mustipher – 7 tackles, 1 tackle-for-loss (TFL)
UI – Jack Koerner – 13 tackles

No. 16 Michigan

Michigan vs. Penn State – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Michigan	0	7	7	7	21
No. 7 Penn State	7	14	0	7	28

at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania

Date: October 19
Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C); clear, cool, crisp
Game attendance: 110,669
Referee: Ron Snodgrass
TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Maria Taylor
ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com

Game information

First quarter

PSU – Pat Freiermuth, 17-yard TD pass from Sean Clifford, Jake Pinegar kick good, 5:59 (PSU 7–0)

Second quarter

PSU – Clifford, 2-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 14:56 (PSU 14–0)
PSU – K. J. Hamler, 25-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick good, 7:22 (PSU 21–0)
UM – Zach Charbonnet, 12-yard TD run, Jake Moody kick good, 2:55 (PSU 21–7)

Third quarter

UM – Charbonnet, 12-yard TD run, Moody kick good, 1:05 (PSU 21–14)

Fourth quarter

PSU – Hamler, 53-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick good, 13:14 (PSU 28–14)
UM – Shea Patterson, 1-yard TD run, Moody kick good, 8:48 (PSU 28–21)

Top passers

UM – Shea Patterson – 24/41, 276 yards, 1 INT
PSU – Sean Clifford – 14/25, 182 yards, 3 TD

Top rushers

UM – Zach Charbonnet – 15 carries, 81 yards, 2 TD
PSU – Ricky Slade – 3 carries, 48 yards

Top receivers

UM – Nico Collins – 6 receptions, 89 yards
PSU – K. J. Hamler – 6 receptions, 108 yards, 2 TD

Top defenders

UM – Kwity Paye – 10 tackles, 0.5 tackles-for-loss (TFL)
PSU – Micah Parsons – 14 tackles

At Michigan State

Penn State at Michigan State – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Penn State	7	14	7	0	28
Michigan State	0	0	7	0	7

at Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, MI

Date: October 26
Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 47 °F (8 °C); steady rain
Game attendance: 70,298
Referee: Jerry McGinn
TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe
ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com

Game information

First quarter

PSU – Pat Freiermuth, 16-yard TD pass from Sean Clifford, Jake Pinegar kick good, 6:54 (PSU 7–0)

Second quarter

PSU – Freiermuth, 19-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick missed, 14:30 (PSU 13–0)
PSU – K. J. Hamler, 27-yard TD pass from Clifford, Clifford run for 2-point conversion, 1:20 (PSU 21–0)

Third quarter

PSU – Freiermuth, 6-yard TD pass from Clifford, Pinegar kick good, 10:10 (PSU 28–0)
MSU – Anthony Williams Jr., 4-yard TD run, Matt Coghlin kick good, 7:34 (PSU 28–7)

Fourth quarter

No scoring

Top passers

PSU – Sean Clifford – 18/32, 189 yards, 4 TD, INT
MSU – Brian Lewerke – 16/34, 165 yards, INT

Top rushers

PSU – Journey Brown – 12 carries, 45 yards
MSU – Elijah Collins – 17 carries, 53 yards

Top receivers

PSU – Pat Freiermuth – 5 receptions, 60 yards, 3 TD
MSU – Cody White – 3 receptions, 66 yards

Top defenders

PSU – Micah Parsons – 12 tackles
MSU – Tyriq Thompson – 11 tackles, 1 tackle-for-loss (TFL)

At No. 13^AP/17^CFP Minnesota

Penn State at Minnesota – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5^AP/4^CFP Penn State	10	3	6	7	26
No. 13^AP/17^CFP Minnesota	14	10	0	7	31

at TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN

Date: November 9
Game time: 12:00 p.m. ET
Game weather: 39 °F (4 °C); mostly cloudy
Game attendance: 51,883
Referee: Mark Kluczynski
TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe
ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com

Game information

First quarter

UM – Rashod Bateman, 66-yard TD pass from Tanner Morgan, Brock Walker kick good, 12:06 (UM 7–0)
PSU – Journey Brown, 45-yard TD pass from Sean Clifford, Jake Pinegar kick good, 10:51 (TIE 7–7)
UM – Chris Autman-Bell, 21-yard TD pass from Morgan, Walker kick good, 4:29 (UM 14–7)
PSU – Pinegar, 33-yard field goal, 2:12 (UM 14–10)

Second quarter

UM – Tyler Johnson, 38-yard TD pass from Morgan, Walker kick good, 7:18 (UM 21–10)
UM – Walker, 26-yard field goal, 3:36 (UM 24–10)
PSU – Pinegar, 21-yard field goal, 0:00 (UM 24–13)

Third quarter

PSU – Nick Bowers, 10-yard TD pass from Clifford, 2-point conversion run failed, 4:05 (UM 24–19)

Fourth quarter

UM – Seth Green, 1-yard TD run, Walker kick good, 14:11 (UM 31–19)
PSU – J. Brown, 6-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 3:49 (UM 31–26)

Top passers

PSU – Sean Clifford – 18/43, 340 yards, TD, 3 INT
UM – Tanner Morgan – 18/20, 339 yards, 3 TD

Top rushers

PSU – Journey Brown – 14 carries, 124 yards, 2 TD
UM – Rodney Smith – 18 carries, 51 yards

Top receivers

PSU – K. J. Hamler – 7 receptions, 119 yards
UM – Rashod Bateman – 7 receptions, 203 yards, TD

Top defenders

PSU – Micah Parsons – 11 tackles, 2 tackles-for-loss (TFL), 1 sack
UM – Antoine Winfield Jr. – 11 tackles, 2 INT

No. 24^AP Indiana

Indiana vs. Penn State – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 24^AP Indiana	14	0	3	10	27
No. 9^AP/CFP Penn State	17	3	7	7	34

at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania

Date: November 16
Game time: 12:00 p.m. ET
Game weather: 35 °F (2 °C); sunny, chilly
Game attendance: 106,323
Referee: Jeff Servinski
TV announcers (ABC): Jason Benetti, Rod Gilmore, Quint Kessenich
ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com

Game information

First quarter

PSU – Nick Bowers, 12-yard TD pass from Sean Clifford, Jake Pinegar kick good, 12:04 (PSU 7–0)
IU – Ty Fryfogle, 38-yard TD pass from Peyton Ramsey, Logan Justus kick good, 9:31 (TIE 7–7)
PSU – Pinegar, 47-yard field goal, 6:22 (PSU 10–7)
IU – Ramsey, 1-yard TD run, Justus kick good, 3:27 (IU 14–10)
PSU – Clifford, 38-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 1:03 (PSU 17–14)

Second quarter

PSU – Pinegar, 27-yard field goal, 3:03 (PSU 20–14)

Third quarter

PSU – Journey Brown, 35-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 10:24 (PSU 27–14)
IU – Justus, 25-yard field goal, 3:04 (PSU 27–17)

Fourth quarter

IU – Ramsey, 1-yard TD run, Justus kick good, 10:45 (PSU 27–24)
PSU – Clifford, 1-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 1:44 (PSU 34–24)
IU – Justus, 27-yard field goal, 0:13 (PSU 34–27)

Top passers

IU – Peyton Ramsey – 31/41, 371 yards, TD
PSU – Sean Clifford – 11/23, 179 yards, TD

Top rushers

IU – Stevie Scott III – 17 carries, 54 yards
PSU – Journey Brown – 21 carries, 100 yards, TD

Top receivers

IU – Ty Fryfogle – 5 receptions, 131 yards, TD
PSU – K. J. Hamler – 2 receptions, 52 yards

Top defenders

IU – Khalil Bryant – 10 tackles
PSU – Tariq Castro-Fields – 8 tackles

At No. 2^AP/CFP Ohio State

Penn State at Ohio State – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9^AP/8^CFP Penn State	0	0	17	0	17
No. 2^AP/CFP Ohio State	7	7	7	7	28

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH

Date: November 23
Game time: 12:00 p.m. ET
Game weather: 42 °F (6 °C); mostly cloudy
Game attendance: 104,355
Referee: Michael Cannon
TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, Jenny Taft
ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com

Game information

First quarter

OSU – J. K. Dobbins, 4-yard TD run, Blake Haubeil kick good, 7:08 (OSU 7–0)

Second quarter

OSU – Dobbins, 1-yard TD run, Haubeil kick good, 2:00 (OSU 14–0)

Third quarter

OSU – K. J. Hill, 24-yard TD pass from Justin Fields, Haubeil kick good, 11:31 (OSU 21–0)
PSU – Journey Brown, 18-yard TD run, Jake Pinegar kick good, 8:19 (OSU 21–7)
PSU – Will Levis, 1-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 7:54 (OSU 21–14)
PSU – Pinegar, 42-yard field goal, 4:22 (OSU 21–17)

Fourth quarter

OSU – Chris Olave, 28-yard TD pass from Fields, Haubeil kick good, 13:18 (OSU 28–17)

Top passers

PSU – Sean Clifford – 10/17, 71 yards
OSU – Justin Fields – 16/22, 188 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

PSU – Journey Brown – 11 carries, 64 yards, TD
OSU – J. K. Dobbins – 36 carries, 157 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

PSU – K. J. Hamler – 3 receptions, 45 yards
OSU – K. J. Hill – 4 receptions, 46 yards, TD

Top defenders

PSU – Garrett Taylor – 13 tackles, 0.5 tackles-for-loss (TFL)
OSU – Pete Werner – 10 tackles

Rutgers

Rutgers vs. Penn State – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rutgers	3	0	0	3	6
No. 12^AP/10^CFP Penn State	7	0	6	14	27

at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania

Date: November 30
Game time: 3:30 p.m. ET
Game weather: 37 °F (3 °C); partly cloudy
Game attendance: 98,895
Referee: Jerry McGinn
TV announcers (BTN): Brandon Gaudin, James Laurinaitis, Elise Menaker
ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com

Game information

First quarter

RU – Justin Davidovicz, 29-yard field goal, 3:32 (RU 3–0)
PSU – Journey Brown, 2-yard TD run, Jake Pinegar kick good, 0:06 (PSU 7–3)

Second quarter

No scoring

Third quarter

PSU – J. Brown, 18-yard TD run, Pinegar kick blocked, 12:05 (PSU 13–3)

Fourth quarter

RU – Davidovicz, 38-yard field goal, 14:55 (PSU 13–6)
PSU – Jahan Dotson, 44-yard TD pass from Will Levis, Pinegar kick good, 12:16 (PSU 20–6)
PSU – J. Brown, 1-yard TD run, Pinegar kick blocked, 5:13 (PSU 27–3)

Top passers

RU – Johnny Langan – 12/24, 164 yards
PSU – Will Levis – 8/14, 81 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

RU – Isiah Pacheco – 18 carries, 102 yards
PSU – Will Levis – 17 carries, 108 yards

Top receivers

RU – Isaiah Washington – 4 receptions, 63 yards
PSU – Jahan Dotson – 1 reception, 44 yards, TD

Top defenders

RU – Christian Izien – 8 tackles
PSU – Micah Parsons – 10 tackles, 1 tackle-for-loss (TFL), 1 sack

vs. No. 15^AP/17^CFP Memphis (Cotton Bowl)

Memphis vs. Penn State – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15^AP/17^CFP Memphis	13	10	13	3	39
No. 13^AP/10^CFP Penn State	7	28	10	8	53

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

Date: December 28
Game time: 12:00 p.m. ET
Game weather: indoors, roof closed
Game attendance: 54,828
Referee: Jeff Flanagan
TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones, Dusty Dvoracek, Olivia Dekker
ESPN Box Score, GoPSUsports.com

Game information

First quarter

UM – Riley Patterson, 48-yard field goal, 10:52 (UM 3–0)
PSU – Journey Brown, 32-yard TD run, Jake Pinegar kick good, 9:56 (PSU 7–3)
UM – Patrick Taylor Jr, 3-yard TD run, Patterson kick good, 7:44 (UM 10–7)
UM – Patterson, 37-yard field goal, 2:55 (UM 13–7)

Second quarter

PSU – Noah Cain, 1-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 11:14 (PSU 14–13)
PSU – Devyn Ford, 2-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 7:47 (PSU 21–13)
PSU – J. Brown, 56-yard TD run, Pinegar kick good, 5:51 (PSU 28–13)
UM – Kenneth Gainwell, 2-yard TD run, Patterson kick good, 3:15 (PSU 28–20)
PSU – Jahan Dotson, 4-yard TD pass from Sean Clifford, Pinegar kick good, 0:51 (PSU 35–20)
UM – Patterson, 44-yard field goal, 0:00 (PSU 35–23)

Third quarter

UM – Brady White, 1-yard TD run, Patterson kick good, 12:16 (PSU 35–30)
UM – Patterson, 51-yard field goal, 10:24 (PSU 35–33)
PSU – Pinegar, 45-yard field goal, 7:13 (PSU 38–33)
UM – Patterson, 41-yard field goal, 3:32 (PSU 38–36)
PSU – Garrett Taylor, 15-yard interception return for TD, Pinegar kick good, 0:38 (PSU 45–36)

Fourth quarter

UM – Patterson, 42-yard field goal, 12:01 (PSU 45–39)
PSU – Noah Cain, 1-yard TD run, 2-point conversion pass to Pat Freiermuth from Clifford, 6:31 (PSU 53–39)

Top passers

UM – Brady White – 32/51, 454 yards, 2 INT
PSU – Sean Clifford – 11/20, 133 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

UM – Patrick Taylor – 8 carries, 50 yards, TD
PSU – Journey Brown – 16 carries, 202 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

UM – Damonte Coxie – 8 receptions, 132 yards
PSU – K. J. Hamler – 2 receptions, 46 yards

Top defenders

UM – Sanchez Blake – 13 tackles
PSU – Micah Parsons – 14 tackles, 3 TFL (tackles-for-loss), 2 sacks

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	15	15	13	13-T	12	12	10	7	6	5	5	9	9	12	12	13	9
Coaches	14	14	11	12	11	11	9	7	6	5	5	11	9	12	11	12	9
CFP	Not released										4	9	8	10	10	10	Not released

Personnel

Coaching staff

Penn State football current coaching staff^[35]
Name	Position	Alma Mater	Years at Penn State
James Franklin	Head Coach	East Stroudsburg University (1995)	6th
Brent Pry	Defensive coordinator/linebackers	University at Buffalo (1993)	6th
Ricky Rahne	Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach	Cornell University (2002)	6th
Tim Banks	Co-defensive coordinator/safeties	Central Michigan University (1995)	4th
Tyler Bowen	Off. Recruiting coordinator/tight ends	University of Maryland (2010)	2nd
Matt Limegrover	Run Game Coordinator/offensive line	University of Chicago (1991)	4th
Sean Spencer	Associate head coach/Run Game Coord./defensive line	Clarion University (1995)	6th
Gerad Parker	Wide receivers	University of Kentucky (2003)	1st
Ja'Juan Seider	Running backs	West Virginia University (2000)	2nd
Terry Smith	Assistant head coach/defensive recruiting coordinator/cornerbacks	Penn State University (1991)	6th
Joe Lorig	Special teams coordinator/defensive Assistant	Western Oregon University (1995)	1st
Dwight Galt III	Assistant AD, Performance Enhancement	University of Maryland (1981)	6th
V'Angelo Bentley	Graduate Assistant	University of Illinois (2015)	1st
Kevin Smith	Graduate Assistant	Urbana University (2014)	3rd
Kevin Reihner	Graduate Assistant	Stanford University (2015)	1st
Mark Dupuis	Graduate Assistant	University of Connecticut (2011)	3rd

Roster

2019 Penn State Nittany Lions football roster

Quarterback

7 Will Levis – freshman (6'3, 229)
9 Ta'Quan Roberson – freshman (5'11, 192)
13 Michael Johnson Jr. – freshman (6'2, 199)
14 Sean Clifford – sophomore (6'2, 216)
15 Michael Shuster – junior (6'2, 210)
19 Isaac Rumery – freshman (5'11, 203)

Running back

3 Ricky Slade – sophomore (5'9, 198)
4 Journey Brown – sophomore (5'11, 206)
21 Noah Cain – freshman (5'10, 206)
28 Devyn Ford – freshman (5'11, 194)
40 Nick Eury – junior (5'9, 212)

Wide receiver

1 K. J. Hamler – sophomore (5'9, 176)
5 Jahan Dotson – sophomore (5'11, 175)
6 Justin Shorter – freshman (6'4, 235)
8 John Dunmore – freshman (6'1, 179)
10 TJ Jones – freshman (6'1, 196)
11 Daniel George – freshman (6'2, 220)
12 Mac Hippenhammer – sophomore (5'11, 182)
23 Weston Carr – senior (6'2, 202)
29 Henry Fessler – freshman (5'10, 172)
44 Cameron Pica – sophomore (6'2, 215)
80 Justin Weller – sophomore (6'0, 190)
81 Cam Sullivan-Brown – sophomore (6'0, 194)
83 Alex Hoenstine – sophomore (6'1, 190)
84 Benjamin Wilson – junior (6'2, 204)
85 Isaac Lutz – junior (5'11, 193)
86 Alec Berger – sophomore (5'11, 175)
88 Dan Chisena – senior (6'3, 202)
89 Colton Maxwell – junior (6'0, 194)

Tight end

17 Grayson Kline – freshman (6'5, 239)
43 Trevor Baker – sophomore (6'3, 227)
82 Zack Kuntz – freshman (6'7, 243)
83 Nick Bowers – senior (6'4, 260)
86 Brenton Strange – freshman (6'3, 233)
87 Pat Freiermuth – sophomore (6'5, 256)

Placekicker

90 Rafael Checa – sophomore (6'2, 201)
92 Jake Pinegar – sophomore (6'2, 195)
95 Vlad Hilling – freshman (5'10, 226)
97 Sebastian Costantini – freshman (5'11, 195)
98 Jordan Stout – sophomore (6'3, 205)
99 Justin Tobin – junior (6'2, 208)

Offensive lineman

50 Will Knutsson – freshman (6'2, 296)
53 Rasheed Walker – freshman (6'6, 324)
55 Anthony Whigan – junior (6'4, 301)
59 Kaleb Konigus – freshman (6'2, 302)
62 Michal Menet – junior (6'4, 313)
63 Collin De Boef – freshman (6'5, 258)
68 Hunter Kelly – junior (6'2, 309)
69 C.J. Thorpe – sophomore (6'3, 322)
70 Juice Scruggs – freshman (6'3, 285)
71 Will Fries – junior (6'6, 313)
72 Bryce Effner – freshman (6'5, 297)
73 Mike Miranda – sophomore (6'3, 295)
74 Steven Gonzalez – senior (6'4, 341)
75 Des Holmes – sophomore (6'5, 315)
77 Sal Wormley – freshman (6'3, 319)
79 Caedan Wallace – freshman (6'5, 333)

Defensive lineman

18 Shaka Toney – DE – junior (6'3, 243)
20 Adisa Isaac – DE – freshman (6'4, 241)
27 Aeneas Hawkins – DT – freshman (6'2, 272)
28 Odafe Oweh – DE – freshman (6'5, 255)
34 Shane Simmons – DE – junior (6'3, 259)
42 Ellison Jordan – DT – junior (6'0, 320)
44 Joseph Darkwa – DT – freshman (6'5, 272)
46 Nick Tarburton – DE – freshman (6'3, 263)
49 Daniel Joseph – DE – junior (6'3, 260)
51 Hakeem Beamon – DE – freshman (6'3, 259)
53 Fred Hansard – DT – sophomore (6'3, 316)
54 Robert Windsor – DT – senior (6'4, 285)
55 Antonio Shelton – DT – junior (6'2, 311)
58 Evan Presta – DT – sophomore (6'3, 288)
88 Judge Culpepper – DT – freshman (6'4, 284)
90 Damion Barber – DT – sophomore (6'3, 290)
91 Dvon Ellies – DT – freshman (6'1, 304)
92 Smith Vilbert – DE – freshman (6'6, 253)
93 P. J. Mustipher – DT – sophomore (6'4, 311)
98 Dan Vasey – DE – sophomore (6'4, 252)
99 Yetur Gross-Matos – DE – junior (6'5, 264)

Punter

49 Cade Pollard – freshman (5'11, 225)
93 Blake Gillikin – senior (6'2, 196)
97 Carson Landis – sophomore (6'2, 205)

Linebacker

6 Cam Brown – senior (6'5, 233)
10 Lance Dixon – freshman (6'2, 213)
11 Micah Parsons – sophomore (6'3, 245)
12 Brandon Smith – freshman (6'3, 240)
13 Ellis Brooks – sophomore (6'1, 234)
36 Jan Johnson – senior (6'2, 231)
39 Robbie Dwyer – freshman (6'1, 235)
40 Jesse Luketa – sophomore (6'3, 247)
45 Charlie Katshir – freshman (6'3, 229)
50 Max Chizmar – sophomore (6'2, 230)

Defensive back

2 Keaton Ellis – CB – freshman (5'11, 190)
3 Donovan Johnson – CB – sophomore (5'9, 185)
5 Tariq Castro-Fields – CB – junior (6'0, 197)
7 Jaquan Brisker – S – junior (6'1, 210)
8 Marquis Wilson – CB – freshman (5'11, 173)
9 Joey Porter Jr. – CB – freshman (6'2, 180)
16 John Petrishen – S – senior (6'0, 211)
17 Garrett Taylor – S – senior (6'0, 198)
19 Trent Gordon – CB – freshman (5'11, 188)
21 Tyler Rudolph – S – freshman (6'0, 204)
24 DJ Brown – CB – sophomore (5'10, 183)
25 Daequan Hardy – CB – freshman (5'9, 170)
26 Jonathan Sutherland – S – sophomore (5'11, 201)
27 Cody Romano– S – freshman (6'2, 209)
29 John Reid – CB – senior (5'10, 181)
35 Justin Neff – S – sophomore (6'1, 195)
36 Makai Self – CB – freshman (5'9, 167)
37 Drew Hartlaub – S – sophomore (5'11, 183)
38 Lamont Wade – S – junior (5'9, 199)
48 C.J. Holmes – S – sophomore (6'0, 216)

Long snappers

91 Chris Stoll – sophomore (6'2, 245)
94 Joe Calcagno – sophomore (6'0, 279)

Source:^[36]

Players drafted into the NFL

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
2	38	Yetur Gross-Matos	DE	Carolina Panthers
2	46	K. J. Hamler	WR	Denver Broncos
4	141	John Reid	CB	Houston Texans
6	183	Cam Brown	OLB	New York Giants
6	193	Robert Windsor	DT	Indianapolis Colts

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No. 16 Michigan

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No. 24AP Indiana

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No. 24^AP Indiana

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