ture NFL players, and last year all
five of his starting linemen won
All-Atlantic Coast Conference
honors.
Trautwein said
shortly a>er his ar-
rival at Penn State
that one of his priori-
ties will be to cut
down on negative-
yardage plays. The re-
turn of Fries and
Walker, along with
promising backup
tackles Wallace and
Holmes, should help in that regard.
Walker is a rising star coming off a
redshirt freshman season in which
he started all 13 games. Fries, too,
was a 13-game starter, winning
honorable mention All-Big Ten no-
tice as a junior, and Trautwein was
impressed with the leadership he
displayed during the quarantine.
"He showed me a picture of a
punching bag that he built in his
backyard," Trautwein said. "That's
the mentality that I love. That's the
mentality that I want in my oed.
That's his mindset, and I think he
has that ability. He has great feet,
and he just loves the game of foot-
ball. I think a lot of organizations
will love that in him. That's what
you want. You don't want guys who
have been getting through with
their talent. You want guys who
want to be great. That's what pushes
your o>
TACKLE ELIGIBLE
H I S T O R Y
Penn State has sent a small but impactful contingent
of offensive tackles to football's next level
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FUTURE PRO After
moving from defen-
sive tackle to the of-
fensive line at Penn
State, Brown devel-
oped into a first-
round NFL Draft
choice.
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tesy of Penn State
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