Penn State Sports Magazine
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Adisa Isaac and Smith Vilbert, sopho- more Amin Vanover and redshirt fresh- men Rodney McGraw and Davon Town- ley. The good news for Penn State is that reinforcements are on the way. The Nit- tany Lions are set to welcome Maryland transfer Demeioun Robinson, while true freshmen Dani Dennis-Sutton and Ken Talley will also be arriving soon. Cole Brevard Enters Transfer Portal The middle of Penn State's defensive line got a little thinner in late April, with redshirt sophomore tackle Cole Brevard entering his name into transfer portal at the conclusion of spring practice. The Carmel, Ind., native was a four- star recruit in the 2020 class, according to the On3 Consensus. But last fall, he played sparingly even after senior de- fensive tackle PJ Mustipher suffered a season-ending injury in Week 6 at Iowa. Brevard's exit fulfilled a prediction that James Franklin had made dur- ing spring practice. Franklin had said it wouldn't be surprising if Penn State saw some players depart after the team wrapped up its offseason drills. "I hope we don't lose anybody," he said. "But if you look around the coun- try, that happens after spring ball. We'll have to have our antennas up." It's possible that Brevard saw his chances of earning playing time dimin- ishing at PSU. He didn't see much action in the Blue-White Game, and that may have been because of the quick emer- gence of early enrollee Zane Durant. The true freshman from Lake Nona, Fla., earned kudos from the coaching staff and appears to be a strong candidate to capture a spot on the two-deep depth chart this fall. Brevard could still return to Penn State, but that appears unlikely. Instead, the Nittany Lions are poised to go into the summer months with eight defen- sive tackles on their roster. They've got another recruit arriving soon in Kaleb Artis of St. Francis Prep in New York, though an addition from the portal shouldn't be ruled out. ■ S P R I N G F O O T B A L L 2 0 2 2 OFFENSE Quarterback No. Name Yr. Ht. Wt. 14 Sean Clifford Sr.+ 6-2 216 9 Christian Veilleux R-Fr. 6-4 202 Running Back 24 Keyvone Lee So. 6-0 234 28 Devyn Ford Jr. 5-11 190 10 or Nick Singleton Fr. 6-0 219 13 or Kaytron Allen Fr. 5-11 216 Wide Receiver 3 Parker Washington So. 5-10 212 85 Harrison Wallace III R-Fr. 6-1 191 82 or Liam Clifford R-Fr. 6-1 200 Wide Receiver 13 KeAndre Lambert-Smith So. 6-1 188 19 Jaden Dottin R-So. 6-2 191 Wide Receiver 15 Mitchell Tinsley Sr.+ 6-1 203 88 Malick Meiga So. 6-4 203 Tight End 86 Brenton Strange R-Jr. 6-3 248 84 Theo Johnson So. 6-6 254 Left Tackle 74 Olu Fashanu So. 6-6 310 51 Jimmy Christ R-So. 6-7 315 Left Guard 58 Landon Tengwall R-Fr. 6-6 330 55 JB Nelson R-So. 6-5 305 Center 70 Juice Scruggs Sr. 6-3 319 66 Nick Dawkins So. 6-4 314 Right Guard 77 Sal Wormley R-Jr. 6-3 309 78 Golden Israel-Achumba R-So. 6-4 332 Right Tackle 79 Caedan Wallace R-Jr. 6-5 319 57 Ibrahim Traore R-So. 6-5 330 DEFENSE Defensive End No. Name Yr. Ht. Wt. 46 Nick Tarburton Sr. 6-3 260 92 Smith Vilbert R-Jr. 6-6 260 Defensive Tackle 99 Coziah Izzard R-So. 6-3 296 51 Hakeem Beamon R-Jr. 6-3 269 26 or Zane Durant Fr. 6-1 265 Defensive Tackle 91 Dvon Ellies R-Jr. 6-1 302 52 Jordan van den Berg R-Fr. 6-3 295 26 or Zane Durant Fr. 6-1 265 Defensive End 20 Adisa Isaac R-Jr. 6-4 244 92 Smith Vilbert R-Jr. 6-6 260 Will Linebacker 26 Curtis Jacobs So. 6-1 227 42 Jamari Buddin R-Fr. 6-2 219 Middle Linebacker 41 Kobe King R-Fr. 6-1 242 43 or Tyler Elsdon So. 6-2 229 Sam Linebacker 0 Jonathan Sutherland Sr.+ 5-11 210 42 Jamari Buddin R-Fr. 6-2 219 34 or Dominic DeLuca R-Fr. 6-1 215 Cornerback 9 Joey Porter Jr. R-Jr. 6-2 196 25 Daequan Hardy R-Jr. 5-9 182 Safety 16 Ji'Ayir Brown Sr.+ 5-11 204 6 Zakee Wheatley R-Fr. 6-2 191 Safety 2 Keaton Ellis Jr. 5-11 190 6 Zakee Wheatley R-Fr. 6-2 191 7 or Jaylen Reed So. 6-0 209 Cornerback 4 Kalen King So. 5-11 186 25 Daequan Hardy R-Jr. 5-9 182 Penn State Post-Spring Unofficial Depth Chart* Placekicker 92 Jake Pinegar Sr. 6-2 206 94 or Sandar Sahaydak R-Fr. 6-0 171 Punter 96 Barney Amor Sr.+ 6-1 193 99 Gabriel Nwosu R-Fr. 6-6 278 Long Snapper 91 Chris Stoll Sr.+ 6-2 262 49 Michael Wright R-So. 6-1 205 Kick Return 24 Keyvone Lee So. 6-0 234 26 Nick Singleton Fr. 6-0 219 Punt Return 3 Parker Washington Jr. 5-10 212 5 Mitchell Tinsley Sr.+ 6-1 203 3 8 J U N E / J U L Y 2 0 2 2 W W W . B L U E W H I T E O N L I N E . C O M SPECIAL TEAMS * Depth chart is based on spring practice performances and does not include players who have yet to enroll at PSU or who sat out due to injury.