Penn State Sports Magazine
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A P R I L 2 0 2 3 13 W W W . B L U E W H I T E O N L I N E . C O M JOE KRENTZMAN & SON, INC. • Buyers and Brokers of Steel, Iron and Nonferrous Metals • Industrial Scrap Buyers • Container Service Available • Large Service Territory Since 1903 Lewistown, PA • Hollidaysburg, PA • DuBois, PA (800) 543-2000 • www.krentzman.net F irst i n S cra p were in the middle of the pack and were enough to offset a poor broad jump and expectedly slow 40 time (4.6). Quickness and size are Tinsley's calling cards. His 4.21-second time in the 20-yard shuttle was fifth- best among receivers at the combine, and teams are going to like his 32.5-inch wingspan. He'll be a good fit in some systems and also could contribute on special teams. That may be enough to earn a spot in the draft. STOCK TBD PARKER WASHINGTON WR | 5-10 | 204 Pre-combine prediction: Third or fourth round Post-combine prediction: TBD Analysis: Based on Washington's film, he's a quality mid-round slot receiver prospect. Without accurate times, though, it's hard to place him in the pack of players with similar styles and produc- tion. Unfortunately, his injury at the end of the 2022 season prevented him from testing. He'll have to use Penn State's Pro Day as a showcase, provided he's healthy. The saving grace for Washington is that the re- ceiver group in Indianapolis performed well below expectations. Potential top receiver Jordan Addi- son of USC showed up smaller, lighter and slower than expected. Other slot players also struggled to post quality testing numbers. If nothing else, Washington's stock has held firm while he contin- ues to recover. ■ Running Backs Headline PSU's List Of All-Time First-Rounders If all goes as expected on April 27, cornerback Joey Porter Jr. will become the latest Penn State football player to be chosen in the first round of the NFL Draft. In early March, ESPN analyst Todd McShay listed Porter as the No. 19 overall pros- pect in this year' talent pool, noting that he "ex- cels in press-man [coverage] but also shows the recognition skills necessary in zone coverage." Porter would become the 41st Penn State player to be taken in the first round and the first cornerback. The Lions rank 14th among all college teams in all-time first-round picks. Georgia is just ahead of them with 44 first-rounders. Ohio State ranks first with 87. More than a quarter of the Lions' all-time first-rounders have been running backs. There have been 11 PSU runners chosen, starting with Lenny Moore in 1956. The Lions have never had a defensive back chosen in the first round of the draft. P E N N S T A T E ' S F I R S T - R O U N D D R A F T E E S B Y P O S I T I O N POS. NO. PLAYERS RB 11 Lenny Moore (Baltimore, 1956), Franco Harris (Pittsburgh, 1972), John Cappelletti (Los Angeles, 1974), Booker Moore (Buffalo, 1981), Curt Warner (Seattle, 1983), D.J. Dozier (Minnesota, 1987), Blair Thomas (New York Jets, 1990), Ki-Jana Carter (Cincinnati, 1995), Curtis Enis (Chicago, 1998), Larry Johnson (Kansas City, 2003), Saquon Barkley (New York Giants, 2018) DE 6 Courtney Brown (Cleveland, 2000), Michael Haynes (Chicago 2003), Tamba Hali (Kansas City, 206), Aaron Maybin (Buffalo, 2009), Jared Odrick (Miami, 2010), Odafe Oweh (Baltimore, 2021) OL 6 Keith Dorney (Detroit, 1979), Mike Munchak (Houston, 1982), Sean Farrell (Tampa Bay, 1982), Jeff Hartings (Detroit, 1996), Andre Johnson (Washington, 1996), Levi Brown (Arizona, 2007) LB 5 Dave Robinson (Green Bay, 1963), Ed O'Neil (Detroit, 1974), Shane Conlan (Buf- falo, 1987), LaVar Arrington (Washington, 2000), Micah Parsons (Dallas, 2021) WR 4 Kenny Jackson (Philadelphia, 1984), O.J. McDuffie (Miami, 1993), Bryant Johnson (Arizona, 2003), Jahan Dotson (Washington, 2022) DT 3 Mike Reid (Cincinnati, 1970), Bruce Clark (Green Bay, 1980), Jimmy Kennedy (St. Louis, 2003) QB 3 Richie Lucas (Washington, 1960), Todd Blackledge (Kansas City, 1983), Kerry Col- lins (Carolina, 1995) TE 2 Ted Kwalick (San Francisco, 1969), Kyle Brady (New York Jets, 1995)