Penn State Sports Magazine
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A U G U S T 2 0 2 3 2 3 W W W . B L U E W H I T E O N L I N E . C O M / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / T H E B I G P I C T U R E / / / / / / / OFFENSE LEFT TACKLE No. Name Cl. Ht. Wt. 74 Olumuyiwa Fashanu Jr. 6-6 319 66 Drew Shelton So. 6-5 308 LEFT GUARD 58 Landon Tengwall R-So. 6-6 317 56 or JB Nelson R-Jr. 6-5 332 CENTER 64 Hunter Nourzad R-Sr.+ 6-3 315 53 Nick Dawkins R-Jr. 6-4 321 RIGHT GUARD 77 Sal Wormley R-Sr. 6-3 324 71 Olaivavega Ioane R-Fr. 6-4 350 RIGHT TACKLE 73 Caedan Wallace R-Sr. 6-5 341 66 Drew Shelton So. 6-5 308 56 or JB Nelson R-Jr. 6-5 332 TIGHT END 84 Theo Johnson Jr. 6-6 264 44 Tyler Warren Jr. 6-6 259 WIDE RECEIVER 1 KeAndre Lambert-Smith Jr. 6-1 188 2 Liam Clifford R-So. 6-1 198 7 or Kaden Saunders R-Fr. 5-10 180 WIDE RECEIVER 6 Harrison Wallace III R-So. 6-1 194 11 Malik McClain Jr. 6-4 200 WIDE RECEIVER 3 Dante Cephas R-Sr. 6-0 187 5 or Omari Evans So. 6-0 185 QUARTERBACK 15 Drew Allar So. 6-5 243 9 Beau Pribula R-Fr. 6-2 206 RUNNING BACK 10 Nicholas Singleton So. 6-0 224 13 Kaytron Allen So. 5-11 221 DEFENSE DEFENSIVE END No. Name Cl. Ht. Wt. 44 Chop Robinson Jr. 6-3 250 33 Dani Dennis-Sutton So. 6-5 258 DEFENSIVE TACKLE 99 Coziah Izzard Jr. 6-3 294 91 Dvon Ellies R-Sr. 6-1 302 DEFENSIVE TACKLE 51 Hakeem Beamon R-Sr. 6-3 284 28 Zane Durant So. 6-1 280 DEFENSIVE END 20 Adisa Isaac R-Sr. 6-4 254 15 Amin Vanover Jr. 6-4 266 OUTSIDE LINEBACKER 23 Curtis Jacobs Jr. 6-1 238 34 Dominic DeLuca R-So. 6-1 213 MIDDLE LINEBACKER 43 Tyler Elsdon Jr. 6-2 233 41 Kobe King R-So. 6-1 246 OUTSIDE LINEBACKER 11 Abdul Carter So. 6-3 250 32 Keon Wylie R-Fr. 6-2 219 CORNERBACK 4 Kalen King Jr. 5-11 191 25 Daequan Hardy R-Sr. 5-9 181 CORNERBACK 3 Johnny Dixon Sr. 6-0 191 5 Cam Miller So. 6-0 182 SAFETY 1 Jaylen Reed Jr. 6-0 208 6 or Zakee Wheatley R-So. 6-2 196 SAFETY 2 Keaton Ellis Sr. 5-11 192 21 Kevin Winston Jr. So. 6-2 204 PUNTER No. Name Cl. Ht. Wt. 95 Riley Thompson Sr. 6-1 212 97 or Alex Bacchetta R-Fr. 6-2 220 PLACEKICKER (FG) 91 Alex Felkins Sr. 6-3 200 93 or Sander Sahaydak R-So. 6-0 181 PLACEKICKER (KO) 91 Alex Felkins Sr. 6-3 200 93 or Sander Sahaydak R-So. 6-0 181 99 or Gabriel Nwosu R-So. 6-6 274 HOLDER 48 Tyler Duzansky R-So. 6-4 217 PUNT RETURNER 25 Daequan Hardy R-Sr. 5-9 181 KICKOFF RETURNER 10 Nicholas Singleton So. 6-0 224 13 Kaytron Allen So. 5-11 221 SPECIAL TEAMS GREG PICKEL Penn State enters the 2023 season de- serving of its top-10 status by all media polls and data-driven rankings and is knocking on the door of a consensus top- five spot before the first kickoff of the year. I have an extremely hard time envision- ing James Franklin's team losing more than two games in what will be his 10th season as the leader of the Nittany Li- ons. The question simply becomes, then, whether or not they will drop both con- tests against their toughest opponents, split them, or leave each victorious. I will need to see to believe that Penn State can win in Columbus, and so I mark the matchup with the Buckeyes as a loss. Then, while the Michigan game is at home, Jim Harbaugh's team looks like the real deal, and I want to see more of what Penn State will have at receiver, right tackle, and on special teams before predicting a win there. Thus, I have the Lions as a 10-2 team in the regular season but won't be surprised if they end up being 11-1 or better. Prediction: 10-2 RYAN SNYDER How quickly things have changed. At this time last year, PSU was coming off back-to-back seasons that saw them lose more games in the Big Ten than they won. Sure, most expected them to improve last year, but 11 wins and a victory in the Rose Bowl wasn't at all what I expected in 2022. Fast forward to now, and expectations are as high as they've been since 2017. The excitement surrounding former five-star quarterback Drew Allar is a major reason why, but it's the surrounding players who should make the Nittany Lions a real threat to win their first Big Ten title since 2016. As is the case every year, it all comes down to two games. I don't see Penn State beating both Michigan and Ohio State, but if the Nittany Lions are ever going to get a result against one of those schools, this should be the year. I'll predict a win over Michigan at home, but I also think they'll stumble against a team they should beat to once again finish 10-2. Prediction: 10-2 BWI's Unofficial Penn State Depth Chart