Penn State Sports Magazine
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D E C E M B E R 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 OFFENSE LEFT TACKLE No. Name Cl. Ht. Wt. 74 Olumuyiwa Fashanu Jr. 6-6 317 66 Drew Shelton So. 6-5 306 LEFT GUARD 71 Olaivavega Ioane R-Fr. 6-4 348 56 or JB Nelson R-Jr. 6-5 334 CENTER 64 Hunter Nourzad R-Sr.+ 6-3 320 53 Nick Dawkins R-Jr. 6-4 315 RIGHT GUARD 77 Sal Wormley R-Sr. 6-3 324 71 Olaivavega Ioane R-Fr. 6-4 348 RIGHT TACKLE 73 Caedan Wallace R-Sr. 6-5 328 66 Drew Shelton So. 6-5 306 TIGHT END 84 Theo Johnson Jr. 6-6 260 44 Tyler Warren Jr. 6-6 257 WIDE RECEIVER 1 KeAndre Lambert-Smith Jr. 6-1 185 3 Dante Cephas R-Sr. 6-0 193 7 Kaden Saunders R-Fr. 5-10 175 WIDE RECEIVER 11 Malik McClain Jr. 6-4 206 4 Malick Meiga Jr. 6-4 203 WIDE RECEIVER 2 Liam Clifford R-So. 6-1 201 5 Omari Evans So. 6-0 189 80 Cristian Driver R-Fr. 5-11 188 QUARTERBACK 15 Drew Allar So. 6-5 242 9 Beau Pribula R-Fr. 6-2 203 RUNNING BACK 10 Nicholas Singleton So. 6-0 222 13 or Kaytron Allen So. 5-11 222 DEFENSE DEFENSIVE END No. Name Cl. Ht. Wt. 33 Dani Dennis-Sutton So. 6-5 261 36 Zuriah Fisher R-Jr. 6-3 254 DEFENSIVE TACKLE 28 Zane Durant So. 6-1 285 91 Dvon Ellies R-Sr. 6-1 298 58 Kaleb Artis R-Fr. 6-4 319 DEFENSIVE TACKLE 51 Hakeem Beamon R-Sr. 6-3 290 99 Coziah Izzard Jr. 6-3 295 52 Jordan van den Berg R-So. 6-3 310 DEFENSIVE END 20 Adisa Isaac R-Sr. 6-4 249 19 Jameial Lyons Fr. 6-5 246 OUTSIDE LINEBACKER 23 Curtis Jacobs Jr. 6-1 235 0 Dominic DeLuca R-So. 6-1 218 MIDDLE LINEBACKER 41 Kobe King R-So. 6-1 242 43 Tyler Elsdon Jr. 6-2 229 OUTSIDE LINEBACKER 11 Abdul Carter So. 6-3 249 13 Tony Rojas Fr. 6-2 225 CORNERBACK 4 Kalen King Jr. 5-11 190 5 Cam Miller So. 6-0 183 CORNERBACK 3 Johnny Dixon Sr. 6-0 196 25 Daequan Hardy R-Sr. 5-9 178 SAFETY 1 Jaylen Reed Jr. 6-0 205 6 Zakee Wheatley R-So. 6-2 198 SAFETY 21 Kevin Winston Jr. So. 6-2 203 2 Keaton Ellis Sr. 5-11 190 BWI's Unofficial Penn State Depth Chart PUNTER No. Name Cl. Ht. Wt. 95 Riley Thompson Sr. 6-1 209 97 Alex Bacchetta R-Fr. 6-2 220 PLACEKICKER (FG) 91 Alex Felkins Sr. 6-3 2 0 0 93 Sander Sahaydak R-So. 6-0 177 PLACEKICKER (KO) 99 Gabriel Nwosu R-So. 6-6 274 LONG SNAPPER 48 Tyler Duzansky R-So. 6-4 215 PUNT RETURNER 25 Daequan Hardy R-Sr. 5-9 178 7 Kaden Saunders R-Fr. 5-10 175 KICKOFF RETURNER 10 Nicholas Singleton So. 6-0 222 13 Kaytron Allen So. 5-11 222 SPECIAL TEAMS Olu Fashanu Earns Midseason All-America Recognition Penn State junior left tackle Olumuyiwa Fashanu was named to a pair of midsea- son All-America teams in October. Both ESPN and CBS included the second-year starter and projected first-round draft pick on their respective lists. "The 6-6, 317-pound senior has been a rock at his left tackle position for the Nit- tany Lions," Chris Low wrote for ESPN. "He hasn't allowed a sack or pressure in pass protection and has been equally dominant as a run-blocker. Penn State was thrilled to get Fashanu back for an- other season, and he has been an integral part of [its] offense." Fashanu had received grades of 85.6 for his pass blocking and 78.6 for his overall play on offense from Pro Football Focus. He achieved those marks even though the Penn State coaching staff was careful to get him out of games earlier in the season when the opportunity presented itself. "The games are situational," coach James Franklin said in September. "If we can get him out, then we want to get him out. … It's all what the games dictate to allow us to be successful and let him go out and show he's the best lineman in col- lege football. "To me, it was [a matter of] manag- ing last spring, and the spring game, and practices, and the games based on situ- ations." Speaking to reporters in October, Fashanu evaluated his season to date. He and defensive end Chop Robinson were named to the midseason watch list for the Lombardi Award, which goes to the na- tion's best lineman. "I feel great right now," Fashanu said. "It's nice to be recognized, but at the end of the day I know I need to stay consis- tent in my play and keep improving every week, which is something Coach Franklin has been emphasizing to the team." — Greg Pickel