Penn State Sports Magazine
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A U G U S T 2 0 2 4 5 7 W W W . B L U E W H I T E O N L I N E . C O M / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / O F F E N S I V E L I N E M E N / / / / / / / ANTHONY DONKOH R-Fr. | 6-5 | 336 • Preserved redshirt by playing in just four games in 2024. • Moved to right tackle for the Peach Bowl af- ter spending the season at guard and played a season-high 46 snaps. OLAIVAVEGA IOANE R-So. | 6-4 | 346 • Originally from Samoa; played high school football at Graham-Kapowsin High in Graham, Wash., before signing with Penn State as part of the 2022 class. • Started five games at left guard last season. • Earned honorable mention All-Big Ten honors from the conference media in 2023. • Won Academic All-Big Ten honors last fall. JB NELSON R-Sr. | 6-5 | 327 • Started eight games at left guard in 2023, his first full season of action after redshirting in 2022. • Earned honorable mention All-Big Ten honors from the conference coaches and media. • Transferred to Penn State from Lackawanna College in the class of 2022. CHIMDY ONOH R-Fr. | 6-5 | 323 • Late signing in the Lions' 2023 class; played in two games last season, protecting his redshirt status. • Spent spring ball getting reps at both tackle spots with Drew Shelton sidelined. DREW SHELTON Jr. | 6-5 | 306 • Started at left tackle in the Nittany Lions' Peach Bowl loss to Ole Miss last December and played a team-high 72 snaps. • Missed all of spring practice with an injury but was cleared for action in the summer. • Started the final five games of the 2022 season at left tackle in relief of the injured Olumuyiwa Fashanu. J'VEN WILLIAMS R- Fr. | 6-5 | 306 • Played in three games as a true freshman, preserving redshirt status. • Was the No. 43 overall prospect, No. 1 in- terior offensive lineman and No. 1 player in Pennsylvania in the 2023 cycle, per the On3 Industry Ranking. SAL WORMLEY R-Sr.+ | 6-3 | 335 • Started all 26 games for Penn State over the past two years after missing the 2021 season with an injury. • Earned honorable mention All-Big Ten hon- ors in 2022 and '23 from both coaches and media. • Is using his COVID exemption to play a sixth and final season in 2024. NEWCOMERS EAGAN BOYER Fr. | 6-8 | 273 • Was the No. 35 offensive tackle nationally and No. 19 prospect in North Carolina in the 2024 class, per the On3 Industry Ranking. • Earned all-state honors in 2022 and 2023 in North Carolina. CALEB BREWER Fr. | 6-4 | 279 • Was the No. 54 interior offensive lineman na- tionally and No. 13 player in Pennsylvania in the 2024 class, per the On3 Industry Ranking. • Won 112 matches as a high school wrestler and advanced to regionals in his sophomore and senior years at Wyomissing High. • Named Lineman of the Year in the Lancaster- Lebanon League as a senior, playing both ways. COOPER COUSINS Fr. | 6-6 | 315 • Was the No. 50 overall prospect, No. 1 inte- rior offensive lineman nationally and No. 1 prospect in Pennsylvania in the 2024 class, per the On3 Industry Ranking. • Played in the All-American Bowl following his senior year at Erie McDowell. • Enrolled in January and saw action in the Blue-White Game. DONNIE HARBOUR Fr. | 6-3 | 329 • Was the No. 511 overall prospect, No. 45 interior offensive lineman nationally and No. 4 prospect in Wisconsin, per the On3 Industry Ranking. • High school teammate of Penn State fresh- man running back Corey Smith at Catholic Memorial High in Waukesha. • Played in the Under Armour All-American Game following his senior year. NOLAN RUCCI R-Jr. | 6-8 | 317 • Transferred from Wisconsin to Penn State in the offseason and played right tackle this spring. • Former five-star prospect in the 2021 class from Warwick High in Lititz, Pa. • Son of former Penn State and NFL offensive lineman Todd Rucci. • GARRETT SEXTON Fr. | 6-6 | 289 • Was the No. 147 overall prospect, No. 10 offensive tackle nationally, and the No. 2 prospect in Wisconsin, per the On3 Industry Ranking. • Played quarterback his freshman and sopho- more seasons at Arrowhead Union High in Hartland. Redshirt senior JB Nelson adds versatility to the Nittany Lions' offensive front. He's vying for a starting spot at left guard but could also see action at tackle this fall. PHOTO BY STEVE MANUEL