Penn State Sports Magazine
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A U G U S T 2 0 2 5 6 7 W W W . B L U E W H I T E O N L I N E . C O M / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / D E F E N S I V E L I N E M E N / / / / / / / ALONZO FORD JR. R-Sr.+ | 6-2 | 305 • Totaled 16 tackles, including 3.5 for loss, before suffering a season-ending injury in Penn State's game at Minnesota on Nov. 23. • Transferred to Penn State from Old Dominion in May 2023 but was forced to sit out the season due to an injury. • Made 25 starts at Old Dominion, to- taling 70 tackles, 4 sacks and 7.5 tackles for loss during the 2021 and '22 seasons. XAVIER GILLIAM R-Fr. | 6-2 | 302 • Played in three games during his true freshman season and finished with 1 tackle. Defensive End DANI DENNIS-SUTTON Sr. | 6-5 | 265 • Finished his junior campaign with 13 tackles for loss and 8.5 sacks. • Received honorable mention All-Big Ten recognition. • Has appeared in all 42 games with 17 starts since arriving at Penn State in 2022. ZURIAH FISHER R-Sr.+ | 6-3 | 258 • Missed the entire 2024 season after suffering an injury earlier that spring. • Has appeared in 24 games in his ca- reer, totaling 22 tackles and 3.5 sacks. • Missed most of the 2022 season with an injury but did play in the Lions' last two regular-season games versus Mary- land and Rutgers. MAX GRANVILLE R-Fr. | 6-3 | 247 • Will be out of action indefinitely with what coach James Franklin described in June as "a long-term injury." • Was originally part of PSU's 2025 recruiting class before reclassifying and joining the team ahead of the 2024 sea- son. • Saw action in two regular-season games and all three postseason contests, totaling 1 tackle. JAYLEN HARVEY R-Fr. | 6-2 | 251 • Played in three games as a true fresh- man, finishing with 2 tackles, one of which was for a loss. MASON ROBINSON R-So. | 6-3 | 250 • Did not see action in either of his first two seasons with the Nittany Lions. MYLACHI WILLIAMS R-Fr. | 6-3 | 252 • Did not see game action in his first year with the Nittany Lions. • Earned a four-star rating in the On3 Industry Ranking coming out of Monsi- gnor Bonner in Drexel Hill, Pa. • Totaled 70 tackles, including 28 for loss and 13 sacks, as a senior. • Was named MVP of the Philadelphia Catholic League. NEWCOMERS Defensive Tackle RANDY ADIRIKA Fr. | 6-3 | 306 • Finished with 22 tackles for loss and 6 sacks as a senior at Miami (Fla.) Central. • Three-star prospect listed by On3 as the No. 42 defensive lineman nationally and No. 57 player in Florida. OWEN WAFLE R-Fr. | 6-2 | 295 • Didn't see game action in his lone season at Michigan before entering the transfer portal. • Was listed by On3 as the No. 88 de- fensive lineman in the portal this year. Defensive End DAYSHAUN BURNETT Fr. | 6-3 | 223 • Totaled 75 tackles, including 11.5 sacks as a senior at Imani Christian in Pittsburgh. • Received a four-star grade from On3 and was listed as the No. 39 edge rusher nationally and No. 7 player in Pennsyl- vania. CHAZ COLEMAN Fr. | 6-4 | 240 • Earned four stars from On3 coming out of Warren G. Harding High in War- ren, Ohio, and finished as the No. 137 overall prospect and No. 17 defensive end nationally, as well as the No. 5 player in his home state. CORTEZ HARRIS Fr. | 6-3 | 224 • Played in only four games as a senior at Riverdale Baptist in Upper Marlboro, Md., but still had 7.5 sacks. • Three-star prospect who was listed by On3 as the No. 56 edge rusher nationally and No. 14 player in Maryland. YVAN KEMAJOU Fr. | 6-1 | 249 • Totaled 63 tackles as a senior at Paint Branch High in Burtonsville, Md., includ- ing 13 for loss and 5 sacks. • Three-star prospect was On3's No. 49 defensive end nationally and No. 13 prospect in Maryland. DANIEL JENNINGS Fr. | 6-2 | 250 • Originally committed to Penn State in the 2026 recruiting cycle but reclassified to the 2025 class and joined the team in June. • Totaled 38 tackles, including 12.5 for loss and 10 sacks, as a junior at Princeton (W.Va.) High. ENAI WHITE R-Jr. | 6-5 | 275 • Transferred in January from Texas A&M after playing only 9 snaps during the 2024 season due to a knee injury. • Played in 13 games during his first three seasons with the Aggies, totaling 11 tackles, including 2 sacks. Zuriah Fisher will start at defensive end for the Nittany Lions this fall after missing the 2024 season with an injury. PHOTO BY FRANK HYATT