Penn State Sports Magazine
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6 4 N O V E M B E R 2 0 2 6 W W W . B L U E W H I T E O N L I N E . C O M Will Fries (2017-20), OL, Minnesota Vi- kings: In his second season as a Vikings starter, Fries has played extensively but in- consistently. Mike Gesicki (2014-17), TE, Cincinnati Ben- gals: Making his first start of the season in Cincinnati's Oct. 11 win over Miami, Gesicki caught 1 pass, a 4-yard touchdown. Blake Gillikin (2016-19), P, Arizona Cardi- nals: Gillikin is averaging 45.6 yards per punt, and his 7 punts inside the 20 rank 17th. Kevin Givens (2016-18), DT, San Francisco 49ers: Givens is on San Francisco's practice squad. Chris Godwin (2014-16), WR, Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Godwin caught 3 passes for 37 yards in Tampa Bay's Thursday night upset at Dallas in Week 5. To that point in the season, he had 19 receptions on 22 targets for 179 yards. Olaivavega Ioane (2022-25), OG, Baltimore Ravens: The former first-round pick is Balti- more's starting left guard, playing 330 snaps and ranking 14th among guards in Pro Foot- ball Focus' run-blocking grades with a 75.7 mark. Adisa Isaac (2019-23), LB, Baltimore Ra- vens: Isaac is on Baltimore's practice squad. Austin Johnson (2013-15), DT, Buffalo Bills: Johnson is on the Bills' practice squad. DaQuan Jones (2010-13), DT, New England Patriots: Jones started one of his four games with the Patriots and was averaging 20 snaps per contest with 3 tackles. Theo Johnson (2020-23), TE, New York Giants: Johnson caught 1 pass for 9 yards in the Giants' Week 1 win against Dallas. Kalen King (2021-23), CB, Arizona Cardinals: King is a member of the kick-coverage and punt-return teams. He has a very limited role on defense, where he has only 10 snaps so far this season. Connor McGovern (2016-18), OL, Buf- falo Bills: McGovern is the Bills' starting center. He'd earned a 59.8 offensive grade from PFF through five games. PJ Mustipher (2018-22), DL, New York Giants: Mustipher is on the Giants' practice squad. Hunter Nourzad (2022-23), OL, Kan- sas City Chiefs: Nourzad is a backup guard who has just 12 snaps on offense this season. However, he is often used on the Chiefs' field goal kicking unit. Amani Oruwariye (2015-18), CB, Bal- timore Ravens: Oruwariye is on the team's practice squad. Odafe Oweh (2019-20), LB, Wash- ington Commanders: After signing a big-money deal this offseason, Oweh has 11 tackles, including 2 sacks, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. Micah Parsons (2018-19), DL, Green Bay Packers: Parsons is on the physically unable to perform list after tearing his ACL last De- cember. Green Bay hoped he could return in Week 5 or 6, according to NFL Network, but he remained out in Week 5. Trebor Peña (2025), WR, Jacksonville Jag- uars: Peña is on Jacksonville's practice squad. Jaylen Reed (2021-24), S, New England Patriots: Reed has started one game and averaged 20 snaps in his other two appear- ances, totaling 6 tackles and a pass breakup. Chop Robinson (2022-23), DE, Miami Dol- phins: Robinson has 8 tackles (0.5 for loss) and a sack. PFF ranks him among the NFL's top 30 pass rushers. Nolan Rucci (2024-25), OL, Indianapo- lis Colts: Rucci is on Indianapolis' practice squad. Nick Scott (2015-18), S, Carolina Panthers: A starter, Scott has 11 tackles, including 1 for loss, and a fumble recovery over 147 snaps. Juice Scruggs (2018-22), OL, Detroit Lions: Detroit's starting center following an off- season trade, Scruggs ranks second at his position in PFF's run-blocking grades. His 341 snaps rank fifth at the position. Drew Shelton (2022-25), OL, Dallas Cow- boys: Shelton played 5 offensive snaps and 17 on special teams through the first five weeks of his rookie season. He did not play in the loss to Tampa Bay. Nicholas Singleton (2022-25), RB, Tennes- see Titans: Singleton played in three games through five weeks, rushing 7 times for 12 yards. Chris Stoll (2017-22), LS, Seattle Seahawks: Stoll is the Seahawks' starting long snapper. Jordan Stout (2019-21), P, New York Gi- ants: Stout ranks fourth in the NFL with a 51.3-yard punting average. His 78-yarder against the Rams in Week 3 is the league's second-longest punt this year, and his 11 punts inside the 20 rank fourth. Brenton Strange (2019-22), TE, Jackson- ville Jaguars: Strange had his best games of the season in consecutive weeks against Cin- cinnati and Philadelphia, catching 7 passes in each for 95 and 68 yards, respectively. Mitchell Tinsley (2022), WR, Houston Tex- ans: Tinsley is on Houston's practice squad. Rasheed Walker (2019-21), OL, Carolina Panthers: Walker is the Panthers' starting left tackle. He's allowed only 1 sack over 282 snaps this season but has given up 14 hurries and also been penalized three times. Caedan Wallace (2019-23), OL, Miami Dol- phins: The backup left guard has played just 11 offensive snaps but is a starter on Miami's placekicking unit. Tyler Warren (2020-24), TE, India- napolis Colts: After a standout rookie season, Warren has 30 receptions for 213 yards and 2 touchdowns through five games in his second year. Parker Washington (2020-22), WR, Jacksonville Jaguars: Washington starred in Jacksonville's Week 5 victory over Philadelphia in London. He opened the scoring with a 51-yard touchdown catch, then gave Jacksonville a fourth- quarter lead on a 27-yarder from Trevor Lawrence. He had 22 catches for 352 yards and 4 touchdowns through five games. Zakee Wheatley (2021-25), S, Caro- lina Panthers: Wheatley started in Weeks 2 and 4 and played 50 snaps on defense as a reserve in Week 3 before the Panthers' Week 5 bye. His role con- tinues to increase. So far this year, the rookie has 14 tackles over three games and has also forced a fumble. Kevin Winston Jr. (2022-24), S, Ten- nessee Titans: Winston has 16 tackles but could soon land on injured reserve. He needs an MRI on a quadriceps in- jury to determine whether he will miss time. ■ Cornerback Joey Porter Jr. was traded to the Dallas Cowboys on Sept. 30. He had spent his first three NFL seasons in Pittsburgh after the Steelers chose him in the second round of the 2023 draft. PHOTO COURTESY DALLAS COWBOYS