Penn State Sports Magazine
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PENN STATE ROSTER 1 Christian Campbell CB So./So. 6-1 186 Phenix City, Ala. 2 Marcus Allen Saf. So./So. 6-2 209 Upper Marlboro, Md. 2 Jake Kiley WR Sr./Jr. 6-0 183 Plymouth, N.H. 3 DeAndre Thompkins WR So./Fr. 5-11 185 Hubert, N.C. 4 Tommy Stevens QB Fr./Fr. 6-4 211 Indianapolis, Ind. 4 Daquan Worley CB So./Fr. 5-9 180 Coatesville, Pa. 5 DaeSean Hamilton WR Jr./So. 6-1 206 Fredericksburg, Va 5 Jordan Lucas Saf. Sr./Sr. 6-0 199 New Rochelle, N.Y. 5 N. Wartman-White LB Sr./Jr. 6-1 243 Philadelphia, Pa. 6 Malik Golden Saf. Sr./Jr. 6-0 205 Hartford, Conn. 6 Andre Robinson RB Fr./Fr. 5-9 209 Mechanicsburg, Pa. 7 Koa Farmer Saf. So./Fr. 6-1 222 Lake View Terrace, Calif. 7 Geno Lewis WR Sr./Jr. 6-1 205 Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 8 Mark Allen RB So./Fr. 5-6 181 Hyattsville, Md. 8 Gary Wooten Jr. LB Sr./Jr. 6-2 237 Miami, Fla. 9 Trace McSorley QB So./Fr. 6-0 196 Ashburn, Va. 10 Brandon Polk WR Fr./Fr. 5-9 170 Ashburn, Va. 10 Trevor Williams CB Sr./Sr. 6-0 200 Baltimore, Md. 11 Brandon Bell LB Jr./Jr. 6-1 231 Mays Landing, N.J. 11 Brent Wilkerson TE/H Sr./Jr. 6-3 250 Clinton, Md. 12 Chris Godwin WR So./So. 6-1 208 Middletown, Del. 12 Jordan Smith CB Jr./Jr. 5-10 190 Washington, D.C. 13 Saeed Blacknall WR So./So. 6-3 211 Manalapan, N.J. 14 Christian Hackenberg QB Jr./Jr. 6-4 228 Palmyra, Va. 14 Jarvis Miller Saf. Fr./Fr. 6-2 198 Suffield, Conn. 15 Grant Haley CB So./So. 5-9 189 Atlanta, Ga. 16 Billy Fessler QB So./Fr. 5-11 184 Erie, Pa. 16 John Petrishen Saf. Fr./Fr. 6-0 201 Lower Burrell, Pa. 17 Jackson Erdmann QB Fr./Fr. 6-3 205 Rosemount, Minn. 17 Garrett Taylor CB Fr./Fr. 6-0 187 Richmond, Va. 18 Jonathan Holland TE/H Fr./Fr. 6-4 240 Brandywine, Md. 19 Torrence Brown DE So./Fr. 6-3 250 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 19 Gregg Garrity WR Jr./Jr. 5-10 157 Pittsburgh, Pa. 20 Jordan Dudas LB Sr./Sr. 6-0 209 Lake City, Pa. 20 Johnathan Thomas RB So./Fr. 5-11 221 Peabody, Mass. 21 Amani Oruwariye CB So./Fr. 6-1 205 Tampa, Fla. 22 Akeel Lynch RB Sr./Jr. 5-11 220 Toronto, Ontario 23 Ayron Monroe Saf. Fr./Fr. 5-11 200 Largo, Md. 24 Nick Scott RB So./Fr. 5-11 198 Fairfax, Va. 24 Anthony Smith Saf. Jr./So. 6-0 206 Dover, N.J. 25 Von Walker LB Jr./Jr. 5-11 219 Mill Hall, Pa. 26 Saquon Barkley RB Fr./Fr. 5-11 222 Coplay, Pa. 27 Colin Harrop Saf. Sr./Jr. 6-0 194 Sinking Spring, Pa. 27 Brandon Johnson RB Sr./Sr. 6-2 228 Harrisburg, Pa. 28 Troy Apke Saf. So./So. 6-1 198 Mt. Lebanon, Pa. 29 John Reid CB Fr./Fr. 5-10 186 Mount Laurel, N.J. 30 Kevin Givens DE Fr./Fr. 6-1 238 Altoona, Pa. 30 Charles Idemudia TE/H Sr./Jr. 5-11 259 Detroit, Mich. 31 Gordon Bentley WR Jr./So. 6-2 201 Ambler, Pa. 31 Desi Davis CB Jr./So. 5-11 172 Admore, Pa. 32 Joe Berg Saf. So./Fr. 6-0 197 Grayslake, Ill. 32 Jack Haffner LB Sr./Jr. 5-10 218 State College, Pa. 33 Jake Cooper LB Fr./Fr. 6-1 226 Doylestown, Pa. 34 Jan Johnson LB FR/Fr. 6-2 216 Mohnton, Pa. 34 Dominic Salomone TE/H SR/Jr. 5-10 242 Dillsburg, Pa. 35 Matthew Baney LB SR/Sr. 6-0 225 State College, Pa. 36 Troy Shorts RB FR/Fr. 5-10 198 Haddonfield, N.J. 37 Kyle Alston CB JR/So. 5-9 180 Robbinsville, N.J. 37 Chris Gulla K/P JR/So. 6-1 199 Toms River, N.J. 38 Ben Kline LB GS/Sr. 6-2 230 Seven Valleys, Pa. 39 Josh McPhearson WR So./So. 5-10 195 Columbia, Md. 40 Jason Cabinda LB So./So. 6-1 245 Flemington, N.J. 41 Parker Cothren DT Jr./So. 6-4 302 Huntsville, Ala. 41 Zach Ladonis SN Jr./So. 6-2 224 Nescopeck, Pa. 42 Troy Reeder LB So./Fr. 6-1 241 Wilmington, Del. 43 Manny Bowen LB Fr./Fr. 6-1 200 Barnegat, N.J. 44 Tyler Yazujian SN Sr./Jr. 5-11 264 Royersford, Pa. 45 Bryant Harper Saf. Jr./Jr. 5-9 211 McKeesport, Pa. 46 Colin Castagna DE Fr./Fr. 6-4 244 Barrington, Ill. 47 Brandon Smith LB Jr./So. 6-0 223 Winfield, Pa. 48 Shareef Miller DE Fr./Fr. 6-5 245 Philadelphia, Pa. 49 Will Eikenberry DE So./Fr. 6-2 230 Andover, Mass. 49 Brian Tomasetti Saf. Jr./So. 6-1 191 Old Forge, Pa. 52 Ryan Bates G/C Fr./Fr. 6-4 284 Warrington, Pa. 52 Curtis Cothran DE Jr./So. 6-5 261 Newtown, Pa. 53 Derek Dowrey G/C Sr./Jr. 6-3 321 Winchester, Va. 54 Robert Windsor DT Fr./Fr. 6-4 286 Fond Du Lac, Wis. 55 Kam Carter DE Fr./Fr. 6-4 271 Silver Spring, Md. 55 Wendy Laurent C/G Sr./Jr. 6-2 294 Hamilton, N.J. 57 Steven Gonzalez G/C Fr./Fr. 6-4 324 Union City, N.J. 58 Chance Sorrell T So./Fr. 6-5 295 Middletown, Ohio 59 Andrew Nelson T Jr./So. 6-6 302 Hershey, Pa. 60 Noah Beh T So./Fr. 6-6 294 Moscow, Pa. 61 Jack Lasher G Fr./Fr. 6-5 304 Richmond, Va. 62 Zach Simpson G Fr./Fr. 6-3 272 Hollidaysburg, Pa. 63 Ryan Monk DT Fr./Fr. 6-1 258 Dallas, Pa. 66 Angelo Mangiro C/G GS/Sr. 6-3 321 Roxbury, N.J. 68 Kevin Reihner C/G GS/Sr. 6-3 313 Scranton, Pa. 69 Adam De Boef G/C So./Fr. 6-5 273 State College, Pa. 70 Brendan Mahon G/C Jr./So. 6-4 318 Randolph, N.J. 71 Albert Hall T Sr./Jr. 6-4 298 Warwick, N.Y. 72 Brian Gaia G/C Sr./Jr. 6-3 304 Pasadena, Md. 73 Paris Palmer T Jr./Jr. 6-7 302 Plymouth, N.C. 74 Evan Galimberti G/C Jr./So. 6-4 279 State College, Pa. 75 Brendan Brosnan T So./Fr. 6-6 297 Park Ridge, Ill. 76 Sterling Jenkins T Fr./Fr. 6-8 329 Pittsburgh, Pa. 77 Chasz Wright G/C So./Fr. 6-7 339 Woodbridge, Va. 78 Tom Devenney C/G Jr./So. 6-1 302 Lititz, Pa. 79 Charlie Shuman T So./Fr. 6-8 290 Pittsford, N.Y. 80 Matt Zanellato WR GS/Sr. 6-3 210 Burke, Va. 81 Adam Breneman TE/H Jr./So. 6-4 245 Mechanicsburg, Pa. 82 Tyler Shoop WR Fr./Fr. 5-11 171 Nashville, Tenn. 83 Nick Bowers TE/H Fr./Fr. 6-4 255 Kittanning, Pa. 84 Juwan Johnson WR Fr./Fr. 6-4 213 Glassboro, N.J. 85 Irvin Charles WR Fr./Fr. 6-4 213 Sicklerville, N.J. 87 Kyle Carter TE/H GS/Sr. 6-3 252 Bear, Del. 87 Dan Chisena WR Fr./Fr. 6-2 182 Exton, Pa. 88 Mike Gesicki TE/H So./So. 6-6 255 Manahawkin, N.J. 89 Tom Pancoast TE/H Jr./So. 6-3 231 West Chester, Pa. 90 Garrett Sickels DE Jr./So. 6-4 258 Red Bank, N.J. 91 Tarow Barney DT Sr./Sr. 6-1 306 Bainbridge, Ga. 91 Nick Boumerhi PK Fr./Fr. 5-9 173 Phillipsburg, Pa. 92 Joe Holmes DT So./Fr. 5-10 273 Clarks Summit, Pa. 92 Daniel Pasquariello P So./So. 6-1 200 Melbourne, Australia 93 Robby Liebel P So./Fr. 6-2 194 St. Petersburg, Fla. 93 Antoine White DT So./Fr. 6-2 292 Millville, N.J. 94 Evan Schwan DE Sr./Jr. 6-6 256 Harrisburg, Pa. 95 Tyler Davis K/P Jr./So. 5-11 186 St. Charles, Ill. 95 Carl Nassib DE Sr./Sr. 6-7 272 West Chester, Pa. 96 Kyle Vasey SN So./Fr. 6-2 241 Hawley, Pa. 97 Ryan Buchholz DE Fr./Fr. 6-6 254 Malvern, Pa. 97 Nick Cox SN Fr./Fr. 6-0 230 Tampa, Fla. 98 Jordan Wombacker K/P Fr./Fr. 5-10 175 Hermitage, Pa. 98 Anthony Zettel DT Sr./Sr. 6-4 284 West Branch, Mich. 99 Austin Johnson DT Sr./Jr. 6-4 323 Galloway, N.J. 99 Joey Julius K So./Fr. 5-10 259 Hummelstown, Pa. D E C E M B E R 3 0 , 2 0 1 5 B L U E W H I T E O N L I N E . C O M 8 PLAYER SPOTLIGHT O F F E N S E CHRISTIAN HACKENBERG 14 | QB | JR. | 6-4 | 228 Hackenberg was under duress all season, but he stood tall in the pocket, taking all but a handful of snaps at QB. He enters the final game of his junior season – and possibly his college career – as PSU's all- time leader in TD passes with 48. D E F E N S E CARL NASSIB 95 | DE | SR. | 6-7 | 272 Nassib enjoyed an incredible season, and he's following it up with an incredible postseason, having claimed the Lombardi, Hendricks, Lott IMPACT and Big Ten De- fensive Player of the Year awards. He's also a consensus first-team All-American.