Penn State Sports Magazine
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Thri: and true freshmen Ellison Jordan and Antonio Shelton. At the one-tech- nique position, Cothren leads the way, with Thri:, Shelton and redshirt fresh- man Robert Windsor potentially in the mix. The issue here is not an absence of depth; it's an absence of Big Ten game experience. A similar situation exists at defensive end, with Garrett Sickels being the only returning starter and Torrence Brown and Evan Schwan being the only other defensive ends with game experience. There's plenty of individual talent but very little proven productivity. TAKEAWAY There's been a lot of up- heaval here since last season, but this unit could turn out to be a strength if ei- ther Chavis or Thri: emerges in presea- son practice at defensive tackle. With White, Givens, Cothren, Chavis, Thri: and Shelton competing for spots, the Li- ons could end up with a strong four- man rotation at tackle. At the end spots, Sickels, Brown and Schwan appear solid, with Shareef Miller, Ryan Buchholz and maybe a freshman such as Shane Sim- D E F E N S I V E P E R S O N N E L * STRONGSIDE DEFENSIVE END NO NAME HT WT YR/ELIG 90 Garrett Sickels ** 6-4 251 Sr./Jr. 19 Torrence Brown 6-3 257 Jr./So. 48 Shareef Miller 6-5 248 So./Fr. – Daniel Joseph 6-4 255 Fr./Fr. 3-TECHNIQUE DEFENSIVE TACKLE 52 Curtis Cothran 6-5 270 Sr./Jr. – Tyrell Chavis 6-4 305 Jr./Jr. 93 Antoine White** 6-2 278 Jr./So. – Brenon Thrift 6-3 290 So./So. 30 Kevin Givens 6-1 270 So./Fr. – Ellison Jordan 6-0 280 Fr./Fr. – Antonio Shelton 6-3 290 Fr./Fr. 1-TECHNIQUE DEFENSIVE TACKLE 41 Parker Cothren** 6-4 302 Sr./Jr. – Brenon Thrift 6-3 290 So./So. 54 Robert Windsor 6-4 285 So./Fr. – Antonio Shelton 6-3 290 Fr./Fr. WEAKSIDE DEFENSIVE END 94 Evan Schwan** 6-6 252 Sr./Sr. 46 Colin Castagna 6-4 254 So./So. 97 Ryan Buchholz 6-6 260 So./Fr. – Shane Simmons 6-3 240 Fr./Fr. – Shaka Toney 6-4 220 Fr./Fr. WILL OUTSIDE LINEBACKER 5 Nyeem Wartman-White** 6-1 252 Sr./Sr. 40 Jason Cabinda 6-1 237 Jr./Jr. 33 Jake Cooper 6-1 224 So./So. NOTE Wartman-White did not participate in spring drills while rehabbing an ACL injury. MIDDLE LINEBACKER 5 Nyeem Wartman-White 6-1 252 Sr./Sr. 40 Jason Cabinda** 6-1 237 Jr./Jr. NOTE Walk-on RS Jr. Brandon Smith and Jr. Jason Vranic add depth here. SAM OUTSIDE LINEBACKER 11 Brandon Bell** 6-1 231 Sr./Sr. 25 Von Walker 5-11 214 Sr./Sr. 43 Manny Bowen 6-1 214 So./So. – Cameron Brown 6-5 210 Fr./Fr. – Shaka Toney 6-4 220 Fr./Fr. NOTE Bell did not participate in spring drills for an undis- closed health reason. BOUNDARY CORNERBACK 21 Amani Oruwariye 6-1 204 Jr./So. 29 John Reid** 5-10 188 So./So. 17 Garrett Taylor 6-0 196 So./Fr. – Anthony Johnson 6-3 185 Fr./Fr. FREE SAFETY 2 Marcus Allen** 6-2 208 Jr./Jr. 28 Troy Apke 6-1 205 Jr./Jr. 7 Koa Farmer 6-1 223 Jr./So. 24 Nick Scott 5-11 195 Jr./So. 16 John Petrishen 6-0 207 So./Fr. – Zechariah McPhearson 5-11 175 Fr./Fr. – Anthony Johnson 6-3 185 Fr./Fr. STRONG SAFETY 6 Malik Golden** 6-0 205 Sr./Sr. 7 Koa Farmer 6-1 225 Jr./So. 24 Nick Scott 5-11 195 Jr./So. 23 Ayron Monroe 5-11 202 So./Fr. 14 Jarvis Miller 6-3 205 So./Fr. FIELD CORNERBACK 15 Grant Haley** 5-9 184 Jr./Jr. 1 Christian Campbell 6-1 186 Jr./Jr. 21 Amani Oruwariye 6-1 204 Jr./So. – Zechariah McPhearson 5-11 175 Fr./Fr. * Players are listed according to class standing heading into 2016 season; position lists include incoming freshmen but do not include nonscholarship players ** Projected starter