Penn State Nittany Lions Depth Chart 2026

Unit

Tags · year-class · 3-SO = third-year soph

JobStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

Offense

12 starting jobsPrimary personnel · 11

×6

3Rocco Becht

QB15-SR97% snaps '25

PORTAL 7Alex ManskeQB22-FR2% snaps '25

PORTAL 10Connor BarryQB35-SR

PORTAL 14Peyton FalzoneQB4FR (4)

12Kase EvansQB5 19Jack LambertQB6

×7

21Carson Hansen

RB14-SR—

PORTAL 1James PeoplesRB23-JR—

PORTAL 25Quinton Martin Jr.RB33-SO 26Cam WallaceRB44-JRALSO KR

29D'Antae SheffeyRB5

X×3

0Chase Sowell

X15-SR—

PORTAL 8Karon BrookinsX22-FR—

PORTAL 7Peter GonzalezX33-SO

—open

Z×3

4Brett Eskildsen

Z13-JR—

PORTAL 19Amarion JacksonZ2FR (3)—11Lyrick SamuelZ32-FR

—open

SLOT×3

81Ben WhitverSLOT1FR (3)—31Logan CunninghamSLOT25-SR—82Ethan BlackSLOT34-JR

—open

F×4

6Koby HowardF12-SO—ALSO PR 2Zay RobinsonF22-FR—

PORTALALSO KR 15Keith Jones Jr.F33-SO

PORTAL 13Hank LustigF4FR

×6

18Benjamin Brahmer

TE14-SR—

PORTAL 87Andrew RappleyeaTE24-JR—89Finn FurmanekTE34-JR 83Brian KortovichTE42-FR

84Gabe BurkleTE5

PORTAL 80Cooper AlexanderTE6

PORTAL

LT×4

78Malachi GoodmanLT12-FR—77Owen AlicieneLT22-FR—74Kuol Kuol IILT32-FR

PORTAL 61Liam HoranLT43-SO

LG×4

70Trevor Buhr

LG14-JR—

PORTAL 55Chimdy OnohLG24-JR—79Donnie HarbourLG33-SO 72Tyshon HuffLG44-JR

PORTAL

C×4

51Brock Riker

C13-SO—

PORTAL 54Vaea IkakoulaC22-FR—

PORTAL 67Henry BoehmeC34-JR 52Dominic RulliC45-SR

RG×4

50Cooper CousinsRG13-JR—66Will TompkinsRG22-FR—

PORTAL 65Jim FitzgeraldRG35-SR 76Hunter AlbrightRG42-FR

RT×4

68Anthony Donkoh

RT14-JR—71Garrett SextonRT23-SO—75Pete EglitisRT3FR (3)56Mason BandhauerRT4FR (3)

Defense

11 starting jobsBase front · Nickel sub

LDT×5

98Dallas VakalahiLDT13-JR—

PORTAL 91Armstrong NnodimLDT23-SO—

PORTAL 56Alijah CarnellLDT33-SO

PORTAL 90Liam AndrewsLDT43-SO

94De'Andre CookLDT5

RDT×5

99Keanu Williams

RDT15-SR—

PORTAL 92Siale Taupaki

RDT25-SR—

PORTAL 39Ty BlandingRDT34-JR 42Mason RobinsonRDT44-JR

73Caleb BrewerRDT5

EDGE

LDE×5

19Yvan KemajouLDE12-SO—1Ikenna Ezeogu

LDE25-SR—

PORTAL 43Dayshaun BurnettLDE32-FR 89Jackson FordLDE4FR (4)

47Aidan ProbstLDE5

EDGE

RDE×5

18Max GranvilleRDE13-SO—33Alexander McPhersonRDE22-SO—

PORTAL 11LaVar Arrington IIRDE32-SO 93Bobby MearsRDE44-JR

88Elijah ReederRDE5

WLB×5

13Tony Rojas

WLB14-JR—26Cam SmithWLB22-FR—25Alex TatschWLB32-SO 45Josh BanksWLB4FR

MLB×6

PORTAL 9Cael BrezinaMLB33-JR

PORTAL 32John KlostermanMLB45-SR

PORTAL

40Keian KaiserMLB5 46Evan WolffMLB6

LCB×5

5Daryus DixsonLCB12-SO—15Joshua JohnsonLCB22-FR—29Hunter SowellLCB32-FR

PORTAL 20Tyrell ChatmanLCB4FR (3)

16Donte NastasiLCB5

RCB×5

2Audavion Collins

RCB15-SR—

PORTAL 17Josiah ZayasRCB2FR (4)—23Jahmir JosephRCB32-FR 35Tyler ArmsteadRCB43-SO

37Max HeffnerRCB5

NB×4

7Zion Tracy

NB14-SR—24Ibn McDanielsNB23-SO—

PORTAL 12Xxavier ThomasNB32-FRALSO PR 34Chris FileppoNB42-SO

PORTAL

FS×3

4Jeremiah Cooper

FS15-SR—

PORTAL 3Jamison PattonFS24-SR—

PORTAL 41Jake LaVerdeFS3FR

—open

SS×5

31Marcus Neal Jr.

SS13-JR—

PORTAL 21Vaboue ToureSS23-SO—27Omarion DavisSS32-SO

PORTAL 30Christian AskewSS4FR (3)

28Bryson WilliamsSS5

Special Teams

6 starting jobsCoverage & return units

×2

95Cristiano RosaKO15-SR—

PORTAL 98Matthew ParkerKO22-FR—

—open

×2

26Cam WallaceKR14-JR—ALSO RB 2Zay RobinsonKR22-FR—

PORTALALSO WR

—open

×2

35Blaise Sokach-MinnickLS15-SR—92Andrew DufaultLS23-SO—

—open

×1

94Ryan BarkerPK14-JR—

—open

×2

6Koby HowardPR12-SO—ALSO WR 12Xxavier ThomasPR22-FR—ALSO S

—open

×2

38Nathan TiycePT12-SO—

PORTAL 96Lucas TenbrockPT2FR (3)—

—open

Offense

12 starting jobs

Primary personnel · 11

PosStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

QB3Rocco Becht 7Alex Manske 10Connor Barry 14Peyton Falzone12Kase Evans19Jack Lambert

RB21Carson Hansen 1James Peoples 25Quinton Martin Jr.26Cam Wallace29D'Antae Sheffey36Amar'e Glover37Jeremy Washington

WRX0Chase Sowell 8Karon Brookins 7Peter Gonzalez—

WRZ4Brett Eskildsen 19Amarion Jackson 11Lyrick Samuel—

WRSLOT81Ben Whitver 31Logan Cunningham 82Ethan Black—

WRF6Koby Howard 2Zay Robinson 15Keith Jones Jr.13Hank Lustig

TE18Benjamin Brahmer 87Andrew Rappleyea 89Finn Furmanek 83Brian Kortovich84Gabe Burkle80Cooper Alexander

OLLT78Malachi Goodman 77Owen Aliciene 74Kuol Kuol II 61Liam Horan

OLLG70Trevor Buhr 55Chimdy Onoh 79Donnie Harbour 72Tyshon Huff

OLC51Brock Riker 54Vaea Ikakoula 67Henry Boehme 52Dominic Rulli

OLRG50Cooper Cousins 66Will Tompkins 65Jim Fitzgerald 76Hunter Albright

OLRT68Anthony Donkoh 71Garrett Sexton 75Pete Eglitis 56Mason Bandhauer

Defense

11 starting jobs

Base front · Nickel sub

PosStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

DLLDT98Dallas Vakalahi 91Armstrong Nnodim 56Alijah Carnell 90Liam Andrews94De'Andre Cook

DLRDT99Keanu Williams 92Siale Taupaki 39Ty Blanding 42Mason Robinson73Caleb Brewer

EDGELDE19Yvan Kemajou 1Ikenna Ezeogu 43Dayshaun Burnett 89Jackson Ford47Aidan Probst

EDGERDE18Max Granville 33Alexander McPherson 11LaVar Arrington II 93Bobby Mears88Elijah Reeder

LBWLB13Tony Rojas 26Cam Smith 25Alex Tatsch 45Josh Banks40Jake Lukac

LBMLB8Kooper Ebel 10Caleb Bacon 9Cael Brezina 32John Klosterman40Keian Kaiser46Evan Wolff

CBLCB5Daryus Dixson 15Joshua Johnson 29Hunter Sowell 20Tyrell Chatman16Donte Nastasi

CBRCB2Audavion Collins 17Josiah Zayas 23Jahmir Joseph 35Tyler Armstead37Max Heffner

CBNB7Zion Tracy 24Ibn McDaniels 12Xxavier Thomas 34Chris Fileppo

SFS4Jeremiah Cooper 3Jamison Patton 41Jake LaVerde—

SSS31Marcus Neal Jr.21Vaboue Toure 27Omarion Davis 30Christian Askew28Bryson Williams

Special Teams

6 starting jobs

Coverage & return units

PosStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

KO95Cristiano Rosa 98Matthew Parker——

KR26Cam Wallace 2Zay Robinson——

LS35Blaise Sokach-Minnick 92Andrew Dufault——

PK94Ryan Barker———

PR6Koby Howard 12Xxavier Thomas——

PT38Nathan Tiyce 96Lucas Tenbrock——

Offense

12 starting jobs

Primary personnel · 11

QB6 listed

Rocco Becht

#3QB15-SR97% snaps '25

PORTAL QB27Alex Manske2-FR

PORTAL QB310Connor Barry5-SR

PORTAL QB414Peyton FalzoneFR (4)

RB7 listed

Carson Hansen

#21RB14-SR—

PORTAL RB21James Peoples3-JR

PORTAL RB325Quinton Martin Jr.3-SO RB426Cam Wallace4-JRALSO KR

WRX3 listed

Chase Sowell

#0X15-SR—

PORTAL X28Karon Brookins2-FR

PORTAL X37Peter Gonzalez3-SO

WRZ3 listed

Brett Eskildsen

#4Z13-JR—

PORTAL Z219Amarion JacksonFR (3)Z311Lyrick Samuel2-FR

WRSLOT3 listed

Ben Whitver#81SLOT1FR (3)—SLOT231Logan Cunningham5-SR SLOT382Ethan Black4-JR

WRF4 listed

Koby Howard#6F12-SO—ALSO PR F22Zay Robinson2-FR

PORTALALSO KR F315Keith Jones Jr.3-SO

PORTAL F413Hank LustigFR

TE6 listed

Benjamin Brahmer

#18TE14-SR—

PORTAL TE287Andrew Rappleyea4-JR TE389Finn Furmanek4-JR TE483Brian Kortovich2-FR

OLLT4 listed

Malachi Goodman#78LT12-FR—LT277Owen Aliciene2-FR LT374Kuol Kuol II2-FR

PORTAL LT461Liam Horan3-SO

OLLG4 listed

Trevor Buhr

#70LG14-JR—

PORTAL LG255Chimdy Onoh4-JR LG379Donnie Harbour3-SO LG472Tyshon Huff4-JR

PORTAL

OLC4 listed

Brock Riker

#51C13-SO—

PORTAL C254Vaea Ikakoula2-FR

PORTAL C367Henry Boehme4-JR C452Dominic Rulli5-SR

OLRG4 listed

Cooper Cousins#50RG13-JR—RG266Will Tompkins2-FR

PORTAL RG365Jim Fitzgerald5-SR RG476Hunter Albright2-FR

OLRT4 listed

Anthony Donkoh

#68RT14-JR—RT271Garrett Sexton3-SO RT375Pete EglitisFR (3)RT456Mason BandhauerFR (3)

Defense

11 starting jobs

Base front · Nickel sub

DLLDT5 listed

Dallas Vakalahi#98LDT13-JR—

PORTAL LDT291Armstrong Nnodim3-SO

PORTAL LDT356Alijah Carnell3-SO

PORTAL LDT490Liam Andrews3-SO

DLRDT5 listed

Keanu Williams

#99RDT15-SR—

PORTAL RDT292Siale Taupaki

5-SR

PORTAL RDT339Ty Blanding4-JR RDT442Mason Robinson4-JR

EDGELDE5 listed

Yvan Kemajou#19LDE12-SO—LDE21Ikenna Ezeogu

5-SR

PORTAL LDE343Dayshaun Burnett2-FR LDE489Jackson FordFR (4)

EDGERDE5 listed

Max Granville#18RDE13-SO—RDE233Alexander McPherson2-SO

PORTAL RDE311LaVar Arrington II2-SO RDE493Bobby Mears4-JR

LBWLB5 listed

Tony Rojas

#13WLB14-JR—WLB226Cam Smith2-FR WLB325Alex Tatsch2-SO WLB445Josh BanksFR

LBMLB6 listed

Kooper Ebel

#8MLB14-SR—

PORTAL MLB210Caleb Bacon

5-SR

PORTAL MLB39Cael Brezina3-JR

PORTAL MLB432John Klosterman5-SR

PORTAL

CBLCB5 listed

Daryus Dixson#5LCB12-SO—LCB215Joshua Johnson2-FR LCB329Hunter Sowell2-FR

PORTAL LCB420Tyrell ChatmanFR (3)

CBRCB5 listed

Audavion Collins

#2RCB15-SR—

PORTAL RCB217Josiah ZayasFR (4)RCB323Jahmir Joseph2-FR RCB435Tyler Armstead3-SO

CBNB4 listed

Zion Tracy

#7NB14-SR—NB224Ibn McDaniels3-SO

PORTAL NB312Xxavier Thomas2-FRALSO PR NB434Chris Fileppo2-SO

PORTAL

SFS3 listed

Jeremiah Cooper

#4FS15-SR—

PORTAL FS23Jamison Patton4-SR

PORTAL FS341Jake LaVerdeFR

SSS5 listed

Marcus Neal Jr.

#31SS13-JR—

PORTAL SS221Vaboue Toure3-SO SS327Omarion Davis2-SO

PORTAL SS430Christian AskewFR (3)

Special Teams

6 starting jobs

Coverage & return units

KO2 listed

Cristiano Rosa#95KO15-SR—

PORTAL KO298Matthew Parker2-FR

KR2 listed

Cam Wallace#26KR14-JR—ALSO RB KR22Zay Robinson2-FR

PORTALALSO WR

LS2 listed

Blaise Sokach-Minnick#35LS15-SR—LS292Andrew Dufault3-SO

PK1 listed

Ryan Barker#94PK14-JR—

PR2 listed

Koby Howard#6PR12-SO—ALSO WR PR212Xxavier Thomas2-FRALSO S

PT2 listed

Nathan Tiyce#38PT12-SO—

PORTAL PT296Lucas TenbrockFR (3)

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Program & Venue

Program

Penn State Nittany Lions

Pennsylvania State University

Conference Big TenFootball began 1887Location University Park, Pennsylvania

Home

Beaver Stadium

106,304Listed capacity

Location University Park, Pennsylvania

Coaching staff

Head coach

Offensive coordinator

Defensive coordinator

Identity

Mascot Nittany Lion

Blue Primary

White Secondary