Penn State Nittany Lions Depth Chart 2026 — starters, backups & full two-deep

Unit

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

JobStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

Offense

11 starting jobsPrimary personnel · 11

×6

3Rocco BechtQB15-SR—

PORTAL 7Alex ManskeQB22-FR—

PORTAL 17Connor BarryQB35-SR

PORTAL 12Kase EvansQB4FR (3)

14Peyton FalzoneQB5 19Jack LambertQB6

×7

21Carson HansenRB14-SR—

PORTAL 23James PeoplesRB23-JR—

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

29D'Antae SheffeyRB5

X×5

0Chase SowellX15-SR—

PORTAL 2Zay RobinsonX22-FR—

PORTALALSO KR 11Lyrick SamuelX32-FR 81Ben WhitverX4FR (3)

13Hank LustigX5

Z×4

6Koby HowardZ12-SO—ALSO PR 8Karon BrookinsZ22-FR—

PORTAL 84Peter GonzalezZ33-SO 82Ethan BlackZ44-JR

SLOT×4

4Brett EskildsenSLOT13-JR—

PORTAL 15Keith Jones Jr.SLOT23-SO—

PORTAL 19Amarion JacksonSLOT3FR (3)31Logan CunninghamSLOT45-SR

×6

87Andrew RappleyeaTE14-JR—18Benjamin BrahmerTE24-SR—

PORTAL 84Gabe BurkleTE35-SR

PORTAL 80Cooper AlexanderTE43-SO

PORTAL

89Finn FurmanekTE5 83Brian KortovichTE6

LT×4

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

PORTAL 72Tyshon HuffLT44-JR

PORTAL

LG×4

70Trevor BuhrLG14-JR—

PORTAL 55Chimdy OnohLG24-JR—79Donnie HarbourLG33-SO 76Hunter AlbrightLG42-FR

C×4

51Brock RikerC13-SO—

PORTAL 54Vaea IkakoulaC22-FR—

PORTAL 52Dominic RulliC35-SR 65Jim FitzgeraldC45-SR

RG×4

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

PORTAL 75Pete EglitisRG3FR (3)61Liam HoranRG43-SO

RT×4

68Anthony DonkohRT14-JR—71Garrett SextonRT23-SO—56Mason BandhauerRT3FR (3)67Henry BoehmeRT44-JR

Defense

11 starting jobsBase front · Nickel sub

LDT×6

91Armstrong NnodimLDT13-SO—

PORTAL 56Alijah CarnellLDT23-SO—

PORTAL 98Dallas VakalahiLDT33-JR

PORTAL 90Liam AndrewsLDT43-SO

94De'Andre CookLDT5↓3 73Caleb BrewerLDT6

RDT×3

97Keanu WilliamsRDT15-SR—

PORTAL 92Siale TaupakiRDT25-SR—

PORTAL 39Ty BlandingRDT34-JR

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EDGE

LDE×5

99Yvan KemajouLDE12-SO—88Ikenna EzeoguLDE25-SR—

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

47Aidan ProbstLDE5

EDGE

RDE×6

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

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

88Elijah ReederRDE5↓3 42Mason RobinsonRDE6

WLB×5

13Tony RojasWLB14-JR—25Alex TatschWLB22-SO—26Cam SmithWLB32-FR 46Evan WolffWLB4FR

45Josh BanksWLB5

MLB×6

8Kooper EbelMLB14-SR—

PORTAL 10Caleb BaconMLB25-SR—

PORTAL 9Cael BrezinaMLB33-JR

PORTAL 40Keian KaiserMLB4FR (3)

32John KlostermanMLB5↓4

PORTAL 40Jake LukacMLB6

LCB×5

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

PORTAL 20Tyrell ChatmanLCB4FR (3)

37Max HeffnerLCB5

RCB×4

2Audavion CollinsRCB15-SR—

PORTAL 23Jahmir JosephRCB22-FR—17Josiah ZayasRCB3FR (4)16Donte NastasiRCB44-JR

NB×5

7Zion TracyNB14-SR—24Ibn McDanielsNB23-SO—

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

PORTAL

35Tyler ArmsteadNB5

FS×3

4Jeremiah CooperFS15-SR—

PORTAL 3Jamison PattonFS24-SR—

PORTAL 41Jake LaVerdeFS3FR

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SS×5

31Marcus Neal Jr.SS13-JR—

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

PORTAL 30Christian AskewSS4FR (3)

28Bryson WilliamsSS5↓5

Special Teams

6 starting jobsCoverage & return units

×3

95Cristiano RosaKO15-SR—

PORTAL 94Ryan BarkerKO24-JR—98Matthew ParkerKO32-FR

—open

×2

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

PORTALALSO WR

—open

×2

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

—open

×3

94Ryan BarkerPK14-JR—95Cristiano RosaPK25-SR—

PORTAL 98Matthew ParkerPK32-FR

—open

×2

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

—open

×2

38Nathan TiycePT12-SO—

PORTAL 96Lucas TenbrockPT2FR (3)—

—open

Offense

11 starting jobs

Primary personnel · 11

QB6 listed

Rocco Becht#3QB15-SR—

PORTAL QB27Alex Manske2-FR

PORTAL QB317Connor Barry5-SR

PORTAL QB412Kase EvansFR (3)

RB7 listed

Carson Hansen#21RB14-SR—

PORTAL RB223James Peoples3-JR

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

WRX5 listed

Chase Sowell#0X15-SR—

PORTAL X22Zay Robinson2-FR

PORTALALSO KR X311Lyrick Samuel2-FR X481Ben WhitverFR (3)

WRZ4 listed

Koby Howard#6Z12-SO—ALSO PR Z28Karon Brookins2-FR

PORTAL Z384Peter Gonzalez3-SO Z482Ethan Black4-JR

WRSLOT4 listed

Brett Eskildsen#4SLOT13-JR—

PORTAL SLOT215Keith Jones Jr.3-SO

PORTAL SLOT319Amarion JacksonFR (3)SLOT431Logan Cunningham5-SR

TE6 listed

Andrew Rappleyea#87TE14-JR—TE218Benjamin Brahmer4-SR

PORTAL TE384Gabe Burkle5-SR

PORTAL TE480Cooper Alexander3-SO

PORTAL

OLLT4 listed

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

PORTAL LT472Tyshon Huff4-JR

PORTAL

OLLG4 listed

Trevor Buhr#70LG14-JR—

PORTAL LG255Chimdy Onoh4-JR LG379Donnie Harbour3-SO LG476Hunter Albright2-FR

OLC4 listed

Brock Riker#51C13-SO—

PORTAL C254Vaea Ikakoula2-FR

PORTAL C352Dominic Rulli5-SR C465Jim Fitzgerald5-SR

OLRG4 listed

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

PORTAL RG375Pete EglitisFR (3)RG461Liam Horan3-SO

OLRT4 listed

Anthony Donkoh#68RT14-JR—RT271Garrett Sexton3-SO RT356Mason BandhauerFR (3)RT467Henry Boehme4-JR

Defense

11 starting jobs

Base front · Nickel sub

DLLDT6 listed

Armstrong Nnodim#91LDT13-SO—

PORTAL LDT256Alijah Carnell3-SO

PORTAL LDT398Dallas Vakalahi3-JR

PORTAL LDT490Liam Andrews3-SO

DLRDT3 listed

Keanu Williams#97RDT15-SR—

PORTAL RDT292Siale Taupaki5-SR

PORTAL RDT339Ty Blanding4-JR

EDGELDE5 listed

Yvan Kemajou#99LDE12-SO—LDE288Ikenna Ezeogu5-SR

PORTAL LDE343Dayshaun Burnett2-FR LDE489Jackson FordFR (4)

EDGERDE6 listed

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

PORTAL RDE311LaVar Arrington II2-SO RDE493Bobby Mears4-JR

LBWLB5 listed

Tony Rojas#13WLB14-JR—WLB225Alex Tatsch2-SO WLB326Cam Smith2-FR WLB446Evan WolffFR

LBMLB6 listed

Kooper Ebel#8MLB14-SR—

PORTAL MLB210Caleb Bacon5-SR

PORTAL MLB39Cael Brezina3-JR

PORTAL MLB440Keian KaiserFR (3)

CBLCB5 listed

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

PORTAL LCB420Tyrell ChatmanFR (3)

CBRCB4 listed

Audavion Collins#2RCB15-SR—

PORTAL RCB223Jahmir Joseph2-FR RCB317Josiah ZayasFR (4)RCB416Donte Nastasi4-JR

CBNB5 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

KO3 listed

Cristiano Rosa#95KO15-SR—

PORTAL KO294Ryan Barker4-JR KO398Matthew 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

PK3 listed

Ryan Barker#94PK14-JR—PK295Cristiano Rosa5-SR

PORTAL PK398Matthew Parker2-FR

PR2 listed

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

PT2 listed

Nathan Tiyce#38PT12-SO—

PORTAL PT296Lucas TenbrockFR (3)

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 coachMatt Campbell

Offensive coordinatorTaylor Mouser

Defensive coordinatorD'Anton Lynn

Identity

Mascot Nittany Lion

Blue Primary

White Secondary